Codewhale is an open source coding agent for your terminal, built in Rust and
improved in public with the people who use it.

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npm install -g codewhale
codewhale

The first run helps you connect a provider or stay offline. Codewhale also
supports Cargo, Docker, Nix, Scoop, prebuilt archives, Android/Termux, and a CNB
mirror. See the installation guide.

Talk to Codewhale the same way you would talk to a teammate:

Fix the failing tests and explain what changed.

Or run a task without opening the TUI:

codewhale exec "fix the failing tests and explain what changed"

Codewhale can read your repository, edit files, run commands, inspect results,
and keep working toward a goal. You decide how much access it has.

• Use the model you want. Connect hosted providers or local models through
  Ollama, vLLM, or SGLang. Switch provider and model with /model.
• Stay in control. Plan is read-only. Ask, Auto-Review, and Full Access make
  approval behavior visible. /undo reverts the last turn and /restore
  returns the workspace to an earlier snapshot.
• Keep long work organized. Save sessions, set a durable /goal, review
  workflows before they run, and coordinate agents without turning their
  internal instructions into your transcript.
• Extend the agent you already have. Connect MCP servers and skills,
  configure hooks, and keep agent roles as readable files in your project or
  personal settings.

Run /help in the TUI for commands and keyboard shortcuts.

Codewhale runs on your machine with the access you grant it. Approval modes and
repository rules limit what the agent may do; optional OS sandboxing adds a
stronger execution boundary where supported. Unknown model prices stay unknown
instead of being reported as free.

Read authorization order for the exact policy
stack and configuration for local settings.

• Providers and local models
• Agent teams
• MCP, hooks, and configuration
• Local web client
• All documentation

Codewhale gets better when people use it, report what feels wrong, and help fix
it. If a provider is missing, a workflow is awkward, or the terminal UI gets in
your way, open an issue. If you
know how to improve it, open a pull request. First
contributions are welcome, and contributors keep credit for the work that
lands.

Join the Discord, or add Hunter on WeChat
(hunterbown) and ask to join the Whale Brothers group.

Codewhale began as deepseek-tui and still preserves that configuration and
session compatibility. It is now provider-neutral and independently maintained;
it is not affiliated with any model provider.

Thanks to every contributor and to the open source communities that helped the
project grow. See the contributor record.

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