I used to run my AI coding workflow by keeping multiple agents active at the same time. Typically, I’d have one agent working on code generation or refactoring in a Claude window, another one handling tests or debugging in a different chat interface, the terminal running commands in yet another tab, and me jumping between all of them while trying to hold the full picture in my head.
The problem was that none of it was connected. I was constantly copying context between tools, forgetting which model I had given the prompt to, losing the thread the moment I switched branches or tasks, and having no single place to see how everything was progressing together. The mental fatigue was real. It was slowing me down instead of speeding me up.
With Superset It was easy to quickly start parallel agents and worktrees, but keeping track of everything in real time was still a nightmare. I often had to dig through logs or switch between different environments just to see how things were going.
Conductor used a clear central pattern for routing tasks, but it felt too linear. When I added more agents, things got complicated; it was hard to see dependencies or step in where needed. Most of the details stayed hidden behind the main interface.
That scattered feeling is what made me look for something different.
I first saw Nyx in my X feed from the founder, @Kraggich. The canvas idea seemed like it could give me a better overview in one place, so I started the 15-day trial and later bought the license.
Two weeks in and I’m still using it every day. Being able to lay everything out, agents, terminal, editor, and monitoring, in one view, does cut down on some of the chaos I used to deal with. The hotkeys make flipping between tiles feel pretty natural, too. It hasn’t magically fixed everything, though.
That said, the canvas has real limitations. It gets visually noisy fast when you have more than a few tiles open. Performance can dip when too many agents are active at once. And it took me a while to figure out how to arrange things so they're actually useful rather than overwhelming. The monitoring is better than what I had, but it’s not as deep or automated as dedicated tools.
It’s not a magic fix. I’m still tweaking my setup, and it won’t replace everything I use. But for my particular workflow, it reduced some of the constant context switching.
The one-time purchase pricing was also a factor. Nice not to add another subscription.
Full disclosure: no connection to the team at all. Paid full price after the trial ended. Just a regular user.