unclaude 0.2.0

Open Source Model-Independent Alternative to Claude Code

UnClaude 🤖

The Open Source, Model-Independent AI Engineer
Your Data. Your Models. Your Rules.

UnClaude is a powerful Agentic Coding Assistant that runs entirely on your machine. It connects to any LLM (Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Ollama) and provides a fully autonomous pair programmer with memory, browser automation, and multi-agent capabilities.

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🚀 Quick Start

# Install
pipx install unclaude

# Configure (one-time setup)
unclaude login

# Start coding
unclaude chat "Build me a REST API in FastAPI"

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✨ Features

🌟 Model Independence

Use any LLM provider without lock-in. Switch between models instantly:

unclaude chat --provider gemini "Fast draft this code"
unclaude chat --provider openai "Review and optimize it"
unclaude chat --provider ollama "Run locally, offline"

Supports: Gemini, GPT-4o, Claude, DeepSeek, Llama, Mistral, Ollama, and 100+ more via LiteLLM

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🧠 Infinite Memory

UnClaude remembers everything across sessions using a local SQLite database:

# Explicitly save important facts
unclaude chat "Remember: production API key is in .env.prod"

# Query your history
unclaude chat "What tasks have I done this week?"

Memory is project-scoped for speed: it prioritizes context from your current directory.

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🤖 Ralph Mode (Autonomous Engineering)

Give it a task. Walk away. Come back to working code.

unclaude ralph "Build a Snake game in Python with pygame" --feedback "python3 snake.py"

Ralph Mode does:

1. 📝 Plans: Generates a TASK.md blueprint
2. 💻 Codes: Writes multi-file implementations
3. ✅ Tests: Runs your feedback command (tests, linters)
4. 🔧 Self-Heals: Analyzes failures and fixes bugs automatically

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🌐 Browser Automation

UnClaude has eyes. It can see and interact with web applications:

unclaude chat "Open localhost:3000, click the login button, and take a screenshot"

Capabilities:

• Open URLs and navigate
• Click, type, and interact with elements
• Take screenshots for visual verification
• Read page content and extract data

Powered by Playwright

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🔀 Git Integration

Full version control from within the agent:

unclaude chat "Show me the git diff and commit with message 'Fix auth bug'"

Supported actions: status, diff, add, commit, push, branch, checkout, log

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👥 Subagents

Spawn specialized agents for focused tasks:

unclaude chat "Use the reviewer subagent to analyze my authentication code"

Built-in templates:

Template	Purpose
reviewer	Code review for bugs and style
tester	Write comprehensive tests
documenter	Generate documentation
debugger	Investigate and fix bugs

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⚡ Background Agents

Run long tasks without blocking your terminal:

# Start a background task
unclaude background "Refactor all Python files to use type hints"

# Check status later
unclaude jobs

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🔌 Hooks System

Automate workflows with pre/post tool hooks:

# .unclaude/hooks.yaml
hooks:
  - name: auto-format
    event: post_tool
    tool: file_edit
    command: "ruff format ."
    
  - name: auto-test
    event: post_tool
    tool: file_write
    command: "pytest -x"

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🖥️ Headless Mode (CI/CD)

Run UnClaude in non-interactive pipelines:

# For scripts and automation
unclaude chat "Generate unit tests for api.py" --headless --json

Output is clean JSON:

{"response": "I've created tests in test_api.py...", "success": true}

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🎯 Skills (Reusable Workflows)

Define repeatable AI workflows as YAML:

# Create a new skill
unclaude skills --create deploy-prod

# List available skills  
unclaude skills --list

# Run a skill
unclaude skills --run deploy-prod

Skill file example (~/.unclaude/skills/deploy-prod.yaml):

name: deploy-prod
description: Deploy to production with tests

steps:
  - description: Run all tests
    command: npm test
    
  - description: Build for production
    command: npm run build
    
  - description: Deploy to server
    command: ssh prod "cd app && git pull && pm2 restart all"

You can also define skills inline in your UNCLAUDE.md:

## Skills

skill: format-code
description: Format all code files
1. Run prettier on TypeScript files `npx prettier --write "**/*.ts"`
2. Run black on Python files `black .`
3. Run gofmt on Go files `gofmt -w .`

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🔌 Plugins

Extend UnClaude with custom plugins:

# Create a plugin
unclaude plugins --create my-plugin

# List plugins
unclaude plugins --list

Plugins can add new tools, modify behavior, or integrate with external services.

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🌐 MCP (Model Context Protocol)

Connect to external MCP servers for extended capabilities:

# Create MCP config template
unclaude mcp --init

# List configured servers
unclaude mcp --list

MCP config (~/.unclaude/mcp.json):

{
  "servers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
      "env": {"GITHUB_TOKEN": "your-token"}
    }
  }
}

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📁 Project Configuration

Create an UNCLAUDE.md in your project root:

# Project: My App

## Commands
- `npm run dev` - Start development server
- `npm test` - Run tests

## Architecture
- Frontend: React + TypeScript
- Backend: FastAPI

UnClaude automatically reads this for project context.

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📦 Installation

Recommended

pipx install unclaude

Alternatives

# Using pip
pip install unclaude

# From source (for development)
git clone https://github.com/anzal1/unclaude.git
cd unclaude && pip install -e .

Browser Support

playwright install chromium

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⚙️ Configuration

# Interactive setup
unclaude login

Or use environment variables:

export GEMINI_API_KEY="your-key"
export OPENAI_API_KEY="your-key"

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🛠️ All Commands

Command	Description
unclaude chat	Interactive chat session
unclaude ralph	Autonomous task completion
unclaude plan	Generate execution plan only
unclaude background	Run task in background
unclaude jobs	Check background job status
unclaude login	Configure API keys
unclaude init	Create UNCLAUDE.md template
unclaude plugins	Manage plugins
unclaude skills	Manage reusable workflows
unclaude mcp	Configure MCP servers

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🏗️ Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              UnClaude CLI               │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  AgentLoop (Orchestrator)               │
│  ├── ContextLoader (UNCLAUDE.md)        │
│  ├── MemoryStore (SQLite)               │
│  ├── HooksEngine (pre/post automation)  │
│  └── Tool Registry                      │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Tools                                  │
│  ├── File (read, write, edit, grep)     │
│  ├── Bash (terminal execution)          │
│  ├── Git (version control)              │
│  ├── Browser (Playwright)               │
│  ├── Memory (search, save)              │
│  ├── Subagent (spawn specialists)       │
│  └── Web (fetch, search)                │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  LiteLLM (100+ Model Providers)         │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

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🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! See CONTRIBUTING.md.

git clone https://github.com/anzal1/unclaude.git
cd unclaude
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest

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📄 License

Apache 2.0 — Open Source forever.

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