nathansutton/chad
chad: a coding agent for your macbook pro
- Stars
- 143
- Forks
- 11
- Open issues
- 1
- Last push
- 1d ago
chad star history
+3 this week
About chad
chad is a free, open-source AI agent tool by nathansutton, written mainly in Python. chad: a coding agent for your macbook pro. It has 143 GitHub stars and 11 forks, and was last updated 1d ago. 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
- Python
- Stars
- 143
- Last update
- 1d ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not required
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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chad FAQ
Can I use chad 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 chad free?
Yes. chad is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does chad run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, chad works on macOS.
Does chad need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is chad still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated 1d ago and has 1 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to chad?
Similar free, open-source tools include ponytail, ECC, planning-with-files, herdr.
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