Dereference
Native IDE for AI power users to run many CLI-agent sessions in parallel and branch/merge conversations like Git.
What it does
Dereference is a native, Rust-built IDE for developers using AI coding agents. It orchestrates multiple AI sessions in parallel, lets you branch and merge conversations atomically like Git, and integrates with the Claude Code CLI (Gemini and GPT coming), keeping code and prompts local for privacy.
Core features
Parallel multi-session orchestration
Atomic conversation branching/merging
Claude Code CLI integration
Local, zero-retention processing
Native Rust performance
Smart context management
Best for
→Running many AI coding sessions at once
→Exploring alternative solutions in branches
→Comparing outputs across models
→Private, local AI-assisted coding