neuroncli 4.0.0

AI Coding Agent — Free Claude Code alternative. Native Rust binary with plan mode, shell escapes, and Azure AI + OpenRouter support.

NeuronCLI

Free AI Coding Agent — Claude Code alternative. Native Rust binary with Azure AI + OpenRouter support.

Built by zero-x Corporation

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Install

# Windows / macOS / Cloud VMs
pip install neuroncli

# Debian / Ubuntu (Python 3.11+)
pip install neuroncli --break-system-packages

# Or use pipx (recommended for Debian)
pipx install neuroncli

v3.0.0 ships a native Rust binary (14MB) for maximum performance.
On systems without the binary, the Python implementation runs as fallback.

Quick Start

# Start interactive REPL
neuron

# One-shot task
neuron "fix the bug in main.py"

# Plan mode — architecture first, execute later
neuron --plan "add authentication to this API"

# YOLO mode — no permission prompts
neuron --yolo "refactor src/ to use async"

Zero Setup — First Run

1. Type neuron in any project directory
2. Browser opens to OpenRouter login (free account)
3. API key auto-provisioned + encrypted in ~/.neuroncli/vault.enc
4. Done. No manual config, no copy-paste.

Features

Feature	Description
Native Rust Binary	14MB single binary, instant startup
Plan Mode	/plan generates architecture plans, /plan off to execute
? Shortcuts Panel	Press ? for Claude Code-style two-column cheatsheet
Shell Escape	!git status, !ls — run commands without burning tokens
Dynamic Prompt	Shows current mode: >, [plan] >, [edit] >, [auto] >
Azure AI Foundry	GPT-5.5 primary (44K tokens/day free quota)
OpenRouter Fallback	Free-tier model when Azure quota is exhausted
Directory Trust	Interactive security prompt on first use per directory
Session Persistence	Resume previous conversations with /resume
Git Auto-Commit	Every AI edit is auto-committed
Context Compression	/compact prevents context bloat
NEURON.md	Project context file (like Claude's CLAUDE.md)

Shortcuts (press ? in REPL)

Key	Action	Key	Action
?	Shortcuts panel	/help	Full command list
!cmd	Shell command	/plan	Toggle plan mode
Up/Down	History	/compact	Compress context
Ctrl+C	Cancel	/clear	Reset session
Ctrl+D	Exit	/model	Switch model

Plan Mode

> /plan                              ← Enter plan mode
[plan] > add user authentication     ← Agent generates architecture plan
[plan] > /plan off                   ← Exit plan mode
> execute the plan                   ← Agent implements with full access

CLI Flags

Flag	Description
--yolo	Skip all permission prompts
--plan	Plan mode — reason before coding
--model, -m	Model to use
--provider, -p	openrouter or ollama
--dir, -d	Working directory
--no-stream	Disable token streaming

Requirements

• Windows: Works out of the box (native Rust binary)
• Linux/macOS: Python 3.10+ (Python fallback), or install Rust binary separately
• Internet connection for Azure AI / OpenRouter

License

MIT — free to use, modify, and distribute commercially.

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By zero-x Corporation — Tamil Nadu, India