Live sessions on every surface
Watch every Nova prompt, tool call, and diff stream in real time — desktop, web portal, iOS and Android. The session runs on your machine; the view follows you.
Your agents. Your environment.
Nova,inside Glueprint.
Nova by Compass AI - a fully-fledged software engineer at your command. Glueprint runs Nova over the Agent Client Protocol it already speaks — adding live sessions on every device, approvals from your phone, parallel worktrees, schedules, and memory.
Your provider account. Your code. A workspace to bring them together.
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Your chosen agent.A shared workspace.
Nova is a terminal-first AI coding assistant from the Compass Agentic Platform, distributed via npm as '@compass-ai/nova' and built on Node.js 18 or newer. It is MIT-licensed open source and works in the terminal as well as through Zed and JetBrains IDEs via the Agent Client Protocol, with companion desktop and web apps. Nova offers a 200K-token context window, a three-tier approval system (manual, auto, strict), automatic file backups with an /undo rollback, session save and load, and real-time cost and token tracking. It supports Anthropic Claude models, local Ollama, and providers including GLM, Minimax, Kimi, and Gemini, switchable mid-session.
Nova by Compass AI - a fully-fledged software engineer at your command.
Nova connects over the open Agent Client Protocol. One generic adapter implements the protocol's client side, so Nova gets the same surfaces as every other harness.
Everything below works with the Nova CLI you have today — no migration, no new account for the model, no lock-in. Uninstall Glueprint and your terminal workflow is exactly as it was.
Note
Best forDevelopers wanting a privacy-conscious, multi-provider terminal agent with strong undo and approval controls.
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Make it part ofyour next project.
Set up the integration on each machine where the agent will run.
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Open the ACP catalog
On each execution host, open Settings -> Agents -> Browse ACP catalog and choose Nova.
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Install and initialize
Glueprint installs the registry distribution for Nova, starts it, and completes the ACP initialize handshake.
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Start a project session
Choose Nova from a project or worktree and use the capabilities reported by that installed build.
The process stays on its host. Remote access follows your Glueprint plan and the capabilities of the installed agent.
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A direct connection.A shared view of the work.
Glueprint adds the workspace around the agent. Its provider account and configuration stay with the CLI.
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Glueprint spawns Nova, not a fork
Glueprint finds the Nova binary you installed and spawns it, then speaks the Agent Client Protocol — JSON-RPC 2.0 over stdio — to drive it. Same CLI, same authentication; Glueprint just wraps the session.
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Output streams as structure
Message chunks, tool calls, and tool-call updates from Nova arrive as protocol notifications and render as the same live, typed timeline every Glueprint session gets — watchable from desktop, browser, or phone.
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Permission requests become approval cards
When Nova asks to write a file or run a command, the protocol's permission request surfaces as an inline approval card on whatever device you're holding. Approve, deny, or auto-allow per tool.
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One adapter, the whole fleet
Because Nova speaks ACP, adding it is a catalog entry, not an engineering project — the same adapter runs every other agent in the registry, so you can tile them side by side.
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Know what’savailable.
Some features come from Glueprint. Others depend on what the installed agent supports or reports when it connects.
| Capability | Status | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| MIT licensed, Node.js 18+, via npm | Runtime | Confirmed when the installed agent connects. |
| Three-tier approval: manual, auto, strict | Runtime | Confirmed when the installed agent connects. |
| File backups with /undo rollback | Runtime | Confirmed when the installed agent connects. |
| Multiple providers: Claude, Ollama, GLM, Gemini, more | Runtime | Confirmed when the installed agent connects. |
| Mid-session model switching and 200K context | Runtime | Confirmed when the installed agent connects. |
Check the connected agent for its available models, modes, and permissions. Learn about ACP
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Your tools.Clear boundaries.
Credentials and model access follow the provider. Glueprint brings the surrounding work into one place.
Glueprint surface
Approve from your phone
Permission prompts arrive as approval cards wherever you are. Kick off a refactor at your desk, approve the file writes from the couch.
Glueprint surface
Parallel sessions across worktrees
Run several Nova sessions side by side, each in its own git worktree, with diffs, history, and a three-pane conflict resolver alongside.
Glueprint surface
Mix harnesses in one mosaic
Tile Nova next to Claude Code, Codex, and the rest of the ACP fleet in the Command Center. The protocol differs; the surface doesn't.
Glueprint surface
Persistent assistants
Promote it to an assistant: persona, constitution, long-term memory, and a daily journal on disk, loaded into every wake.
Glueprint surface
Routines on a schedule
Wake it on cron: triage the inbox every 30 minutes, sweep PRs at 9am, run the nightly cleanup. Quiet hours and watermarks prevent re-fires.
Glueprint surface
Analytics per harness
Messages, sessions, and output tokens computed from session logs — compare Nova against Claude Code, Codex, and your other ACP agents.
Glueprint surface
Encrypted to the relay
Remote viewing rides AES-256-GCM envelope encryption. The relay routes; it cannot read.
AG-406A few useful answersNotes
Before youstart building.
Q.01Can I run Nova with Glueprint?
Yes. Nova is registered in the official Agent Client Protocol registry, and Glueprint implements the protocol's client side. It spawns the Nova CLI you already installed and drives it over JSON-RPC 2.0 — adding live sessions, inline approvals, worktrees, and remote control.
Q.02Do I need a separate Nova subscription or API key?
No. Glueprint doesn't resell model access. Nova authenticates exactly the way its vendor designed — its own login, subscription, or API key. Glueprint spawns the binary and speaks the protocol; it doesn't sit between you and the model provider.
Q.03Can I run Nova from my phone?
Sessions always run on your machines — a laptop, a desktop, or a server with the headless daemon. The iOS and Android app streams Nova sessions live, lets you send follow-ups, and handles permission approvals from anywhere.
Q.04Can I run Nova next to Claude Code and Codex?
Yes — that's the point. Each harness is an adapter; sessions from all of them tile into the same Command Center, share the same task boards, and roll up in the same per-harness analytics.
Q.05Is my session content private?
Yes. Remote viewing routes AES-256-GCM-encrypted envelopes through the relay, which stores a wrapped key it cannot open — decryption happens on your devices. On the free local tier, session content never leaves your machine at all. See security.
AG-407Go to the sourceOfficial resources
Officialresources.
Nova · Registry version 1.1.59; proprietary; capabilities are validated on the execution host.
Agent information is sourced from Nova's official site.
AG-408Keep exploringThe same workspace
More agents.The same workspace.
AG-409 The local tier is free
Your next project.A place to begin.
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