synara: A Desktop Workspace for Coding Agents

Overview

Synara is a local-first desktop workspace built with TypeScript for organizing coding-agent work. It brings project context, task threads, locally installed provider sessions and tools for execution and review into one place, addressing the split between agent conversations and the code, terminal, previews and Git changes they affect.

It is aimed at developers who want to manage coding-agent tasks across projects, including parallel work in managed Git worktrees. Desktop builds target Windows, macOS and Linux. Synara connects to coding-agent runtimes installed and authenticated on the user's machine rather than presenting itself as a standalone model.

Key Features

• Organize projects and task-specific threads with history, status, notes and recaps.
• Select a provider and model for a task, using locally installed coding-agent runtimes.
• Review changed files and diffs alongside the agent conversation.
• Use an integrated terminal, file browser, editor and browser previews.
• Work with branches, commits, pushes and pull requests from the workspace.
• Isolate parallel tasks in managed worktrees and hand tasks between providers or toolchains.
• Set up recurring automations and scoped, user-approved external MCP integrations.

Use Cases

• A developer managing several agent-assisted tasks can keep project context and conversation history organized in threads.
• A team member reviewing an agent's code changes can inspect diffs and run commands without leaving the task workspace.
• A developer exploring parallel approaches can use separate managed worktrees to reduce the chance that tasks modify the same checkout.
• A user with multiple locally configured coding-agent tools can switch runtimes or hand a task to another provider while retaining project context.

Getting Started

Download a desktop build from GitHub Releases, or run from source:

git clone https://github.com/Emanuele-web04/synara.git
cd synara
bun install
bun run dev

For provider setup, platform details and development commands, see the README and documentation.

Alternatives

• orca: Orca emphasizes running multiple agents in isolated Git worktrees and supports remote steering over SSH.
• agent-orchestrator: Orchestrator focuses on planning Git-backed tasks and tracking pull requests, CI, and reviews in a Kanban.
• diri: diri coordinates agents side by side and reviews their changes, with deeper integrations for Claude Code and Codex.
• maka: Maka centers on recording agent messages, tool calls, permissions, and turn endings, with desktop, TUI, and CLI clients.

Considerations

Synara describes itself as early-stage, with interface and API details still changing. It is active, with recent commits and releases, and its contributor base is not concentrated around one person according to the available repository data. Recent issue closures have a short median turnaround, though the measured closed-issue activity is limited. The supplied project facts report CI but no tests, so teams should evaluate their own workflows before relying on it.

Using the source checkout requires Bun 1.4.4 and Node.js 24.13.1; desktop releases are also available. Provider sessions require the relevant runtimes to be installed and authenticated locally. Workspace Git features require Git 2.29 or newer. The MIT license permits broad use, subject to its license terms.