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Crush (Charmbracelet)

Crush (Charmbracelet) is a CLI / TUI in the 2026 agents.dancingteeth catalog. Terminal lovers who want a glamorous BYOK coding agent on the Charm stack.

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Terminal lovers who want a glamorous BYOK coding agent on the Charm stack.

Skip if

You want GUI IDE agents or cloud orchestration.

Who it fits

  • Terminal lovers who want a glamorous BYOK coding agent on the Charm stack.
  • Terminal-first engineers who live in the shell and git

Pros

Polished Charm TUI coding agent; multi-model mid-session switch; MCP; LSP-enhanced context; wide OS packaging; large GitHub traction.

Cons

Terminal-only; you manage model keys/quality.

Facts

Locality:
Local-first
Surfaces:
CLI
Maturity:
General availability
BYOK:
Bring your own API key
Open source:
Source available
Free tier:
Free option available
MCP:
Model Context Protocol support

Agent standards & memory

AGENTS.md: PartialSKILL.md: PartialRules / memory: Session contexts; LSP-enhanced project context.100% Free (Open-source, BYOK).

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Frequently asked questions

What is Crush (Charmbracelet)?

Crush (Charmbracelet) is a CLI / TUI covered in the agents.dancingteeth 2026 catalog. Polished Charm TUI coding agent; multi-model mid-session switch; MCP; LSP-enhanced context; wide OS packaging; large GitHub traction.

Who is Crush (Charmbracelet) best for?

Terminal lovers who want a glamorous BYOK coding agent on the Charm stack.

When should I skip Crush (Charmbracelet)?

You want GUI IDE agents or cloud orchestration.

What are the main trade-offs of Crush (Charmbracelet)?

Pros: Polished Charm TUI coding agent; multi-model mid-session switch; MCP; LSP-enhanced context; wide OS packaging; large GitHub traction. Cons: Terminal-only; you manage model keys/quality.

Does Crush (Charmbracelet) support AGENTS.md, SKILL.md, or MCP?

This card lists AGENTS.md as Partial, SKILL.md as Partial, and rules/memory as Session contexts; LSP-enhanced project context.. Free options: 100% Free (Open-source, BYOK)..

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