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Bothread is a free, open-source local coordination hub that lets multiple AI coding agents - Claude Code, Cursor, Antigravity, Gemini CLI, Codex, OpenCode, or any other MCP-compatible agent - work together on the same codebase in one shared room, claiming files so they never overwrite each other, while a human watches every move and stays in command. Launched on Show HN on 2026-07-19 (objectID 48970865), it is a TypeScript monorepo (MIT) shipping a local MCP server with 19 coordination tools (messaging with reply and @-mention, exclusive file leases, shared task board, durable notes ledger, routed handoffs, approval gates, full audit trail). It does not call any AI model itself and takes no API keys - it coordinates agents you already run, each on its own subscription. Bothread is notable now as the first production-quality open-source 'human-in-command' room for multi-agent teams, the explicit completion and inversion of pure-terminal coordination hacks. It is ideal for solo builders and vibe-coders who want one observed workspace instead of tabs of tapes.

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