Codewhale
MCPMIT
Open-source Rust terminal coding agent that works with any model, hosted or local.
41k·AI Agents·Open source
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CodeWhale
MCPOpen sourceOpen-source terminal coding agent in Rust with MCP support, model flexibility, and community-driven development.
41kMIT
Open-source coding agent for your terminal, built in Rust and on a journey of continuous community improvement. Issues and PRs welcome.
Pros
- +Model-agnostic: supports hosted providers and local models via Ollama, vLLM, SGLang
- +Granular approval modes (Plan, Ask, Auto-Review, Full Access) for safety
- +Session persistence with /goal and /undo for long tasks
- +Extensible via MCP servers, skills, and hooks
Cons
- −Requires learning terminal TUI and command syntax
- −Setup may involve configuring providers and permissions
- −Sandboxing support is optional and platform-dependent
Target audience: Developers who want a customizable, terminal-based AI coding assistant with fine-grained control and local model support.
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