# clay

> Clay Studio is a self-hosted workspace where developers and AI coding agents collaborate across projects and sessions, running locally via Node.js.

- **Category:** AI Assistant
- **Licence:** AGPL-3.0
- **Latest version:** v5.4.0
- **Open source:** oss
- **Languages:** JavaScript, CSS
- **Platforms:** NPM
- **Tags:** Mcp, Mobile, Automation, Collaboration, Ai Agents, Pwa, Claude, Multi User, Developer Tools, Node.js, Self Hosted, Codex, Ai Agent, Web Ui, Claude code, Workspace, Coding agents, Dev tools, Ralph loop, Ai team, Claude Agent Sdk, Web Ui Based, Git Worktrees

## Description

Clay Studio is a self-hosted workspace that lets developers and AI coding agents work together in shared projects and live sessions. It runs as a local Node.js daemon on your machine, serving a browser-based workspace accessible from any device. The software integrates with ten different coding agents — detecting locally installed runtimes automatically. Core capabilities include shared projects with live collaboration (presence, cursors, mentions, handoffs), persistent AI collaborators called Mates with their own identity and memory, cross-provider continuity via the YOKE interface, parallel background work using git worktrees and Ralph Loops, a PWA for mobile with push notifications, and built-in tools for file browsing, terminals, MCP servers, and skill management. All data stays on your infrastructure in portable JSONL and Markdown files. Multi-user mode supports role-based access with admin controls. The project is licensed under AGPL-3.0-only and distributed via npm as clay-server.

## Links

- [Homepage](https://github.com/chadbyte/clay)
- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/chadbyte/clay)
- [npm Package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/clay-server)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/project/clay