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Free AI Coding Assistant
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10 Models. Zero Config. Persistent Memory.

Code faster with 10 AI models, persistent memory, and Agent Cloud integration. The AI coding assistant that actually remembers your stack.

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npmnpx @ainative/cody-cli
Homebrewbrew tap AINative-Studio/tap && brew install AINative-Studio/tap/cody
curlcurl -fsSL https://ainative.studio/install-cody.sh | sh

Everything you need, nothing you don't

A complete AI engineering environment that runs where you already work.

10 AI Models

From DeepSeek V4-Flash (79% SWE-Bench) to Kimi K2.6 (80.2% — best open-source). Switch models mid-session with /config model=.

Built-in Tools

Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep — no plugins needed. Full filesystem access out of the box.

MCP Support

Connect to any MCP server for extended capabilities. Database, memory, APIs — all composable.

TDD Enforced

Built-in skills for test-driven development. Write tests first, then implement — enforced by default.

Multi-Platform

macOS, Linux, native binaries, or via npm. Works wherever you have a terminal.

Secure by Design

Sandboxed execution, permission-based tool access, and full audit logs for every action taken.

New in v0.11

Latest Features

Autonomous goals, background agents, security scanning, and more.

Smart Permissions

/auto on

Safe actions run without prompts — dangerous ones still ask.

Autonomous Goal Mode

/goal <condition>

Cody works autonomously until your condition is met.

Agent Monitor

/agent-view

See all running, completed, and failed agents in one view.

YAML Pipelines

/workflow run

Define multi-step agent pipelines in declarative YAML.

PR Review & Auto-Fix

/pr-review + /pr-fix

Automated pull request review with one-click fixes.

Security Scanning

/security-review

OWASP Top 10 vulnerability scanning built into your workflow.

Background Agents

/bg <task>

Kick off tasks in the background — keep coding while they run.

Code Review

/code-review

Review staged changes for bugs with precise line citations.

What makes Cody different

Cody is built on AINative infrastructure — not a thin wrapper on top of a third-party API.

ZeroDB Persistent Memory

Exclusive

Cody remembers across sessions. Every decision, every pattern, every codebase convention — stored in ZeroDB and recalled automatically. No more re-explaining your stack every session.

ZeroMemory docs
  • Multi-tier cognitive memory: working, episodic, semantic
  • Automatic memory consolidation and decay scoring
  • GraphRAG hybrid search across your entire history
  • Shared memory across team members on Business/Enterprise

Agent Cloud Integration

Enterprise

Promote Cody tasks to cloud-scale. Kick off long-running jobs from your terminal, monitor them from anywhere, and let Agent Cloud handle parallelization and retry logic.

Agent Cloud docs
  • Deploy terminal tasks to managed agent infrastructure
  • A2A networking: coordinate Cody with other agents
  • Auto-scaling — run 100 tasks in parallel
  • Full observability: traces, logs, and cost breakdowns

See it in action

~/my-project
$ cody -p "Write a Python function to check if a number is prime"
Cody > I'll create a prime checker for you.
def is_prime(n: int) -> bool:
    if n <= 1:
        return False
    if n <= 3:
        return True
    if n % 2 == 0 or n % 3 == 0:
        return False
    i = 5
    while i * i <= n:
        if n % i == 0 or n % (i + 2) == 0:
            return False
        i += 6
    return True
Wrote to prime.py · Stored pattern in ZeroDB memory
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10 models, zero config

Switch between code, general, and reasoning models with a single flag. All hosted on AINative infrastructure — no third-party API keys needed.

ModelSizeCategorySpeed
deepseek-4-flash(default)284B MoECodeDefault (Free)
kimi-k2.61T MoECodePremium (Paid)
qwen3-coder-flash480B MoECodeFast
glm-5.1754B MoECodePowerful
gpt-oss-120b120B MoEGeneralFast
llama-4-maverick400B MoEGeneralFree
deepseek-v4-pro1.6T MoEReasoningPowerful
qwen3.5-397b397B MoEReasoningMedium
glm-5.2754B MoEReasoningMedium
deepseek-3.2671B MoEReasoningMedium

All models available on Business and Enterprise plans. Model configuration docs

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Cody, AI IDEs, and how we compare to Cursor, Copilot, and more.

What is an AI IDE?
An AI IDE (Artificial Intelligence Integrated Development Environment) is a code editor or development environment that embeds AI models directly into the coding workflow. Unlike traditional IDEs, an AI IDE can read your codebase, write and edit files, run tests, and suggest architecture decisions autonomously. Cody is a terminal-native AI IDE with 10 built-in models and persistent ZeroDB memory.
Is Cody a Cursor alternative?
Yes. Cody is a Cursor alternative built for developers who prefer the terminal. While Cursor is GUI-based, Cody runs natively in your terminal with full filesystem access, MCP server support, and persistent agent memory. Cody also has a free tier, making it one of the best free Cursor alternatives available.
What is the best free AI coding assistant?
Cody by AINative is one of the best free AI coding assistants available. A free tier is available with access to multiple code and reasoning models, MCP support, TDD enforcement, and ZeroDB persistent memory — no credit card required.
How does Cody compare to GitHub Copilot?
Cody differs from GitHub Copilot in several key ways: it runs in your terminal rather than a GUI editor, supports 10 AI models, includes persistent memory that remembers your codebase across sessions, enforces test-driven development by default, and integrates with MCP servers. Cody also has a free forever tier — no paid subscription required to get started.
Can I use Cody offline?
Cody supports local model configurations for offline use. You can configure Cody to route requests to a locally-running model server. Cloud-based models and ZeroDB memory sync require internet connectivity, but core code editing workflows can run fully local.
What programming languages does Cody support?
Cody supports all major programming languages including Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Go, Rust, Java, C++, Ruby, PHP, and more. Since Cody uses general-purpose code models (Qwen-Coder, NousCoder, DeepSeek-R1), it handles any language those models support. The built-in tools (Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep) work with any file type.

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One command to install. Your code context remembered forever.

npx @ainative/cody-cli
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