ZCode

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About

Backgrind is an overlay window for AI coding agents, built for vibe coders and pro developers on macOS and Windows. It puts Claude Code, Cursor, or its hosted Grindy model in an always-on-top window that floats over whatever you are doing, so you can fire off a task, go build or play, and only get tapped when the agent actually needs you. Backgrind works as a thin frontend over the CLI you already use, keeping your login, history, hooks, and workflow intact while floating over your editor, browser, docs, or even a borderless full-screen game. The window can be dragged, stretched, recolored, faded through, summoned with a hotkey, or switched into click-through glance mode so your clicks and keystrokes pass straight to what is underneath. It flashes and chimes only when your agent needs approval, asks a question, or finishes. Backgrind also acts like a real mini-IDE, with a file tree, syntax-highlighted previews, rendered Markdown, and clickable file links.

About

ZCode is an Agentic Development Environment built to bring GLM-5.2 into real coding workflows, combining the best AI agents with existing tools so developers can plan, code, review, and deploy without friction. It is designed for long-context, long-horizon, and agentic coding tasks, helping users move from requirement understanding to implementation, verification, and review inside one stable desktop workspace. ZCode Agent is the default self-developed agent framework, deeply integrated with tasks, models, permissions, file references, execution modes, Git branch state, and commit flow, making it a strong fit for everyday development, task breakdown, multi-file edits, debugging, testing, project preview, and continuous project work. Built around GLM-5.2, ZCode keeps goals, files, terminal results, browser context, execution modes, and Git state in the same task, so complex work can continue without losing continuity.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Developers using AI coding agents that need to monitor, control, and coordinate multiple agents from a single always-on-top desktop interface

Audience

Developers seeking to plan, code, review, and deploy software with AI agents integrated into their existing development tools

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$7.50 per month
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

$16.20 per month
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Backgrind
Founded: 2026
United States
backgrind.com

Company Information

Z.ai
Founded: 2019
China
zcode.z.ai/

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Categories

AI Coding Agents Supported

Categories

Integrations

Claude Code Supported
Cursor Supported
Feishu Not Supported
GLM-5.2 Not Supported
GLM-5.3 Not Supported
HOL Guard Not Supported
Telegram Not Supported
WeChat Not Supported

Integrations

Claude Code Not Supported
Cursor Not Supported
Feishu Supported
GLM-5.2 Supported
GLM-5.3 Supported
HOL Guard Supported
Telegram Supported
WeChat Supported
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