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nanocoder: Code Faster in Your Terminal with Your Own AI Model

Launch nanocoder to auto-generate and edit code right in your terminal while keeping everything local. Ideal for founders who demand privacy and full control.
2,504 stars+9★ this week346 forksTypeScriptGuide quality 9/10 · reviewed Oct 6Updated 10/9/2026100% free · open source
What it does

Nanocoder provides a private, autonomous coding agent for managing code directly from your terminal, allowing you to maintain control over your projects and data.

When to use it
  • •When you need assistance with coding tasks without relying on cloud-based services
  • •When you want to keep your code and data private and secure on your local machine
  • •When you're looking for a community-driven, open-source solution for code management
Ready-to-paste prompt
node index.js --model-path /path/to/your/model --task 'Generate a TypeScript class for a simple user entity'
Heads up: Ensure you have Node.js installed on your system, as nanocoder is built with TypeScript and requires a compatible Node environment to run
Saves to your device
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🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/nanocoder && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/nanocoder/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/nanocoder/SKILL.md
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Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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How nanocoder: Code Faster in Your Terminal with Your Own AI Model works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

Nanocoder: Code Faster in Your Terminal with Your Own AI Model is a very large TypeScript project (~236k lines across 1082 code files, plus 18 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, Other license, has a test suite.

Size
Very large codebase
~236k lines · 1082 code files · days to read — use, don't read
Setup
Developer setup
A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.
Runs on
Node.js
Needs API keys (.env)
TypeScript 97%JavaScript 2%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    AGENTS.md
    The instructions the AI actually follows
  3. 3
    source/cli.tsx
    Where the program starts running
  4. 4
    package.json
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  5. 5
    .env.example
    The API keys and settings you must provide
What's in each folder
source/Core code — the actual logic1041 files
plugins/Sub-packages / plugins73 files
docs/Documentation66 files
benchmarks/Evaluations & benchmarks39 files
scripts/Helper scripts11 files
badges/Folder8 files
patches/Patches2 files
Formula/Folder1 files
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Details
Creator
Nano-Collective
Language
TypeScript
Category
ai-agent
Published
7/30/2025

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