Frequently asked questions
What Rook is, how it runs your coding agents in parallel, and what you need to get started.
What is Rook?
Rook is an agentic development environment (ADE): a desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux that runs the AI coding agents you already use. Every chat gets its own git worktree, so several agents can work on the same repository in parallel without overwriting each other's changes.
Which coding agents does Rook work with?
Rook orchestrates Claude Code, Codex, Grok, Cursor and Antigravity. You can run them side by side, each in its own chat.
Do I need a Rook subscription or API key?
No. Rook is bring your own subscription: each agent signs in through its own official tool and keeps its own credentials, so you keep using the plans you already pay for.
How does Rook stop parallel agents from conflicting?
Each chat runs in its own git worktree, a separate checkout of your repository on its own branch. Agents edit different working directories, so one agent's changes never land in another's files.
Can I control what an agent is allowed to do?
Yes. You decide how far an agent can go. When an agent asks for permission, Rook shows an approval card with the diff, and you choose Allow once or Deny.
How does Rook handle Git?
Branch, commit, push and open a pull request in one click, from the chat where the work happened.
Which platforms and installers are available?
Rook 0.1.0 ships for macOS (Apple silicon dmg, Intel dmg); Windows (x64 installer, ARM64 installer, x64 portable); Linux (x64 AppImage, ARM64 AppImage, x64 deb, ARM64 deb, x64 rpm, ARM64 rpm). The download button picks the right installer for your device.
Is Rook open source?
Yes. Rook is released under the MIT License, and its source code and installers are on GitHub at https://github.com/BinaryBeast007/rook.
Is Rook stable?
Rook is early and pre-1.0 (the current release is v0.1.0), so expect breaking changes between versions.
v0.1.0 · macOS, Windows & Linux