LYNS
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The first Managerial IDE

Direct AI agents. Govern every decision.

A local-first desktop environment where you direct AI agents through governed workflows instead of writing code by hand. Real terminal. Monaco editor. Multi-model AI. Everything on your machine.

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  • Local-first
  • No telemetry
  • Multi-model AI
  • Beta opening soon
  • 647 terminology keys
  • 164 design tokens / theme
  • 5,300+ passing tests
  • 8 Relic content types
  • 13 zone presets
  • 0 cloud dependencies

Dual Identity

One engine. Two faces.

Flip the switch and the interface transforms. Every label, color, and voice remaps instantly. The same split lives inside the app. This very page just did it.

Quest Mode
Dev Mode
  • The Oracle AI Chat
  • The Council Multi-Agent Review
  • Cast Run
  • Quest Task
  • Ward Audit
  • Scrying Search
  • Inscription Editor
  • Relic Plugin Package

The whole site just remapped: theme, copy, and voice. The same switch lives in the app's header.

What's inside

Serious tooling, not a toy

A real engineering surface first. The campaign is optional. Both modes share the same engine, the same AI, and the same Relics.

Zones & Workspaces

Up to 10 governed terminal sessions in a configurable grid. 13 layout presets, drag-to-dock splitting, and per-zone health monitoring from pattern-matched output.

10 sessions · 13 presets · 4 monitors

AI Chat & Multi-Agent Review

The best model takes the Oracle seat and synthesizes. Cheaper or local models fill Council seats for independent analysis, with variance and convergence reporting.

Provider-agnostic · 1-3 Council seats

Automated Audits

AI-powered codebase audits: tests, types, security, scope, rail receipts. Findings auto-reconcile on re-run and can be promoted to objectives.

6 built-in presets

Plugin Packages

Cryptographically signed content packages extend everything: skills, quests, themes, wards, formations, language servers. Every Relic is verified on install.

8 content types · Ed25519

LSP Bridge

Real language intelligence: completions, diagnostics, hover, go-to-definition. Standalone language servers, crash recovery with backoff. Not a VS Code fork.

5 built-in servers

Local-first by default

Every session, profile, and Relic lives on your disk. No accounts, no telemetry, no cloud dependency. The system never guesses. It responds to explicit action.

0 cloud calls

The Relic ecosystem

Extend everything with Plugin Packages, signed and verified.

Relics are cryptographically signed content packages. Every one is verified with Ed25519 on install. Eight content types, one manifest, zero trust required.

  • Skills
  • Quests
  • Themes
  • Matchers
  • Cast Config
  • Wards
  • Language Servers
  • Formations
Marketplace One-click install from a signed catalog. The storefront opens in a later chapter. Creators keep their IP, buyers get verified packages.
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Quest Mode

Earned, never granted

The campaign layer is optional, and it never lies to you. XP comes only from real shell commands you actually type. Automated runs and Cast executions earn nothing. Progress you can trust.

Build Artificer

Forges systems and tooling. Lives in the build pipeline.

Stack Slayer

Full-stack campaigner. Slays bugs across every layer.

Test Warden

Guards the green suite. No regression passes the gate.

It begins with the Genesis Ritual: character creation on first launch. Then five onboarding quests teach the realm: casting skills, reading maps, raising wards, convening the Council, forging your own magic.

Sovereign by design

Your machine. Your rules.

Everything runs on your machine. Everything stays on your machine. No accounts to create, no telemetry to opt out of, no cloud to trust. Your keys, your models, your code, all yours.

  • No accounts
  • No telemetry
  • No cloud sync
  • Bring any model: Anthropic, OpenAI-compatible, or local Ollama

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is LYNS?

LYNS is the first Managerial IDE: a local-first desktop environment for Windows, macOS, and Linux where you direct AI agents through governed workflows instead of writing every line by hand. It pairs a real terminal and the Monaco editor with multi-model AI chat, multi-agent review, and automated codebase audits.

Is LYNS a VS Code fork?

No. LYNS is a standalone application built around a zone-based terminal workspace (up to 10 governed sessions, 13 layout presets), the Monaco editor, and its own LSP bridge with five built-in language servers. It was designed from scratch for directing AI agents, not forked from an existing editor.

Which AI models does LYNS work with?

LYNS is provider-agnostic. Bring your own keys for Anthropic or any OpenAI-compatible API, or run fully local models through Ollama. The strongest model takes the Oracle seat and synthesizes, while up to three Council seats run independent analysis with variance and convergence reporting.

Does LYNS send my code to the cloud?

No. LYNS is local-first: sessions, profiles, and settings live on your disk as plain, portable JSON. There are no accounts, no telemetry, and no cloud sync. The only network traffic is the AI API calls you explicitly configure with your own keys.

What is Quest Mode?

Quest Mode is an optional presentation layer that reskins the entire interface as a campaign: AI chat becomes the Oracle, audits become Wards, and tasks become Quests. The engine underneath is identical to Dev Mode, and you can flip between the two at any time.

What are Relics?

Relics are cryptographically signed content packages that extend LYNS: skills, quests, themes, matchers, cast configs, wards, language servers, and workspace formations. Every Relic is verified with an Ed25519 signature on install.

How much does LYNS cost, and when can I use it?

LYNS is in private beta, opening soon. Joining the waitlist is free: leave your email at lyns.dev and you will be notified the moment access opens.

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