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Forkbench vs Claude Code Agent Teams
Agent Teams is Claude Code's experimental, off-by-default feature where a lead Claude Code session and teammate sessions share a task list and message each other.
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Agent Teams lets a lead Claude Code session coordinate Claude teammates through a shared task list, as an experimental feature you switch on. Forkbench runs any agent from any vendor side by side on a board that survives restarts, with a kernel folder lock, keys agents never read, a live view of who is stuck, and your sign-off on every task.
Agent Teams is a great trick inside one session. Forkbench is where the sessions themselves live, and where the work outlasts them.
| Forkbench | Claude Code Agent Teams | |
|---|---|---|
| Agents locked to your project folders | Yes. The macOS kernel seals off the rest of your home folder, per Thread | Claude Code's own permission rules |
| API keys the agent never sees | Yes. The Vault runs the command and the agent only gets the result | Inherits your shell environment |
| Every agent at a glance | Yes. A live pulse on every tab and the task each agent claimed | Inside Claude Code |
| Know when an agent is stuck | Instantly. It turns red and the Thread counts who needs you | Inside Claude Code |
| Share one job with a teammate or client | Yes. Invite them to one Thread, never your machine | No |
| Human sign-off before work counts as done | Always. Agents report, only you accept | No |
| Works with | Any CLI agent: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor CLI, Gemini CLI, Aider, your own scripts | Claude only |
| Price | Free | Included with Claude Code |
Why developers pick Forkbench
- Claude, Codex, Cursor and your scripts on one board, not Claude only.
- The board and its tasks survive closing the app or rebooting.
- Boundaries around every agent: folder lock and Vault.
- A human accepts the work; no agent can sign off its own.
What Claude Code Agent Teams does well
- First party, with nothing extra to install.
- Deep integration with Claude's own context and hooks.
The verdict
Use Agent Teams inside a tab if you like. Forkbench is the room those tabs live in, and the only one of the two that keeps the plan, bounds every agent and waits for your call.
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