Skip to content
What Rudr does
On this page
DocumentationStart here

What Rudr does

Rudr brings coding agents, their workspaces, and retained conversations into one desktop app. Use the provider access you already have where that integration supports it, or configure a direct API connection.

Available in RudrSource reviewed 2026-09-06 · Rudr 0.34.0

Choose the right surface

Code runs a coding harness against a folder. A harness is the integration that executes the task: for example, Claude Code or Codex. It determines available permission modes, tools, and native session features. The model and access route are separate choices.

Chat is a conversation with a configured model. Its API connection is separate from an external coding CLI subscription. Side chat lets you discuss a Code task in its workspace and is presented as read-only.

Rudr is the application. Rudr Code is its built-in, pre-alpha coding harness. Choosing Rudr does not require choosing Rudr Code.

Bring existing work

  1. Set up an enabled harness in Settings → Code Harnesses.
  2. Open Code, then choose a folder for the task.
  3. Select a model and permission mode in the composer before sending your request.
  4. Add Files, Terminal, Git, Browser, or Side chat panels to review the work alongside the transcript.

Your selected folder is the working directory. A Chat project organizes conversations; a Git worktree provides a separate checkout. Neither should be confused with a provider account.

Keep work moving

Rudr retains sessions so you can return to them, reference another session, or import supported local tool histories. Existing-session provider continuation is limited to Claude Code ↔ Codex between runs. It creates a linked destination with bounded context; it does not move a running process or transfer all provider memory.

Start with your first task, compare access routes, or read continuation limits.

Instructions have been reviewed against the application source; native setup and account walkthroughs remain to be verified. Platform and provider limitations are described above.

What Rudr does — Rudr