Checked on 2026-09-29
Coming from Warp
If Warp was where you ran your coding agents, here's what carries over to DMN, what's different, and how to switch in a few minutes.
What carries over
- Command blocks: each command marked with its exit status.
- A command palette: the omnibox, Ctrl+P, for commands, files, code search and panes.
- Themes: six of them.
- Tabs of panes: workspaces, each with its own layout.
- Clickable output: a
path:lineopens the file at that line.
What's different
- Bring your own agents. DMN has no AI of its own: it runs Claude Code, Codex and others side by side.
- An engine they share: code search in one call, notes they pass on, and claims on files.
- Free, and no account.
- Windows only, for now. Warp runs on Mac, Linux and Windows.
Where the two are heading
Warp's home page now leads with "open infrastructure for cloud software factories", aimed at teams automating their software work in the cloud; its terminal is still available. DMN goes the other way: a workspace on your own machine for one person running many agents, with an engine that makes those agents cheaper to run.
Switch in three steps
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Install DMN
From the download page. No account.
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Connect your agents
dmn skill-init --apply -
Open your project and start agents
DMN indexes the project in the background. + agent in the Fleet panel starts Claude Code or Codex.
Questions
Can I keep Warp as my terminal?
Yes. The engine works with agents in any terminal: after dmn skill-init --apply, Claude Code or
Codex running in Warp can ask DMN too. You just won't have DMN's Fleet panel around them.
Does DMN have an AI assistant built in?
No. It runs the coding agents you already use, with your own subscriptions.