Alphacode

AlphaCode: Open-Source AI Coding Agent for Your Terminal

Built in Rust. Understands your codebase, edits files, runs commands and tests, drives Firefox, controls desktop apps, and verifies its own work.

Works with Claude, GPT, Gemini, GitHub Copilot, OpenRouter, and local models (Ollama, LM Studio). Start free, no API key required.

Quick start · Demo · Features · Docs · Website · Releases · Firefox Agent · Report a bug

Install in 30 seconds

macOS / Linux

Windows (PowerShell)

Then run alphacode doctor and alphacode. On Windows, alphacode --gui opens the desktop interface. Full walkthrough in the Quick start.

Find what you need

Full table of contents

- What is AlphaCode?
- Demo
- Quick start
- Features
- Firefox browser automation
- Desktop automation
- Swarm mode
- Sessions and memory
- Models and providers
- Built-in tools, skills, and MCP
- Security testing and bug bounty workflows
- Safety and reliability
- Benchmarks
- Installation options
- Configuration
- Commands and shortcuts
- Troubleshooting
- Uninstall
- FAQ
- Use cases
- Project links
- Security reporting
- Contributing

What is AlphaCode?

AlphaCode is an open-source AI coding agent written in Rust that runs in your terminal. Instead of only suggesting code in a chat window, it works directly in your development environment. It can inspect a repository, plan a task, edit files, run commands and tests, search the web, operate a real Firefox session, interact with native desktop applications, and report what it verified.

It belongs to the same category as terminal coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex CLI, Aider, and OpenCode, with a focus on a small memory footprint, real-browser and desktop automation, and model freedom.

The workflow is understand, plan, execute, observe, verify, and it ends…