What is Pane used for?

Running several AI coding agents at once, such as Claude Code, Codex or Aider, each on its own git worktree, then reviewing and shipping what they changed. The use cases here show the most common workflows step by step.

Which use case should I start with?

Parallel features. It shows the core loop the others build on: a pane per task, a worktree per pane, review, commit and merge.

Do I need several agents to get value from Pane?

No. One agent still gets its own worktree, a diff view and git shortcuts. Pane pays off most once you run two or more tasks at once.

Can I run these workflows on Windows?

Pane runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. Cross-machine workflows have extra requirements and WSL limits; check the individual guide before choosing a destination.

Can I check on agents from my phone?

Yes, two ways: Remote Pane in your phone's browser, or Claude Code's Remote Control in Pane Chat through the Claude app. Pane's own iOS and Android app is coming soon.

Use cases — Pane

Use cases

TL;DR

Pane pays off when you have more work that can run in parallel than you can watch at once. These pages walk through practical workflows step by step: shipping several features, refactoring many packages, reviewing agent work, running agents on a bigger machine, steering everything from your phone, checking another OS and handing work to another machine.

Workflows

Each page has a step-by-step walkthrough and the shortcuts to use.

Coding agents across Mac, Windows and WSL →

Use Pane Workspaces to run commands and read files on your own machines. Learn where Mac, Windows and WSL fit, and when to hand off a task.

Cross-OS QA with AI coding agents →

Check an AI coding change on Mac and Windows with Pane Workspaces. Compare the same commit, run native checks and keep evidence for each OS.

Hand off a coding agent task to another machine →

Continue a coding task on another machine with runpane handoff. Prepare a verified note, preview the destination and start a fresh agent at your code revision.

Ship three features at once →

One agent per feature, each on its own worktree, so nothing collides while they work. About two and a half hours instead of six and a half.

Refactor five packages in parallel →

One spec, one pane per package. Or run several attempts on the same package and keep the best.

Review agent work faster →

The agent and its diff sit in the same pane. Read, ask for a fix, re-check and commit without leaving the window.

Run agents on a bigger machine →

Keep Pane on your laptop while worktrees, terminals and agents run on a desktop, server or cloud VM.

Drive every agent from your phone →

Turn on Claude Code's Remote Control in Pane Chat, and one chat on your phone creates panes, hands out work, unblocks agents and reports back.

Where to start

New to running agents in parallel? Start with parallel features.

Parallel features shows the core loop: a pane per task, a worktree per pane, review and merge. The others build on it. For background on the idea, read what is an agent manager? or git worktrees for AI agents.

Pane showing Claude Code running in a terminal, parallel panes in the sidebar and the Details panel with git actions — Agents running in parallelEach pane runs the agent's real terminal UI, with several panes going at once.
1.Parallel panes: Each pane is its own worktree. The dots show which are working, finished or waiting on you.
2.The real agent: It's the actual Claude Code terminal UI, so every feature and shortcut works.
3.Git at hand: Fetch, commit, push, pull, rebase and merge, each with a shortcut.
Pane 2.4.155 on Windows 11, repo inside WSL2

Sources

Corrections

If anything here is wrong or out of date, tell us and we'll fix it and update the date at the top. Open an issue on GitHub

Sources

→ What is an agent manager?
→ Pane docs

frequently asked questions

Download*

Windows SmartScreen warningDirect downloads can show a SmartScreen warning while Pane is unsigned. Pane is fully open source, so you can audit the code and build from source yourself.1. Click More info2. Click Run anyway3. Continue the installerThe PowerShell install downloads the official release directly and avoids most browser download friction.npm global install

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By Parsa Khazaeepoul, co-founder of Pane. Last reviewed October 2026.