Codeany

An open-source AI-powered terminal agent for software engineering. Built in Go with Bubble Tea TUI and the Open Agent SDK.

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Quick Install

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codeany-ai/codeany/main/install.sh | sh

Or install from source:

go install github.com/codeany-ai/codeany/cmd/codeany@latest

Setup

Set your API key:

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="sk-ant-..."
# Or for OpenRouter / custom providers:
export CODEANY_API_KEY="sk-or-..."
export CODEANY_BASE_URL="https://openrouter.ai/api"
export CODEANY_MODEL="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5"

Usage

# Interactive mode
codeany

# With initial prompt
codeany "explain this codebase"

# Pipe mode
echo "what is 2+2" | codeany -p

# Print mode (non-interactive)
codeany --print -y "list files in src/"

# JSON output
echo "hello" | codeany -p -y --output-format json

# Skip permission prompts
codeany -y

# Use specific model
codeany -m opus-4-6

Slash Commands

Command	Description
/help	Show all commands
/model [name]	Switch model
/fast	Toggle faster model
/cost	Show token usage and cost
/clear	Clear conversation
/compact [hint]	Compact conversation
/plan [task]	Plan mode / plan a task
/commit [msg]	Git commit helper
/review [target]	Code review
/diff	Show git diff summary
/bug <desc>	Investigate a bug
/test [target]	Run tests
/init	Initialize project (create CODEANY.md)
/doctor	Environment diagnostics
/mcp	Manage MCP servers
/skills	List available skills
/plugin	List installed plugins
/hooks	Show configured hooks
/context	Show all context sources
/session	Session details
/files	Files accessed this session
/resume	List recent sessions
/export	Export conversation
/config	Show configuration
/permissions	Permission mode
/status	Session status
/quit	Exit

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key	Action
Enter	Send message
Shift+Enter	New line
Ctrl+C	Cancel / Exit
Ctrl+D	Exit (empty input)
Ctrl+L	Clear conversation
Ctrl+O	Toggle expand tool output
Up/Down	Input history
PgUp/PgDown	Scroll messages
Tab	Complete slash command
Esc	Clear input / close menu
! cmd	Run shell command

Configuration

Config directory: ~/.codeany/

~/.codeany/
├── settings.json      # Main config (model, permissions, MCP, hooks)
├── config.yaml        # YAML config (alternative)
├── permissions.json   # Persisted permission rules
├── memory/            # Memory files
├── sessions/          # Session history
├── skills/            # User skills
│   └── my-skill/
│       └── SKILL.md
└── plugins/           # Plugins
    └── my-plugin/
        ├── plugin.json
        └── skills/

settings.json

{
  "model": "sonnet-4-6",
  "permissionMode": "default",
  "maxTurns": 100,
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/tmp"]
    }
  },
  "hooks": {
    "preToolUse": [],
    "postToolUse": []
  }
}

Project Configuration

Create CODEANY.md (or CLAUDE.md) in your project root:

# Project Instructions

## Commands
- `npm test` to run tests
- `npm run build` to build

## Code Style
- Use TypeScript strict mode
- Prefer functional components

Also supports:

• CODEANY.local.md / CLAUDE.local.md — personal, gitignored
• .codeany/rules/*.md / .claude/rules/*.md — modular rules

Skills

Create custom skills in .codeany/skills/<name>/SKILL.md:

---
name: deploy
description: Deploy to production
argumentHint: <environment>
---

Deploy the application to $ARGUMENTS environment.
Run the deployment script and verify health checks.

Invoke with: /deploy staging

MCP Servers

Configure MCP servers in settings.json or manage with /mcp:

/mcp              # List servers
/mcp tools        # List available tools
/mcp reconnect X  # Reconnect server

Update

codeany update

License

MIT