GETTING STARTED:
Install
Run the installer in your terminal:
curl -fsSL https://blaise1030.github.io/workbench-cli/install.sh | sh
This downloads the Workbench binary (~10 MB) and places it on your PATH.
Installer script: install.sh
First Launch
Start Workbench from anywhere:
workbench-cli
Workbench starts a local server and prints the URL — typically https://workbench.local:4738.
By default, Workbench uses HTTPS with a locally-trusted certificate via mkcert. To skip mkcert and use plain HTTP on localhost instead, pass --http:
workbench-cli --http
This serves on http://localhost:4738.
One-time host setup
For HTTPS mode, add this line to your /etc/hosts once:
127.0.0.1 workbench.local
Open in Browser
Open the printed URL in any modern browser. You will see the Workbench workspace with a terminal pane ready to use.
Workbench works with any AI agent that runs in a terminal: Claude Code, Codex, Aider, OpenCode, or anything else.