Run advanced coding workflows with more control over models, context, privacy, and where your code is processed.
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Build with AI without giving up control
Most AI coding tools are tied to a hosted model, a closed interface, and infrastructure you cannot inspect or move.
That may work for simple tasks.
It becomes a limitation when your team needs stronger context handling, model flexibility, private deployment, reproducibility, or the ability to run AI close to your code.
Desktop Studio is a coding harness built for developers who want a full desktop workspace without being locked into a single provider or environment.
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Desktop Studio understands the files, structure, and working context of your project so AI can operate with more than a single prompt window. Give agents the information they need to inspect code, understand dependencies, and make changes with stronger awareness of the broader system.
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Choose the models that fit the task. Use frontier models for difficult reasoning, open models for cost efficiency, or private and local models when privacy, governance, or infrastructure constraints matter.
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Use Desktop Studio with cloud-based models, private infrastructure, on-premise environments, or optimized local models running directly on supported hardware.
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Use AI to create features, modify files, investigate issues, run commands, and work through multi-step development tasks. Desktop Studio is designed for software work, not just code suggestions.
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Maintain useful context across development sessions, repositories, and iterative work. Reduce the need to repeatedly explain architecture, technical decisions, constraints, and prior changes.
Start free, scale with usage.
$0
USD / month
Free
• Backboard API access
• R-CLI access
• Web/mobile workspace
• Basic memory and RAG access
• Basic usage analytics
• No credit card required
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$5
USD / month
Education
• Everything in Free
• Lower-cost access for students and researchers
• Memory and RAG access
• Active Context Management
• Usage analytics
• Tokens billed at provider price
$20
USD / month
Developer
• Everything in Education
• API, R-CLI, desktop, and web/mobile access
• Advanced memory and context tools
• Workflow and usage analytics
• BYOK support
• Tokens billed at provider price
$400
USD / month
Scale
• Everything in Developer
• Team workspace access
• Higher usage capacity
• Advanced analytics
• Shared billing and usage visibility
• Priority support
• Production workflow support
Built for teams that cannot compromise
R-CLI is designed for:
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Engineering teams building production software with AI
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Organizations with private or regulated codebases
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Teams evaluating multiple coding models
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Companies reducing dependency on hosted coding tools
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Developers working in restricted or disconnected environments
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Enterprises that need auditability, control, and deployment flexibility
Enterprise-ready.
Desktop Studio is designed so developers can inspect it, extend it, and adapt it to their workflows.
Organizations can run the desktop experience with the model providers and infrastructure they choose. As needs grow, Desktop Studio can connect to Backboard Platform services for persistent memory, routing, governance, optimization, and private deployment.
This creates a clear path from individual developer use to organization-wide AI development infrastructure.
Build software with AI on
infrastructure you control.
Use a desktop coding harness today. Connect it to sovereign AI infrastructure as your organization’s needs grow.