actually
Actually, this tool forces Claude Code agents into creative thinking by pitting them against each other as contrarian strategists. Discover unconventional approaches, and optionally implement them.
Great for brainstorming, and for rapidly implementing a suite of competing approaches for comparison.
Install
Usage
Important note: The Claude Code agents launched by actually run with --dangerously-skip-permissions because approvals for a fleet of agents is overwhelming. Besides. Be warned: If you run actually, the agents could do anything. No warranty, express or implied, etc.
Options
--headless- Skip interactive TUI, run with tracing output-n <count>- Number of parallel strategies (default: 3). Higher values force increasingly unconventional approaches.
Strategy preview
After sequential strategizing, a TUI will appear with a preview of each contrarian strategy. In the TUI, you can review the initial proposed strategies, edit them with your $EDITOR, chat with Claude Code about them, delete unfavorable strategies, add new strategies, or copy strategies to your clipboard.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
? |
Show keymaps |
↑/↓ or k/j |
Navigate |
Enter |
Edit strategy with $EDITOR |
t |
Chat about strategy with Claude |
o |
Add strategy |
d |
Delete strategy |
c |
Copy strategy to clipboard |
q |
Quit |
Below the strategies is a button: >>> Accept all and begin implementation <<<. Selecting it will launch several Claude Code agents in parallel who will perform the implementation for each strategy.
Behavior to expect
Generally, the first agent (C0) will produce the most obvious strategy. Subsequent agents' strategies will become increasingly "out-there" as they reject the previous agents' more mainstream strategies.
Most of the time, I use actually purely for brainstorming, and I exit actually instead of selecting >>> Accept all and begin implementation <<<. Implementation can be interesting if you want to see multiple approaches for side-by-side comparison, but usually the strategy review phase is enough to get some novel ideas.
AI Disclosure
Unsurprisingly, much of actually's code was produced by Claude Code.
License
Licensed under either MIT or Apache-2.0, at your option.