If you’ve ever tried running two or three Claude Code sessions at the same time — spread across terminal windows, IDE tabs, and who knows what else — you already know what chaos looks like. You lose track of which agent is working on what, you can’t see the status of any of them at a glance, and constant context switching costs you more time than the agents save you.
Baton is a desktop app built to solve exactly that.
What is Baton?
Baton lets you run multiple AI agents in parallel — Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, or any agent that runs in a terminal — with each one isolated in its own git worktree. That last detail is what matters: each task starts with its own branch from the beginning, with no merge conflicts and no shared state between agents. You describe what you want to build, Baton creates the workspace, the agent starts working right away, and you move on to launching the next one.
The creator built it because managing multiple Claude Code sessions in separate windows was becoming unmanageable. He’s been developing it from inside Baton itself — a solid proof of concept.
The basic workflow
- Create a workspace — describe the task, Baton generates the branch name and spins up an isolated git worktree automatically
- Monitor from the dashboard — status badges (blue for waiting for input, green for ready, red for error) and auto-sorted grouping show you where to look first
- Review the changes — integrated diff viewer with Monaco, split and unified modes, per-file rollback, and “live follow” mode to watch the agent’s changes in real time
- Publish — open a PR to GitHub or GitLab directly from the app once the agent is done
What sets it apart
- Integrated MCP server — agents can launch new Baton workspaces, run subtasks in parallel, and update workspace metadata directly from the conversation
- Full terminal support — multiple tabs per workspace, split panes, multiline input. Agents run in real terminal sessions, not in stripped-down wrappers
- Works with your IDE — each workspace lives in a real directory on disk, with direct access to open it in VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or Xcode
- Agent presets — define CLI configs with custom flags and startup scripts per agent type
- Cross-platform — Mac, Windows, and Linux
Pricing — free to start
Baton is free to download with no feature restrictions. The only limit on the free tier is 4 workspaces running at once — enough to get started and evaluate it thoroughly. A one-time paid license for $49 removes that limit and gives you unlimited workspaces, with no subscription or account required. Includes a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Who it’s for
If you run a single Claude Code session at a time, Baton is probably overkill. But if you’re already working with multiple agents and spending mental energy just tracking what each one is doing, it’s worth trying. The isolation with git worktrees in particular — one branch per task, automatically — is the detail that makes parallel agent work truly practical rather than just theoretically interesting.
Download it free at: https://getbaton.dev