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openinterpreter
Terminal coding agent, a Codex fork tuned for low-cost models
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- Stars
- 68.6k
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Last commit
- Oct 2026
- Last release
- Oct 2026
- Language
- Rust
Overview
Open Interpreter is a Rust fork of OpenAI's Codex that runs as a terminal coding agent. It can emulate other agent harnesses (claude-code, kimi-code, qwen-code, swe-agent and others) via /harness, so cheaper models are driven the way their providers recommend. It also runs as an ACP agent for editors and accepts the Codex exec protocol.
Who it is for: Developers wanting a terminal coding agent on cheaper non-OpenAI models
Strengths
- Switchable harness emulation: native, claude-code, kimi-code, qwen-code, swe-agent, minimal and more
- Runs under native sandboxing on macOS, Linux and Windows
- Works as an ACP agent via `interpreter acp`; Codex SDK users can swap the binary
- Reads shared AGENTS.md and .agents/skills; supports MCP, hooks and permissions
Weaknesses
- Rewrite of the original Python project, which is now only a community fork
- Built-in computer use relies on external tools: agent-browser and trycua
- README gives no RAM, GPU or supported-model minimums
- Install is a curl or PowerShell pipe-to-shell script; no Docker image
What it needs
- Needs agent-browser, trycua
- Models: OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions providers, Kimi K3, DeepSeek, Z.AI GLM
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