jamro/tiny-engineer
A small desktop robot that brings an AI coding assistant to life, physically acting out when it reads files, thinks, writes code, and finishes work.
- Stars
- 785
- Forks
- 100
- Open issues
- 6
- Last push
- 1d ago
About tiny-engineer
tiny-engineer is a free, open-source AI agent tool by jamro, written mainly in C++. A small desktop robot that brings an AI coding assistant to life, physically acting out when it reads files, thinks, writes code, and finishes work. It has 785 GitHub stars and 100 forks, and was last updated 1d ago. GitHub doesn't detect a standard license, so check the repository before using it commercially. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- Not detected
- Language
- C++
- Stars
- 785
- Last update
- 1d ago
- 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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tiny-engineer FAQ
Is tiny-engineer free?
Yes. tiny-engineer is open source and free to use. GitHub doesn't detect a standard license, so check the repository before using it commercially.
Does tiny-engineer run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, tiny-engineer works on macOS.
Does tiny-engineer need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is tiny-engineer still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated 1d ago and has 6 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to tiny-engineer?
Similar free, open-source tools include hermes-agent, claude-code-best-practice, ponytail, ECC.