Keep Amp.
Give it your machines.
AI Commander is not an alternative to Amp, Claude Code, Codex, ChatGPT, Cursor, Grok, Gemini, Windsurf, Continue, Cline, Roo Code, Zed, OpenCode, Qwen Code, or goose. It is the remote-machine harness those tools plug into over MCP: outbound-only shell, detached jobs that outlive the chat, and file transfer on hardware you already own.
Sibling harness pages: Cursor · Aider · Cline · Roo Code · Zed · OpenCode · Qwen Code · goose · Amp · Continue · Windsurf · Claude Code · Grok · Codex · ChatGPT · Gemini.
Connect Amp (MCP URL)
Amp (MCP docs) is a coding agent with first-class local and remote MCP servers. Point it at AI Commander’s hosted MCP endpoint:
Persist in user config (~/.config/amp/settings.json) or workspace
(.amp/settings.json) under amp.mcpServers:
Or store a personal remote definition on ampcode.com (available across Amp clients without a local settings file):
Full client matrix (Amp, Claude Code, Codex, ChatGPT, Cursor, Grok, Gemini, OpenCode, Qwen Code, goose, Continue, Windsurf, Cline, Roo Code, Zed, REST): Connect your AI client. Amp MCP docs: Customize → MCP.
First connect may open a one-time browser sign-in (OAuth Dynamic Client Registration).
For a code-only first hour without that flow, append ?anonymous=1 to the MCP URL.
For optional account features (saved aliases), add a header in config:
headers: { Authorization: "Bearer <your-key>" }
(Amp supports ${VAR_NAME} env substitution in settings).
What you get that the chat alone cannot
- Remote shell on Linux, macOS, and Windows — by session code or saved alias.
- Detached jobs for builds, training, and headless agents on the box that has the repo.
- Fleet list + GPU facts so Amp picks the right machine before it burns an hour.
- File courier (Pro) for checkpoints and diffs up to 100 MiB.
Not a replacement — a multiplier
| You already use | AI Commander adds |
|---|---|
| Amp | amp mcp add aicommander https://aicommander.dev/mcp |
| goose | goose session --with-streamable-http-extension "https://aicommander.dev/mcp" |
| Qwen Code | qwen mcp add --transport http aicommander https://aicommander.dev/mcp |
| OpenCode | opencode mcp add aicommander --url https://aicommander.dev/mcp |
| Claude Code | claude mcp add --transport http … → remote exec + jobs |
| Codex / ChatGPT | Same MCP endpoint or REST /api/v1/exec |
| Cursor | npx @aicommander/mcp stdio bridge → remote exec + jobs |
| Grok / Gemini | grok mcp add --transport http … / gemini mcp add |
| Cline / Roo Code / Zed | MCP settings / context_servers + bridge or remote URL |
| Continue / Windsurf | stdio bridge in Continue / Windsurf MCP config |
FAQ
Next steps
Install the agent on a machine you control, connect Amp via MCP URL to https://aicommander.dev/mcp, then ask for a real task on a remote box.