What DevThrottle is
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DevThrottle is the open source control room for command-line coding agents. It is a free Windows app that runs, watches, and steers the coding agents you already use - tools like Claude Code or Codex that write and edit code for you - and puts all of them on one board that tells you which one needs you. Everything runs on your own machine; your code never leaves it.
The problem it solves
A coding agent works on one task at a time in a terminal window. That is fine with one agent. The moment you run two or three, you are juggling windows: which one is still working, which one finished, and which one quietly asked a question twenty minutes ago and has been sitting idle ever since. The agents are fast; you become the bottleneck, and the waste is invisible.
What DevThrottle does
DevThrottle puts every agent on a single board. Each agent session is a card, color-coded by state: Working means leave it alone, Waiting on you means it needs a decision, and Done means the task is finished. One glance tells you where to spend your attention. Click the card that needs you, answer, and move on. And because a background service keeps the agents alive, you can close the window - or leave the desk - and the work keeps going. The same board is reachable from any browser and from your phone, and you can answer agents by voice instead of typing.
What DevThrottle is not
DevThrottle is not another coding agent, and it does not replace the one you use. You bring your own agent and its subscription or API key; DevThrottle orchestrates it. It is vendor-neutral - Claude Code, Codex, Aider, Gemini, and more all run on the same board - and running your own agents through it costs nothing.
Who it is for
DevThrottle is built for Windows developers who want the productivity of agentic coding without living inside a terminal. If you have tried a coding agent and liked it, but running more than one felt like chaos - or if you have not started yet and want a guided, point-and-click way in - this is the tool. You do not need to touch a command line to install it or to run your first agent.
The pieces, in one paragraph
The desktop board you watch is called the Director. The background service that keeps agents running when the window is closed is the Gateway. The same board in a browser is the Cockpit, and it also fits in your pocket on mobile. Voice lets you answer agents by talking. That is the whole map - the core concepts page walks through each piece and how they fit together.
What it costs
The app is free - no subscriptions, no tiers - and running your own agents with your own subscriptions or keys through it costs nothing. Optional hosted services, like voice transcription, are paid for with prepaid credits. See pricing for the details.
Where to go next
- Install DevThrottle - download to running app in a few minutes, no command line.
- Run your first agent - from an empty board to your first working agent.
- Core concepts - the Director, Gateway, Cockpit, mobile, and voice, explained plainly.