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Automated security scan — not a certification.
by dragonked2
Free MIT AI coding agent — no API key needed. Built-in free model, or bring Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Ollama +50 more. Swarm mode, 40+ tools, browser & desktop automation, built in Rust.
# Add to your Claude Code skills
git clone https://github.com/dragonked2/alphacodeGuides for using ai agents skills like alphacode.
Last scanned: 9/24/2026
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}See how alphacode compares with popular alternatives.
alphacode is an open-source ai agents skill for AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, Codex CLI, and ChatGPT, built by dragonked2. Free MIT AI coding agent — no API key needed. Built-in free model, or bring Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Ollama +50 more. Swarm mode, 40+ tools, browser & desktop automation, built in Rust. It has 570 GitHub stars.
Yes. alphacode passed SkillsLLM's automated security scan — a dependency vulnerability audit plus prompt-injection heuristics — with no high-severity issues. You can read the full report in the Security Report section on this page.
Clone the repository with "git clone https://github.com/dragonked2/alphacode" and add it to your Claude Code skills directory (see the Installation section above).
alphacode is primarily written in Rust. It is open-source under dragonked2 on GitHub, so you can review or fork the full source.
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Automated security scan — not a certification.
Built in Rust. Understands your codebase, edits files, runs commands and tests, drives Firefox, controls desktop apps, and verifies its own work.
Works with Claude, GPT, Gemini, GitHub Copilot, OpenRouter, and local models (Ollama, LM Studio). Start free, no API key required.
Quick start · Demo · Features · Docs · Website · Releases · Firefox Agent · Report a bug
macOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dragonked2/alphacode/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
Windows (PowerShell)
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dragonked2/alphacode/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex
Then run alphacode doctor and alphacode. On Windows, alphacode --gui opens the desktop interface. Full walkthrough in the Quick start.
| I want to… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Try AlphaCode in under two minutes | Quick start |
| See it in action | Demo |
| Understand what it can do | Features |
| Use Claude, GPT, Gemini, or a local model | Models and providers |
| Automate a website in Firefox | Firefox browser automation |
| Control a desktop application | Desktop automation |
| Run several agents in parallel | Swarm mode |
| Fix an install or setup problem | Troubleshooting |
| Remove AlphaCode cleanly | Uninstall |
| Help improve the project | Contributing |
AlphaCode is an open-source AI coding agent written in Rust that runs in your terminal. Instead of only suggesting code in a chat window, it works directly in your development environment. It can inspect a repository, plan a task, edit files, run commands and tests, search the web, operate a real Firefox session, interact with native desktop applications, and report what it verified.
It belongs to the same category as terminal coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex CLI, Aider, and OpenCode, with a focus on a small memory footprint, real-browser and desktop automation, and model freedom.
flowchart LR
A["Describe a goal"] --> B["Understand the project"]
B --> C["Plan the work"]
C --> D["Act: code, web, browser, desktop"]
D --> E["Verify with tests and evidence"]
E --> F["Report what changed"]
The workflow is understand, plan, execute, observe, verify, and it ends with a report of what changed, what was checked, and what remains.
| Lightweight | A native Rust binary with a small memory footprint (see Benchmarks) |
| Model-agnostic | Claude, GPT, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, Bedrock, Azure, OpenRouter, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint |
| Beyond the editor | Drives a real Firefox session and native desktop apps, not only files and shells |
| Verifies its work | Runs tests, reviews its own diff, and reports evidence |
| Resumable | Sessions survive terminal restarts, crashes, and dropped SSH connections |
| Extensible | Skills, MCP servers, hooks, and multi-agent swarms |
| Free to start | A built-in free AI lane works without an API key |
| Open source | MIT licensed |
Use plain English or precise technical instructions.
Find why the app crashes when users upload a PDF.
Fix the root cause, add a regression test, run the relevant tests, and review the final diff.
Open the application in Firefox, go to the account settings page,
check that the new feature is visible, and capture a screenshot.
Trace untrusted input to sensitive operations, validate likely findings,
and report which issues are reproducible in this authorized test environment.
Advanced workflows can combine multiple agents, reusable skills, and MCP-connected tools.
A walkthrough from installation to a first task. Click the image to open the SVG at full size.
Four steps from zero to your first task.
Use the one-line installer from Install in 30 seconds.
[!TIP] In security-conscious environments, download and inspect the installer before running it. See Installation options for version pinning, PATH control, and source builds.
[!IMPORTANT] On Windows, run AlphaCode from Windows Terminal or PowerShell. Do not double-click
alphacode.exe; the temporary console closes as soon as the process exits.
alphacode doctor
alphacode
alphacode doctor checks your environment and reports common setup issues. The built-in free AI lane lets you start without configuring an API key. Connected providers may require their own credentials and may incur charges.
The first launch includes a short onboarding flow for preferences such as telemetry, model defaults, and key bindings. Press Esc to skip any step.
Type a request in the terminal UI:
Explain this project and identify its main entry points.
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