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anomalyco/opencode

anomalyco/opencode is an open source AI coding agent providing both a full-access Build Agent for development work and a read-only Plan Agent for codebase analysis. It runs as a binary, desktop application, or Node package on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Project overview

Project type: AI Agent · AI Coding
Use cases: Coding & Development
Deployment: Refer to project documentation
License: MIT

Best for

Developers seeking an open source AI agent to assist with coding and development tasks.
Teams or individuals needing to separate codebase exploration from file modification during AI-assisted development.

Key capabilities

Provides an AI-powered agent for development work.
A default, full-access agent for development work.
A read-only agent for analysis and code exploration that denies file edits and asks permission before running bash commands.
A subagent for complex searches and multistep tasks that can be invoked using @general.
Offers a desktop application for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Limitations and risks

The desktop application is currently in BETA.
GPU necessity, data boundary policies, cost dependencies, telemetry practices, and model requirements are not documented.

Getting started

Installation difficulty is rated easy because the project provides single-command installation scripts and is available across multiple standard package managers.
Users can install the project via a package manager, such as running 'npm i -g opencode-ai@latest', and then execute the 'opencode' command to start.

Evidence and sources

GitHub project description: The open source coding agent.
README: npm i -g opencode-ai@latest # or bun/pnpm/yarn scoop install opencode # Windows choco install opencode # Windows brew install anomalyco/tap/opencode # macOS and Linux (recommended…
README: curl -fsSL https://opencode.ai/install | bash
README: OpenCode includes two built-in agents you can switch between with the `Tab` key. - **build** - Default, full-access agent for development work - **plan** - Read-only agent for ana…
README: OpenCode is also available as a desktop application. Download directly from the [releases page](https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode/releases) or [opencode.ai/download](https://o…

Reviewed at: 2026-07-16T07:19:02Z