Stefan Hoelzl

CodeHydra - Multi-Workspace IDE for Parallel AI Agent Development

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Codehydra makes it easier to stay focused when working on multiple tasks with AI coding agents. It helps to preserve the whole context in a single window and isolate that context. It uses git worktrees for isolation, VSCode for a great and known developer experience and a tight integration with a MCP makes it possible that the AI agent presents you the next steps right when you come back to a workspace.

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Stefan Hoelzl
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I was building Codehydra because since I started using coding agents, my workflow changed dramatically. I mostly run multiple sessions at once and I am mostly reviewing and testing the changes. The context switching and keeping track of my running tasks got very demanding. Thats why I built Codehydra, it easily helps to keep track of my sessions and notifies me, which session need attention. It also allows me to automate the integrated VSCode in a way that it immediately presents the results when done with a task, so as soon as I switch to the session, I can immediately start the review/testing and see what was done. By using git worktrees I can test/review all changes in isolation. Happy to answer questions and hear feedback. And also curious to hear what workflows/tools others would use this for.