Nimbalyst focuses on the artefacts you share with an agent: markdown, mockups, Excalidraw, CSV and data models, each with a visual editor, and a Teams workspace where local agents edit the same documents live.
intentic builds toward the machine underneath: the image, the credentials, the events that wake it. Neither is the other's lesser version.
Head to head
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Where you agree · agents run locally on a subscription you already have, with git worktrees keeping parallel work apart. Both are open source, work from a phone and support teammates. intentic is MIT across the full product.
| Dimension | intentic | Nimbalyst |
|---|---|---|
| Where the agent runs | a Docker sandbox | your machine, in your checkout |
| Host operating system | macOS, Linux, Windows | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| On a phone | the workspace on your home screen, with push notifications | ▸a native iOS app for managing sessions |
| Visual editors for docs, mockups and diagrams | a code editor and a diff reader | ▸markdown, mockups, Excalidraw, CSV, data models |
| What you can change about the environment | the image, the capabilities, the context loaded each turn | your local machine, as it already is |
| Where credentials live | capabilities, kept inside the sandbox | your Claude Code / Codex subscription or your keys |
| Starts on an event | automations: cron, webhook, chat, email, CI/CD, workspace events | you start it |
| Team collaboration | invite by email; teammates share one sandbox, grants daemon-enforced | Teams: real-time multiplayer on shared docs (in waitlist) |
| Licence | MIT for the sandbox, platform and CLI | MIT desktop and iOS apps |
| Review workflow | the diff in the Changes panel, approved before it lands | every AI edit surfaced as a diff to approve before it lands |
What it comes down to
Visual artefacts, or the machine
Nimbalyst puts markdown, mockups, diagrams, spreadsheets and data models in one workspace that agents keep in sync. intentic focuses on the sandbox under the agent: an image you approve, and capabilities that connect it to your systems.
Running when nobody is watching
Automations start an intentic agent from a push, alert, email, chat, CI result or schedule. An optional command you write can skip a run. Nimbalyst's agents work on shared documents while you are there.
Pick Nimbalyst when
Documents, mockups and diagrams matter as much as code, and visual review suits you better than a unified diff. Its team canvas lets everyone's local agents edit the same documents.
How this was checked
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