Coding agent · CLI (ZSH)

ForgeCode

Quick answer: Shell power users who want a high-scoring local coding harness with multi-agent bounded context.

Best for

Shell power users who want a high-scoring local coding harness with multi-agent bounded context.

Skip if

You refuse living in the terminal or distrust harness benchmarks.

Who it fits

  • Shell power users who want a high-scoring local coding harness with multi-agent bounded context.
  • Terminal-first engineers who live in the shell and git

Pros

ZSH-integrated coding harness (`:`); claims #1 TermBench 2.0; multi-model mix mid-session; sub-agents (Forge/Muse/Sage); strong OSS community metrics.

Cons

Vendor TermBench leadership is self-promoted — treat carefully; ZSH-centric.

Facts

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

Agent standards & memory

AGENTS.md: PartialSKILL.md: PartialRules / memory: Bounded multi-agent session context.100% Free (Open-source, BYOK).

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