Full-featured with zero lock-in
Every parallel coding agent tool ships with the same stuff. Sculptor does too, but it’s open source, free, and works with any model or harness. It’s yours.
Sculptor team January 2026
Features
Free, local, open source
Sculptor runs on your computer, not Imbue’s servers. No subscription required beyond your model provider. Review the source code on GitHub.
A workspace, not a chat window
Most agent tools give you a chat window. Sculptor gives you a workspace with every active agent visible from one surface.
Your skills, grounded in your codebase
Skills run as full agents with their own tools, so they can read your codebase, spawn parallel subagents, and adapt to your repo.
Isolated by default
Sculptor keeps each agent in its own worktree with its own branch, terminal, and diff. Start a workspace in one click.
Your code stays in your repo
Bring your own Claude plan or a supported open-source model. Your data never leaves your machine and what you build in it is yours.
Stays out of your tools
Your agents push to a local git remote. You git fetch && git checkout from your normal repo. Sculptor stays out of your editor, your merge tool, and your shell.
One window for every agent
Every active agent is visible in Sculptor. Each has its own worktree, branch, terminal, and diff view. Review and merge all from the same surface.
I love that it runs in parallel because it mimics my normal workflow. I see Sculptor as being the architect or team lead while the dev agents spin plates.
I couldn't figure out how to preview Git worktrees, but @imbue_ai Sculptor has been a game-changer. I can now instantly preview changes across multiple worktrees with pairing mode . It's amazing.
In the matter of two days this is becoming my go-to Claude front-end. Very impressive. And it definitely makes you think about how branching and merging are done across an array of "developers."
What’s super nice is the clear UI distinctions of what's the agent output vs. my input, what's a plan vs. changes.
Leo Robinovitch
Engineer at Tesla
Sculptor’s UI/UX is like turning a cannon into a sniper it makes it so easy to take these powerful coding agents and scope them down to targeted fixed by removing the crud of branch and environment creation.
Product Lead @ Browser Base
Sculptor lets me maintain this level of craftiness to software development without losing the edge you get from AI tools.
A note from the lead
Built by people who care, for people who build
Sculptor started as the internal tool we built because nothing else worked the way we actually work: multiple agents, isolated branches, full review before merge, and skills for the jobs that kept stalling us.
We open sourced it because this problem is not specific to Imbue. Developers keep rebuilding the same rough workarounds.
Sculptor is not finished. It is stable and we use it at Imbue every day. If you find something broken or missing, please open an issue and help us build something great together.
Bryden Fogelman
Sculptor Engineering Lead
Frequently asked questions
What is Sculptor?
Sculptor is a desktop app for running parallel coding agents. Each agent gets its own Git worktree, its own branch, and its own diff view. You review changes and merge from one window.
How is Sculptor different from Conductor?
Sculptor is open source under the MIT license and comes packaged with workflow skills for spec writing, mock generation, and TDD bug fixing. The CI Babysitter automatically dispatches agents to fix failing pipelines. Conductor has none of these.
Is Sculptor open source?
Yes. Free, open source, and MIT licensed. The source code is on GitHub. Imbue does not store your repositories or train on your code. We welcome contributors!
Which models does Sculptor support?
Claude 4.8 Opus, 4.7 Opus, 4.6 Opus, 4.6 Sonnet, and 4.5 Haiku are available out of the box. Pi agent support is available in experimental settings, which opens the door to other providers.
Do I need a paid Claude subscription?
Yes. Sculptor uses your existing Claude or Claude Max plan. We do not resell tokens or cap your usage.
What platforms does Sculptor run on?
Mac (Apple Silicon) and Linux. No Windows or mobile support currently.