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gptme is a terminal AI agent with shell, files, browser, vision, and subagents — provider-agnostic
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Codewhale is an open-source dev tools project by codewhale-hq (codewhale-hq/Codewhale on GitHub). It has 41,082 GitHub stars and 3,568 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 8 October 2026.
Decide what you want from Codewhale and check the README and requirements to confirm it fits your setup and Rust environment.
Clone the repository from GitHub (github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale) or use the documented install channel if you do not need the source.
Follow the README quickstart to install dependencies and set any required configuration or credentials.
Work through the README's first example end to end, then adapt it to your own project or data.
A terminal client and agent engine written in Rust for coding work.
Choose between multiple model providers instead of being locked to one.
Tool actions go through an approvals flow so you control what executes.
Actions produce receipts, giving an auditable record of agent work.
Documented modes and permissions tune how autonomous the agent may be.
Supports MCP and multi-agent, multi-model workflows per the project topics.
Start by getting the source and entering the project directory.
git clone https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git
cd CodewhaleUse the install script, npm (`npm install -g codewhale`), or Cargo (`cargo install codewhale-cli --locked`).
curl -fsSL https://codewhale.net/install.sh | shLaunch it in your project and pick your provider and mode.
codewhale # see README for the exact commandIt is maintained by codewhale-hq and contributors on GitHub, where the repository github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale is the canonical home for code, issues and releases.
Yes — it is open source under the MIT license. Read the license in the repository for what is permitted, including any conditions on redistribution or commercial use.
Yes — you connect your own model provider account or API key.
Compared with Claude Code: Codewhale is provider-agnostic and Rust-based with an approvals-and-receipts model, while Claude Code is Anthropic's own Claude-only tool.
Clone github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale, follow the README quickstart to install it, and run the documented first example before adapting it to your own work.
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