Introducing DevX: Parallel Development for the AI Era
How I built DevX to eliminate context-switching friction and run multiple AI-powered dev sessions side by side.
It Started with Annoyance
I was drowning in scattered dev sessions. Switching contexts meant stashing changes, killing servers, and hunting for lost state. It wasn't a catastrophe. It was just slow. Friction you don't need.
The Pattern Was Clear
Developing with AI means juggling multiple features, models, and tools at once. Traditional workflows force you into serial work: finish one branch, stash, switch, repeat. You lose velocity.
The principle is simple: isolated environments that spin up fast and stay separate. No conflicts. No context loss. Just clean, parallel workspaces.
What I Built
DevX lets you run multiple features side by side without losing your place. Test Claude's suggestion in one session while Cursor generates code in another. Review a pull request while your AI assistant refactors a different module. Switch instantly. No stashing. No killing processes.
Attention flags highlight sessions that need review so you never miss a cue.
How It Works
DevX creates isolated worktrees with a single command, each assigned dedicated ports and HTTPS hosts via Caddy. Tmux keeps your terminal organized and persistent across sessions.
Each environment stays alive until you're done with it - no teardown, no setup overhead when you switch back. Attention flags notify you when an AI task is ready for review, helping you manage parallel workflows without losing focus.
Why This Matters
When you're working with AI, the bottleneck isn't code generation - it's your ability to review, test, and iterate across multiple threads simultaneously.
DevX removes the friction that slows you down: the context switches, the environment setup, the mental overhead of tracking what's running where.
It's built on proven tools like tmux and Caddy, works with whatever CLI or IDE you're already using, and supports whatever AI model is best today. No new accounts. No learning curve.
This is the tool I built to manage development across the products in the Crouton Creations portfolio. It's designed for the way small teams actually work with AI - fast, parallel, and without unnecessary overhead.
Get Started
DevX is open source. Clone the repo and spin up your first parallel environment: