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Darkcode
Plans and prices
CLI
Free
Free and open source CLI
Read 12 Oct 2026 · darkcode.sh
Free CLI
Free
CLI is free and open source · hosted models use credits · bring-your-own key is never metered
Read 12 Oct 2026 · darkcode.sh
On the record
- Coding agent
- Yesdarkcode.sh · read 22 Sep 2026
- Authentication
- The CLI uses a browser-based Clerk OAuth flow for authentication.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Billing
- Hosted AI usage is metered as credits through Polar, and the repository describes attaching credits to a one-time purchase product.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Bring your own key
- The site says users can add their own model key with `/keys` and that its use is never metered.darkcode.sh · read 12 Oct 2026
- Codebase indexing
- Nodarkcode.sh · read 22 Sep 2026
- Distribution
- Darkcode is distributed as a single self-contained binary with no runtime to install.darkcode.sh · read 12 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Darkcode ships as a single self-contained binary, and the homepage provides a shell install command.darkcode.sh · read 12 Oct 2026
- Limit
- Ollama inference is resolved by the Darkcode server, so on the hosted darkcode.sh API it points to that server rather than the user's machine.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Models
- The site names Kimi K2.6 as the default hosted model and lists Claude, GPT, DeepSeek, and Gemini as additional models available on credits.darkcode.sh · read 12 Oct 2026
- Modes
- Plan mode provides read-only planning tools, while Build mode can enable writing, editing, and shell execution.darkcode.sh · read 12 Oct 2026
- Plan and Build modes
- Plan mode uses read-only tools, while Build mode can enable writing, editing, and shell execution.darkcode.sh · read 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Darkcode is a terminal-based AI coding agent that works inside an existing project.darkcode.sh · read 12 Oct 2026
- Project access
- It reads and writes files in the working directory, runs shell commands you approve, and says it never uploads your project to do so.darkcode.sh · read 12 Oct 2026
- Project files
- The CLI reads and writes files in the working directory directly, and the site says it does not upload the project to do so.darkcode.sh · read 12 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- The repository describes self-hosted deployments and says Ollama support is available only for those deployments.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Sessions
- Darkcode streams responses and stores session history server-side so sessions can resume after the terminal closes.darkcode.sh · read 12 Oct 2026
- Shell commands
- The CLI can run shell commands that the user approves.darkcode.sh · read 12 Oct 2026
- Terminal access
- Yesdarkcode.sh · read 22 Sep 2026
