Quil
Quil is a free terminal multiplexer for developers coordinating multiple tools alongside AI coding assistants.
What Quil is
Quil is a free terminal multiplexer for developers coordinating multiple tools alongside AI coding assistants. It continuously saves tabs, panes, working directories, and layout, then restores the workspace after a host reboot. AI panes for Claude Code, OpenCode, and Codex can resume sessions after daemon restarts. Built-in pane types include terminals, SSH, Stripe CLI, lazygit, hunk, k9s, lazysql, and the listed AI tools. Compatible MCP clients, including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and Cursor, can interact with a running Quil session through its MCP server. Users can define additional pane types in TOML plugin files, which reload when saved. A command palette can find panes and tabs and search scrollback. Quil runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows; SSH remote attach to Linux or macOS machines is marked beta. It has no hosted version or cloud account and stores workspace state locally under ~/.quil/. Its maker says it has no telemetry or database; Docker sandboxing is available for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode, but network egress is not bounded and users supply the container image.
Good
- Free, with no paid tier.
- Restores saved workspace after host reboot.
- AI panes can resume sessions after daemon restarts.
- Custom pane types reload from TOML files.
- Workspace state stays local.
Watch out
- There is no hosted version or cloud account.
- Remote attach is marked beta.
- Docker sandbox network egress is not bounded.
- Users must supply the container image.
Who it suits
Quil suits developers who want to keep multi-tool terminal workspaces and AI coding sessions recoverable across reboots. It is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows, with beta SSH remote access to Linux or macOS machines.
Verdict
Quil combines workspace recovery, AI session resumption, and customizable pane types in a local tool. Its lack of a hosted version and the limits of Docker sandboxing are worth weighing against that local model.
Plans and prices
From Quil's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | No paid tier · No hosted version · Local state on your own machine |
The facts
Each one read from Quil's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI session resume
- AI panes can resume sessions for Claude Code, OpenCode, and Codex after daemon restarts.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Container sandbox limits
- Docker sandboxing is available for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode, but network egress is not bounded and users supply the container image.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Custom plugins
- Users can define pane types in TOML plugin files, which reload when saved without compiling or restarting Quil.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Deployment and data
- Quil has no hosted version or cloud account and stores workspace state locally under ~/.quil/.checked 30 Sep 2001
- License and size
- The home page describes Quil as open source under Apache License 2.0 and lists the binary at about 40 MB.checked 30 Sep 2001
- MCP integration
- Quil's MCP server lets MCP-capable clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and Cursor interact with a running Quil session.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Privacy
- The maker says Quil has no telemetry and no database.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Purpose
- Quil is a reboot-proof terminal multiplexer for developers running multi-tool workflows alongside AI coding assistants.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Remote access
- Remote attach runs panes on a remote Linux or macOS machine over SSH without opening a network port there; the feature is marked beta.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Typed panes
- Built-in pane types include terminals, Claude Code, OpenCode, Codex, SSH, Stripe CLI, lazygit, hunk, k9s, and lazysql.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Workspace recovery
- Quil continuously snapshots tabs, panes, working directories, and layout, then restores the workspace after a host reboot.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Workspace search
- The command palette can fuzzy-find panes and tabs and search scrollback across panes.checked 30 Sep 2001
The company
- Maker
- The site says Quil is made by @artyomsv and links to Artjoms Stukans on GitHub.checked 30 Sep 2001
Where it runs
- Platforms
- Quil provides native binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows, with no WSL required on Windows.checked 30 Sep 2001
