stravu/crystal
(Crystal is now Nimbalyst) Run multiple Codex and Claude Code AI sessions in parallel git worktrees. Test, compare approaches & manage AI-assisted development workflows in one desktop app.
Build with Backblaze B2
SDKs, agent skills, IDE extensions, and reference pipelines from Backblaze Labs. All open source.
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Where it stands
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No releases in the last 90 days; the most recent was 246 days ago, with 15 contributors on GitHub.
Gained 63% fewer stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Runs multiple AI coding assistant sessions in parallel using isolated git worktrees within a desktop app.
- Enables simultaneous testing and comparison of AI-assisted development approaches with integrated git version control.
- Use for managing concurrent AI coding workflows with Claude Code and Codex assistants in isolated branches.
- Use for tracking and reviewing incremental AI-generated code changes with built-in diff and git rebase tools.
- Use for automating iterative AI code testing and session persistence without leaving the desktop environment.
Should you depend on it?
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License
MIT
Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.
Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
Watch-outs
- No commits in the last six months (last push Feb 2026).
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From the README
Crystal is an Electron desktop application that lets you run, inspect, and test multiple AI coding assistant instances simultaneously using git worktrees. Crystal supports both Claude Code (Anthropic) and Codex (OpenAI) assistants. Crystal is an independent project created by Stravu. Stravu provides editable, collaborate AI notebooks with text, tables, diagrams.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
Forks
196+1
Open issues
68-1
Compared with peers in AI
Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 1, by 7-day star growth
| Repository | Stars | +7d | Health | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thedotmack/claude-mem | 113.6K | +8.8K | 35 | today |
| D4Vinci/Scrapling | 98.1K | +6.9K | 65 | 1 day ago |
| Leonxlnx/taste-skill | 110.7K | +5.2K | 55 | 1 day ago |
| calesthio/OpenMontage | 77.2K | +4.2K | 40 | — |
| heygen-com/hyperframes | 79.6K | +4.1K | 45 | today |
| stravu/crystal | 3.1K | — | 26 | 246 days ago |
| Category median | 98.1K | +5.2K | 45 | — |
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