# Coldtea.ai

Run your existing coding agents, check changes in a browser, and follow production issues from one macOS IDE. Coldtea connects implementation, QA, and monitoring around the same task.

Canonical URL: https://aiidelist.com/ide/coldtea

Language: en

Updated: 2026-09-11

## Overview

- Category: AI IDEs / AI Code Editors
- A macOS IDE connecting existing coding agents with task workspaces, visual QA, and production monitoring.
- Editor base: Standalone
- Platforms: macOS
- Bring your own API key: Yes

## Quick verdict

Worth testing if you already use coding agents and spend time moving between implementation, previews, and monitoring.

## Best for

- macOS developers using several coding agents
- Teams evaluating changes with preview URLs

## Strengths

- Keeps existing agent workflows in one task workspace.
- Connects implementation with visual checks and production signals.

## Limitations

- Developers requiring a native Windows or Linux desktop app
- The current desktop download is for macOS.
- Agent billing and testing credits are separate considerations.

## Following a change beyond the editor

Coldtea is useful when finishing a feature involves an agent terminal, a preview URL, an issue tracker, and monitoring dashboards. Its task workspace keeps these activities connected. The coding work still depends on the agent you choose and the project you supply.

For a first evaluation, use a small change with a visible result: correcting a form validation message is easier to assess than asking for a complete redesign.

## Try one task from issue to visual check

1. Use the [official installation guide](https://www.coldtea.ai/docs/get-started/install-coldtea) to install the macOS build and open a repository.
2. Connect an already configured coding agent and create a task with a clear acceptance condition.
3. Review the proposed changes in that task's worktree, then run the project's checks.
4. Open the preview and verify both the intended state and a failure state before accepting the change.

## Decide whether the workspace fits

Try the same task in your current editor and compare the number of context switches. Coldtea's value is strongest when QA and follow-up matter alongside writing code. Cloud background execution is optional; review the selected agent's data handling before treating a local project as entirely offline.

## Features

### Task workspace

- Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and OpenCode integrations
- Separate Git worktrees for tasks
- Issue connections for Linear, Jira, and GitHub

### Check and follow changes

- Built-in browser and visual QA
- Production monitoring integrations
- Optional cloud background execution

## Pricing

freemium

- Terminal and BYOK monitoring: $0 — The terminal is free; monitoring supports your own provider keys. Agent subscriptions and inference may cost extra.
- Agentic testing allowance: $0 — month — 2,000 testing credits per month. Additional usage requires paid credits; check the current checkout.

Pricing checked: 2026-09-12

## Privacy and data handling

Local work remains local until optional cloud execution is enabled. Connected agents and model providers have their own data policies.

## Alternatives

- Cursor
- Windsurf

## Sources

- [Official website](https://www.coldtea.ai/)
- [Documentation](https://www.coldtea.ai/docs)
- [Installation](https://www.coldtea.ai/docs/get-started/install-coldtea)
- [Download](https://www.coldtea.ai/)
- [Pricing](https://www.coldtea.ai/#pricing)
- [Coldtea product and pricing](https://www.coldtea.ai/)
- [Coldtea documentation](https://www.coldtea.ai/docs)
- [Install Coldtea](https://www.coldtea.ai/docs/get-started/install-coldtea)

Last checked: 2026-09-12