AI agents
juggler
A visual workbench for people who want to see what the agent is doing
★ 569
August 2026
AGPL-3.0
AI agents
What we checked ourselves
Not copied from the project's own blurb. These are things we opened and verified, with the date.
- 23 Aug 2026We checked that the link to the project still resolves.
- 14 Aug 2026We read the licence text itself (LICENSE). No unusual restrictions were stated.
- 31 Jul 2026We read the project's own documentation and found no sign that development has stopped.
Where this sits among the 114 tools we list in AI agents
- Works without using a terminal21 of 114
- Keeps your data on your own machine11 of 114
- Commercial use confirmed as allowed95 of 114
- Requires an API key29 that do not →
Only 2 of the 114 meet all of the conditions above.
Counted from our own checks: every tool we list is examined against the same criteria.
What it does
Lays a coding session out as a tree in Finder-style Miller columns — tool calls, approvals, item properties and raw context all inspectable — instead of a scrolling transcript. Sessions are documents on disk, so quitting and relaunching resumes exactly where you left off, right down to a pending approval dialog, and you can branch into sub-threads, backtrack and compare. Desktop app and server ship as one install; bring your own API key. English-language and aimed at hands-on developers. AGPL-3.0.
Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.
Screenshots & visuals
Before you start
- Setup difficultySome setup needed
- Command lineNot required
- API keyRequired
- Sends data onlineNo
Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.
juggler FAQ
- Is juggler free?
- juggler itself is free, but it needs an API key for an external AI service. That service charges separately, though some have a free tier.
- Do I need to install anything or write code to use juggler?
- You install it like a normal desktop app. No command line involved.
- Does juggler work on a phone?
- No. It needs a computer.
- Can I use juggler commercially?
- The licence is AGPL-3.0. Using it commercially is fine, but if you distribute something built on it you may be required to release that under the same licence. Keep it internal, or check before distributing.
How it compares
The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.
| Tool | Command line | API key | Sends data out | Phone | Commercial use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| juggler (this page) | Not needed | Required | No | No | Yes |
| rowboat | Not needed | Required | Yes | No | Yes |
| pluely | Not needed | Required | Yes | No | Yes |
| skales | Not needed | Required | Yes | No | With conditions |
"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.