FoxPlug

Zenbu launch: what they're building and where to launch next

FoxPlug writes launch posts from what a startup ships and matches it to the launch communities that fit it. This page shows what Zenbu is building and where it could launch next; if it is your startup, start free below.

What they're building

The extensible IDE for coding agents

Batch
Y Combinator Spring 2026
Industry
B2B
Team size
1
Based
San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote

Founders

zenbu.dev ↗

See their funding details ↗

Zenbu on the record

What they shipped

  • From its YC profile: Zenbu is an extensible IDE for orchestrating coding agents. Shape it around exactly how you and your team work. (source)

Who is behind it

  • Rob Pruzan, Founder/CEO: I build developer tools. I was a software engineer at Vercel on the Next.js core team, and co-authored React Scan, an open source tool now at 22k GitHub stars and 800k weekly installs. Now I'm building Zenbu, an extensible IDE for coding agents. (source)

Code

  • GitHub organization zenbu-labs: 9 public repositories, 4871 stars in total, mostly TypeScript; most starred is terminal-browser (2692 stars, Rust); last push 2026-09-04 (read 2026-09-06). (source)

Timeline

  1. 2026: founded, per its YC profile. (source)
  2. 2026-06-03: Launch YC post "Zenbu - The extensible IDE for managing coding agents", tagline "An IDE for coding agents, shaped by the way you work", 5 upvotes when read. (source)

Other B2B software launches on FoxPlug

  • Ascii: The best cloud VMs for billions of agents
  • Assemble: AI Coworkers for IT teams
  • Axelrod: Boutique Hotels that run themselves

Where else to launch Zenbu

  • Product Hunt ↗
    Self-promotion allowedFree
  • Hacker News (Show HN) ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Hacker News readers; engineers, technical founders, infra-curious people
  • Indie Hackers Forum ↗
    Self-promotion allowed
    Audience: IndieHackers; bootstrapped solo founders sharing revenue and behind-the-scenes
  • Demand Curve ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • Dev Hunt ↗
    Self-promotion allowedFree
  • No Code Founders ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • OnlineGeniuses ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • Product Makers ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group

Is this your startup? Start free

Start free →

After you sign up, your new project setup opens with zenbu.dev filled in, then a short onboarding. Already signed in? It opens the setup straight away. See what each plan includes.

Featured on FoxPlug badge

Featured on FoxPlug: Zenbu