Skep
Cross-device live sessions for local coding agents
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>log in to commentHey everyone 👋 I'm the maker. We built Skep: cross-device live sessions for local coding agents. I'd love your honest feedback, and I'm here all week to answer questions!
Skep is an open-source session bus that lets AI coding agents on multiple devices join a live collaborative session.
- for
- Developers who run local AI coding agents and need cross-device collaboration.
- pricing
- open source
- license
- Apache-2.0
- v0.1.13v0.1.13 — INTENT-PEER lone-peer intent + TUI peer picker7 days ago
- v0.1.12v0.1.12 — slim join paste8 days ago
- v0.1.11v0.1.11 — session UX rethink8 days ago
Key features
- One-master, many-peers — Start a session on one device and let others join with a short code and address.
- Orchestrator — Automatically split work across peers or manually route tasks with /orchestrate commands.
- Multi-peer picker — Select which connected peers receive a specific piece of work.
- Split panels UI — View peers side-by-side in a split terminal layout.
- TUI scroll & browser UI — Scroll output in the terminal UI or open a browser UI with skep ui.
- Protocol v2 with opt-in output — Peers only share output when you opt in; summaries list changed files.
Use cases
- Run a single AI coding agent across a laptop, GPU rig, and server to parallelize code generation
- Collaboratively review and confirm AI-generated code snippets from multiple devices
- Distribute long-running AI tasks (e.g., Claude Code, Codex) to specialized hardware without moving API keys
Skep vs alternatives
 Skep |  Dyad |  Cursor |  Aider |  Claude Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Live multi-device AI coding sessions | Local AI app building | AI-powered code editing | Terminal AI pair programming | Anthropic’s terminal coding agent |
| Pricing | Open source | Free | Subscription | Free | Subscription |
| DevHunt upvotes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Launched | Feb 2031 | — | — | — | — |
- Skep vs Dyad: Dyad focuses on building local AI apps, not cross-device session sharing.
- Skep vs Cursor: Cursor is an AI-enhanced code editor, whereas Skep coordinates agents across devices.
- Skep vs Aider: Aider provides AI pair-programming in a single terminal, not multi-device orchestration.
- Skep vs Claude Code: Claude Code runs a single agent locally; Skep links multiple agents across machines.
Skep FAQ
Do I need an account or cloud service to use Skep?+
No, Skep runs locally on each device and does not require accounts or cloud relays.
Are my API keys safe when using Skep?+
Yes, each device uses its own credentials and keys never leave the device unless you explicitly share output.
How do peers join a session?+
Run /join <code> <ip:port> on the peer device; the join code is provided by the master when the session starts.
Can I control how work is distributed?+
Yes, use /orchestrate auto, confirm, off, or new to let Skep split automatically or route tasks manually.
What platforms does Skep support?+
Skep runs on macOS and Linux with Node.js ≥ 22.12 and works inside any git-tracked project.
Summarized by DevHunt from skepagent.com · Oct 15, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
