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CodebuffAI/freebuff

freebuff provides free specialized coding agents that run in the terminal, desktop, browser, and GitHub repositories, offering a choice of leading models without subscriptions, credits, or API keys. It coordinates multiple agents that gather context, plan, edit code, run tools, and review results, and is built on the Codebuff open multi-agent framework.

Project overview

It removes the subscription, credit, and API-key barriers that typically come with AI coding models while providing multiple specialized agents rather than a single model and prompt, which makes it a low-cost entry point for developers wanting multi-agent coding assistance.

Project type: AI Coding
Use cases: Coding & Development
Deployment: Refer to project documentation
License: Apache-2.0

Best for

Developers who want AI coding assistance with a choice of leading models but do not want to pay for a subscription, buy credits, or configure API keys.
Developers comfortable working from a terminal or desktop app who want multiple specialized agents handling context gathering, planning, edits, and review.

Key capabilities

Multiple specialized agents gather context, plan, edit, run tools, and review results instead of one model and one prompt.
A CLI that finds relevant files in a project, makes changes, and runs project checks from the terminal.

Limitations and risks

Freebuff or its providers may keep submitted content to train AI models and may share or sell it to third parties when a model indicates data may be used; users should review whether this fits their data-handling requirements before adopting it.

Getting started

Install globally with 'npm install -g freebuff', change into a project directory with 'cd ~/my-project', and run 'freebuff' to start.

Evidence and sources

README: **Five free AI products for coding, building, and research.** No subscription, credits, or API key required.
README: **Freebuff Desktop** | Run parallel agents locally
README: npm install -g freebuff cd ~/my-project freebuff
README: Freebuff includes a curated model catalog. The regular picker currently offers:
README: Freebuff uses specialized agents instead of sending every task through one model and one prompt.

Source updated at: 2026-11-10T18:29:17Z

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