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Waku is a native application built with Rust and GPUI that unifies the management of coding agent CLIs, offering local-first storage, keyboard-driven control, and checkpointing features for seamless developer workflows.

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# Waku — one native app for all your coding agents Source: [https://waku.sh/](https://waku.sh/) YNot backed by Y Combinator Waku drives the agent CLIs you already have — sessions, transcripts, tool activity, and checkpoints in one fast graphite window, entirely on your machine\. Drives the agents you already use ![Waku showing a coding-agent session](https://waku.sh/app-screenshot-light.png) ### Native down to the frame Rust and GPUI — the GPU\-accelerated framework behind Zed\. Instant launch, smooth scrolling through years of transcript, no Electron\. ### Every agent, one timeline Each agent is connected over its strongest native interface — stream\-json, JSON\-RPC, live events — and normalized into one provider\-neutral model\. ### Rewind that means it Every prompt checkpoints your working tree under a hidden git ref\. Roll back the code and the provider conversation together, not just the chat log\. ### Keyboard first ⌘N starts a session, ⏎ queues a follow\-up while the agent works, ⌘⏎ steers it mid\-turn, Escape stops\. Every control works without a mouse\. ### Local by architecture Projects, sessions, transcripts, and provider IDs live on your disk\. No account, no telemetry, no Waku cloud between you and your agents\. ### Quietly current Signed, notarized, and auto\-updated with binary deltas via Sparkle\. The app stays fresh without asking for your attention\. Download ## Get Waku Questions

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