Agent Standup: Open-source tool visualizes Claude Code sub-agents as a live team meeting

Agent Standup transforms Claude Code sessions into a visualized team meeting, allowing developers to see which sub-agents are working, waiting, or blocked. The tool operates locally by reading the session files that Claude Code already writes, ensuring zero token cost for the visualization and no external data transmission.

Core Functionality

The application creates a live "stand-up call" interface where:

• Sub-agents join when assigned tasks, share their screens (displaying real commands, output, and diffs), and leave upon completion.
• Each agent has a clear status: working, waiting, needs you, stalled, or done.
• A context gauge shows token usage (e.g., "ctx 62%") and warns before auto-compaction.
• Users can replay past sessions with highlights for errors, waits, and loops, or export a video recap.

Installation and Compatibility

The tool is free and open source. It integrates with multiple environments:

• VS Code: Available as a panel and sidebar extension (v1.24.1).
• Cursor, Windsurf, VSCodium: Installable via .vsix file.
• Terminal: Runs via npx @double_geste/agent-standup --open (requires Node 18+), opening the call in a browser.
• Desktop App: Native apps are available for macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel). Windows and Linux builds are available on the release page but are marked as experimental.
• JetBrains: Supported via External Tool configuration (not a native plugin).

Privacy and Scope

All processing occurs on the user's machine. The only exception is optional features like French translation or jokes, which may use the user's own Claude login for short lines. The interface supports 8 languages, including English, French, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Japanese. Future support for other agent tools like Codex CLI and Gemini CLI is on the roadmap.