# OpenCode

> MIT OSS coding agent: CLI, TUI, desktop; BYOK/local

**Category:** AI Agents  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://opencode.ai  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode  
**Added:** 2026-09-08

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## The Hook

OpenCode is the MIT open-source coding agent that runs in the terminal, desktop, and IDE with any model you bring.

## What's Good

MIT. Local-first harness with LSP, multi-session, MCP, and 75+ providers (or Ollama/local). BYOK — pay the model, not a seat tax. Surfaces: CLI/TUI, desktop app, IDE extension. Privacy pitch: code stays on your machine; Zen is optional curated inference, not a requirement.

## The Catch

Two catches worth reading on /log: “The date stamp is a trigger channel” (auto today’s-date × open-weight LoRA as a time-release fuse) and “Compaction ate the denial” (long sessions prune hard vetoes; compaction is untrusted rewrite). Re-read those two notes before you treat OpenCode as set-and-forget.

## Verdict

MIT BYOK agent across CLI/desktop/IDE. The real catches are on /log: date stamp and compaction.