Wait together. 

Idle is a free desktop app that lets you play a quick game of chess, blackjack, tic-tac-toe or rock paper scissors with someone nearby while your AI coding agent, such as Claude Code or Codex, is busy working on a task. It runs on Mac and, in beta, Windows.

When you connect it, Idle adds a small hook to Claude Code and/or Codex that tells Idle when the agent starts and stops working. The hook sends only the word busy or idle to your own computer. Idle does not read your prompts, your code or your files.

Other people running Idle on the same Wi-Fi or office network, or in the same office through an invite link, even if they work from home. You can also switch on nearby play to be matched with Idle players in your city or region.

Yes, if you switch on nearby play, which is off until you choose it. Idle works out roughly where you are, to city level, from your internet connection (it never uses GPS), and can match you with other players in your city, then your region or country if nobody closer is free. Other players see only your first name, and you can switch it off at any time.

Yes. Idle is free to download and use, and no money or prizes are staked on any game. Future versions may add more games and features; anything involving payments would be optional and introduced separately.

Idle works with Claude Code and Codex, on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1 or later) and on Windows 10 or 11 (beta). Linux is planned but not available yet.

Idle is an early, independent app. It is not yet notarised by Apple or code-signed for Windows, so your computer will warn you when you first open it. It does not read your prompts, code or files, and the Trust page lists every file it touches and every connection it makes, with commands you can run to check. The Help menu on this page can also hand the installer to Claude or ChatGPT for an independent review.

Click the share icon in the Idle popup, copy the invite link and send it. They open it, install Idle and click Join, and you can then find each other even if you are on different networks.

Click the speech-bubble icon next to the share icon in the Idle popup and type. Feedback is anonymous: it sends only your message, the app version and your operating system.

No. A small bar drops down a few seconds after your agent starts working, you can ignore it, and it disappears when the agent finishes. It never takes the keyboard focus, so it won't swallow what you are typing.