AntigmaLabs/ante
Ghost in your shell. Ante is a self-contained agent harness with a highly optimized core. It works like Claude Code or Codex, with none of their dependencies or model constraints.
- Stars
- 2.0k
- Forks
- 73
- Open issues
- 13
- Last push
- today
About ante
ante is a free, open-source AI agent tool by AntigmaLabs, written mainly in Rust. Ghost in your shell. Ante is a self-contained agent harness with a highly optimized core. It works like Claude Code or Codex, with none of their dependencies or model constraints. It has 2.0k GitHub stars and 73 forks, and was last updated today. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Language
- Rust
- Stars
- 2,006
- Last update
- today
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not required
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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ante FAQ
Is ante free?
Yes. ante is open source and free to use. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does ante run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, ante works on macOS.
Does ante need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is ante still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 13 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to ante?
Similar free, open-source tools include hermes-agent, claude-code-best-practice, ponytail, paperclip.