Cntrl Console and the agent

Cntrl Console shows your servers and devices live from anywhere, and lets you act on them. Each machine runs the open-source agent in crates/cntrl-agent, written in Rust. It opens one TLS connection out to Console, so nothing on the machine listens and there's no port to forward.

• Try it: the live demo, with made-up machines and no account, or console.cntrl.pw, free for 3 machines with no card.
• Add a machine: one command from Console, on Linux, macOS or Windows (beta). See Add a device.
• What Console can ask a machine to do: every operation is in crates/cntrl-protocol/src/ops.rs, each behind a permission the machine's own policy grants. See Permissions.
• Signed commands: a machine can require every change to be signed in a browser you trust, and checks the signature itself. See Signed commands and Security.

Cntrl Bridge

The programmable API for your desktop. Script your workspace with standard HTTP/WebSockets.

Apps

Packages

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 22
• pnpm 10.x
• Rust (for Bridge app)

Setup

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Run all apps in dev mode
pnpm dev

# Run specific apps
pnpm dev:bridge   # Tauri desktop app
pnpm dev:hub      # Dashboard
pnpm dev:docs     # Documentation
pnpm dev:web      # Website

Building

# Build all apps
pnpm build

# Build Bridge desktop app
pnpm build:bridge

Bridge App

The Bridge app is a Tauri 2 desktop application that:

• Runs a local HTTP/WebSocket agent for programmable control
• Provides system stats, media control, and power management APIs
• Supports auto-updates with stable and beta channels

Auto-Update Channels

Updates are delivered through GitHub Releases:

The app automatically selects the update channel based on its version:

• Stable versions check latest-stable.json
• Beta versions check latest-beta.json

Releasing

# Release stable version
git tag v1.0.0
git push origin v1.0.0

# Release beta version
git tag v1.0.0-beta.1
git push origin v1.0.0-beta.1

GitHub Actions will automatically build and publish to the appropriate channel.

Tech Stack

• Turborepo + pnpm - Monorepo management
• Tauri 2 - Desktop app framework
• React 19 - UI framework
• SolidJS - Bridge app frontend
• TanStack - Router, Query, Form
• Tailwind CSS - Styling

License

MIT