Compared with other tools
| aq | Claude Squad | Conductor | Vibe Kanban | tuicr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs in | terminal | terminal | macOS app | browser | terminal |
| Works with sessions already running in tmux | ✓ | starts its own | starts its own | starts its own | any repo |
| One queue of what needs you, across sessions | ✓ | list of sessions | list of workspaces | task board | – |
| Line comments go back to the agent | ✓ directly | – | diff view | ✓ | ✓ clipboard or skill |
| Approve each edit before it lands | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| Quiz on the change | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| Permission prompts in the same place | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| Starts new sessions | ✓ in a tmux window | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| Sets up a worktree per session | optional, Tab on N | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
aq can start a session (N), and in a worktree of its own if you ask, but it leaves branches and merging to you and Claude: start Claude however you like and aq picks it up. If you would rather have one app that manages every session's branch for you, one of the others is a better fit.