Grokex vs OpenChamber
OpenChamber is a macOS desktop app for OpenCode. Also available as a PWA. Open source under MIT.
Grokex is an app for orchestrating coding agents, with native clients on desktop, mobile, web, and the CLI. Open source (AGPL-3.0).
Why pick Grokex
OpenChamber runs on macOS, around OpenCode, with a phone PWA. Grokex runs OpenCode too, on macOS, and adds:
- Linux and Windows desktop
- A native iOS and Android app
- Many more agents than OpenCode (Claude Code, Codex, Pi, plus 30+ more via the in-app ACP catalog)
- A scriptable CLI to drive agents and connect to remote daemons
Mobile
Grokex ships a native iOS and Android app with the same feature set as the desktop. Install from the App Store or Google Play.
OpenChamber does not have a native mobile app.
Desktop
Grokex ships on macOS, Linux, and Windows.
OpenChamber ships on macOS.
Providers
Grokex runs Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and Pi natively, plus 30+ more agents through the in-app catalog including GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, and Amp. Grokex speaks the Agent Client Protocol, so any ACP agent works. Custom providers run any CLI agent. See Supported providers.
OpenChamber is built around OpenCode.
Panes
Grokex's app has split panes and tabs (⌘D for vertical, ⌘⇧D for horizontal). Panes include a terminal alongside your agents, a diff viewer, and a browser for testing running services.
GitHub
Grokex's app handles commit, push, opening PRs, watching checks and reviews, and merging.
CLI
Grokex has a CLI that mirrors the app:
paseo run --provider codex "implement OAuth"
paseo run --host devbox:6767 "run the test suite"
paseo ls
paseo send <agent-id> "add tests"
paseo schedule create --cron "0 9 * * 1" "audit the codebase"
paseo run --host connects to a remote daemon. paseo schedule runs an agent on a cron. paseo loop retries an agent until a verification command passes.
OpenChamber does not have a CLI.
Worktrees and services
Grokex runs each agent in its own git worktree. Each worktree gets its own dev server URL like web.fix-auth.my-app.localhost, so parallel agents don't fight for ports.
Voice
Grokex's speech-to-text and text-to-speech run locally on your device. OpenChamber does not have voice.
Comparison
| Grokex | OpenChamber | |
|---|---|---|
| License | Open source (AGPL-3.0) | Open source (MIT) |
| Desktop platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows | macOS |
| Mobile | Native iOS, Android | PWA |
| Providers | Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi + 30+ via ACP catalog + custom | OpenCode |
| Split panes and tabs | Yes | — |
| In-app terminal | Yes | — |
| In-app browser | Yes | — |
| GitHub workflow in app | Commit, push, PR, checks, reviews, merge | Yes |
| CLI | Run, --host, ls, send, schedule, loop | — |
| Git worktrees | Yes | Yes |
| Per-worktree dev server URLs | Yes | — |
| Local voice (on-device) | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted daemon | Yes | — |
See also: Grokex vs Conductor, Grokex vs Superset, Grokex vs Happy Coder.