crabcode
A fast, terminal-first coding agent built in Rust.
Build faster in your terminal
crabcode is a Rust-first coding agent that lives in your terminal.
This project was literally just "what if I built opencode, in rust?". Same UX, no context switching, no heavy IDE—just fast startup, keyboard-driven workflows, and the AI models you already use.
npm install -g crabcode # npm
bun install -g crabcode # or bun
cargo binstall crabcode # or cargo-binstall (prebuilt binary, faster)
cargo install crabcode # or cargo (build from source)
curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Blankeos/crabcode/main/install.sh | sh # or linux/macos (via curl)What is crabcode?
| OpenCode | crabcode | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Terminal, Desktop, Web | Terminal only |
| Built with | TypeScript/Zig/Tauri | Rust |
| Focus | Multi-platform, feature-rich | Terminal-native, lightweight |
crabcode is a focused, terminal-only coding agent—just the TUI, built in Rust for speed and memory-efficiency. OpenCode gives you options across multiple platforms; crabcode picks one and does it well.
Coming from OpenCode? Your existing config at ~/.config/opencode/opencode.jsonc is automatically picked up.
Where to next
- Quickstart – Get up and running in 5 minutes
- Configuration – OpenCode-compatible config, notifications, and themes
- GitHub – Source code and issues