Your terminal. Your AI.
Zero compromise.
a8e is an open-source AI coding agent that runs entirely on your machine. No telemetry, no data collection — just a powerful autonomous operator that speaks your language.
curl -fsSL https://a8e.ai/install.sh | bash__ _ ___ ___ / _` |( _ ) _ \ Articulate | (_| |/ _ \ __/ Speak Freely. \__,_| (_) \___|
Built for developers who value sovereignty
No cloud dependency, no vendor lock-in, no compromises on privacy. a8e is the AI agent you can actually trust.
Zero Telemetry
No PostHog, no Sentry, no data collection. Your code and conversations never leave your machine.
BYOK — Bring Your Own Key
Works with any LLM provider: OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Ollama, and more.
MCP Native
First-class Model Context Protocol support for extensible tool integrations and custom workflows.
Local First
Run entirely offline with local models via Ollama or vLLM. Full sovereignty over your AI stack.
Autonomous Agent
Reads, writes, executes, and iterates. Builds projects, fixes bugs, runs tests — autonomously.
Apache 2.0 Licensed
Fully open-source. Fork it, modify it, deploy it. No vendor lock-in, no strings attached.
Up and running in seconds
curl -fsSL https://a8e.ai/install.sh | bashbrew install a8e-ai/tap/a8ecargo install a8eirm https://a8e.ai/install.ps1 | iexQuick Start
curl -fsSL https://a8e.ai/install.sh | basha8e configurea8e sessionWorks with your stack
Bring your own API key. Switch providers anytime. No lock-in.
Ready to take control?
Stop sending your code to the cloud. Start using an AI agent that respects your privacy and runs on your terms.
curl -fsSL https://a8e.ai/install.sh | bash