Secure, open, universal.

What is VT Code?

VT Code is a local-first coding agent built in Rust, the only one with defense-in-depth security gating, broad LLM provider support, open protocols (Open Responses, A2A, MCP, ATIF), an extensible skill framework, delegated subagents, and rich tooling for long-running autonomous workflows.

Features

• Agent runtime - Interactive TUI, slash commands, streaming, ask/exec CLI, session resume
• Coding tools - Safe file ops, ripgrep search, fuzzy discovery, code intelligence, project indexing, terminal execution
• Extensibility - Agent Skills, MCP client/server, lifecycle hooks, subagents, custom providers, Zed ACP, VS Code, Claude Code
• Model providers - 21+ LLM providers: Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, OpenRouter, Ollama, LM Studio, and more
• Safety - Restricted shell sandbox, tool guardrails, subprocess isolation, full audit logging
• Protocols - Open Responses, Agent2Agent (A2A), ATIF, Anthropic Messages API

Quick start

Installing and running VT Code

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vinhnx/vtcode/main/scripts/install.sh | bash   # macOS / Linux (recommended)

Then run vtcode to get started.

Common commands

vtcode                        # launch interactive TUI
vtcode ask "explain Rc vs Arc"  # one-shot question, no tools
vtcode exec "refactor main.rs" # headless task with full tool access
vtcode review                  # review uncommitted changes
vtcode --resume                # pick up the last session

Documentation

• Interactive TUI - Primary agents, slash commands (/model, /review, /mcp, /skills, /theme, /compact, /schedule)
• Full automation - --full-auto CLI, plan-build-evaluate harness, subagents, scheduled tasks
• Providers - Setup guides for all 21 providers
• Configuration - vtcode.toml, tool config, lifecycle hooks
• Agent Skills - Creating, loading, and sharing skills
• MCP Integration - Client and server modes
• Editor guides - Zed ACP, VS Code, Claude Code
• Safety - Shell sandbox, security hardening, threat model
• Protocols - Open Responses, ATIF, A2A, Anthropic Messages API

Providers

VT Code supports 21 LLM providers out of the box, plus any OpenAI-compatible API via [[custom_providers]].

All providers

• Cloud LLMs - Anthropic · OpenAI · Gemini
• Gateways - OpenRouter · Atlas Cloud · Evolink
• Local inference - Ollama · LM Studio · llama.cpp
• Other - GitHub Copilot · Anthropic API Compat

Read: Provider Guides.

Xiaomi MiMo V2.5 Series

Proud partner of the Xiaomi MiMo Orbit Program

Xiaomi MiMo V2.5 Pro ships as the default model in VT Code, available both natively and through OpenRouter. It brings a 1M-token context window, deep reasoning, and strong agentic performance to every session.

• Xiaomi MiMo - mimo-v2.5-pro · mimo-v2.5 · 1M context
• OpenRouter - xiaomi/mimo-v2.5-pro · xiaomi/mimo-v2.5 · 1M context

Pricing: Pay-as-you-go · Subscription · Quick Access · Docs · OpenRouter

Get started with MiMo Open Platform — Xiaomi's most powerful AI. Sign up with invite code K5BCAP: both get $2 API credits + 10% off your first plan. (Auto-filled on sign-up · Credits valid for 40 days)

Development

git clone https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode.git
cd vtcode
./scripts/run-debug.sh

Rust stable, edition 2024, MSRV 1.88.

./scripts/check-dev.sh  # fast quality gate (clippy, fmt, check)
cargo nextest run        # parallel test runner

Contributing

I'd love to have you, bug reports, docs, features, ideas, all welcome. Start with issues or good first issues. AI agents see AGENTS.md. Humans see CONTRIBUTING.md.

                     

Support

VT Code is a labor of love built in my spare time. If it's helped you ship something or learn something, a sponsorship would mean the world.

   

License

MIT License.