y-times-y
y is a malleable, local-first desktop coding-agent app that lets developers run Claude Code and OpenAI Codex side by side and reshape the app's own interface live through a protected self-modification system.
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y Coding Agent
Open Source Desktop Coding Agent
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A malleable desktop coding-agent app for macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 13+). Provides a chat-first workspace that runs local CLI agents such as Claude Code and OpenAI Codex in isolated parallel workspaces, with a 'Modify' system that edits the editable Userland while protecting the Kernel. Free and open source under the MIT license.
Market Position
Differentiates from other coding-agent desktop wrappers by being self-modifying (end users reshape the app's own UI live via natural language, gated by diff review and rollback) and local-first, running existing CLI agents like Claude Code and OpenAI Codex in isolated parallel workspaces without collecting chat data.
Leadership
Founders
Het Patel
21-year-old full-stack developer pursuing a B.S. in Data Science at the University of San Francisco. Builds AI agents, MCP servers, and developer tooling for fun; winner of five hackathons including the Grand Prize at the Orgo Computer Using Agents Hackathon. GitHub: hetpatel-11; X: @HetPatelx; site: het-patel.dev. Other projects include an Adobe Premiere Pro MCP, Monet (a macOS video editor for coding agents), and Auth Agent.
Founding Story
y was built by independent developer Het Patel as an open-source desktop coding-agent app. The first release (v0.0.1) shipped on June 23, 2026, and the project was launched publicly the next day as a Show HN post titled 'Y - A malleable coding-agent desktop app built with Electron.' The core idea is that software should become malleable while you use it: the app exposes a 'Modify' surface where you can ask y to change its own UI live, review the generated diff, and keep or roll back the change, while a protected Kernel keeps core systems safe.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Free and open source (MIT license); no paid tiers offered.
Pricing Tiers
Free, open-source desktop app under the MIT license.
Target Markets
- Running Claude Code and OpenAI Codex side by side from one desktop app
- Running multiple coding agents in parallel on isolated workspaces
- Customizing a coding-agent interface to a personal workflow live
- Local AI-assisted development without sending chat data to a server