herdr vs tmux

Waycar works with herdr 0.7.5 or later and with tmux 3.2 or later, using the same app and the same install command. herdr still gives you the most, because it knows the status of more agents. Run both, and their agents show up together in one list.

Side by side

Feature	herdr	tmux
Agent list	Workspaces, tabs and panes	Sessions, windows and panes
Live terminal	Yes. Opening an agent takes over its terminal.	Yes. Your desk and phone can both watch the same window. It fits whichever one opened it or typed in it last.
Agent status	Yes, for every agent herdr knows	Claude Code, Codex, omp, pi and opencode, through Waycar hooks. Most others show Unknown for now.
Blocked and Done alerts	Yes	Yes, through Waycar hooks
Chat Mode	Yes	Yes. Allow and Cancel, and opencode chats, need Waycar hooks.
Chat Mode replies in alerts	Yes	Not yet
Live Activities	Yes	Yes, through Waycar hooks
New agent on a worktree	Yes	Yes. It opens as a new tmux session. Needs git on your Host.
Closed Sessions	Yes	Yes. Resume picks up the exact session when Waycar hooks are on.
mosh, AI Usage, dictation	Yes	Yes

Which should I use?

• Already on tmux? Keep it. Run the install command and add the Waycar hooks for live status and alerts.
• Want the most from Waycar? herdr knows the status of every agent it supports and puts Chat Mode replies in your notifications. See herdr.dev.
• Use both? That works. Pick which one new agents start in on the Host’s page. See Waycar with tmux.

Do I need herdr?

No. Waycar works with tmux 3.2 or later, and the same install command sets it up:

curl -fsSL https://waycar.dev/install.sh | sh

Good to know

• On herdr, opening an agent in Waycar disconnects the other client from it. On tmux, nothing is taken over. See Your desk and phone on one terminal.