npm i -g anthracode-ai| feature | Anthracode | OpenCode | Claude Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-tier persistent memory (session / espace / account / skill) | yes | no | single tier |
| Background process manager (dev servers, watchers) | yes — first class | no | no |
| Native PTY sessions (Win ConPTY, real shells, live output) | yes — pty_start/exec | no | Bash tool only |
| Ask · Plan · Build agent modes + /stats dashboard | yes — Tab to switch | build · plan | no modes |
| Skills hub (install plugins from any GitHub repo) | yes | no | marketplace only |
| Git-init and git safety warnings from the TUI | yes — auto-warn + undo | manual | manual |
| LSP diagnostics + Exa web search (on by default) | yes — both default | LSP only | opt-in |
| ANTHRACODE_* env-var overrides (model, key, paths) | yes | partial | partial |
| Native Windows install (no WSL, no Docker) | yes — npm i -g | WSL recommended | WSL recommended |
| TUI runs anywhere (no IDE) | yes | yes | yes |
| Open source | MIT | MIT | proprietary |
| Bring your own model | any provider | any provider | Anthropic only |
| Cloud lock-in | none | none | API required |
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/public/features/background-process-manager.mp4
live demo
Watch the agent spin up a dev server, track its PID and port, hand the URL back, and keep it alive after the prompt returns. Same workflow you'd do across three terminals and a sticky note, collapsed into one TUI lane. Kill it, restart it, or list everything still running with a single slash command.
›Run npx serve . in the background and tell me the portloading…
/public/features/memory.mp4
4-tier memory
Four scopes — session, espace, account, skill — each a plain markdown file you can read, diff, or git-version. Tell it once that you prefer pnpm and TypeScript and it never forgets, even three projects later. The thing Claude Code can't do without you re-priming the agent every conversation.
›Remember that I prefer TypeScript over JavaScript and always use pnpmloading…
/public/features/skills.mp4
skills hub
Install a skill from the marketplace or any GitHub repo and it shows up as a slash command in the TUI. Each skill bundles a prompt, a set of helpers, and the permissions it needs — version-pinned, auditable, and trivially uninstallable. Caveman, graphify, security-best-practices and more, all one command away.
›claude plugin install caveman@cavemanmedia · drop at
/public/features/git-init.mp4
git from the TUI
Drop into an empty folder, type /git-init, and the agent confirms before initialising. Stays in the TUI for the whole flow — no second terminal, no copy-pasting commands. Pairs with the safety warning below so you never lose un-versioned work to an over-eager edit.
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/public/features/git-warning.mp4
git safety
Open Anthracode in a folder with no .git and the sidebar lights up immediately. Every destructive action prompts an undo block first — diff preview, revert button, plain-language explanation of what would change. The agent gets out of the way when you know what you're doing and stops you cold when you don't.
›Why am I seeing a git warning?media · drop at
/public/features/lsp-web.mp4
LSP + web search
TypeScript, Go, Rust, Python — LSP diagnostics flow straight into the agent's context, so it sees the same red squiggles you do. Exa-powered web search lights up automatically for questions about library versions, error messages, or anything happening in the world. No flags to flip, no extra config.
›Search the web for the latest Bun release notes and summarize themmedia · drop at
/public/features/env-vars.mp4
ANTHRACODE_* env
Swap models, API keys, memory paths, or temperature without touching a config file. Perfect for one-off experiments, CI pipelines, or A/B-ing two providers on the same prompt. Every flag a CLI argument supports has an env-var equivalent, and they compose with whatever you already export in your shell.
›ANTHRACODE_MODEL=claude-opus-4-6 anthracodemedia · drop at
/public/features/windows-native.mp4
Windows native
Installs and runs on Windows with one npm command. No Linux subsystem, no Docker Desktop, no virtualisation tax. The TUI renders correctly in PowerShell and Windows Terminal, paths use the native separator, and process management works through Win32 APIs — not a Linux shim pretending to be Windows.
›npm install -g anthracodeThe questions people ask before they install. Long-form answers live in the docs.