cjhyy/codeshell
An open-source AI coding assistant for your terminal, inspired by Claude Code. Interact with your codebase directly from the command line.
- Stars
- 73
- Forks
- 3
- Open issues
- 0
- Last push
- today
codeshell star history
+3 this week
About codeshell
codeshell is a free, open-source AI coding tool by cjhyy, written mainly in TypeScript. An open-source AI coding assistant for your terminal, inspired by Claude Code. Interact with your codebase directly from the command line. It has 73 GitHub stars and 3 forks, and was last updated today. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- MIT
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 73
- Last update
- today
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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codeshell FAQ
Can I use codeshell commercially?
Yes. MIT is a permissive license: commercial use is allowed as long as you keep the license notice. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is codeshell free?
Yes. codeshell is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does codeshell run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, codeshell works on macOS.
Does codeshell need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is codeshell still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 0 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to codeshell?
Similar free, open-source tools include claude-code, claude-skills, claude-code-templates, graphify.
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