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claurst

Rust terminal coding agent with multi-provider routing, modeled on Claude Code

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Stars: 10.3k
License: GPL-3.0
Last commit: Sep 2026
Last release: Jul 2026
Language: Rust

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Overview

Claurst is a terminal coding agent written in Rust, started as a clean-room reimplementation of Claude Code's behavior and now routing to several providers, including Anthropic and a ChatGPT (Codex) subscription. It has a TUI, a headless mode with stream-json output, hooks, skills, AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md loading, and an ACP server for editors such as Zed. Version 0.2.0 is labelled beta.

Who it is for: Developers who want a terminal coding agent usable with several model providers

Strengths

Prebuilt binaries for Linux, macOS and Windows; installs via script, npm or bun
Speaks Agent Client Protocol (`claurst acp`), so Zed and other ACP editors can drive it
Follows Claude Code's hooks contract, plus skills and AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md instruction files
Headless mode emits typed stream-json events and structured answers via --json-schema

Weaknesses

Beta (v0.2.0); README warns of rough edges in experimental features
Seatbelt shell sandbox is described for macOS only
Free Mode, /goal, /share and ultracode are flagged experimental
Default build needs ALSA for voice; headless systems must disable default features

What it needs

no GPU
Needs Provider API key or ChatGPT subscription login, Rust toolchain (build from source only)
Models: Anthropic, ChatGPT (Codex) subscription, other providers via /connect

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How to choose

Check which models it can use: your own keys, local models, or only the vendor's.
See what it may do without asking (edit files, run shell, push) and how you approve.
Prefer agents that work in a branch or worktree you can throw away.

Health

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License in plain words

GPL-3.0 Copyleft

Use it at work: Yes
Change it and rebrand it: Yes
Sell it or host it for others: Yes

Your part: If you distribute it, or software built on it, share the full source under GPL-3.0. Running it on your own servers is not distributing.

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