Your code never leaves your machine.
Start with private desktop boards, local repositories and credentials in the operating system keyring. Turn on shared workspaces only when the project actually becomes a team effort.
- Works fully offline
- Credentials in the OS keyring
- Sharing is opt-in, per workspace
- Offline
- by default, no account needed
- OS keyring
- for every credential
- Opt-in
- sync, per workspace
LOCAL, THEN SHARED
Private on this machine. Shared when you decide.
Configure agents and credentials locally, keep the command policy enforced on your device, then promote a workspace online and invite the people who need it.
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Use the right agent for every job.
Bring your preferred coding agents into one operating layer and route work by column, role or tag.
- Six supported agent families
- Per-task model choice
- Board-level routing rules
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Local execution, optional coordination
Coding agents need your source code, your commands and your credentials. A local-first workflow keeps those surfaces on the developer machine instead of forcing every project into a hosted runner you do not control.
cadre.rocks runs the supported coding CLIs on your computer, stores secrets in the OS keyring, and works with no account at all. Online workspaces are additive: they sync the board activity you choose while repositories, worktrees and execution stay exactly where they are.
WHAT STAYS LOCAL
Repositories stay put
Agents work against the source and worktrees already on your disk. Nothing is uploaded to run a task.
- Local SQLite for offline boards
- Worktrees created inside your own repository folders
- Repository paths are never synced, even on online boards
Credentials use the OS keyring
Keys live in Keychain, Credential Manager or Secret Service — not in config files, logs or browser storage.
- Secrets redacted before logging, not just before display
- Scoped per agent, per column
- Remove the credential and the column falls back to the CLI
Sharing is a choice
Begin with a private board. Promote a workspace online when you need sync, roles and invitations.
- Cross-device board sync on Pro and Team
- Owner, admin and dev roles
- Only workspace activity syncs — never your code
HOW IT RUNS
From a defined task to an approved result.
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Create a local board
Start organizing tasks offline, with no account and no online workspace.
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Connect local repositories
Point the board at the projects and coding CLIs already on the machine.
- 03
Run and review locally
Keep execution, command policy and human approval inside the desktop app.
- 04
Share when you need to
Promote a workspace online, sync across devices and invite collaborators by email.
Start local. Go shared when the work does.
Begin with a private desktop board. Add online workspaces, cross-device sync, invites, and collaboration when the project becomes a team effort.
Local desktop
Boards, repositories, worktrees and agent runs stay on your machine by default. Credentials remain in your system's secure storage.
- ✓Local boards
- ✓Local agent adapters
- ✓Human approval gates
- ✓Offline by default
Online workspaces
Keep board activity in sync across computers and invite collaborators into the workspaces that need a shared view.
- ✓Cross-device sync
- ✓Workspace invites
- ✓Shared board activity
- ✓Team collaboration
Only the workspace data you choose is synced. Source repositories, worktrees and credentials remain local.
MODELS & KEYS
Use the models you already pay for. No token markup.
Every agent, in every column, runs one of two ways: through the CLI login you already have, or through your own API key. Requests leave your machine straight for the provider—cadre.rocks never sits in the middle of them.
Use the CLI login
No new billingPoint a column at a CLI that is already installed and authenticated. The run reuses that session.
- Works with the subscription you already pay for
- cadre.rocks detects which CLIs exist on this machine
- Model and reasoning effort still chosen per column
- No key to paste, nothing new to store
Bring your own key
Your provider, your billPrefer API billing, a self-hosted endpoint or a model the CLI does not expose? Save a key for that agent.
- Stored in the OS keyring—never in config files, logs or browser storage
- Scoped to one agent in one column, separate from Chat BYOK
- Any OpenAI-compatible endpoint through a local profile
- Remove the credential and the column falls back to the CLI
Tokens are billed by your provider. cadre.rocks charges for the orchestration layer—boards, parallel runs, approvals—never per token.
Board settings → Column agents. The credential is scoped to that agent in that column, and is separate from Chat BYOK.
Free local boards · Your CLI logins and keys stay on your machine
COMMON QUESTIONS
Questions, answered.
Does local-first mean I cannot collaborate?
No. Online workspaces add board sync across devices, email invitations, owner/admin/dev roles and shared activity whenever a project needs them.
Is my source code uploaded for sync?
No. Repositories, worktrees, local paths and agent execution stay on your machine. Only the workspace data you promote online is synchronized.
Where are provider credentials stored?
In the operating system keyring: macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager or the Linux Secret Service. Never in SQLite, config files or browser storage.
Can I use it without signing in at all?
Yes. Continue offline and the personal workspace stays on the device — signing in or out later never removes it.
KEEP READING
Related guides.
CODING AGENT ORCHESTRATION
Agent orchestration
The full picture: boards, routing, parallel runs and approval gates in one operation.
Read the guideHUMAN-IN-THE-LOOP
Human in the loop
The four gates: questions, plans, commands and diffs — each with its context attached.
Read the guideCODEX CLI WORKFLOW
Codex CLI
Structured Codex runs with scoped command approvals, live logs and diff review.
Read the guide Put your agents to work.
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