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Centauri ADE: https://github.com/unmodeled-tyler/centauri
This is Centauri - It's a lightweight Agent Development Environment for Linux with git source control and codebase understanding.
I've tried out several different IDE/ADEs and nothing has really worked as well as I'd like for what I need. For the options that I did like, BYOK was second-class, or in the case of a full IDE, it sometimes felt like I was trying to get an airliner into low-earth-orbit.
Enter: Centauri - a simple local-first CLI harness wrapper with a focused git source-control workspace.
It gives you a clean side-by-side flow:
- run your preferred CLI coding agent in an embedded terminal
- watch repository changes appear in the Changes panel
- generate an industry-standard commit message
- commit and push without leaving the app
It's designed to complement tools like Claude Code, Codex, Pi, OpenCode, etc. It does not replace Git, your terminal, or your existing credentials - it wraps the tools you already use into a tighter cohesive workspace optimized for engineering with an agent.
I built Centauri for myself after trying way too many different options. It solves several pain points for me and I'm sharing it in case it solves some for you too!
This is Centauri - It's a lightweight Agent Development Environment for Linux with git source control and codebase understanding.
I've tried out several different IDE/ADEs and nothing has really worked as well as I'd like for what I need. For the options that I did like, BYOK was second-class, or in the case of a full IDE, it sometimes felt like I was trying to get an airliner into low-earth-orbit.
Enter: Centauri - a simple local-first CLI harness wrapper with a focused git source-control workspace.
It gives you a clean side-by-side flow:
- run your preferred CLI coding agent in an embedded terminal
- watch repository changes appear in the Changes panel
- generate an industry-standard commit message
- commit and push without leaving the app
It's designed to complement tools like Claude Code, Codex, Pi, OpenCode, etc. It does not replace Git, your terminal, or your existing credentials - it wraps the tools you already use into a tighter cohesive workspace optimized for engineering with an agent.
I built Centauri for myself after trying way too many different options. It solves several pain points for me and I'm sharing it in case it solves some for you too!
