Describe Review Approve Inspect: A Coding Agent Loop Built for Control
Most local coding agents force a false choice: YOLO the desktop , or approve every tool call until you give up . Cue is built for a third path. It is a Windows 11 Electron coding agent (MIT) that uses Codex CLI for the model path on the host, runs workspace actions under AppContainer workers, and freezes a human-readable execution envelope before anything mutates your files. You describe a goal,…
Most coding agents force a false dichotomy: fully automated, unrestricted control or endless approval prompts. Cue offers a third option for Windows 11 coding tasks. This desktop Electron coding agent uses Codex CLI and runs actions within AppContainer workers. Before any file changes, Cue freezes a visible execution envelope and makes outcomes inspectable.
The workflow consists of four steps: Describe the coding goal, Review the scope and execution envelope, Approve or cancel, and Inspect the progress and result. If canceled, no execution begins. The security approach is to freeze the envelope before running, confining mutation inside the approved worktree. The execution envelope defines the human-approved scope for a coding run, and once approved, it does not expand.
Workspace mutation remains within the approved worktree, and the model runs on the host using Codex CLI. Workspace actions execute in AppContainer workers under the envelope. After approval, the outcome appears as completed, blocked, or human-required, providing clear proof of staying within approved bounds. Stop can terminate the controller and workers at any time.
Cue aims to provide a narrower product contract, avoiding unlimited trust or infinite micro-prompts. The 34-second demo showcases the control UX, focusing on goal, envelope review, approval, and ledger, but does not prove completion time, unlimited tooling, or nested workers.
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