Show HN: ctx – an Agentic Development Environment (ADE)
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- #Agentic Development Environment
- #Coding Agents
- #Containerized Workspaces
- ctx is an Agentic Development Environment (ADE) for teams using multiple coding agents, providing a unified interface.
- It integrates agents like Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and more in a controlled, isolated runtime with containerization.
- The environment ensures security through disk and network isolation, unified review, and durable transcripts.
- Teams can run ctx locally or on remote machines they control, without needing an account for local workflows.
- Key benefits include using preferred agents without workflow fragmentation and centralizing safety controls and history.
- It supports bounded agent autonomy, isolated worktrees for parallel tasks, and clean merges via an agent merge queue.
- The get-started process recommends starting with a small, low-risk task to validate the end-to-end loop.