{"repo":"phuetz/code-buddy","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/phuetz/code-buddy","clone":"git clone https://github.com/phuetz/code-buddy.git","description":"Open-source multi-provider AI coding agent — terminal + Electron desktop (Cowork) + 24/7 multi-AI fleet, free-first on local Ollama. Opt-in, human-gated evolutionary self-improvement that ingests research to set its own goals. 15 LLM providers (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok), ~110 tools, MCP, voice+vision companion.","language":"TypeScript","stars":34,"topics":["agentic","ai-agent","ai-coding-assistant","autonomous-agents","cli","coding-agent","developer-tools","electron","llm","mcp"],"license":"MIT","category":"ai-agents","readme_excerpt":"Code Buddy The open-source AI coding agent that runs free, on your own machine Watch a local model reason on screen, then use real tools to do the work — no cloud, no API bill, $0 . Or bring any of 15 providers (Claude, GPT, Grok, Gemini, …) with automatic failover. From your terminal, a desktop app, your phone, or a 24/7 service. No lock-in. A local model reasons, then uses a tool to create a real file — $0.0001 , no cloud. More demos → - 🆓 Free & local-first — runs entirely on local Ollama ( $0 ) , any of 15 providers with auto-failover, or a flat-fee ChatGPT Plus/Pro login (no API metering). - 🧠 Reasoning you can watch — local models think step-by-step on screen, then call tools to act. See the live captures. - 🛠️ 110 tools — edit, shell, web search, browser, PDFs/Office, a skills marketplace, and MCP connectors to extend it. - 🖥️ Runs everywhere — terminal TUI, the Cowork desktop app, an HTTP/WebSocket server, your phone, or a 24/7 background service — one core engine. - 🤝 Multi-AI Fleet — peers observe each other live and call each other's models & read-only tools ( peer.chat / peer.tool.invoke ) across your network. - 👁️ Personal companion (optional) — bidirectional voice, opt-in camera/presence, persistent memory, and 20+ messaging channels. Don't take our word for it — see it work, reproduce it yourself ✅. Every headline claim above, with the exact command and the real $0 output (local model writes code + a passing test, goal mode, the desktop app, the autonomou","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/phuetz","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/phuetz/code-buddy/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}