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Re: OpenCode – Open source AI coding agent

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Post by mmcclure »

logicprog wrote: post #154
foobarqux wrote: post #150

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What is a better option?

For serious coding work I use the Zed Agent; for everything else I use pi with a few skills. Overall, though, I'd recommend Pi plus a few extensions for any features you miss extremely highly. It's also TypeScript, but doesn't suffer from the other problems OC has IME. It's a beautiful little program.

Big +1 to Pi[1]. The simplicity makes it really easy to extend yourself too, so at this point I have a pretty nice little setup that's very specific to my personal workflows. The monorepo for the project also has other nice utilities like a solid agent SDK. I also use other tools like Claude Code for "serious" work, but I do find myself reaching for Pi more consistently as I've gotten more confident with my setup.

[1] https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/tree/main/packages/codin...

Re: OpenCode – Open source AI coding agent

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Post by iAMkenough »

stavros wrote: post #37
pimeys wrote: post #8

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Yep. That's what I do. Just API keys and you can switch from Opus to GPT especially this week when Opus has been kind of wonky.

I pay $100/mo to Anthropic. Yesterday I coded one small feature via an API key by accident and it cost $6. At this rate, it will cost me $1000/mo to develop with Opus. I might as well code by hand, or switch to the $20 Codex plan, which will probably be more than enough. I'd rather switch to OpenAI than give up my favorite harness.

Out of curiosity, what's your next monthly subscription in terms of price?

Re: OpenCode – Open source AI coding agent

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Post by arcanemachiner »

logicprog wrote: post #107

OpenCode was the first open source agent I used, and my main workhorse after experimenting briefly with Claude Code and realizing the potential of agentic coding. Due to that, and because it's a popular an open source alternative, I want to be able to recommend it and be enthusiastic about it. The problem for me is that the development practices of the people that are working on it are suboptimal at best; they're con…

I'm still trying to figure out how "open" it really is; There are reports that it phones home a lot[0], and there is even a fork that claims to remove this behavior[1]:

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1rv690j/opencod...

[1] https://github.com/standardnguyen/rolandcode

Re: OpenCode – Open source AI coding agent

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Post by stavros »

iAMkenough wrote: post #172
stavros wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I pay $100/mo to Anthropic. Yesterday I coded one small feature via an API key by accident and it cost $6. At this rate, it will cost me $1000/mo to develop with Opus. I might as well code by hand, or switch to the $20 Codex plan, which will probably be more than enough. I'd rather switch to OpenAI than give up my favorite harness.

Out of curiosity, what's your next monthly subscription in terms of price?

Electricity, $95/mo.

Re: OpenCode – Open source AI coding agent

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Post by 65a »

I'd really like to get more clarification on offline mode and privacy. The github issues related to privacy did not leave a good feeling, despite being initially excited. Is offline mode a thing yet? I want to use this, but I don't want my code to leave my device.

Re: OpenCode – Open source AI coding agent

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Post by rounce »

thatmf wrote: post #165
logicprog wrote: post #107

OpenCode was the first open source agent I used, and my main workhorse after experimenting briefly with Claude Code and realizing the potential of agentic coding. Due to that, and because it's a popular an open source alternative, I want to be able to recommend it and be enthusiastic about it. The problem for me is that the development practices of the people that are working on it are suboptimal at best; they're con…

The value of having (and executing) a coherent product vision is extremely undervalued in FOSS, and IMO the difference between a successful project in the long-term and the kind of sploogeware that just snowballs with low-value features.

> The value of having (and executing) a coherent product vision is extremely undervalued in FOSS

Interesting you say this because I'd say the opposite is true historically, especially in the systems software community and among older folks. "Do one thing and do it well" seems to be the prevailing mindset behind many foundational tools. I think this why so many are/were irked by systemd. On the other hand newer tools that are more heavily marketed and often have some commercial angle seem to be in a perpetual state of tacking on new features in lieu of refining their raison d'etre.

Re: OpenCode – Open source AI coding agent

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Post by solaire_oa »

65a wrote: post #175

I'd really like to get more clarification on offline mode and privacy. The github issues related to privacy did not leave a good feeling, despite being initially excited. Is offline mode a thing yet? I want to use this, but I don't want my code to leave my device.

Related https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode/issues/10416

Re: OpenCode – Open source AI coding agent

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Post by tshaddox »

logicprog wrote: post #107

OpenCode was the first open source agent I used, and my main workhorse after experimenting briefly with Claude Code and realizing the potential of agentic coding. Due to that, and because it's a popular an open source alternative, I want to be able to recommend it and be enthusiastic about it. The problem for me is that the development practices of the people that are working on it are suboptimal at best; they're con…

I’m a little surprised by your description of constant releases and instability. That matches how I would describe Claude Code, and has been one of the main reasons I tend to use OpenCode more than Claude Code.

OpenCode has been much more stable for me in the 6 months or so that I’ve been comparing the two in earnest.

Re: OpenCode – Open source AI coding agent

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Post by nikcub »

arcanemachiner wrote: post #173
logicprog wrote: post #107

OpenCode was the first open source agent I used, and my main workhorse after experimenting briefly with Claude Code and realizing the potential of agentic coding. Due to that, and because it's a popular an open source alternative, I want to be able to recommend it and be enthusiastic about it. The problem for me is that the development practices of the people that are working on it are suboptimal at best; they're con…

I'm still trying to figure out how "open" it really is; There are reports that it phones home a lot[0], and there is even a fork that claims to remove this behavior[1]: [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1rv690j/opencod... [1] https://github.com/standardnguyen/rolandcode

the fact that somebody was able to fork it and remove behaviour they didn't want suggests that it is very open

that #12446 PR hasn't even been resolved to won't merge and last change was a week ago (in a repo with 1.8k+ open PRs)

Re: OpenCode – Open source AI coding agent

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Post by iAMkenough »

stavros wrote: post #174
iAMkenough wrote: post #172

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Out of curiosity, what's your next monthly subscription in terms of price?

Electricity, $95/mo.

Now you got me thinking my electric company should start offering subscription tiers in these uncertain energy times...
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