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Installation

# YOLO
curl -fsSL https://opencode.ai/install | bash

# Package managers
npm i -g opencode-ai@latest        # or bun/pnpm/yarn
scoop install opencode             # Windows
choco install opencode             # Windows
brew install anomalyco/tap/opencode # macOS and Linux (recommended, always up to date)
brew install opencode              # macOS and Linux (official brew formula, updated less)
sudo pacman -S opencode            # Arch Linux (Stable)
paru -S opencode-bin               # Arch Linux (Latest from AUR)
mise use -g opencode               # Any OS
nix run nixpkgs#opencode           # or github:anomalyco/opencode for latest dev branch

Tip

Remove versions older than 0.1.x before installing.

Desktop App (BETA)

OpenCode is also available as a desktop application. Download directly from the releases page or opencode.ai/download.

Platform	Download
macOS (Apple Silicon)	opencode-desktop-mac-arm64.dmg
macOS (Intel)	opencode-desktop-mac-x64.dmg
Windows	opencode-desktop-windows-x64.exe
Linux	.deb, .rpm, or .AppImage

# macOS (Homebrew)
brew install --cask opencode-desktop
# Windows (Scoop)
scoop bucket add extras; scoop install extras/opencode-desktop

Installation Directory

The install script respects the following priority order for the installation path:

1. $OPENCODE_INSTALL_DIR - Custom installation directory
2. $XDG_BIN_DIR - XDG Base Directory Specification compliant path
3. $HOME/bin - Standard user binary directory (if it exists or can be created)
4. $HOME/.opencode/bin - Default fallback

# Examples
OPENCODE_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/bin curl -fsSL https://opencode.ai/install | bash
XDG_BIN_DIR=$HOME/.local/bin curl -fsSL https://opencode.ai/install | bash

Agents

OpenCode includes two built-in agents you can switch between with the Tab key.

• build - Default, full-access agent for development work
• plan - Read-only agent for analysis and code exploration
  • Denies file edits by default
  • Asks permission before running bash commands
  • Ideal for exploring unfamiliar codebases or planning changes

Also included is a general subagent for complex searches and multistep tasks. This is used internally and can be invoked using @general in messages.

Subagents are specialized agent types that a primary agent can invoke for a task. Teammates are different: they are background child sessions in an agent team, each with its own name, agent type, role prompt, dependencies, mailbox messages, and optional plan approval. A teammate can run a subagent type, but "teammate" is the team coordination role, not an agent mode.

Learn more about agents.

Feature Highlights

Agent Teams (Experimental)

Agent teams let one lead session coordinate multiple background teammate sessions for work that can be split across specialists.

• Enable with "experimental": { "agent_teams": true } in opencode.json
• Spawn teammates with their own agent type, model, role prompt, dependencies, and optional plan approval
• Coordinate through mailbox messages, broadcasts, shared task lists, and automatic dependency unblocking
• Use the TUI team panel to inspect teammate status, pending questions, shared tasks, messages, and shutdown controls
• Generate post-run effectiveness reports with team_report or /team-report, including throughput, lifecycle, dependency, messaging, cost, token, and evaluation summaries
• Inspect teams through the HTTP API and generated JavaScript SDK, including /team/{teamID}/eval for deterministic DAG-based evaluation findings

Subagents cannot create nested agent teams, and team tools stay scoped to lead and teammate sessions.

Learn more in the agent teams docs.

Session Export

opencode export now includes child sessions recursively, so exported JSON captures subagent and teammate work along with the lead session.

Repository Memory

Repository memory indexes local git history and high-activity file summaries so agents can use historical localization hints before reading source. It is enabled by default, but tools require an index from opencode memory index. Disable it with "memory": { "enabled": false }. Memory is historical, so agents must verify every hint against current source before editing.

Learn more in the memory docs.

Documentation

For more info on how to configure OpenCode, head over to our docs.

Contributing

If you're interested in contributing to OpenCode, please read our contributing docs before submitting a pull request.

Useful contributor helpers:

• bun run dev:build builds the OpenCode package with the single-binary build shortcut
• /clarify narrows underspecified requests before planning or implementation
• /spec-planner drafts repo-style implementation specs with verification slices
• /init runs guided AGENTS.md setup and adds the repo's required coding principles
• /team-report runs the team report tool for the active or most recent team session

Building on OpenCode

If you are working on a project that's related to OpenCode and is using "opencode" as part of its name, for example "opencode-dashboard" or "opencode-mobile", please add a note to your README to clarify that it is not built by the OpenCode team and is not affiliated with us in any way.

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