Run eight AI coding CLIs side by side in persistent rooms on your own machine
SpaceApp is a self-hosted workspace that runs AI coding CLIs side by side in persistent rooms: OpenCode, Codex, Claude Code, Gemini, Qwen, Kimi, Grok and DeepSeek, each in its own pane on your own machine.
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@spaceapp_dev on X · 2026-10-17
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-18.
What they did
SpaceApp is a self-hosted workspace that runs AI coding CLIs side by side in persistent rooms: OpenCode, Codex, Claude Code, Gemini, Qwen, Kimi, Grok and DeepSeek, each in its own pane on your own machine.
Result (as claimed)
Self-hosted; shared by the builder.
Tools they used
Cost: OpenAI Codex: free plan, paid from $8/mo; Claude Code: from $17/mo.
Set it up
Pick a contained repo or task
Start on a branch or side project where mistakes are cheap.
Install and configure
Set up OpenCode, OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Qwen, Kimi, Grok, DeepSeek. Read what it can run on your machine and limit permissions where possible.
Run it on a real task
Give it a well-scoped issue and let it work. Review the diff like any pull request.
Add guardrails
Keep tests and CI in the loop, and never let an agent push to main or touch production secrets unattended.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Run eight AI coding CLIs side by side in persistent rooms on your own machine What the original author did: SpaceApp is a self-hosted workspace that runs AI coding CLIs side by side in persistent rooms: OpenCode, Codex, Claude Code, Gemini, Qwen, Kimi, Grok and DeepSeek, each in its own pane on your own machine. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Self-hosted; shared by the builder. Source: https://x.com/spaceapp_dev/status/2111465853849923997 Tools they used: OpenCode, OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Qwen, Kimi, Grok, DeepSeek Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Run eight AI coding CLIs side by side in persistent rooms on your own machine What the original author did: SpaceApp is a self-hosted workspace that runs AI coding CLIs side by side in persistent rooms: OpenCode, Codex, Claude Code, Gemini, Qwen, Kimi, Grok and DeepSeek, each in its own pane on your own machine. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Self-hosted; shared by the builder. Source: https://x.com/spaceapp_dev/status/2111465853849923997 Tools they used: OpenCode, OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Qwen, Kimi, Grok, DeepSeek Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Run eight AI coding CLIs side by side in persistent rooms on your own machine What the original author did: SpaceApp is a self-hosted workspace that runs AI coding CLIs side by side in persistent rooms: OpenCode, Codex, Claude Code, Gemini, Qwen, Kimi, Grok and DeepSeek, each in its own pane on your own machine. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Self-hosted; shared by the builder. Source: https://x.com/spaceapp_dev/status/2111465853849923997 Tools they used: OpenCode, OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Qwen, Kimi, Grok, DeepSeek Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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