OpenClaude is an open-source coding-agent CLI for cloud and local model providers.

Use OpenAI-compatible APIs, Gemini, GitHub Models, Codex OAuth, Codex, Ollama, Atomic Chat, and other supported backends while keeping one terminal-first workflow: prompts, tools, agents, MCP, slash commands, and streaming output.

OpenClaude is also mirrored to Twigpine: gitlawb.com/node/repos/z6MkqDnb/openclaude

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Partners

Twigpine	Bankr.bot	Atomic Chat	Xiaomi MiMo	Atlas Cloud
AI/ML API	Novita AI	ApiSmart	Concentrate	Exa
GMI Cloud

Why OpenClaude

• One CLI across cloud APIs and local model backends — no per-provider tooling
• Guided provider setup and saved profiles with /provider
• Coding-agent workflows in one place: bash, file tools, grep, glob, agents, tasks, MCP, and web tools
• A bundled VS Code extension for launch integration and theme support
• A pixel-art hero companion who fires an arrow every time you press Enter (really — see Meet your buddy)

Quick Start

Install

OpenClaude requires Node.js >=24.22.1 for npm installs and runtime (Node 26 recommended/default). Bun is only needed for source builds and local development.

npm install -g @twigpine/openclaude@latest

Upgrading from @gitlawb/openclaude? The package moved to the @twigpine scope and the old one is no longer updated. Both packages provide the openclaude command, so npm refuses to install one over the other — remove the old one first:

npm uninstall -g @gitlawb/openclaude
npm install -g @twigpine/openclaude@latest

Your settings and sessions (~/.openclaude and ~/.openclaude.json) are not touched. Don't use --force to install over the old package instead: a later uninstall of the old one would then remove the openclaude command. If that happens, uninstall @twigpine/openclaude and install it again.

If you're on Arch Linux, you can install OpenClaude from the community-maintained AUR package:

paru -S openclaude

If the install later reports ripgrep not found, install ripgrep system-wide and confirm rg --version works in the same terminal before starting OpenClaude.

Verify / troubleshoot installed version:

openclaude --version
npm view @twigpine/openclaude dist-tags
npm install -g @twigpine/openclaude@latest

Start

openclaude

Inside OpenClaude:

• run /provider for guided provider setup and saved profiles
• run /onboard-github for GitHub Models onboarding
• run /search to choose the web search backend (Exa by default) or add a search API key

Note: OpenClaude does not automatically load project .env files. We recommend using the /provider command for setup, which saves provider profiles and credentials in .openclaude-profile.json. If you prefer environment variables, export them explicitly or run openclaude --provider-env-file .env for provider/setup variables. Export runtime/debug knobs from your shell or launcher.

Resume or fork a conversation

Resume an existing conversation by session ID, or continue the most recent conversation in the current directory:

openclaude --resume <session-id>
openclaude --continue

Add --fork-session to branch the conversation history into a new session ID instead of reusing the original transcript:

openclaude --resume <session-id> --fork-session
openclaude --continue --fork-session

Forking is conversation branching only. It does not create filesystem isolation, copy your working tree, or create a git worktree branch.

Manage saved conversations

Run /sessions inside OpenClaude to list this project's saved conversations. Press Enter on one to Resume, Delete (asks for confirmation, defaulting to Cancel), or go Back to the list. As a shortcut, press d on a row and then d again to delete it