Ovis

Every coding agent, on every screen.

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Ovis shows the coding agents on your computer as chats you answer with a click or a tap, in any browser, the Mac app or your phone. A client for herdr, formerly herdr web UI.

_{Recorded on the demo, which runs in your browser.}

install

On your computer

• Mac: download Ovis.dmg, open it and click Install.
• Windows: download Ovis.exe, run it and click Install.
• Linux: run this in a terminal.

  curl -fsSL https://ovis.sh/install.sh | sh

Each one adds herdr and Bun if they are missing; Node is not needed. Other ways to install, step by step: INSTALL.md.

On your phone

• iPhone: the TestFlight beta, from ovis.sh/beta.
• Android: the Google Play beta, from ovis.sh/beta.
• Browser: no app needed; add the page to the home screen.

With Tailscale on in both, scan the QR code your computer shows to connect.

what you get

• Any agent herdr runs. Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, pi, omp, Gajae Code, Hermes, Grok and more, most as a chat. Supported agents →
• Prompts as cards. Checked as still current before your answer is sent.
• The live terminal, one click away. The same pane herdr shows, with a key bar on phones.
• Every workspace in one list. Tabs, splits and other PCs over SSH, with the ones waiting on you marked.
• Push alerts. When an agent asks something or finishes, even with the app closed.
• Free and MIT. Runs on your own computer, with no account to sign up for.

All features →

Limits: Ovis needs herdr and your own computer, switched on, and your phone has to reach it (Tailscale, a VPN or an SSH tunnel).

Privacy: sessions stay on the computer that runs each agent, and Ovis has no account or hosted relay of its own. Anonymous usage counts are on by default; Settings → About → Anonymous usage counts shows what is sent and turns them off, as does OVIS_TELEMETRY=0. What is sent →

docs

• User guide: quick start · supported agents · features · phone · remote PCs · access and safety · configuration · keyboard shortcuts
• FAQ: herdr's own TUI, Tailscale, what leaves your machine, and how Ovis compares with collie, Happy, Paseo and others.
• INSTALL.md: every way to install, step by step, and what to do when a step fails.
• Demo: the real app on a made-up session, in your browser.
• Changelog

thanks

Built on herdr, with inspiration from chatmux, and powered by xterm.js, React, Bun and Lucide.

Thanks to everyone who has contributed, including @Yoonwoo-Ha, and to @sanguneo, who helped design the icon and the website.

agent instructions

Helping someone install the app? Follow INSTALL.md. For repository changes, follow CONTRIBUTING.md, the review rules and AGENTS.md.

development

git clone https://github.com/devswha/ovis.git
cd ovis
bun install

bun run server      # API + WebSocket on :7317
bun run dev         # Vite on :5173; run in a second terminal

See CONTRIBUTING.md to send a change, development for tests, media and releases, and DESIGN.md for UI conventions. Report security problems privately: SECURITY.md.

license

MIT. Copyright © 2026 devswha.