https://github.com/talkcody/talkcody
TalkCody - Code is cheap, show me your talk. 🚀 Free Open Source AI Coding Agent.
https://github.com/talkcody/talkcody
ai-agents coding-agent coding-assistant rust tauri2 vercel-ai-sdk
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TalkCody - Code is cheap, show me your talk. 🚀 Free Open Source AI Coding Agent.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/talkcody/talkcody
- Owner: talkcody
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-11-07T14:42:04.000Z (3 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-01-25T05:03:33.000Z (9 days ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-01-25T19:41:24.921Z (8 days ago)
- Topics: ai-agents, coding-agent, coding-assistant, rust, tauri2, vercel-ai-sdk
- Language: TypeScript
- Homepage: https://talkcody.com
- Size: 3.96 MB
- Stars: 319
- Watchers: 7
- Forks: 39
- Open Issues: 6
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- Security: SECURITY.md
- Agents: AGENTS.md
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README
TalkCody
**Free, Open-Source AI Coding Agent**
[](https://github.com/talkcody/talkcody/releases)
[](LICENSE)
[](CONTRIBUTING.md)
[](https://talkcody.com)
## Overview
TalkCody is an **AI Coding Agent** that actually works the way you do—**in parallel, with control, and privately**.
Unlike cloud-only AI tools that lock you into a single model or upload your code to remote servers, TalkCody gives you:
- **True Freedom** - Use any AI model (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, local models) without vendor lock-in
- **Maximum Speed** - Unique four-level parallelism runs multiple tasks simultaneously
- **Your Privacy** - Everything runs locally, your code never leaves your machine
- **Your Money** - 9 ways to use completely free, or leverage your existing ChatGPT Plus/GitHub Copilot
**Built by developers, for developers who value speed, cost, control, and privacy.**
### Why TalkCody
#### 🚀 Blazing Fast Development
- **[Four-Level Parallelism](https://www.talkcody.com/blog/four-level-parallelism)** - Project, task, agent, and tool levels run simultaneously—complete complex projects in a fraction of the time
#### đź’° Maximum Flexibility, Minimum Cost
- **[9 Ways to Use Free](https://www.talkcody.com/docs/guides/free-use)** - Local models, free tiers, and more
- **Leverage Existing Subscriptions** - Use your [ChatGPT Plus/Pro](https://www.talkcody.com/docs/features/openai-plus-plan), or [GitHub Copilot](https://www.talkcody.com/docs/features/github-copilot) accounts
- **Any Model, Any Provider** - Switch between OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or local models instantly
#### đź”’ Privacy You Can Trust
- **100% Local Storage** - All data, conversations, and code stored on your machine
- **Offline Capable** - Works completely offline with Ollama or LM Studio
- **You Own Everything** - Your code, your data, your models—completely auditable open-source code
#### 🛠️ Professional-Grade Features
- **Multimodal Input** - Text, voice, images, and files work seamlessly together
- **MCP Server Support** - Extend capabilities through Model Context Protocol
- **Agents & Skills Marketplace** - Download and share community workflows and specialized agents
- **Fully Customizable** - System prompts, agents, tools, MCP servers—everything is configurable
- **Built-in Terminal** - Execute commands without context switching
- **Native Performance** - Built with Rust + Tauri for instant response and low resource usage
## Installation
Download TalkCody for your platform:
- **macOS** (Apple Silicon / Intel)
- **Windows** (x64)
- **Linux** (x86_64 AppImage)
đź“Ą **[Download TalkCody](https://www.talkcody.com/docs/introduction/client-downloads)**
## Quick Start
1. Download and install TalkCody
2. Configure your API keys (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.)
3. Select your preferred AI model
4. Import your project
5. Start coding with AI assistance
đź“– **[Full Quick Start Guide](https://www.talkcody.com/docs/introduction/quick-start)**
## Development
Want to build from source or contribute?
đź“– **[Development Setup Guide](https://www.talkcody.com/docs/open-source/development-setup)**
## Architecture
TalkCody uses a two-tier architecture with React 19 + TypeScript frontend and Tauri 2 + Rust backend.
đź“– **[Architecture Overview](https://talkcody.com/docs/open-source/architecture)**
## Roadmap
Check out our **[ROADMAP](https://talkcody.com/docs/open-source/roadmap)** to see what we are working on and the future direction of TalkCody.
## Changelog
See **[CHANGELOG](https://talkcody.com/docs/changelog)** for version history and release notes.
## Contributing
We welcome contributions! Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.
## Community
- **Issues**: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/talkcody/talkcody/issues)
- **Discussions**: [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/talkcody/talkcody/discussions)
- **X**: [TalkCody](https://x.com/TalkCody)
## License
TalkCody is licensed under the MIT License. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.
## Acknowledgments
- [Tauri](https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri) - easily build tiny, blazing fast binaries for all major desktop platforms
- [Bun](https://github.com/oven-sh/bun) - a fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://github.com/vercel/ai) - easy integration with AI models
- [Monaco Editor](https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor) - code editor that powers VS Code
- [libSQL](https://github.com/tursodatabase/libsql) - lightweight, embedded SQL database
- [Shadcn UI](https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui) - beautiful component library
- [Fumadocs](https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs) - beautiful documentation framework
- [opencode-openai-codex-auth](https://github.com/numman-ali/opencode-openai-codex-auth)