* feat(worktrees): fetch remote source branch before worktree creation
New worktrees based on a local branch that is behind its upstream now
fetch first and branch from the remote-tracking ref, so they are not
born stale. A global setting (on by default) in Settings > Behavior
controls this, and fetch failures toast a warning and fall back to
local state instead of blocking creation.
* fix(worktrees): wire fetch-source toggle to store and honor failed runtime fetches
The Behavior toggle only persisted the setting; the consumer reads the
config store at creation time, so a just-toggled-off setting kept
fetching until the next hydration. Update the store optimistically on
toggle and on page load, and roll it back when the save fails.
The VS Code runtime bridge resolves git fetches with { success: false }
instead of throwing, which the consumer read as success and silently
based the worktree on the stale remote ref. Treat any non-success
result as a failed fetch: warn and fall back to local state, matching
the web/desktop/mobile path.
* fix(worktrees): stop new remote-based worktrees from tracking the base branch
Creating a worktree with a remote start ref made git auto-track the
base branch (branch.autoSetupMerge), so with the new remote fetch every
behind-root worktree was born with upstream origin/<base> and plain
git push refused under push.default=simple.
The new branch's own upstream does not exist until its first push, and
the bootstrap deliberately refuses to write tracking config for refs
that were never fetched, so --set-upstream-to cannot re-point it.
Suppress the auto-track with --no-track on new-mode creation from a
remote ref: the branch ships with no upstream, matching the behavior
before the remote fetch until the first push sets it. Explicit
upstream keys now also win over the remote start ref inference,
aligning the create path with the validate path and the VS Code
runtime.
* fix(worktrees): keep the pre-create remote ref refresh soft
The client fetch and the server's pre-create fetchRemoteBranchRef both
refresh the same branch, and the second fetch throws on failure — so a
connection dropped between the two turned the promised soft fallback
into a rejected creation even though the remote-tracking ref was
already available locally.
The refresh is now best-effort when the ref exists locally (creation
proceeds from it) and still mandatory when the ref was never fetched,
preserving the materialization behavior for remote-only branches.
Applied to both the web server and the VS Code runtime.
* chore: ignore the .openchamber app runtime state directory
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Run agent work. Keep control. Ship from anywhere.
OpenChamber is an open-source workspace for running, supervising, and reviewing AI coding work across desktop, browser, editor, and mobile.
OpenChamber gives you one place to direct agent work, understand the changes, and move them toward release. Your projects stay available when you switch devices or step away.
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What you can do with OpenChamber
Goals that continue on their own
Give a session a finish line with Session Goals. OpenChamber checks the result after every turn and keeps the agent working until the goal is complete, blocked, or reaches the limit you set — even after you close the app.
Compare and combine runs
Use Multi-run to give the same task to up to five models, each in its own session and optionally its own worktree. See what each one actually built, choose the best result, or use Fusion to combine the strongest parts into a new session.
Guided changes walkthroughs
Changes Walkthrough turns a large diff into an AI-guided tour of the change. It groups related edits into steps, puts them in the order the change makes sense, and explains how the pieces fit together.
Inspect a running app
Open your app beside the conversation with Preview. Point at an element and send the agent its screenshot, styles, position, and browser errors — all the context behind “this thing here.” Desktop brings the same workflow to any web page through its built-in browser.
GitHub context from issue to pull request
Start a session from a GitHub issue or pull request with its context attached. Send failed checks or review comments back to the agent, then update or merge the pull request from OpenChamber.
Continue on another device
Open the same projects and sessions from Desktop, Web/PWA, VS Code, iOS, or Android. Check progress, answer questions, review changes, and reattach to a running terminal.
Private remote access
Pair a device with a one-time QR code and connect through Private Relay without opening ports or exposing a public server. The connection is end-to-end encrypted and can be revoked at any time. Direct connections, LAN/VPN access, Cloudflare/Ngrok tunnels, and SSH are also supported.
Track work across projects
See which sessions are working, waiting, finished, or failed, along with approvals, scheduled tasks, provider limits, token use, and costs. Organize sessions into folders and keep notes, todos, and reusable project actions nearby.
Schedule recurring work
Run a prompt once, daily, weekly, or on a cron schedule. Scheduled tasks can use Session Goals, so they continue toward an outcome instead of stopping after one response.
Use it where you work
Surface
Role
Desktop
The complete workspace for macOS, Windows, and Linux, with multiple windows, Mini Chat, remote machines, SSH, and native notifications
Web / PWA
Open your workspace in a browser, install it as an app, and stay up to date through background notifications
VS Code
Keep sessions beside your code, send selections to the agent, open results in the editor, and compare parallel runs
iOS / Android
Review and steer work away from your desk, receive completion alerts, and use the terminal with touch controls
CLI / Server
Run OpenChamber on a workstation or server, schedule work, manage remote access, and keep it available after login
Quick start
Desktop — macOS, Windows, and Linux
Download the latest release from GitHub Releases. Desktop bundles the matching OpenCode CLI, so no separate OpenCode installation is required.
Linux releases are available as x86_64 and ARM64 AppImages. Make the downloaded AppImage executable and keep it in a writable location for in-app updates:
OpenChamber uses OpenCode to power its coding agents. We chose it because we believe it provides the best open-source agentic coding experience today: capable, extensible, and open by design.
Around that foundation, OpenChamber brings together the work that happens before, during, and after an agent run — deciding what to try, keeping it on track, reviewing the result, connecting from anywhere, and getting the change shipped.
OpenChamber is an independent project and is not affiliated with the OpenCode team.
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and contribution guidelines. Documentation authoring guidance lives in packages/docs.
Acknowledgments
Special thanks to:
OpenCode for its excellent API and extensible open-source architecture
Pierre for its fast diff viewer and syntax highlighting
James Tatum
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