Kode CLI is an open-source terminal-based AI coding assistant developed by shareAI-lab. Built with a specialized terminal UI and completion engine, it provides interactive coding assistance directly within developer workflows. In day-to-day operation, Kode CLI runs as a rich terminal interface featuring autocompletion for files, slash commands (such as /help and /model), and specialized sub-agents. Users interact through interactive prompts that support @mentions for targeting specific workspace files or delegating tasks to dedicated sub-agents located in the workspace configuration. Kode CLI differentiates itself through its unified completion and context injection engine. Instead of relying purely on whole-directory scans or generic prompts, it allows granular control over multi-agent workflows and context retrieval with dedicated thinking and reply visual distinctions in the terminal UI. Kode CLI is released as an open-source project on GitHub under standard community licensing. It operates with user-provided API keys or configured model endpoints.
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