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OpenRig – agent harness that runs Claude Code and Codex as one system

  • Hacker News

I've been running Claude Code and Codex together every day. At some point I figured out you can use tmux to let them talk to each other, so I started doing that. Once they could coordinate, I kept adding more agents. Before long I had a whole team working together. But any tim...

  • Published: Apr 14, 2026
  • First seen: Apr 15, 2026
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AI Summary

I've been running Claude Code and Codex together every day. At some point I figured out you can use tmux to let them talk to each other, so I started doing that. Once they could coordinate, I kept adding more agents. Before long I had a whole team working together. But any tim...

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Why it matters

Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Key Features

  • Primary public product URL is https://github.com/mvschwarz/openrig.
  • Description: I've been running Claude Code and Codex together every day. At some point I figured out you can use tmux to let them talk to each other, so I started doing that. Once they could coordinate, I kept adding more agents.....
  • GitHub repository is linked as mvschwarz/openrig.
  • Listed on Hacker News as "OpenRig – agent harness that runs Claude Code and Codex as one system".
  • Source description: I've been running Claude Code and Codex together every day. At some point I figured out you can use tmux to let them talk to each other, so I started doing that. Once they could coordinate, I kept adding more agents.....

Use Cases

  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.
  • A public GitHub repo is available for direct technical review.
  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-14).
  • Primary public product URL is https://github.com/mvschwarz/openrig.
  • Description: I've been running Claude Code and Codex together every day. At some point I figured out you can use tmux to let them talk to each other, so I started doing that. Once they could coordinate, I kept adding more agents.....

Why Now

OpenRig – agent harness that runs Claude Code and Codex as one system is appearing on fresh discovery surfaces, so it is worth reviewing while momentum is still forming. Confidence is currently medium (49/100), so treat this as an early signal rather than a settled trend.

Community Signals

Trend score

93.5

24h momentum

Rising

Hacker News points

4

Rising

Facts / Signals / Inference / Unknowns

Facts

  • Listed on Hacker News as "OpenRig – agent harness that runs Claude Code and Codex as one system".
  • Source description: I've been running Claude Code and Codex together every day. At some point I figured out you can use tmux to let them talk to each other, so I started doing that. Once they could coordinate, I kept adding more agents.....
  • Source publish date is 2026-04-14.
  • Description: I've been running Claude Code and Codex together every day. At some point I figured out you can use tmux to let them talk to each other, so I started doing that. Once they could coordinate, I kept adding more agents.....
  • GitHub repository is linked as mvschwarz/openrig.
  • Primary public product URL is https://github.com/mvschwarz/openrig.

Signals

  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-14).
  • A public GitHub repo is available for direct technical review.
  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Inference

  • Public code access can lower evaluation friction for developer audiences.

Unknowns

  • Documentation is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • No tagline is stored on the current product record.
  • Pricing details are not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • Recent changelog or release history is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • Release cadence cannot be confirmed unless a changelog or release link is explicitly provided.

Evidence Snapshots

OpenRig – agent harness that runs Claude Code and Codex as one system

Listed on Hacker News as "OpenRig – agent harness that runs Claude Code and Codex as one system".

OpenRig – agent harness that runs Claude Code and Codex as one system GitHub repository

GitHub repository is linked as mvschwarz/openrig.

OpenRig – agent harness that runs Claude Code and Codex as one system official profile

Primary public product URL is https://github.com/mvschwarz/openrig.

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