Quick Start
Install
Desktop App
Download the latest .dmg (macOS), .exe (Windows), or
.AppImage (Linux) from
GitHub Releases.
The desktop app is fully bundled — no CLI or dependencies needed —
and includes built-in auto-update support.
Command Line
curl -fsSL https://agentsview.io/install.sh | bashWindows:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://agentsview.io/install.ps1 | iex"The installer detects your OS and architecture, downloads the latest release from GitHub Releases, verifies the SHA-256 checksum, and installs the binary.
Verify the installation:
agentsview versionBuild from source
Requires Go 1.25+ with CGO and Node.js 22+:
git clone https://github.com/wesm/agentsview.gitcd agentsviewmake buildmake install # installs to ~/.local/binRun
The desktop app handles startup automatically — just open the app. CLI users start the server manually:
agentsviewThis will:
- Initialize the SQLite database at
~/.agentsview/sessions.db - Discover and sync sessions from Claude Code, Codex, Copilot CLI, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Amp, VS Code Copilot, OpenClaw, Pi, iFlow, and Zencoder
- Start watching session directories for changes
- Launch the web UI at
http://127.0.0.1:8080
Open http://127.0.0.1:8080 in your browser, or pass
-browser to open it automatically.
Customize
Override the default port or host:
agentsview -port 9090agentsview -host 0.0.0.0 -port 3000agentsview -browserPoint to custom session directories with environment variables:
export CLAUDE_PROJECTS_DIR=~/custom/claude/projectsexport CODEX_SESSIONS_DIR=~/custom/codex/sessionsexport COPILOT_DIR=~/custom/copilotexport CURSOR_PROJECTS_DIR=~/custom/cursor/projectsexport GEMINI_DIR=~/custom/geminiexport OPENCODE_DIR=~/custom/opencodeexport AMP_DIR=~/custom/amp/threadsexport VSCODE_COPILOT_DIR=~/custom/vscodeexport OPENCLAW_DIR=~/custom/openclaw/agentsexport PI_DIR=~/custom/pi/sessionsexport IFLOW_DIR=~/custom/iflow/projectsexport ZENCODER_DIR=~/custom/zencoder/sessionsagentsviewWhat You’ll See
Once running, the web UI provides:
- Session list with filtering by project, agent, date, and message count
- Message viewer with full content, tool calls, and thinking blocks
- Full-text search across all message content
- Analytics including activity heatmaps, tool usage, and velocity charts
- Session export to standalone HTML or GitHub Gist