Pattern: Multi-CLI 'Cowork' Desktop Apps Are Unifying Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and OpenCode Under One Runtime

GitHub (AionUi, HolyClaude, DeepChat)·medium signal

AionUi (a free, local 24/7 cowork app for OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini CLI and 20+ CLIs), HolyClaude (Claude Code + web UI + 8 AI CLIs + headless browser + 50+ tools), and DeepChat all wrap multiple vendor CLIs behind a single local interface. The emerging pattern: developers don't want to pick one agent — they want a neutral cockpit that routes work across several. Expect orchestration value to shift from individual CLIs to the layer that schedules and steers them.