# Codewhale

> Rust coding agent for the terminal

A local-first terminal coding agent built in Rust.

- Source: https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale
- Homepage: https://codewhale.net/
- License: MIT
- Language: Rust
- Stars: 41044
- Forks: 3567
- Contributors: 229
- Last commit: 2026-10-04
- Latest release: v0.10.0 (2026-09-22)
- Purpose: AI & LLM tooling, Coding assistants
- Runs on: CLI
- For: Personal

## Worth score: 86/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 23/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 13/15
- Readiness: 15/15

## Alternatives

- [DeepSeek Reasonix](https://diggithub.com/esengine/DeepSeek-Reasonix.md): DeepSeek-native coding agent
- [jcode](https://diggithub.com/1jehuang/jcode.md): Memory-efficient coding agent harness
- [Herdr](https://diggithub.com/herdrdev/herdr.md): Runtime for running coding agents
- [Qwen Code](https://diggithub.com/QwenLM/qwen-code.md): Open-source coding agent in the terminal
- [Oh My Pi](https://diggithub.com/can1357/oh-my-pi.md): Coding agent with the IDE wired in
- [OpenClaude](https://diggithub.com/Twigpine/openclaude.md): Coding agent that runs anywhere with any model
- [Open Interpreter](https://diggithub.com/openinterpreter/openinterpreter.md): Coding agent for open models
- [Oh My OpenAgent](https://diggithub.com/code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent.md): Multi-agent orchestration add-on for coding agents

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale
Updated: 2026-10-05