winget install --id=JeffLepp.AgentsRideShotgun -e ARS gives coding agents like Claude Code and Codex a second Windows desktop, so they can open apps, click and test while your mouse, keyboard and windows stay yours. A small corner window shows what the agent is doing. Everything runs locally.
Without ARS With ARS
Stop letting agents take the wheel. Give them a desktop of their own and let them ride shotgun. Agents can still perform full computer use while their ARS workspace stays out of your way. Token efficient, all local, and automatic.
Installer
Download ARS-Setup.exe and run it.
WinGet (pending Microsoft review)
winget install AgentsRideShotgun
Build from source
Requires the .NET 10 SDK on Windows 10 (build 19041) or later.
git clone https://github.com/JeffLepp/AgentsRideShotgun
cd AgentsRideShotgun
dotnet build app/ARS.csproj -c Release
The Windows package targets x64 Windows 10 build 19041 or later and x64 Windows 11. It bundles .NET 10. Browser work needs an installed Edge or Chrome, and desktop work needs a signed-in interactive Windows session.
Settings → General → Separate browser profile is off by default. ARS connects to your running Chrome or Edge and uses the same sign-ins in its own background tabs. It does not copy your passwords, cookies or browser profile. Click Connect my browser, enable remote debugging in the browser's Inspect page, and allow the browser's connection request. Live session access requires a browser version that supports this permission flow, such as Chrome 144 or later. The browser asks permission for each connection.
Turn the setting on to keep a separate browser profile for each workspace. Changes apply when a browser next opens. Double-click a working card or recent workspace to open it fullscreen; Esc returns to the compact strip. Ctrl+Enter opens a focused card fullscreen too.
Anyone can use, modify, and share ARS under the MIT License.
