bb
Local-first IDE for coordinating coding agents, building custom workspace tools, and running developer workflows.
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Product Overview
What is bb?
bb is an open-source, local-first agentic IDE built around flexible developer workflows. It brings together coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, and others in one workspace, where each agent can work in an independent thread. Users can ask bb to create new workspace capabilities, such as task panels or commands, while reusable plugins support functions including GitHub integration, memory, scheduled jobs, and remote access.
Key Features
Multi-Agent Workspace
Run and coordinate coding agents from multiple providers in separate threads, selecting the right agent for each task.
Prompt-Based Customization
Create or modify workspace features through natural-language requests, including panels, commands, and agent skills.
Extensible Plugin System
Extend the IDE with plugins for GitHub workflows, agent memory, scheduled jobs, remote access, and custom integrations.
Agent-to-Agent Delegation
Allow one agent to spawn, supervise, or hand off work to another agent for multi-step development tasks.
Local-First Architecture
Run bb on your own machine while using the existing subscriptions and accounts you already have with model providers.
Open-Source Deployment
Fork and customize the agents, tools, and interface, then deploy a tailored version for an individual or organization.
Use Cases
- Agentic Software Development : Developers can assign coding, debugging, testing, and refactoring tasks to different agents from one workspace.
- Custom Developer Tools : Teams can generate task trackers, internal commands, workflow panels, and agent skills tailored to their processes.
- Multi-Model Experimentation : AI product builders can compare and combine different coding agents without switching between separate environments.
- Automated Engineering Workflows : Use scripts, scheduled jobs, and external bots to create agent tasks that remain available in bb for review.
- Self-Hosted Team Workbenches : Organizations can adapt the open-source codebase to create a controlled internal environment for AI-assisted development.
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