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Show HN: OpenClawdex – Open-Source Orchestrator UI for Claude Code and Codex

https://github.com/alekseyrozh/openclawdex

One coding agent orchestrator UI for Claude and Codex, but actually feels nice.

Free, open-source, MIT licensed.

Why I built it:

- I wanted a lightweight UI as nice as the Codex app, but without the complexity and the custom diffs on the side

- I want files and diffs open straight in my editor!

- And I wanted both agents - Anthropic + OpenAI — in one place

How it works:

- No API keys, no OAuth, no separate billing — it just uses whatever you're already logged into. So your Claude Max and ChatGPT/Codex subscriptions both work out of the box.

- Talks to Claude Code via the Claude Agent SDK

- Talks to Codex via its app-server JSON-RPC

For now it's MacOS-only but can be easily extended to other platforms.

( 7 comments | 4 points | on HN )
Re:Show HN: OpenClawdex – Open-Source Orchestrator UI for Cl... by ciccio_thehutt on Sunday April 19, 2026 @08:00AM (#47823689)
wow this looks super cool - is it a native app?
Re:Show HN: OpenClawdex – Open-Source Orchestrator UI for Cl... by alekseyrozh on Sunday April 19, 2026 @08:02AM (#47823697)
It is, built with electron though, so depends on your definition of native
Re:Show HN: OpenClawdex – Open-Source Orchestrator UI for Cl... by aymoon13 on Sunday April 19, 2026 @09:51AM (#47824306)
This is a really thoughtful take on dev tooling. I like the focus on removing friction instead of adding more layers.
Re:Show HN: OpenClawdex – Open-Source Orchestrator UI for Cl... by alekseyrozh on Sunday April 19, 2026 @11:32AM (#47825048)
i'd say it's swapping two different non open source tools for one open source
Re:Show HN: OpenClawdex – Open-Source Orchestrator UI for Cl... by pwuadi on Sunday April 19, 2026 @10:43AM (#47824686)
Nice!
Re:Show HN: OpenClawdex – Open-Source Orchestrator UI for Cl... by alekseyrozh on Sunday April 19, 2026 @11:33AM (#47825052)
indeed
Re:Show HN: OpenClawdex – Open-Source Orchestrator UI for Cl... by marco242424 on Monday April 20, 2026 @05:01PM (#47840631)
Niceeee