Making something that already exists is just adding noise. So while building devglow, I kept asking myself: is this actually needed?
Agentic coding is picking up fast. Using tools like Claude Code harness made it clear: a lot of coding is leaving my hands, and I'm even reviewing changed code dramatically less than before.
Still, I watch logs while I develop. I need to see that the server is up, that there are no errors. That hasn't changed even as AI writes more of the code.
I needed a tool for this. Without opening 10 terminal tabs or learning tmux, just something to see what's running at a glance.
devglow has no input field
Type commands in your editor or terminal. Or let an AI agent do it. devglow is where you see the results. Check what's running, read the logs, start or stop things when needed.
What changed
The previous version had one project list and one log viewer. You could only look at one thing at a time.
1.5 switches to a sidebar + split pane layout. Pane splitting, keyboard navigation — proven patterns from tmux and tools inspired by it. I took those patterns but stripped out the terminal complexity, keeping only what's needed for monitoring.
Sidebar: Projects grouped by tags. Similar to VS Code's file explorer, but with processes instead of files.
Split panes: View multiple processes side by side. Horizontal, vertical, up to 8. Drag the dividers to resize.
Arrow key navigation: Move between panes with arrow keys. Based on physical position on screen.
AI processes, separated
Running AI processes via MCP was already a feature. Claude Code and Cursor could start processes in devglow.
Previously, they sat alongside your manually registered projects in the same list. In 1.5, they're separated into a Suggested section. Sparkle icon marks them. Add a tag to promote to a regular project. Otherwise they auto-clean.
It's easier to tell what you registered versus what the AI spun up.
Other changes
- Log level colors (Debug, Info, Warn, Error) are now customizable in settings. Reset to defaults anytime.
- Default running spinner changed to braille (⠋). Existing users keep their current setting.
What's next
No plans to step on the terminal's territory. Log search already works. Level-based filtering or alerts for specific conditions are possibilities. Feedback is welcome through the app settings.