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minicode

Small terminal coding assistant modeled on Claude Code's agent loop

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1.2k
License
MIT
Last commit
Oct 2026
Language
TypeScript

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Overview

MiniCode is a TypeScript terminal coding agent that runs a model-tool-model loop in a full-screen TUI, with review-before-write file edits and path and command permission checks. It supports up to 3 read-only sub-agents, /goal and /loop workflows, session resume and compaction, SKILL.md skills, and MCP over stdio or HTTP. The codebase is kept small so it can be read and modified as a reference implementation.

Who it is for: Developers who want a readable Claude Code-style agent to study or extend

Strengths

  • Review-before-write edits with path and command permission checks
  • Per-project sessions with resume, fork, auto-compact and context collapse
  • Supports MCP (stdio and remote HTTP) and local SKILL.md skills
  • Small codebase with architecture docs; ports exist in Rust, Python, Go and Java

Weaknesses

  • Install is a git clone plus npm script; no published release
  • Installer asks for an Anthropic base URL and token; other providers undocumented
  • Sub-agents are read-only; only the root agent edits code
  • README carries sponsor promotion for a third-party API reseller

What it needs

  • no GPU
  • Needs Node.js, npm, Anthropic-compatible API endpoint and token
  • Models: Anthropic-compatible API (configurable model name and base URL)

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