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Cubicle
A live pixel-art office for your AI agents that shows who is working, waiting, or failing.
16 GitHub starsMIT licensedZero dependenciesWorks with Paperclip, Claude Code, Codex, GeminiRead-only by design
Opportunity score
43/100
A clever open-source utility with solid integrations but no proven revenue or distribution, making it better as inspiration than as a direct business.
Founder verdict
MAYBE
Clever open-source tool, but a weak standalone business; the real opportunity is a paid team control plane for AI coding agents.
What is Cubicle?
Cubicle is an open-source Node.js tool that visualizes AI coding agents as pixel-art office workers, supporting Paperclip, Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, and any custom JSON feed. It is read-only by design, has zero dependencies, and runs locally or via npx. The project has 16 GitHub stars, 2 forks, and 76 commits, with no visible monetization. It is best understood as an early-stage developer utility and a source of inspiration for agent observability products rather than a proven business.
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