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Show HN: A browser-based IDE with multi-agent terminal execution (no install)
We built a browser-native IDE that runs a real Linux terminal and multi-agent coding tools directly in the browser — no installation or VM setup.
It supports:
– A full CloudShell terminal (xterm.js + Node-PTY)
– Multi-agent CLI execution (Aider, GPT Engineer, Claude Engineer)
– Agents directly modifying files in the repo
– UI plan generation + CLI build workflows
– Zero local setup, zero dependencies
Demo: https://forge.synvara.ai https://forge.synvara.ai
We would love technical feedback. Happy to answer questions about:
– Browser terminal performance
– WebSocket architecture
– Agent orchestration
– Security model
Thanks in advance — this community’s feedback is extremely valuable to us.
- daytrader81 11mo agoAwesome, I'm going to check it out. The split screen is going to save a lot of time
- NickFORGE 11mo agoThanks - glad it’s useful. The split screen came from our own frustration switching between a plan and the agent actually editing files. If anything feels off or confusing as you try it, I’m around and happy to adjust things.
- mutant 11mo ago"85–92% faster development " well thanks for the hype, wtf is that based on?
- NickFORGE 11mo agoThanks for calling that out — fair question. The 85–92% number is from internal time-tracked tests comparing: Before FORGE (baseline): Spec/plan creation: 3–6 hours Context switching (browser → IDE → terminal): ~1 hour Manual copy/paste of generated code: 30–60 minutes Manual setup + environment config: 30–90 minutes After FORGE (CloudShell + agents): Plan generation: 10–30 seconds No local setup Agents edit files directly in the repo Terminal + UI in one interface So the measurement isn’t “marketing hype” — it’s based on reducing a 6–12 hour workflow to 30–60 minutes on real feature builds. Happy to share the breakdown or the feature sets we used if that helps.
- mutant 11mo agothank you