I started building Frame as a terminal-first, lightweight IDE and open sourced it. Now I'm pushing it toward becoming a full platform for developing and managing larger projects.
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I started building Frame as a terminal-first, lightweight IDE and open sourced it. Now I'm pushing it toward becoming a full platform for developing and managing larger projects. What I've been able to build in about a month with $20/month Claude Code is honestly insane.
Here's where Frame is today:
Core
- Terminal-first platform with up to 9 terminals in a 3x3 grid
- Multi-AI support — Claude Code, Codex CLI, and Gemini CLI in one window
- Automatic context injection via wrapper scripts for non-native tools
Project Management
- Standardized project structure (AGENTS.md, STRUCTURE.json, PROJECT_NOTES.md, tasks.json)
- Context, architecture, and structure management that persists across sessions
- Built-in task tracking with AI integration
Integrations
- GitHub extension — issues, PRs, branches, and labels right in the sidebar
- Plugin system with marketplace support
Under the hood
- 115+ IPC channels powering real-time bidirectional communication
- 36+ modules across main and renderer processes
- Pre-commit hooks for auto-updating project structure
- Prompt injection system for universal AI tool compatibility
- Transport layer abstraction — preparing for Electron IPC → WebSocket migration
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