> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://ade-app.dev/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Welcome to ADE

> ADE runs every AI coding agent in one native workspace — macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and the terminal, synced in real time.

ADE runs **thirteen coding-agent runtimes** — Claude Code, Codex, Muse Code, Cursor, Devin, Antigravity, OpenCode, Pi, GitHub Copilot, Qwen, Kimi, Grok, and Factory Droid — inside one native workspace. Every task gets its own git worktree, so agents ship features in parallel without colliding. Review and merge PRs in-app. Approve a diff from your phone while another agent tests on your desktop. ADE runs on macOS and Windows 10/11 x64, and runs headless on Linux.

Install it with one command:

```bash macOS & Linux theme={null}
curl -fsSL https://ade-app.dev/install.sh | sh
```

```powershell Windows theme={null}
irm https://ade-app.dev/install.ps1 | iex
```

![ADE's Work tab: lanes on the left, the active chat and composer on the right](https://mintcdn.com/ade-ac1c6011/Mghbi7-G0yTaUGxT/media/current/work-tab.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=Mghbi7-G0yTaUGxT\&q=85\&s=bdf51618ba63f333ec114a149bf2bb40)

> [card] [Quickstart](https://ade-app.dev/docs/quickstart.md)
>
> Ship your first agent task in five steps.

> [card] [Key concepts](https://ade-app.dev/docs/key-concepts.md)
>
> The vocabulary, in two minutes.

> [card] [Download for Mac](https://ade-app.dev/download/mac-arm64)
>
> Free, open source. macOS 13+.

> [card] [ADE on Windows](https://ade-app.dev/docs/getting-started/windows.md)
>
> Windows 10/11 x64. What works and what does not.

> [card] [ADE on Linux](https://ade-app.dev/docs/getting-started/linux.md)
>
> AppImage or .deb, x64 and arm64. Which to pick, and what differs.

> [card] [Run the brain on a server](https://ade-app.dev/docs/getting-started/connect-machine.md)
>
> Linux, headless. Drive it from your Mac, phone, or the web.

> [card] [Download for iOS](https://testflight.apple.com/join/ZSdJGKPy)
>
> Install the ADE companion app from TestFlight.

## What you get

> [card] [Parallel lanes](https://ade-app.dev/docs/lanes/overview.md)
>
> Every task gets its own git worktree — its own branch, files, and sessions. Agents work side by side, no stashing, no context switch.

> [card] [Every agent, one chat](https://ade-app.dev/docs/chat/overview.md)
>
> Thirteen runtimes, from Claude Code and Codex to Cursor, Devin, and local models — pick the model per task, all against the same lane with live diffs and approval gates.

> [card] [Open, review, merge PRs](https://ade-app.dev/docs/tools/pull-requests.md)
>
> Every PR your agents open lands in ADE — diff, CI, comments, merge button. No GitHub tab. Auto-merge when green.

> [card] [Tools, in context](https://ade-app.dev/docs/tools/browser.md)
>
> A built-in browser, Files, Git, and the iOS simulator live right next to your chat, so the agent works against what you see.

## One workspace, every surface

The same lanes, chats, and PRs follow you across the desktop app, the terminal, and your phone — backed by the same machine in real time.

> [tab] Desktop
>
> ![ADE on macOS](https://mintcdn.com/ade-ac1c6011/Mghbi7-G0yTaUGxT/media/current/work-tab.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=Mghbi7-G0yTaUGxT\&q=85\&s=bdf51618ba63f333ec114a149bf2bb40)
>
> The full control plane on macOS.

> [tab] iOS
>
> ![ADE on iPhone](https://mintcdn.com/ade-ac1c6011/m_EKJqJVzAE9PL2s/assets/readme/phone.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=m_EKJqJVzAE9PL2s\&q=85\&s=6114c71777a38b667bd488a3b8107477)
>
> Review and chat from anywhere.

## Embed ADE chat in your app

Third-party apps can spawn a slim ADE runtime as a sidecar and present chat as durable named threads — published as `@ade-dev/sdk` and `@ade-dev/chat-ui`.

> [card] [ADE SDK](https://ade-app.dev/docs/sdk/overview.md)
>
> Install, quickstart, MCP honesty table, React UI, and the sidecar runtime.

## The usual loop

**1. Open a repository**

ADE creates local project state under `.ade/` and leaves your source tree under Git's control.

**2. Create a lane**

A **lane** is ADE's name for a git worktree — an isolated branch and working copy for one task.

**3. Run an agent**

Ask for a change in chat, launch a terminal, or hand project-wide planning to the CTO.

**4. Review the result**

Inspect diffs, terminal output, tests, PR state, and proof artifacts from one place.

**5. Ship it**

Commit, push, open a PR, and merge — without leaving ADE.

## App map

> [card] [Work](https://ade-app.dev/docs/chat/overview.md)
>
> Agent chats, terminals, and CLI sessions across lanes, with Git, Files, Browser, and iOS tools alongside.

> [card] [Lanes](https://ade-app.dev/docs/lanes/overview.md)
>
> Create, inspect, stack, archive, and clean up isolated worktrees.

> [card] [Files](https://ade-app.dev/docs/tools/files-editor.md)
>
> Read diffs, edit files, stage changes, and resolve conflicts.

> [card] [PRs](https://ade-app.dev/docs/tools/pull-requests.md)
>
> Create and review GitHub PRs, read CI, and manage stacked work.

> [card] [CTO](https://ade-app.dev/docs/cto/overview.md)
>
> A persistent project-level operator with durable memory that reasons across every lane.

## Runs the agents you already use

ADE doesn't replace your agent — it runs all of them, against the same worktrees, in one place.

![Claude Code](https://mintcdn.com/ade-ac1c6011/lmMpn49wx_3bhn_c/media/logos/competitors/claude-code.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=lmMpn49wx_3bhn_c\&q=85\&s=aff0b77e81c816e091d981d3631b20fe)

![Codex](https://mintcdn.com/ade-ac1c6011/lmMpn49wx_3bhn_c/media/logos/competitors/codex.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=lmMpn49wx_3bhn_c\&q=85\&s=1af416609499016d9549c087080bb416)

![Cursor](https://mintcdn.com/ade-ac1c6011/lmMpn49wx_3bhn_c/media/logos/competitors/cursor.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=lmMpn49wx_3bhn_c\&q=85\&s=7449662d8336a078be888aa4503f0eeb)

![Factory Droid](https://mintcdn.com/ade-ac1c6011/lmMpn49wx_3bhn_c/media/logos/competitors/factory.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=lmMpn49wx_3bhn_c\&q=85\&s=5555ab7e72f64e536d45ad576b86a39a)

![OpenCode](https://mintcdn.com/ade-ac1c6011/lmMpn49wx_3bhn_c/media/logos/competitors/opencode.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=lmMpn49wx_3bhn_c\&q=85\&s=787e460ca160fd5195a338e7d45aa467)

> [!NOTE]
>
> Start small. Your first successful ADE session should be one lane, one agent, one narrow change, and one review pass.

> [card] [Quickstart](https://ade-app.dev/docs/quickstart.md)
>
> Follow the shortest path to a working agent.

> [card] [Key concepts](https://ade-app.dev/docs/key-concepts.md)
>
> Learn the product vocabulary before going deeper.


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