See your AI agents
at work
A pixel art office where your coding agents become pixel agents, visualizing what they're doing in real-time. Watch Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and more as they move through your office.
Your AI agents, made visible
ctrl connects to your AI coding agents and turns their activity into pixel agents in a living, breathing pixel art office.
Visualize
Watch your AI coding agents as pixel agents in a live pixel art office. Each agent becomes a character moving through your space.
Monitor
Track tool calls, token usage, and costs in real-time. Know exactly what each agent is doing and spending.
Share
Share your office with anyone via an encrypted relay link or QR code. Teammates can observe without installing anything.
Up and running in 2 minutes
Everything you need to observe your agents
Session Inspector
Deep-dive into agent transcripts, tool calls, and costs. See every read, write, and bash command with timing and token usage broken down per turn.
Multi-Daemon
Connect to multiple daemons and observe all your agents in one view. Great for teams running parallel workstreams.
Theme System
30 color themes and 14 typography presets — from warm amber to cyberpunk phosphor. Switch themes without leaving your session.
Works with your favorite agents
Works with any AI coding agent that writes JSONL session files — including tools used inside Cursor, Windsurf, and JetBrains IDEs. More integrations shipping soon.
Any agent that writes JSONL session logs is supported
Looking for pixel agents?
ctrl is the most complete pixel agent experience for AI coding tools — supporting more agents, more platforms, and more features than any alternative.
| Feature | ctrl | Others |
|---|---|---|
| Supported agents | 7+ (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Aider, Cline, Amazon Q, Augment) | Claude Code only |
| Platforms | VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, JetBrains, Web, any editor | VS Code only |
| Token & cost tracking | Built-in per-session cost breakdown | No |
| Session inspector | Full transcript, tool calls, timing | No |
| Multi-daemon | Connect multiple machines in one view | No |
| Share with teammates | Encrypted relay link or QR code | No |
| Pixel art office | Yes — 30 themes, layout editor | Yes — office editor |
| Sub-agent visualization | Yes | Yes |
| Standalone web app | Yes — no IDE required | No |
| Self-hosted | Yes — daemon runs locally | VS Code extension only |
| Price | Free forever | Free (tileset $2) |
Frequently asked questions
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Free Forever
ctrl is completely free. Self-host the daemon, use the web app, customize everything. No accounts, no paywalls, no tracking.