Everything users need for sessions, teams, models, widgets, settings, and Image Studio
The complete guide to IXIOM: parallel sessions, teams of a lead, workers and a guardian, model and provider switching, widgets, settings, and Image Studio, explained the way you use them day to day.
Workflow guides
Choose a practical starting point for your next project. These guides explain the setup, the decisions and the limits of working with AI coding agents in IXIOM.
Claude Code GUI: a desktop workflow with IXIOM
Set up Claude Code in IXIOM on Windows, macOS or Linux. Learn when to use chat, terminal and split views, and how Codex fits alongside your sessions.
Read guideRun Claude Code and Codex in parallel with Git worktrees
A practical IXIOM workflow for parallel AI coding agents: split tasks, isolate files with Git worktrees, review changes and integrate the finished result.
Read guideThe workspace
Session bar, terminal, and status line in one view: your CLIs run side by side here, each session with its own backend.
Right after launch
Sessions, widgets, and history are one click away: the app boots in under a second and is ready to work immediately.
A workflow begins
Create a session, pick a backend, set a goal: this is how a typical workflow starts in IXIOM.
The workflow in motion
Results, diffs, and status updates come together in the session while the agent works.
Open and start fast
Create a session, name it, add an optional goal, and choose the backend that fits the job before you type the first prompt.
Use the right view
Switch between chat, terminal, collab, buddy, and Image Studio. Single, split, quad, and grid layouts let you shape the workspace around the task.
Work in parallel
Run several sessions at once: one researching, one building, one reviewing. Each session keeps its own backend, model, and permissions.
German and English
Both the website and the app support both languages. You can switch language from the site nav and inside the app under Look.
Sessions, views, and layouts
The session layer is the center of IXIOM. It decides what you work with, how the workspace looks, and how much stays open in parallel.
One project, one world
Environments are the layer above sessions. If you work on several projects at once, this keeps them fully apart instead of merely sorting them.
Delegator, lead, workers, and guardian
A team is a process rather than a screen: one session writes the code, a second checks it, a third merges it. You say what needs building and read what came through at the end.
The whole run, slide by slide with diagrams and examples, is on the What's new page.
Models, providers, and CLIs
IXIOM keeps session backends and agent providers separate on purpose. That lets you launch sessions while the IXI agent uses a different model in parallel.
Agent, presets, and marketplace
Alongside the sessions themselves, IXIOM includes a second layer for reusable roles, quick commands, and publishable agents.
Agent workspace
Agent Chat opens as a right-side workspace with a memory browser, cron dashboard, health monitor, scripts manager, and search/debug view.
Presets and commands
Session presets, custom chat commands, and Shell or WSL startup profiles make repeatable setups fast to launch and easy to keep consistent.
Marketplace
Browse agents, filter by type, price, or tags, and publish your own listings with descriptions, tags, and a pricing model.
Custom providers
Add providers with your own base URL and API keys and use them in sessions exactly like any built-in backend.
Widgets and the fullscreen dashboard
The widget system is not decoration. It is the fast side layer for status, media, productivity, social features, and compact control.
Focus
Agent Chat, Notes, and Sessions keep conversations, scratch work, and active workstreams close at hand.
Insight
Claude Usage, Codex Usage, Productivity, Activity, Dream Log, Proactive, and Coordinator surface limits, progress, and background status.
Media
Media Player, Spotify, and YouTube cover generated audio plus embedded music and video inside the same workspace.
Social and game layer
Collab, Friends, and Buddy bring shared work, presence, challenges, and the companion system together in one place.
Image Studio
Image Studio brings IXIOM’s visible image features into one focused workflow. One half is built for generation, the other for clean background removal.
Image generation
Write a prompt, optionally attach a reference image, choose a style, and set the aspect ratio.
IXIOM refines the prompt before the actual image render starts.
Results stay inside the same view, can be copied, and can be passed straight into background removal.
Background removal
Upload an image and choose the right remove-background engine for the run.
Archive and output folders stay reachable from the same workflow.
Auto-save and auto-remove-after-generation can be controlled from settings.
Settings from Account through Features
Settings cover the full visible product surface, from profile controls to language, Image Studio, voice, and the advanced feature toggles.
Account
Profile, display name, plan status, and logout.
Terminal
Fonts, cursor, CLI backend, session mode, CLI paths, and startup presets.
Look
Avatars, language, wallpaper, UI scale, brightness, accent color, chat font, and themes.
Agent
Providers, API keys, OAuth, model selection, Smart Helpers, and persona.
Image Studio
Gemini key, fal.ai key, folders, default engine, BiRefNet model, and resolution.
Voice
Whisper or browser STT, ElevenLabs TTS, language, speed, and usage counters.
Features
Sound, buddy notifications, autoDream, Proactive Agent, Coordinator, and Telegram Gateway.
About
App info, changelog, and general orientation.
Work faster with keyboard shortcuts
IXIOM is clearly built with keyboard-first usage in mind. The main paths through sessions, panels, search, and layouts are directly reachable by shortcut.
Frequently asked questions
If you just need the short answer for one part of the product, this is the fastest way to get it.
Do I need to use the same backend for every session?
No. Each new session can start with its own backend, and IXIOM keeps multiple live sessions open at the same time.
What is the difference between chat and terminal?
Chat is built for guided AI work with attachments, tool cards, and choice bars. Terminal shows the real CLI session with terminal input and terminal output.
Can I use my own models or endpoints?
Yes. The Agent area supports a custom provider with your own base URL and model name, and the built-in providers support API keys or OAuth where available.
What does Image Studio cover?
Image Studio bundles image generation, prompt refinement, reference images, aspect ratios, and background removal, including archive and output-folder handling.
Are Collab and Buddy separate systems?
Yes. Collab is for shared sessions, tasks, and voice. Buddy is the companion layer with collection, battles, upgrades, and friend duels.
Which providers and CLIs does IXIOM support?
Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Google Gemini, Moonshot Kimi, xAI Grok, plus Shell, WSL Linux, OpenClaw, and custom providers with your own base URL and API keys.
Collab, Friends, and Buddy
IXIOM mixes live collaboration with social tooling and its own companion system. These parts work together, but they still stay clearly separated.
Collab
Host or join by code, choose guest permissions, share tasks in the board, and keep voice chat running with either VAD or push-to-talk.
Friends
Search users, manage requests, track presence, invite people into collab, and launch buddy duels from the widget itself.
Buddy
Buddy covers sanctuary, collection, equipment, battle, and upgrades, including feed, revive, monster encounters, XP, and Flux progression.