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Herdr is a terminal multiplexer for managing coding agents in parallel. The walkthrough covers mouse controls, keyboard shortcuts and an agent sidebar that shows working and idle sessions. The presenter closes and reopens Herdr to demonstrate that the workspace returns with its panes intact. The default command prefix is Control-B, and users can customize the bindings.
An AI agent can also control Herdr through its CLI. The presenter proposes opening worktrees for 20 pull requests, but the demonstration creates three. The first attempt causes confusion, which he attributes to a missing or undetected Herdr skill. The agent then creates tabs and worktrees, moves panes into an unexpected space and later cleans them up. Plugins add a change reviewer, a file viewer and Mirror for viewing remote panes.
Remote access is the presenter's main reason for using Herdr. He demonstrates launching it after an SSH connection and connecting directly with the remote option and a server name from his SSH configuration. He says this lets tasks continue while his laptop is closed and gives him access from his phone.
The comparison favors Conductor's buttons for creating workspaces and reviewing Git changes. The presenter uses the Codex app for computer-use tasks and prefers Herdr when he wants the same terminal workflow on his own machine and a remote server.
