What DevThrottle is

DevThrottle is the open source control room for command-line coding agents. It is an MIT-licensed Windows app that runs, watches, and steers the coding agents you already use - tools like Claude Code or Codex that write and edit code for you - and puts all of them in one place that tells you which one needs you. The app installs and runs on your own machine, and your agents run there too.

The problem it solves

A coding agent works on one task at a time in a terminal window. That is fine with one agent. The moment you run two or three, you are juggling windows: which one is still working, which one finished, and which one quietly asked a question twenty minutes ago and has been sitting idle ever since. The agents are fast; you become the bottleneck, and the waste is invisible.

What DevThrottle does

DevThrottle puts every agent in one place. Each agent session is a card, color-coded by state: Working means leave it alone, Waiting on you means it needs a decision, and Done means the task is finished. One glance tells you where to spend your attention. Click the card that needs you, answer, and move on. The same fleet is reachable from any browser and from your phone, and you can answer agents by voice instead of typing.

What DevThrottle is not

DevThrottle is not another coding agent, and it does not replace the one you use. You bring your own agent and its subscription or API key; DevThrottle orchestrates it. It is vendor-neutral - Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, and more all run on the same Director - and running your own agents through it costs nothing.

Who it is for

DevThrottle is built for Windows developers who want the productivity of agentic coding without living inside a terminal. If you have tried a coding agent and liked it, but running more than one felt like chaos - or if you have not started yet and want a guided, point-and-click way in - this is the tool. You do not need to touch a command line to install it or to run your first agent.

The pieces, in one paragraph

The the Director you watch is called the Director. The background service that keeps agents reachable is the Gateway. The same fleet in a browser is the Cockpit, and it also fits in your pocket on mobile. Voice lets you answer agents by talking. That is the whole map - the core concepts page walks through each piece and how they fit together.

What it costs

The app is open source (MIT) and costs nothing to self-host - running your own agents with your own subscriptions or keys through it is not metered. Pro adds dictation, spoken replies, and the wingman: $29/month founding price ($49 list) with a hosted gateway, or $24/month founding ($39 list) on your own gateway - and every new account starts with 14 days of Pro, no credit card. See pricing for the details.

Where to go next

• Install DevThrottle - download to running app in a few minutes, no command line.
• Start your first session - from an empty Director to your first working agent.
• Core concepts - the Director, Gateway, Cockpit, mobile, and voice, explained plainly.