Styx vs Superset
Styx and Superset (superset.sh, not Apache Superset) are both agentic development environments: apps where several coding agents work at once, each in its own git worktree, while you watch, review and merge. Superset leans towards automation and teams; Styx towards every project in one window and keeping agents away from your keys.
Side by side
| Styx | Superset | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on | Mac (Apple silicon); Windows coming | Mac; experimental Linux build; iOS app |
| Agents | Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor | Any CLI agent: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Amp, Gemini |
| Price | Free | Free for one user; Pro $20/user/month; Enterprise custom |
| Each agent isolated | Own git worktree and branch | One git worktree per workspace |
| Scope of one window | Every project you work on | Several repositories, each its own project |
| Review | Diff with per-hunk accept and reject; checks before landing | Diff viewer; stage, commit, push, open pull requests |
| Your editor | Imports recents, keybindings and theme; opens files back in it | Opens workspaces in VS Code, Cursor, Xcode or JetBrains |
| Secrets | In the macOS Keychain; agents get scoped, expiring access | Setup scripts copy .env files into each worktree |
| Production access | Agents ask; you approve for a set time; Touch ID for live systems | Not part of its docs |
| Audit log | Every request, approval and use, append-only | Enterprise plan lists audit logs; scope not described |
| Deploy targets | Vercel, AWS, Google Cloud, Supabase, GitHub, SSH | Not part of its docs |
| Cloud workspaces | No: everything runs on your Mac | Reaches your own machines remotely; no hosted execution |
| Team collaboration | No | Pro: unlimited members; Enterprise: SSO and SCIM |
| Issue tracker | No | Linear (Pro), GitHub; Slack (Pro) |
“Not part of its docs” means we could not find it in Superset's own material on 29 September 2026, not that it can never be done with it. Tell us at hello@heystyx.com if something here is wrong and we will fix it.
Where Superset is ahead
- Automations. Scheduled agent runs for jobs like issue triage, changelogs and dependency bumps.
- Remote and mobile. Workspaces on other machines keep running, and you can check on them from its iOS app.
- Scripting. A CLI, a TypeScript SDK and an MCP server let you drive agents from code.
- Teams. Paid plans add organisations, SSO and SCIM. Styx is for one person today.
Where Styx is different
Agents never hold your keys
Useful agents need real things: a deploy, a database, a server. In Styx the credentials stay in your Mac’s Keychain. When an agent wants production, it stops and asks; you approve it for a set time, with Touch ID for anything live, and the access ends on its own. Every request, approval and use goes into a log nobody can edit.
Every project, one window
Styx is built around switching between everything you work on: each project, its agents and the ones waiting on you, one keystroke apart. Nothing is organised around a single repository.
Everything stays on your Mac
Your code, prompts, agent conversations and credentials never reach a Styx server. Agents run on your machine, under your own agent subscriptions.
One honest limit: this is a guardrail, not a sandbox. Agents run as you, on your Mac, and an agent that deliberately goes around Styx’s tools is not stopped by them.
Which to choose
Choose Superset if you want scheduled automations, agents on remote machines, or seats for a team. Choose Styx if your agents need to get near production and you want them asking first, with a record of every approval.
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Questions
Is Styx a Superset alternative?
Yes. Both run coding agents in parallel, each in its own git worktree, on your Mac. Superset adds automations, remote machines and team plans; Styx adds a gate on production access and an append-only audit log.
Is this Apache Superset?
No. This page is about Superset at superset.sh, the app for running coding agents, not the Apache data visualisation project.
What is an agentic development environment (ADE)?
An app for managing AI agents that write code, rather than for writing code yourself: several agents in parallel, each isolated on its own branch, with a place to see who needs you and to review what they did. Warp coined the term in June 2025.