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openclaude

Terminal coding-agent CLI that works with cloud and local LLM providers

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Stars: 33.8k
License: custom license
Last commit: Oct 2026
Last release: Oct 2026
Language: TypeScript

Stars, last 28 weeks+33,521

328 on 31 Mar 202633,849 on 13 Oct 2026

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Checked 14 Oct 2026 on GitHub.

Overview

OpenClaude is a Node.js terminal coding agent with bash, file edit, grep, glob, sub-agent, task, MCP and web tools. It connects to OpenAI-compatible APIs, Gemini, GitHub Models, Codex, Ollama, Atomic Chat and many gateways, with provider profiles saved through `/provider`. It also supports background sessions, session resume and fork, and a bundled VS Code extension.

Who it is for: Developers wanting a terminal coding agent on any LLM provider

Strengths

Many providers behind one CLI, including local Ollama and Atomic Chat
Guided `/provider` setup with saved profiles; also configurable via env vars
Background sessions via `--bg`, with ps, logs and kill commands
Resume and fork conversations; bundled VS Code extension

Weaknesses

License not clearly detected: badge says MIT, detected value is NOASSERTION
`openclaude attach` does not yet reattach a background session terminal
Does not read ~/.claude config, so Claude Code settings need manual migration
Requires Node.js 22 or newer for npm installs

What it needs

GPU optional
Docker
Needs Node.js >=22, ripgrep, LLM provider API key or local Ollama
Models: OpenAI-compatible, Gemini, GitHub Models, Codex, Ollama

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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

Releases: 44 in the last 12 monthsLast one 2 days ago
Top contributor: 14% of commits159 of 1,146 in the last 12 months
Security advisories: 3 published ↗ (opens in a new tab)On GitHub, in the last 12 months; 2 critical or high
npm package: No known advisories ↗ (opens in a new tab)@twigpine/openclaude 0.32.0, the latest version
OpenSSF Scorecard: Not checked

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License in plain words

custom license Custom terms

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