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SideButton vs Agent HUD

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SideButton compared with Agent HUD
DetailSideButton logo SideButtonAgent HUD logo Agent HUD
What it doesMulti-agent orchestration platform for AI coding agents Monitor quotas, tokens and coding agent sessions from your screen edge on Mac, iPhone and Apple Watch
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PricingOpen-source MCP server is free. SideButton Portal offers a free trial with paid tiers for Business and Enterprise plans (pricing details to be announced). Agent HUD (Mac app): Free. Agent HUD Remote: From $2.99 a month (1 Mac early-bird price), $4.99 regular; yearly plans from $29.99 early-bird to $49.99 regular. 2 Mac plans: $4.99/$7.99 monthly, $49.99/$79.99 yearly. 3 Mac plans: $5.99/$9.99 monthly, $59.99/$99.99 yearly. First week free on all plans
Key features
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server with 40+ Tools
  • Native Claude Code Integration
  • Role-based agent assignment (PM, QA, SD, SE)
  • Playbooks for workflow orchestration
  • Real-time fleet monitoring and cost tracking
  • Jira and GitHub integration
  • Browser automation capabilities
  • Installable knowledge packs
  • Self-hosted deployment option
  • Quotas, balances and reset times displayed at screen edge with color-coded status indicators
  • Approve or deny tool calls and answer agent questions directly from the HUD
  • One-click navigation back to any session's thread, tab or terminal pane
  • Three display modes: Notch, Simple and Dynamic for different screen layouts
  • Detailed token usage analysis by time, agent, model, session, turn and call
  • Built-in MCP server for agent-to-agent communication
  • iPhone and Apple Watch apps with iCloud sync for remote access
  • Voice input on Apple Watch to create new sessions
What makes it different
  • Role-based agents that specialize by layer (QA, frontend, backend, senior review) rather than generalist agents
  • Runs on your own infrastructure with full integration into existing tools (Jira, GitHub, your cloud)
  • Open-source MCP server that can be self-hosted independently
  • Proven production results with 95% quality acceptance rate
  • Achieves 50 tickets shipped per day with just 5 agents running 24/7
  • Unified view of quotas and sessions for 18 agents on one screen edge
  • Built-in MCP server allows agents to communicate with each other and customize the UI
  • Works offline on iPhone with cached data and requires no separate account
  • End-to-end encrypted iCloud sync for Agent HUD Remote with no server access to data
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)6 −1 (down) since last check4 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)93
Citation Flow (Majestic)3020
Referring domains (Majestic)5612

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