Opencode: AI coding agent, built for the terminal
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·July 6, 2025xrd
QRY
That's an interesting idea! I struggle with the same issues you've mentioned, that space between the IDE integrated option and pure CLI. Your comment sparked an idea of using something like vim or similar where you can edit the config on the fly and reload it. I wonder how hard it would be to bolt a prompt interface to the front to have it build the editor for you?
It would likely quickly devolve into typical editor config bikeshedding, only AI powered? At least for me, maybe someone smarter could streamline it enough to be useful though!
preciz
Hmm, there is already a similar project with the same name: https://github.com/opencode-ai/opencode
isomorphic
https://x.com/thdxr/status/1933561254481666466
ETA: The above link is at the bottom of the original submission's README. (https://github.com/sst/opencode) I posted it without context, and I have no opinion on the matter. Please read theli0nheart's comment below for an X rebuttal.
theli0nheart
https://x.com/meowgorithm/status/1933593074820891062
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I’m the founder and CEO of Charm. There are claims circulating about OpenCode which are untrue, and I want to clarify what actually happened.
In April, Kujtim Hoxha built a project called TermAI—an agentic coding tool built on top of Charm’s open-source stack: Bubble Tea, Lip Gloss, Bubbles, and Glamour.
Two developers approached him offering UX help and promotion, and suggested renaming the project to OpenCode. One of them bought a domain and pointed it at the repo.
At the time, they explicitly assured Kujtim that the project and repo belonged entirely to him, and that he was free to walk away at any point.
We loved what Kujtim built and offered him a full-time role at Charm so he could continue developing the project with funding, infrastructure, and support. The others were informed and declined to match the offer.
I also mentioned that if the project moved to Charm, a rename might follow. No agreement was made.
Shortly after, they forked the repo, moved it into their company’s GitHub org, retained the OpenCode name, took over the AUR package, and redirected the domain they owned.
To clarify specific claims being circulated:
- No commit history was altered
- We re-registered AUR packages for continuity
- Comments were only removed if misleading or promotional
- The project is maintained transparently by its original creator
The original project, created by Kujtim, remains open source and active—with the full support of the team at Charm.
That’s the story. We’ll have more to share soon.
hengheng
> an agentic coding tool built on top of Charm’s open-source stack: Bubble Tea, Lip Gloss, Bubbles, and Glamour.
Okay I feel old now.
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dizhn
Both are go based using charmbracelet's gui libraries. There's actually a note about the project you posted being developed under the charm repo now but it doesn't seem to be public. Maybe they are the same project?
jauntywundrkind
Could really use a comparison versus the seemingly de-facto terminal AI coding tool Aider. https://aider.chat/
airspresso
and Claude Code
jauntywundrkind
Claude Code is compared in the README. https://github.com/sst/opencode?tab=readme-ov-file#how-is-th...
One other thing that would be neat to make more visible: what kind of prompts and tools are at the heart of this agent?
I found a bunch of tools here. Haven't found an overarching prompt yet. https://github.com/sst/opencode/tree/dev/packages/opencode/s...
totaa
community drama aside, great to see more open source agentic CLIs tools.
other than the focus on tui design, does this have any advantage over Claude Code, Aider, Gemini using the same model?
manishsharan
In my experience, Claude Code is scary good. Gemini CLI is just plain dumb and not worth the time.
rw_panic0_0
the UI looks very great. Just tried it, it's a pity that it doesn't support permissions before executing write/edit commands. I'm a Goose user btw
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scosman
OpenCode is great. A tier TUI. Basically an open Claude code.
willahmad
UI looks really neat and pleasant to use. Does it create a todo list per prompt similar to Claude Code?
daliusd
I have tried it and it does.
Tepix
The name is already taken, openCode is a large important code repository in Europe.
careful_ai
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entelechy0
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Isn't it more appropriate to compare this to aider?
I prefer the command line tools to IDE integration, even though I don't feel like the contextual options are great. In other words, I don't always feel that I can see the changes fully. I like Claude Code's option to expand the result using ctrl-r, and I like the diffs it provides. But, it still feels like there is a way to get better than what I see inside Zed and what I see inside Claude and Aider.
Maybe an editor that can be controlled and modified on the fly using natural language?