Think, build, and remember
— in one workspace
Notes, codebase, and agents in one surface — so everything you and your agents learn makes the next workspace sharper.
// macOS only · free & local
Markdown that links to everything
A first-class markdown editor over a local vault. Open any notes folder like an Obsidian vault, connect one or more code repos to it, and every file, folder, or symbol you mention becomes a live link.
- Open a notes folder as a vault; connect multiple repos as projects
- [[wikilinks]] and [[fn:Symbol]] reach notes, headings, and declarations
- Mermaid diagrams and :grove-* directive panels render inline
Markdown that links to everything
A first-class markdown editor over a local vault. Open any notes folder like an Obsidian vault, connect one or more code repos to it, and every file, folder, or symbol you mention becomes a live link.
- Open a notes folder as a vault; connect multiple repos as projects
- [[wikilinks]] and [[fn:Symbol]] reach notes, headings, and declarations
- Mermaid diagrams and :grove-* directive panels render inline
The gutter clamps to the start line so it never paints thousands of decorations.
- •symbol
[[fn:AnchorGutter]] - •spec in
[[auth-design]]
A real IDE, built in
The same editor VS Code is built on, with tree-sitter and auto-installed language servers — nothing to set up yourself.
- Go-to-definition, find-references, and hover
- Semantic tokens layered over fast TextMate highlighting
- Diffs rendered inside the whole file, not patch hunks
A terminal-native fleet
Every chat is a real terminal running Claude Code, Codex, or opencode — each workspace in its own git worktree.
- Agents inherit the repo's CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md and your workspace notes
- OS-level notifications when a turn finishes or an agent needs you
- A built-in process monitor keeps a parallel fleet's RAM in check
Every workspace in its own worktree
Turn any note — or a whole folder of notes — into a real git worktree that inherits those notes, so a fleet of agents works in parallel without ever touching each other's files.
- Any note or folder of notes can become a worktree
- A new worktree inherits the notes it was created from
- A branch per workspace — review every worktree in one diff
Comment on the work inline
Leave review comments on any line of code — or anywhere in a rendered note. The agent reads them and addresses them in its next turn.
- Comment in code or in a markdown note
- Threaded — the agent replies and resolves them
- Stored locally per workspace, no server
Tabs are the primitive
Every pane is just a tab — and a tab can be anything: code, a rendered note, an agent, a terminal, or a browser. Split and tile them into one live grid.
- One tab: code, markdown, an agent, a terminal, or a browser
- Split panes and tile every agent side by side
- Arrange the workspace however you think
The gutter clamps to the start line so it never paints thousands of decorations.
- •symbol
[[fn:AnchorGutter]] - •spec in
[[auth-design]]
Bring your own vault, connect any repo
The top-level vault is just a folder of notes — point Grove at anything, including an Obsidian vault you already keep. Then connect as many coding repos to it as you like; each shows up as its own package, and the crumb up top switches between them.
- Open any notes folder as the vault — an existing Obsidian vault works as-is
- Connect arbitrary code repos to that vault, each as its own package
- Switch packages from the header without leaving the vault
Native-fast, light on your Mac
Grove is a native Tauri app — not a browser tab — so it stays fast and light even with a fleet of agents and language servers running. A built-in monitor tracks memory per process.
- Built on Tauri — a real native app
- Fast and light under a parallel fleet
- Per-process memory monitor — kill runaways
Publish a note, or a whole folder
One click turns any note into a hosted page — rendered by the same engine that draws it in Grove, so readers see exactly what you wrote. Share an unlisted link, gate it to your GitHub org, or make it public. It's free.
- One click from the editor header — the link is copied, and the page updates as you save
- Gate to your GitHub org for private team docs, or go fully public
- Publish a whole folder as a navigable site — nav, wikilinks, and all
What grows when it's all one app
Code, prose, and agents share a single graph — so connections appear that simply can't exist across separate apps.
- Prose-to-code anchors light up as glyphs in the editor gutter
- Find-references surfaces the notes attached to a symbol
- One search spans the vault and every workspace's worktree
Common questions
Q.Is Grove free?
Yes — Grove is free during the alpha. It runs entirely on your Mac, with no Grove account and no server in the loop.
Q.I use Obsidian — can I use Grove?
Yes. Open any Obsidian vault — or any folder of notes — directly in Grove, then connect one or more code repos to it as projects, each with its own file tree and switchable from the top bar. Or run Grove as a standalone agentic notes app. Notes stay plain CommonMark on disk, so there's no lock-in either way.
Q.Does Grove support multiple projects?
Yes. All your notes live in one top-level vault folder, and you can connect multiple GitHub repos to it — each becomes its own project with its own file tree, switchable from the top bar. Your notes stay the constant hub while any number of connected codebases orbit around them.
Q.Can I share my notes?
Yes — publishing is built in and free. One click from the editor turns any note into a hosted, read-only page, rendered by the same engine that draws it in Grove. Share an unlisted link, gate it to your GitHub org for private team docs, or make it public. You can publish a whole folder as a navigable site too. See the Publishing guide in the docs.
Q.Which agents and models does it support?
Grove runs Claude Code, Codex, or opencode as real terminal sessions — bring whichever you already use. It's model-agnostic, and each chat is an actual PTY with the full agent CLI.
Q.Do I need my own API key or subscription?
Grove launches the agent CLIs you already have, so they use your existing login or key — your Claude subscription, for instance. Grove never proxies your keys or your code through a server.
Q.Is my code private?
Yes. Your repos, notes, and comment store (a local SQLite file) all live on your machine — Grove runs locally and never proxies your code or keys through a server. The only thing that leaves your Mac is markdown you explicitly publish: those pages are stored on our servers, secured with Supabase row-level security so only you and the people you share with can reach them. Beyond that, the only network calls are the ones your agent makes to its own provider, plus optional GitHub actions through your own gh login.
Q.I already use Cursor or VS Code — is Grove for me?
Grove is a full editor — Monaco, tree-sitter, and LSP — so you can read and write code directly. It's built for reviewing and steering parallel agent work rather than replacing hand-editing; reach for it when the work is mostly agentic.
Q.How does Grove compare to Conductor or cmux?
Grove holds its own as a pure agentic surface: isolated git worktrees per workspace, full split-pane layouts, OS-level notifications when an agent finishes or needs you, deep keyboard shortcuts, and a built-in process monitor to keep a parallel fleet's RAM in check. The notes graph and full IDE are what it layers on top — but if you just want to run and review parallel agents, that works great on its own.
Q.How do agents run in parallel?
Each workspace forks its own git worktree off the same base branch, so a fleet works at once without colliding. You review every worktree's changes in one unified diff and merge when you're ready.
Q.Which platforms are supported?
macOS for now — Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 13+. Grove is a single-user, local desktop app.
Free and local, single-user, macOS first. Your notes and your code in one vault that branches with every workspace.
$ grove open ~/workready