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" 'Very f****** cool' CLI for AI code generation."
Founded by Brandon Chen & James Grugett
Manicode is a CLI-based coding agent – invoke it in your Terminal and ask it to write code for you. Manicode launched on BookFace last week and got 500 downloads and 60+ upvotes!
It’s a Cursor alternative that’s simpler and frequently performs better. Try it out:
npm install -g manicode
What people are saying
Fewer clicks, more codebase context
Manicode is different from all the other coding agents, they swear!
- It chooses files to read automatically on each message — unlike Cursor’s composer feature. This saves you time and makes Manicode respond more comprehensively.
- It takes 0 clicks — type your instructions and Manicode will edit your files directly. It's simple and fast. Theoretically, you can do all your development by just chatting with it!
- It has full access to your existing tools, scripts, and packages — Manicode can install packages, run terminal commands and tests, etc. Whatever awk/grep/pip install stuff you used to do, Manicode can do it for you instead!
- It is portable to any development environment — no lock-in here! Feel free to bring your IDE: VSCode, Cursor, Vim, Emacs, Replit, or plain text editor (if you’re a monster).
- It doesn’t store your codebase — it just passes individual files along to OpenAI and Anthropic as is necessary to generate code. Manicode didn’t even have a database until a couple weeks ago!
Manicode can write code for every tech stack – they know because the founders have built software from full-stack web apps to IoT device firmware.
https://www.tella.tv/video/code-coding-agent-bh6l
Offer
To celebrate the Manicode launch, the founders are giving away 2,500 free Manicode credits per month for a limited time to new users!
To claim,
- Get Manicode in your terminal: npm install -g manicode
- Run manicode in your project directory
- Finally, enter “login” to sign up and claim the 2,500 free credits.
Also, existing users: you can refer your friends at manicode.ai/referrals — when you refer a friend, you’ll both get 500 credits per month!
Learn More
🌐 Visit manicode.ai to learn more.
🙌 Try it out and give us feedback! Check out our website.
🧐 If you have any thoughts, please join Manicode's Discord: https://discord.gg/mcWTGjgTj3. The founders love love love all feedback, positive and negative! Even slightly backhanded ones like this 😅:
👍 So please try Manicode out and let the founders know what you think!
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