alysis-code 0.16.2

The open-source AI agent for your terminal and desktop. Built from scratch, with free web search and computer use built in.

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Installation

# macOS, Linux and WSL
curl -LsSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AlysisAi/AlysisCode/main/scripts/install.sh | sh

# Windows (PowerShell)
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AlysisAi/AlysisCode/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex

# Package managers (Python 3.11+)
uv tool install alysis-code
pipx install alysis-code

The installers set up uv and their own Python, so you don't need Python or admin rights. Run alysis update to upgrade. Both alysis and alysis-code start the CLI.

Desktop App

Alysis Code is also a desktop app for macOS and Windows. It ships with its own copy of the engine in this repo, so there is no Python or CLI to install.

• Work for documents: attach notes or a CSV and get back a Word file, spreadsheet, presentation or PDF. Results are versioned, and you can mark part of a preview and ask for a change.
• Code for repositories: chat about the code, read the diff in Changes, run commands in the built-in Terminal, and roll back to a checkpoint.
• Projects keep chats, folders and saved instructions together. You can import projects and history from other coding agents.
• Browser opens pages next to the chat, and an optional Chrome extension lets Alysis work in your own tabs.
• Scheduled runs recurring tasks (daily, weekdays, weekly or hourly) while the app is open.
• Customize adds skills, plugins, MCP servers and hooks. Forge plans larger coding changes as reviewed tasks.

Get the installer for your computer from the download section on alysiscode.com. The app checks for updates when it starts and while it runs; choose Restart to update when one is ready. There is no Linux build yet; use the CLI there.

Desktop docs · Install and update · Your first task

Getting started

cd your-project
alysis

The first run walks you through connecting a model, picking a workspace and checking the sandbox. Run alysis setup to go through it again.

What makes it different

• Built from scratch. Not a fork. Our own engine, tools and desktop app.
• Free web search. Works with any model, no API key needed.
• Computer use. Our own, built in. The agent can operate apps you allow.
• Sandboxed by default. Shell commands run in a sandbox enforced outside the model: Seatbelt on macOS, Bubblewrap or Docker on Linux and WSL, a native sandbox on Windows x64. Check yours with alysis sandbox doctor --smoke. Sandbox modes Verification commands also default to strict sandboxing. Strict mode refuses execution when no backend is available. Shell sandbox
• Any model. Switch providers per task, mix in local models, or route roles to different models. Models and providers
• Permissions you choose. readonly, review, auto or fullaccess, switched with Shift+Tab. A persona (code, architect, ask, debug) can narrow what the agent does but never widen it. Permissions · Personas
• Forge. Turns a goal into a reviewed plan of dependent tasks, each with its own checks, so you get verified changes instead of one long chat. It uses a lot of tokens, so start small. Forge guide
• Not only code. Optional document tools for PDFs, Word, spreadsheets and slides. Work guides

Documentation

Everything else, from config and MCP to server mode, is at alysiscode.com/docs. The same docs are in docs/. Editor integrations for VS Code and JetBrains (preview) live in extensions/.

Contributing

Read the contributing guide before opening a pull request. Report security issues privately through the security policy, not public issues.

License

Apache-2.0. You can use, modify and distribute the code, including commercially, as long as you keep the attribution and license notices. See LICENSE and NOTICE. The shared editor sidebar includes MIT-licensed adaptations from Kilo Code and OpenCode; keep its third-party notices.

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