Invoke

Invoke ships with four modes that map to how development actually flows. Agent mode lets the AI work autonomously through complex tasks and make decisions on its own, Plan mode keeps it in a thinking-and-outlining role before any code changes, Browser mode gives the agent access to web context, and Orchestrator mode coordinates sub-agents when a task has too many parts for one pass. You switch modes instead of rewriting prompts. That's the whole idea.

Boards turn planning into something you can see. You lay out features as cards, draw connections to show what depends on what, then hit Build to send the entire plan to an agent as a prompt. Canvas handles design work. Sandbox gives you a safe place to test ideas without touching your main project. It's a different way to brief an AI coding assistant than typing a paragraph and hoping the scope is right.

The API client is a REST tool inside the workspace. You can test endpoints, manage base URLs, chain requests, and scan your project for APIs. No jumping to Postman mid-task. Developers who build or consume services daily will notice the difference. That loop stays in the same window as the code.

Orchestrator mode can run several independent sub-agents at once, each in its own tab. On the Free plan you get up to three sub-agents, and the paid tiers raise that ceiling to 10, 50, or unlimited. When you're running the same task against different approaches, or clearing a pile of unrelated chores in a single sitting, this is the feature that changes what's realistic to finish in an afternoon.

Invoke supports more than 10 LLM providers. That list covers Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and local models through Ollama. Bring Your Own Keys means you can plug in your own API credentials and control provider choice and cost directly. Ollama integration matters if privacy or offline work is a priority, since the model runs on your own hardware.

Model Context Protocol support extends what the agent can reach. Skills are reusable bundles of instructions, scripts, and references you can apply across projects. A slash command creates skills, spawns agents, or scans your APIs. These pieces make Invoke feel less like a chatbot and more like a configurable coding tool. It's a genuine AI developer tool, not a wrapper.

The integrated terminal runs commands with AI assistance. You set which commands are allowed or blocked for safety. Checkpoints let you roll back to an earlier state, and you can restore either the conversation alone or the conversation and files together. For an agent that edits real code, that safety net is the difference between experimenting freely and hesitating.

Floating panels can be rearranged to fit how you like to work, a command palette handles navigation and actions, and themes are fully editable. Detached agent windows stay on top while you work elsewhere, and live preview shows changes as you make them, which means you can watch a refactor land without switching tabs to a browser. None of this is exotic, but it adds up to an environment you shape around your own habits.