codewhale-hq/Codewhale
Open-source Rust agent engine and terminal client for Codewhale, with provider choice, tools, approvals and receipts.
- Stars
- 41k
- Forks
- 3.6k
- Open issues
- 205
- Last push
- today
About Codewhale
Codewhale is a free, open-source AI agent tool by codewhale-hq, written mainly in Rust. Open-source Rust agent engine and terminal client for Codewhale, with provider choice, tools, approvals and receipts. It has 41k GitHub stars and 3.6k 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
- Language
- Rust
- Stars
- 41,105
- 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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Codewhale FAQ
Is Codewhale free?
Yes. Codewhale is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does Codewhale run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, Codewhale works on macOS.
Does Codewhale need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is Codewhale still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 205 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to Codewhale?
Similar free, open-source tools include hermes-agent, ECC, paperclip, ponytail.