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mycode-cli

Interactive coding agent CLI and web server, built on mycode-sdk.

Quick Start

Requires Python 3.12+. Install via uv:

uv tool install mycode-cli

Set a provider API key, then start:

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=...
mycode

Web UI (default at http://localhost:8000):

mycode web [--port <port>] [--hostname <hostname>]

Single message, non-interactive:

mycode run "explain how the session store works"

Providers

Provider id Env var
Anthropic anthropic ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
OpenAI openai OPENAI_API_KEY
Google Gemini google GEMINI_API_KEY
Moonshot moonshotai MOONSHOT_API_KEY
MiniMax minimax MINIMAX_API_KEY
DeepSeek deepseek DEEPSEEK_API_KEY
Z.AI zai ZAI_API_KEY
OpenRouter openrouter OPENROUTER_API_KEY
Alibaba Cloud alibaba DASHSCOPE_API_KEY
xAI xai XAI_API_KEY
OpenAI-compatible openai_chat -

Run /model in the TUI to see available models.

Configuration

A config file is optional — API keys from the environment are usually enough. Create ~/.mycode/config.json (global) or .mycode/config.json in a project to customize further.

Set a default provider and model:

{"default": {"provider": "anthropic", "model": "claude-sonnet-5"}}

Expose additional models on an existing provider, or register a custom endpoint such as a private or regional deployment:

{
  "providers": {
    "openrouter": {
      "models": {"deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro": {}}
    },
    "my-endpoint": {
      "type": "openai_chat",
      "base_url": "https://example.com/v1",
      "api_key": "${MY_API_KEY}",
      "models": {"my-model": {}}
    }
  }
}

A providers key matching a built-in provider id overrides it; other names are custom providers and must declare a type (one of the ids in the table above). api_key accepts a literal value or a ${ENV_VAR} reference. {} is enough for models covered by the bundled models.dev metadata; add fields only for models it doesn't list.

Built-in Moonshot, MiniMax, and Z.AI providers default to international endpoints. Override base_url for China endpoints.

See docs/config.md for the full schema — permission levels, web providers, and resolution rules.

Skills and instructions

The CLI assembles the system prompt from instructions files and discovered skills.

  • AGENTS.md files are injected as project instructions: ~/.mycode/AGENTS.md (fallback ~/.agents/AGENTS.md), then every AGENTS.md from the project root down to the current directory. Later files take precedence.
  • Skills are directories containing a SKILL.md. Scan roots, lowest to highest priority: ~/.agents/skills/, ~/.mycode/skills/, then .agents/skills/ and .mycode/skills/ from the project root down to the current directory. Later roots override earlier ones by skill name. SKILL.md needs YAML frontmatter with name and description.
  • A standalone /<skill-name> token in a message loads the matching skill, e.g. Use /fastapi to review this route. Names matching built-in slash commands are reserved.

CLI Reference

mycode                            start interactive session (new)
mycode --continue                 resume the most recent session
mycode --session <id>             resume a specific session
mycode run "..."                  send one message, non-interactive
mycode run --effort high "..."     set effort for one run
mycode web                        start web server (default port 8000)
mycode web --dev                  API only, no static files
mycode session list               list saved sessions

Interactive slash commands: /new /resume /rewind /provider /model /effort /clear /compact /q

Inside the TUI, @path attaches a file to the message — text files go as snapshots, images and PDFs as structured input.

License

MIT

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