Zero, a local AI coding tool, gets early GitHub traction
Zero is an that runs in a local terminal. It can inspect a , edit files, run commands, and use browser and terminal helper tools. The user can choose from many s, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Groq, OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Mistral, xAI, Qwen, Kimi, Ollama, and LM Studio.
File writes, , network access, and writes outside the workspace are controlled by permissions and a sandbox policy. Sessions are stored on the local disk, can be searched and resumed, and Zero says it does not upload them as telemetry. It works as an interactive terminal tool and also through `zero exec` for automation, JSON input and output, s, and CI use.
The GitHub project received about 158 stars within a few hours of launch, and the repository showed 165 stars and 21 forks at review time.
Key points
- Zero is a local terminal-based .
- It supports many s, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama, and LM Studio.
- File changes, commands, network access, and outside-workspace writes go through permissions and a sandbox policy.
- `zero exec` can connect the tool to automation and CI workflows.
- The project reached about 158 GitHub stars soon after launch and showed 165 stars at review time.