If you're running more than one AI coding agent at a time, you already know the problem: terminal tabs everywhere, no idea which agent finished, and the constant fear that two agents just edited the same file. Baton fixes all of it.
Baton is a desktop app built for developers who use AI coding agents as part of their daily workflow. It gives you a single dashboard to launch, monitor, and review the work of multiple agents running in parallel — each safely isolated in its own git worktree.
How It Works
The core idea is simple but powerful. When you create a new workspace in Baton, it spins up an independent git worktree — a separate working directory with its own branch. Your agent runs inside that worktree, so it can make whatever changes it wants without touching your main branch or conflicting with other agents working on different tasks.
Baton supports several AI coding agents out of the box:
- Claude Code (first-class support with real-time notifications)
- Gemini CLI
- Codex CLI
- OpenCode
- Any CLI-based agent via custom configuration
You describe a task, and Baton's Quick Create feature uses AI to generate a branch name, title, and description automatically. Toggle on "Accept Edits" mode and the agent starts working immediately.
The Dashboard That Actually Helps
The monitoring layer is where Baton earns its keep. Each workspace card shows a live status badge: running, finished, errored, or needs input. Notification badges alert you when something changes, so you can step away and come back when there's something to review.
Git stats on each card tell you at a glance how many files changed, insertions, and deletions. Workspaces are grouped by what needs attention, putting finished-but-unreviewed work front and center.
Review Before You Merge
Baton includes a Monaco-powered diff viewer — the same editor engine behind VS Code. You get split or unified diff views, and critically, you can roll back individual files while keeping everything else. This is the feature that separates Baton from just running agents in separate terminal windows.
When you're satisfied, one-click PR creation pushes to GitHub or GitLab. The workflow from "agent finished" to "PR open" takes seconds.
Built-in MCP Server
Here's a detail that reveals where Baton is headed: it ships with a built-in MCP server that lets agents spawn new Baton workspaces from within a conversation. An agent working on a feature can decide it needs a utility function built separately, create a new workspace for it, and continue its own work. This is orchestration in the truest sense — agents coordinating across isolated workspaces.
What It Costs
Baton is free on macOS, Windows, and Linux. The free tier includes every feature but limits you to 4 concurrent workspaces. A one-time $49 license removes that limit permanently — no subscription, no accounts required.
Your code never leaves your machine. The only data sent externally is the initial task description if you opt into AI-generated branch names, and that goes to a paid AI provider that doesn't retain data.
IDE Compatibility
Baton works alongside your existing editor. Open any worktree path directly in VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or Xcode. It also bundles fzf and ripgrep for file search, a built-in file viewer, commit history browser, and terminal with tab and split support.
Who Should Use It
If you're running Claude Code or Gemini CLI on more than one task at a time, Baton is a no-brainer at the free tier. The isolation guarantee alone prevents the kind of merge conflicts that waste hours. The diff viewer and per-file rollback make agent output reviewable in a way that raw terminal sessions never will.
For teams adopting AI-assisted development, the $49 unlimited license is one of the cheapest productivity investments available right now.
The Bottom Line
Baton solves the unsexy but critical problem of managing multiple AI coding agents. Git worktree isolation, real-time monitoring, Monaco diffs, and one-click PRs — it's the cockpit that AI-assisted development has been missing. At $49 for a lifetime license, it's hard to argue against trying it.
