The desktop app for Gajae Code. Follow the work as it lands, approve the commands that matter, and read each diff before you reply, all on your own machine.
Apple Silicon · macOS 13+ · Notarized by Apple
One real session
Every clip comes from the shipping app, following one real session in a small Python
project: a --json flag, a test run, a review and a follow-up.
01Live turn
A turn’s reads, searches, edits and commands fold into one work block. While it runs, the row says what the agent is doing right now. When it finishes, one line sums up the turn.
Worked for 28s5 files read1 search1 command3 edits
The block never unfolds by itself, not even on failure. Its row carries the failed count.
02Permissions
Put a project in Ask mode and every shell command stops the turn on a card. Allow it once, always allow it in this project, or deny it. The turn resumes where it paused.
Permission requiredTool: bash
A card answered in one window closes in every other.
03Review
Every edit carries its diff inline in the conversation, with the line counts on its row. Read what changed, then write the next instruction in the composer. The agent takes it as the next turn of the same session.
edit / cli.py+17 −0
04Session controls
Pick the provider, the model and the reasoning depth from one searchable picker, without leaving the session. A model chosen for a session stays with it. Models, presets and credentials come from your own Gajae Code install.
ProviderConversation modelReasoning
05Isolation
In a git repository, each new session runs in its own managed worktree, so your checkout stays as you left it. The agent sidebar reports the changes, the directory and the branch. Going back to the shared checkout is one click, set per project.
Run locationProject · New worktree
A run that would rewrite git state outside its own worktree asks first.
06Sessions
Running, waiting for your input, finished or failed and not viewed yet: each session shows its state. The Work section gathers what needs a look across every project, and the model names each session from its first message.
RunningWaiting for your input
Web UI · self-hosted
The web UI works down to phone width, on the same live run. Tap Allow on the phone and the card closes in the desktop browser by itself; the turn carries on.
Not out of the box: the server listens on loopback and fails closed. A phone reaches it only over a network path you set up to a server you run, such as a tailnet, a VPN or an SSH tunnel. Web mode has one owner and no sign-in, so that network is the boundary. Self-host guide
The film
Around the run
Permission modes
Every project keeps its own mode, set from the composer or Settings → Permissions. Always allow on a card adds that tool to the project’s list.
Ask Commands and destructive file changes wait for your approval.
bash, eval), file deletes and moves — everything the runtime gatesAuto-approve edits File edits run without asking; commands still wait for approval.
edit, write, delete, move)Bypass Nothing asks. The agent runs any command in this project.
Sessions
The Work section lists what needs a look across every project.
Output density
Balanced is the default. Compact and Balanced fold the work into one block; Detailed shows every card and streams the reasoning live.
Mid-turn
Slash commands
/fast/effort/context/compactThey come from Gajae Code’s own command list, so the runtime handles them, not the app.
Notifications
macOS notifications from the desktop app, with an optional sound.
Languages
Local by default
~/.gajae-app.v2.0.0-beta.20 · 2026-09-25
Versioned files from GitHub Releases, each with its own SHA-256 checksum.
Desktop app
fd6584299843c81d0f5d436e3b6e5cdfba6daa9fe007e133bf4f806707cb7596Signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple. First-launch instructions
Intel Mac and Windows builds are not available.
Web interface
Run the same app in your browser from a server you control, or from source. These are alternatives to the desktop app.
x86_64 · glibc 2.35+ · Requires Node.js 22.22.2+ (22.x)
ssh -N -L 3001:127.0.0.1:3001 user@serverRun the web interface locally from the repository.
First launch
Since v2.0.0-beta.7 the DMG is signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so macOS opens it like any other app. Verify the download anyway; the checksum is published beside it.
Download the DMG and its SHA-256 file.
Open the DMG and drag Gajae Code App to Applications.
Open the app. Gatekeeper checks the notarization ticket and lets it run.
Only a build older than beta.7 needs System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.
cd ~/Downloads
shasum -a 256 -c gajae-app-desktop-2.0.0-beta.20-macos-arm64.dmg.sha256FAQ
Yes. Gajae Code App is open source under the MIT license. It does not include a model or subscription.
On your machine: the desktop app on a Mac, or the web UI on a Linux server you control. Project files and execution state stay on the host. Prompts and context go to the model provider you pick.
Gajae Code. The app uses the models, presets, skills, and credentials configured in your Gajae Code installation, and you can sign in to providers from inside the app.
No. You can run the web UI from source or use the Linux server archive. See the install guide.
Through the web UI, yes, once your phone can reach the server over a trusted network path you set up, such as a tailnet, a VPN or an SSH tunnel. The server listens on loopback by default, so this is never open out of the box. There is no native mobile app.
No. Web mode has one owner and no sign-in: whoever reaches the server is the owner, so the network is the boundary.
No. The desktop app is built for Apple Silicon Macs only, and Windows is not planned. On Linux, use the server archive and the web UI.
Run the agent. Watch the work. Keep everything on your machine.