Claude Code mockup: a UI for managing agents in sandboxes
Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-09-12 · Open on X
Topics: AI Agents, Tool Use & MCP, AI Dev Tools & Productivity, Portfolio Projects · Level: intermediate
Summary
The creator asked Claude Code to design a UI for a 'software factory' app. The idea is to manage coding agents running in sandboxes from one control interface, instead of a kanban board or today's agent views. He says it looks hard to build.
Key points
- You can use Claude Code to quickly prototype UI concepts for new agent tools.
- 'Software factory' idea: many coding agents, each running in its own sandbox, managed from one interface.
- This would replace kanban boards and the agent views that tools offer today.
- The creator thinks building it for real would be a lot of work.
Resources mentioned
- Claude Code · tool · code.claude.com · paid · recommended by both Bashiri Smith & Melvin Vivas
Build agents and pipelines from the terminal; the guide's main agentic coding tool.
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Try this
- Build a 'software factory' dashboard that connects to sandboxed coding agents and lets you manage them from one interface instead of a kanban board.
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