# Switch by Flint AI

Bring existing coding agents into shared rooms connected to Slack, Teams, Discord, Telegram, or Mattermost. Switch coordinates people, agents, and room context without supplying its own model.

Canonical URL: https://aiidelist.com/ide/switch-by-flint-ai

Language: en

Updated: 2026-09-11

## Overview

- Category: Developer Workflow Tools
- A self-hosted coordination layer connecting people, existing agents, and messaging rooms.
- Editor base: Standalone
- Platforms: Linux, macOS
- Open source: No

## Quick verdict

Best suited to teams that want agent work in shared conversations and can maintain the connecting infrastructure.

## Best for

- Teams coordinating existing coding agents in chat
- Organizations operating their own agent workspace

## Strengths

- Keeps team discussions and agent context in a shared room.
- Supports multiple existing agents and messaging platforms.

## Limitations

- Users looking for a hosted coding model included in one subscription
- Requires operating a core service and configuring agents and connectors.
- The repository adds the Commons Clause to Apache 2.0; it is not unrestricted open-source software.

## Let people and agents share the same task context

Switch connects a team's messaging workflow to agents they already run. A room can retain the task discussion and supporting instructions so a developer does not have to copy the entire conversation into a fresh terminal session.

The useful unit of evaluation is a handoff: can a teammate understand what an agent was asked to do and what remains unresolved?

## Pilot a room with one agent

1. Follow the [Switch deployment documentation](https://docs.flintai.dev/flintai/switch/index) to prepare the core and a supported Console client.
2. Register an existing agent whose repository access and model account already work.
3. Connect one messaging platform and create a room with a narrow task and clear instructions.
4. Run a small request, inspect the shared output, and verify that another teammate can follow the context.

## Check the operating and license requirements

Switch does not supply an agent subscription or model inference. Include those services and your hosting in an evaluation budget. The [repository license](https://github.com/sandbox-quantum/switch/blob/main/LICENSE) includes the Commons Clause, so review its restrictions before building a commercial offering around the code.

## Features

### Shared coordination

- Rooms with shared history, instructions, and references
- Existing agents including Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode
- Slack, Teams, Discord, Telegram, and Mattermost connectors

### Deployment

- Self-hosted core with Linux as the primary server target
- macOS Console; Windows and Linux Console access is currently early access

## Pricing

source-available; hosting and agent costs separate

## Privacy and data handling

Room history and agent context pass through the configured core, messaging connectors, and agent providers. Self-hosting Switch does not remove third-party messaging or model processing.

## Enterprise features

- Shared room context
- Self-hosted core
- Multiple messaging connectors

## Alternatives

- Slack Code

## Sources

- [Official website](https://www.flintai.dev/products/switch)
- [Documentation](https://docs.flintai.dev/flintai/switch/index)
- [Download](https://www.flintai.dev/products/switch)
- [Switch product page](https://www.flintai.dev/products/switch)
- [Switch deployment documentation](https://docs.flintai.dev/flintai/switch/index)
- [Switch repository](https://github.com/sandbox-quantum/switch)
- [Switch license](https://github.com/sandbox-quantum/switch/blob/main/LICENSE)

Last checked: 2026-09-12