opencode

// Overview

OpenCode is an open source AI coding agent that works from your terminal. You install it as a command-line tool and use it to explore, write, and change code in your projects.

It ships with two built-in agents you switch between using the Tab key: a full-access build agent for development work, and a read-only plan agent for analysis and code exploration. A general subagent handles complex searches and multistep tasks.

Beyond the terminal, OpenCode also offers a beta desktop application for macOS, Windows, and Linux, so you can use the same agent through a graphical app.

OpenCode 2.0 runs the agent as one background service that the terminal, web and desktop clients all connect to. It adds a rebuilt server API, a Code Mode that chains tool calls in one script, background subagents and shell commands, hot-reloadable plugins, and an SDK for using OpenCode as a library.

// What it does

• Runs as a terminal-based AI coding agent you install once and use across projects
• Built-in build agent with full access for hands-on development work
• Read-only plan agent that denies file edits and asks before running bash commands, good for exploring unfamiliar code
• General subagent for complex searches and multistep tasks, callable with @general in messages
• Switch between agents instantly with the Tab key
• Optional beta desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux alongside the CLI
• Desktop plugins (experimental since 2.2.0) that users can create, install and share

// Getting started

OpenCode installs as a command-line tool. You can use the install script, a package manager, or a platform-specific installer, then run it inside any project directory.

curl -fsSL https://opencode.ai/install | bash

npm i -g @opencode/cli@latest       # or bun/pnpm/yarn
brew install anomalyco/tap/opencode # macOS and Linux
scoop install opencode              # Windows

Commands and code are distilled from the project's own documentation — always check the official repo for the latest.

// When to use it

• Writing and editing code in a project directly from the terminal with the full-access build agent
• Exploring an unfamiliar codebase or planning changes safely with the read-only plan agent
• Running complex searches and multistep tasks through the general subagent
• Using the same coding agent through a desktop app on macOS, Windows, or Linux

// Version history

Every verified update to opencode that AI/TLDR tracked, newest first — each links to our coverage and the official changeset.

1. 2026-10-27v2.2.0

   OpenCode 2.2.0 adds experimental desktop plugins that users can create, install and share, a redesigned desktop app, and prompt cache TTLs set per provider or model. The OpenCode GitHub Action is no longer published, and TUI plugins now need OpenTUI 0.7.

   our coverage →changeset ↗
2. 2026-10-12v2.0

   OpenCode 2.0 runs as one background service shared by the terminal, web and desktop apps, with a rebuilt API, Code Mode, background subagents and an SDK. Version 1 plugins and server API integrations must be ported.

   our coverage →changeset ↗

// opencode in the news

1. 2026-10-27NOTABLEOpenCode 2.2.0 — desktop plugins and a redesigned desktop app
2. 2026-10-17MAJOROpenCode Console breach — users told to rotate OpenAI and Anthropic keys
3. 2026-10-12MAJOROpenCode 2.0 — the open-source coding agent becomes a background service
4. 2026-10-07NOTABLEWhy isn't the industry freaking out about DeepSeek 4.1 Flash? — one dev's month
5. 2026-09-26NOTABLEDrawgent — your coding agent draws on a live Excalidraw canvas
6. 2026-09-11NOTABLERTK does not cut AI coding costs — Quesma's Terminal-Bench 2.1 run
7. 2026-08-10NOTABLEOpenChamber 1.18.2 — agent workspace adds scheduled tasks and a live panel
8. 2026-07-31MAJORQM — Y Combinator open-sources the multi-agent harness it runs internally

From the AI/TLDR release feed — every item is source-verified when it ships.

// How opencode compares

opencode alongside other open-source autonomous coding agents tools AI/TLDR tracks, ranked by GitHub stars.