# What Does Xirp Do? Key Features, Use Cases, and Alternatives

DevFeed: [What Does Xirp Do? Key Features, Use Cases, and Alternatives](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-does-xirp-do-key-features-use-cases-and-alternatives-12316.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.port.io/blog/xirp-overview>)

Author: Zohar Einy

Published: 2026-08-18T14:34:23Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Developer Experience & Platform Engineering Blog | Port](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/developer-experience-platform-engineering-blog-port.md>)

Topics: [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/codex.md>), [Claude Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude-code.md>), [macOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/macos.md>), [internal developer portal](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internal-developer-portal.md>), [Backstage](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backstage.md>), [MCP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mcp.md>), [sdlc](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdlc.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [agentic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic.md>), [ai-coding-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-coding-agents.md>), [backstage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backstage.md>), [claude-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude-code.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/codex.md>), [coding-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding-agents.md>), [gemini](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gemini.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [mcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp.md>), [sdlc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdlc.md>), [software-catalog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-catalog.md>)

## AI overview

Xirp is Spotify's macOS desktop app for running Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini in parallel persistent terminal sessions. It provides isolated git worktrees, preserves session context when switching agents, and can connect to Spotify Portal so agents receive software catalog context through MCP.

## Source excerpt

Xirp is Spotify's app for running AI coding agents in parallel sessions. What it does, when to use it, and the main alternatives.