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eman134/eman-openagent

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0PowerShellAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5Setup · easy

TLDR

eman-openagent adds a Windows Explorer right-click menu that instantly launches your preferred command-line AI coding agent in the current folder.

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    What it does
      Right-click launch AI agent
      Auto-detects installed agents
      Windows Terminal picker
    Tech stack
      PowerShell
      Windows Terminal
    Use cases
      Launch Claude Code fast
      Switch between agents
      Pin fixed agent
    Setup
      Remote installer script
      Requires Windows 10 or 11
      Requires Windows Terminal

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Launch Claude Code, Codex, Copilot CLI, or another installed AI agent directly from Windows Explorer.

USE CASE 2

Quickly switch between multiple installed AI coding agents using a right-click picker.

USE CASE 3

Pin a fixed default AI agent that always launches regardless of recent usage.

USE CASE 4

Add support for a custom or newly released AI agent by editing a simple configuration file.

What is it built with?

PowerShellWindows Terminal

How does it compare?

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Requires Windows 10 or 11, Windows Terminal, and at least one command-line AI agent already installed on your PATH.

No license information is stated in the README.

In plain English

eman-openagent adds a right-click option to Windows Explorer that instantly launches whatever command-line AI coding agent you last used, right in the folder you clicked on. It supports many popular agents, including Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot CLI, Gemini CLI, Aider, Cursor Agent, DeepSeek, Amazon Q Developer, Qwen Code, Goose, and OpenCode. If more than one of these is installed on your computer, a second menu item called Choose Agent appears, opening a picker inside Windows Terminal where you can select which one to launch by clicking, using arrow keys, or typing its number. The tool automatically detects which agents you have installed by checking whether their commands are available on your system, so if you install a new agent later, it simply shows up the next time you use the menu, with no extra setup needed. Whichever agent you pick becomes the new default for the quick Open Agent option, so it always points to whatever you used most recently by default. Installation is done through a PowerShell script, either by cloning the repository and running an install script, or by running a one-line remote installer command that downloads and sets everything up automatically. The tool only modifies settings for your own Windows user account and does not require administrator rights. It requires Windows 10 or 11, Windows PowerShell, Windows Terminal, and at least one supported AI agent already installed and available on your system path. Beyond the default behavior, you can customize how the picker orders agents: by most recently used, by most frequently used, or fixed to always the same chosen agent regardless of your usage. These settings, along with the full list of supported agents and the commands used to detect and launch them, are stored in editable configuration files on your computer, so you can add support for agents not included by default.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Walk me through installing eman-openagent using the remote PowerShell installer.
Prompt 2
Explain how eman-openagent detects which AI coding agents are installed on my Windows machine.
Prompt 3
Show me how to edit agents.json to add support for a new command-line AI agent in eman-openagent.
Prompt 4
How do I switch eman-openagent's Choose Agent ordering from most recently used to a fixed agent?

Frequently asked questions

What is eman-openagent?

eman-openagent adds a Windows Explorer right-click menu that instantly launches your preferred command-line AI coding agent in the current folder.

What language is eman-openagent written in?

Mainly PowerShell. The stack also includes PowerShell, Windows Terminal.

What license does eman-openagent use?

No license information is stated in the README.

How hard is eman-openagent to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is eman-openagent for?

Mainly developer.

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