Intent

Intent is a desktop app for large-scale agent coordination, built around spec-driven development and multi-agent orchestration. Each task lives in its own git-backed workspace where a Coordinator agent writes a living spec and delegates to specialist agents. The docs describe it as free, licensed under Apache License 2.0, with macOS builds and Windows and Linux listed as alpha.

What It Is

Intent is a workspace-first environment for AI-assisted software development. You point a workspace at a repository, describe the outcome, and agents write a spec, implement code, and verify results. It does not replace your coding agents; it works with providers such as Augment Auggie, Anthropic Claude Code, Google Antigravity, Grok Build, OpenAI Codex, OpenCode, Pi, and Unsloth, which you configure under Settings.

How Workspaces and Specs Work

Every workspace wraps a git branch or worktree with its own agents, notes, and file tracking, so parallel tasks do not collide. The Spec note holds goals, tasks, acceptance criteria, and non-goals, and every agent in the workspace reads it as shared context. Tasks are written as trackable task blocks that agents can be assigned to.

Specialists and Orchestration

Built-in specialists include Coordinator, Developer, Implementor, Verifier, UI Designer, and PR Reviewer. A Coordinator can plan, delegate implementation in parallel, and trigger a verifier. You can create custom specialists with their own prompt, provider, and model, and mix models per role.

Built-in Development Tooling

The app includes integrated git (commits, pull requests, merging), a terminal overlay, and a browser panel where agents can click through a web app and capture before-and-after screenshots as verification evidence. Diagrams can be Mermaid or interactive native diagrams, and MCP servers can be connected for extra tools. Home gives list and kanban views of workspaces, plus GitHub pull requests and Linear issues.

Multi-Device and Mobile

Workspaces can run on remote machines and be transferred between local and remote devices. The Intent mobile app for iPhone, iPad, and iPhone Duo acts as a remote control for a paired computer, letting you start workspaces, chat with agents, and review diffs and terminals.