Emdash

aid: emdash
name: Emdash
description: Emdash (YC W26) is a free, open-source agentic development environment (ADE) built by General Action, Inc. in
  San Francisco. It lets engineering teams run multiple AI coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex in parallel, each isolated
  in its own git worktree so their work never collides, then compare, review diffs, and open pull requests from one desktop
  app. Emdash supports 25+ coding agent providers without vendor lock-in, schedules recurring agent work (bug sweeps, release
  prep, reviews), previews apps in a built-in browser, runs agents on remote machines over SSH, and manages a shared library
  of reusable prompts, skills, and MCP servers. It is a local-first desktop application (macOS, Windows, Linux) distributed
  as signed binaries and a Homebrew cask rather than a hosted web API; there is no public REST API surface. Not related to
  the em dash punctuation mark.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/emdash/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
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x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- y-combinator
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
deliveryModel:
  model: open-core
  license: Apache-2.0
  open_source: true
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Open core · an OSS project plus a commercial hosted product
  confidence: high
  source:
  - license
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
image: https://emdash.ai/opengraph-image.png
tags:
- Company
- Developer Tools
- AI Coding Agents
- Agentic Development Environment
- Open-Source
- Desktop Application
- Developer Productivity
- Git Worktrees
- MCP
- Y Combinator
tags_raw:
- Company
- Developer Tools
- AI Coding Agents
- Agentic Development Environment
- Open Source
- Desktop Application
- Developer Productivity
- Git Worktrees
- MCP
- Y Combinator
apis: []
common:
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/generalaction/emdash/issues
- type: Releases
  url: https://github.com/generalaction/emdash/releases
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/generalaction/emdash/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: License
  name: Apache-2.0
  url: https://github.com/generalaction/emdash/blob/main/LICENSE
- type: Website
  url: https://emdash.ai
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://emdash.ai/docs
- type: Documentation
  url: https://emdash.ai/docs
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://emdash.ai/docs/installation.md
- type: Roadmap
  url: https://emdash.ai/docs/roadmap.md
- type: Blog
  url: https://emdash.ai/blog
- type: BlogRSS
  url: https://emdash.ai/blog/rss.xml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://emdash.ai/changelog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/generalaction
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/generalaction/emdash
- type: Support
  url: https://discord.com/invite/f2fv7YxuR2
- type: SignUp
  url: https://emdash.ai/download
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://emdash.ai/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://emdash.ai/privacy
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/emdash-llms.txt
- type: Packages
  url: packages/emdash-packages.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/emdash-changelog.yml
  name: Emdash changelog (structured)
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/emdash-well-known.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/emdash-domain-security.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence