Tool overview
Coasts is listed under Programming AI tools.
What is Coasts?
Coasts is free, local, MIT-licensed software for running isolated development environments across Git worktrees. It prevents port, database, volume, and dependency collisions while coding agents work in parallel, and provides a CLI plus a local Coastguard dashboard.
Best for
Development teams running multiple coding agents and Git worktrees in parallel
Who is it for?
Decision note
A strong fit for developers running several coding agents or worktrees on one machine. Confirm operating-system support, container tooling, secrets handling, worktree conventions, and whether paid team configuration is needed.
Key features
Isolated runtimes for each Git worktree
Automatic port separation and remapping
Docker Compose and non-containerized project support
CLI automation for coding agents
Coastguard local dashboard for logs and status
Local MIT-licensed open-source operation
Use cases
Running parallel coding agents safely
Avoiding service-port collisions
Testing multiple worktrees simultaneously
Switching runtime context between branches
Pros
- Free and open source with no AI upsells
- Runs locally on the developer machine
- Works across agent providers and harnesses
Limitations
Coasts isolates development runtimes but does not replace source control, CI security, secrets management, code review, or production deployment controls. Teams must validate mounts, ports, volumes, credentials, and commands executed by coding agents.
Pricing details
Billing options
Pricing note
The core Coasts project is free and MIT licensed. Stanton Street offers paid custom local configurations, remote cloud deployments, onboarding, and infrastructure support through a contact-sales workflow.
Supported programming languages
- English
Integrations
Git worktrees
Docker Compose
Codex
Cursor
Claude Code
MCP servers
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