workmux
Hacker ApprovedGit worktree manager in Developer tools
An opinionated tmux and git worktree setup for running coding agents in parallel, described as clean and flexible.
10 people recommended workmux in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
Summary written by Claude from the comments below.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- mixed feelings
- 0
- warn against or regret it
- 0
The record
Recommended in 7 of 12 months
In 11 different threads.
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
- Recommended in 11 threadsNeeds 5 or more, met.
- The biggest thread supplies 30% of its recommendersNeeds half or less, met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 13 of the 15 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Ties tmux, worktrees and agents together
“I’ve been using (and loving) https://github.com/raine/workmux which brings together tmux, git worktrees, and CLI agents into an opinionated workflow.”
Comment from 24 Nov 2025 in “A desktop app for isolated, parallel agentic development” “It gets you 90% of herdr but through tmux (or any terminal multiplexer”
Comment from 19 Oct 2026 in “Tmux and Claude Code: Sessions, Send-Keys, and the Ceiling” “tmux users might find this useful”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Building more with GPT-5.1-Codex-Max” Runs several agent PRs concurrently
“You can one-shot several whole PRs concurrently with this setup.”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “Running Claude Code dangerously (safely)” “meaning worktrees are even more essential now”
Comment from 30 Mar 2026 in “Ask HN: Is it actually possible to run multiple coding sessions in parallel?” Clean, flexible setup
“It makes for such a clean setup.”
Comment from 19 Oct 2026 in “Tmux and Claude Code: Sessions, Send-Keys, and the Ceiling” “Significantly more flexibility.”
Comment from 6 Aug 2026 in “Herdr is joining Y Combinator. The runtime stays open” Long-term users who like it
“I‘ve been using Workmux[1] for a while now and love it.”
Comment from 23 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Kage – TUI for managing multiple AI agents with tmux and Git worktrees” “just set it up and liking it so far”
Comment from 25 Nov 2025 in “A desktop app for isolated, parallel agentic development”
What people recommend instead
The same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| workmuxThis page | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Worktrunk | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
13 of the 15 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It makes for such a clean setup.”
“It gets you 90% of herdr but through tmux (or any terminal multiplexer”
“Significantly more flexibility.”
“For a container-based sandbox in tmux, see workmux and its sandboxing feature.”
“I haven't resolved conflicts manually in months and also haven't had any issues with agents resolving them incorrectly.”
“meaning worktrees are even more essential now”
“I‘ve been using Workmux[1] for a while now and love it.”
“It works great with workmux.”
“You can one-shot several whole PRs concurrently with this setup.”
“just set it up and liking it so far”
“This feels like the Linux way to keep tools separated to their primary function.”
“I’ve been using (and loving) https://github.com/raine/workmux which brings together tmux, git worktrees, and CLI agents into an opinionated workflow.”
“tmux users might find this useful”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.