Nano-Collective/nanocoder

An open coding agent for your terminal, built by a community collective rather than a company. Bring your own model, keep your code on your machine, and owe nothing to anyone.

What it solves

Nanocoder provides a privacy-focused, open-source alternative to corporate AI coding assistants. It allows developers to run an agentic coding assistant directly in their terminal without being locked into a specific vendor, avoiding paid tiers, and ensuring code remains on the local machine.

How it works

It is a terminal-based agent that connects to a variety of AI models. Users can bring their own model via local providers like Ollama or use OpenAI-compatible APIs such as OpenRouter, Anthropic, and Google. It supports different operational modes (normal, auto-accept, yolo, and plan) and offers two rendering styles: a fullscreen layout with in-app scrolling or an inline mode that integrates with the terminal's native scrollback.

Who it’s for

Developers who want an AI coding agent that is local-first, privacy-respecting, and free from corporate telemetry or subscription-based feature gating.

Highlights

  • Multi-provider support: Works with local models (Ollama) and cloud APIs (OpenRouter, Anthropic, Google).
  • Flexible UI: Offers both fullscreen and inline terminal rendering modes.
  • Agentic capabilities: Includes skills, subagents, tools, event triggers, and task management.
  • Open governance: Developed by a community collective rather than a profit-driven company.

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