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<strong>~20MB desktop IDE. Terminal AI agent. Both native. Both open source.</strong>
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<a href="https://clifcode.io">Website</a> ·
<a href="#-get-it">Get It</a> ·
<a href="#-clifpad">ClifPad</a> ·
<a href="#-clifcode">ClifCode</a> ·
<a href="#-build--contribute">Development</a> ·
<a href="https://github.com/DLhugly/Clif-Code/releases">Releases</a>
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Cursor is 400MB. VS Code is 350MB. Zed doesn't do AI.
**Clif is ~20MB.** A native Rust binary with a 7KB SolidJS frontend. VS Code-quality editing via Monaco. Real terminal via PTY. Git built into the backend. AI when you want it, silence when you don't.
No Electron. No telemetry. No subscription. Open source.
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<img src="SplashScreen.png" alt="ClifPad Screenshot" width="800" />
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## 📦 Get It
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### ClifPad — Desktop IDE
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<a href="https://github.com/DLhugly/Clif-Code/releases/download/v1.4.0/ClifPad_1.4.0_aarch64.dmg"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/macOS-Apple%20Silicon%20(.dmg)-000000?style=for-the-badge&logo=apple&logoColor=white" alt="Apple Silicon"></a>
<a href="https://github.com/DLhugly/Clif-Code/releases/download/v1.4.0/ClifPad_1.4.0_x64.dmg"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/macOS-Intel%20(.dmg)-000000?style=for-the-badge&logo=apple&logoColor=white" alt="Intel"></a>
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<a href="https://github.com/DLhugly/Clif-Code/releases/download/v1.4.0/ClifPad_1.4.0_x64-setup.exe"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows-x64%20(.exe)-0078D4?style=for-the-badge&logo=windows&logoColor=white" alt="Windows"></a>
<a href="https://github.com/DLhugly/Clif-Code/releases/download/v1.4.0/ClifPad_1.4.0_amd64.deb"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Linux-.deb-FCC624?style=for-the-badge&logo=linux&logoColor=black" alt="Linux deb"></a>
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> **macOS "App can't be opened"?** — Run `xattr -cr /Applications/ClifPad.app` then open normally. [Why?](#-faq)
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### ClifCode — Terminal Agent
```bash
cargo install --git https://github.com/DLhugly/Clif-Code.git --path clif-code-tui
```
Run `clifcode` in any project directory.
> `npm i -g clifcode` — coming soon | `cargo install clifcode` — coming soon
<details>
<summary>Other install methods</summary>
```bash
# Or clone and build locally
git clone https://github.com/DLhugly/Clif-Code.git
cd Clif-Code/clif-code-tui && cargo install --path .
```
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> [All releases & checksums](https://github.com/DLhugly/Clif-Code/releases)
---
## 🖥️ ClifPad
**📝 Monaco Editor** — 70+ languages, IntelliSense, multi-cursor, minimap, code folding. Same engine as VS Code.
**🖥️ Real Terminal** — Native PTY via Rust. Your actual shell with 256-color, resize, 10K scrollback.
**🔍 Dev Preview** — One-click `npm run dev`, auto-detects `localhost`, live iframe preview.
**🌿 Git** — Branch, status, stage, commit, per-file `+/-` diff stats, visual commit graph. All Rust.
**🤖 AI** — OpenRouter (100+ models), Ollama (fully local), Claude Code CLI. Ghost text completions. All opt-in.
**🎨 5 Themes** — Midnight, Graphite, Dawn, Arctic, Dusk. Editor, terminal, and UI stay in sync.
**⌨️ Keys** — `Ctrl+`` ` terminal, `Ctrl+B` sidebar, `Ctrl+S` save, `Ctrl+Shift+P` palette.
### 📊 The Size Flex
| **ClifPad** | **~20MB** | **7KB** | **~80MB** |
| Cursor | ~400MB | ~50MB | ~500MB+ |
| VS Code | ~350MB | ~40MB | ~400MB+ |
| Zed | ~100MB | native | ~200MB |
Tauri 2 compiles to a single native binary. SolidJS has no virtual DOM overhead. Rust handles file I/O, git, PTY, AI streaming — zero garbage collection.
---
## ⚡ ClifCode
> **Open-source AI coding agent for your terminal. Like Claude Code — but you own it.**
```
_____ _ _ __ _____ _
/ ____| (_)/ _/ ____| | |
─────────────────────────────────────────────
❯ refactor the auth module to use JWT tokens
[1/7] ••• thinking
▶ read src/auth/mod.rs
▶ read src/auth/session.rs
◇ find config.toml
✎ edit src/auth/mod.rs +42 -18
✎ edit src/auth/session.rs +15 -8
▸ run cargo test
✓ All 23 tests passed
✦ ClifCode Refactored auth module to use JWT tokens.
Replaced session-based auth with stateless JWT
verification. Added token expiry and refresh logic.
∙ 2.1k tokens ∙ ~$0.0312
```
**What it does:** Tool-calling AI agent that reads your codebase, writes code, runs commands, searches files, and auto-commits — all from a TUI.
| **Agentic loop** — up to 7 tool calls per turn | **Any provider** — OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama | **Parallel tools** — concurrent read-only calls |
| **3 autonomy modes** — suggest, auto-edit, full-auto | **Sessions** — auto-save, resume, cost tracking | **9 built-in tools** — read, write, edit, find, search, run, list, cd, submit |
```bash
clifcode # interactive mode
clifcode -p "explain this codebase" # non-interactive
clifcode --backend ollama # local models
clifcode --autonomy suggest # confirm every write
clifcode --resume # resume last session
```
<details>
<summary><strong>Commands & providers</strong></summary>
```
◆ Session /new /sessions /resume /cost /clear /quit
◆ Workspace /cd /add /drop /context
◆ Settings /mode /backend /config
◆ Git /status /undo
```
| **OpenRouter** (default) | `CLIFCODE_API_KEY` — access to 100+ models |
| **OpenAI** | `--api-url https://api.openai.com/v1` |
| **Anthropic** | Via OpenRouter or compatible proxy |
| **Ollama** | `--backend ollama` — fully local, no API key |
| **Any OpenAI-compatible** | `--api-url <your-endpoint>` |
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---
## 🛠️ Build & Contribute
```bash
# ClifPad — desktop IDE
cd clif-pad-ide
npm install && npm run tauri dev # dev mode + hot reload
npm run tauri build # production binary
# ClifCode — terminal agent
cd clif-code-tui
cargo run --release # run directly
cargo install --path . # install to PATH
```
### Architecture
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Tauri 2 (Rust) │
│ File I/O · Git · PTY · AI · Search │
│ │ │
│ IPC (invoke/events) │
│ │ │
│ SolidJS + TypeScript │
│ Monaco Editor · xterm.js │
│ Tailwind CSS 4 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
| Backend | Tauri 2 + Rust | ~20MB compiled |
| UI | SolidJS | 7KB runtime |
| Editor | Monaco | tree-shaken |
| Terminal | xterm.js + portable-pty | real PTY |
| Styles | Tailwind CSS 4 | zero runtime |
| Build | Vite 6 | <5s HMR |
| CI/CD | Semantic Release | auto-versioned |
### Project Structure
```
Clif-Code/
├── clif-pad-ide/ 🖥️ Desktop IDE — Tauri 2 + SolidJS + Monaco
├── clif-code-tui/ ⚡ Terminal AI agent — pure Rust, any API
└── .github/ 🔄 CI/CD (auto-release, npm publish)
```
```
clif-pad-ide/
├── src/ # SolidJS frontend
│ ├── components/ # editor, terminal, layout, explorer
│ ├── stores/ # reactive state (signals + stores)
│ ├── lib/ # IPC wrappers, keybindings, themes
│ └── types/ # TypeScript interfaces
├── src-tauri/src/ # Rust backend
│ ├── commands/ # fs, git, pty, ai, search, settings
│ └── services/ # file watcher, ai providers
└── www/ # Landing page (clifcode.io)
clif-code-tui/
├── src/
│ ├── main.rs # CLI, TUI loop, agent orchestration
│ ├── backend.rs # API backend (OpenRouter, OpenAI, Ollama)
│ ├── tools.rs # Tool definitions and execution
│ ├── ui.rs # Terminal UI rendering
│ ├── session.rs # Session persistence
│ ├── config.rs # Config (API keys, provider setup)
│ ├── git.rs # Git integration
│ └── repomap.rs # Workspace structure analysis
├── npm/ # npm distribution packages
│ ├── clifcode/ # Main wrapper (npm i -g clifcode)
│ └── @clifcode/cli-*/ # 6 platform-specific binaries
└── scripts/
└── bump-version.js # Syncs versions across Cargo.toml + npm
```
[Conventional commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) — `feat:` bumps minor, `fix:` bumps patch, `feat!:` bumps major. Semantic release handles the rest.
---
## ❓ FAQ
**Why does macOS say "App can't be opened"?**
macOS Gatekeeper blocks apps that aren't signed with a $99/year Apple Developer certificate. ClifPad is open source and safe — run `xattr -cr /Applications/ClifPad.app` in Terminal to remove the quarantine flag, then open normally.
**Is Clif safe?**
100% open source. Read every line: [github.com/DLhugly/Clif-Code](https://github.com/DLhugly/Clif-Code). No telemetry, no network calls unless you enable AI. The `xattr` command just removes Apple's download flag — it doesn't disable any security.
**Why not just pay for code signing?**
We will. For now, the $99/year Apple Developer fee goes toward more important things. Proper signing + notarization is on the roadmap.
**Does it work offline?**
ClifPad: Yes — AI features are opt-in. Without API keys, it's a fully offline editor with terminal and git. ClifCode: Needs an API provider (but Ollama runs fully local with no internet).
**What models does ClifCode support?**
Any OpenAI-compatible API. Default is `anthropic/claude-sonnet-4` via OpenRouter. Also works with GPT-4o, Gemini, Llama, Qwen, Mistral, DeepSeek — anything on OpenRouter or Ollama.
---
## 📜 License
[MIT](LICENSE) — use it however you want.
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<strong>20MB. Native. Private. Fast.</strong>
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<sub>Built with Rust and care by <a href="https://github.com/DLhugly">DLhugly</a></sub>
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