CLI · Native apps · v0.1

Codebase, based where you are.

Install the open-source CLI, download packaged clients, or wire your own agent directly. Terminal, desktop, mobile, browser, MCP, and SKILLS.md workflows all ride on the same public API and account model.

Get the Chrome extension

See all platforms ↓View source

Releases ship as codebase-chat-extension.zip. Side-load via Developer Mode (steps in the Browser card).

CLI

Available

Open-source terminal coding agent with first-run browser OAuth, Codebase credits, BYOK, local OpenAI-compatible endpoints, MCP, SSH, and codebase autofor trusted one-shot builds.

macOS / Linux

curl -fsSL https://codebase.design/install.sh | sh

npm

npm i -g codebase-cli

Windows PowerShell

irm https://codebase.design/install.ps1 | iex

CLI source

Desktop

Apple Silicon QA

A focused Tauri desktop entrypoint for Codebase chat, builds, and local agent handoff. It signs into the same account and sessions as app.codebase.design, so work moves between desktop and web without re-authenticating.

Fast access to rooms, builds, and account context
MCP-friendly handoff for local IDE agents
API + SKILLS.md context for smarter models

Apple Silicon .dmg

Watch releases for Windows & Linux

Desktop v0.1.0 QA build is ready for Apple Silicon. Windows, Linux, and Intel macOS remain queued.

Release verification

SHA-256 4efc52ebe42d692e5c2a6ece64836e65d189549ea0850d3d996d71ff41b23a98

checksums.txt

Mobile

Coming soon

Keep builds moving from your phone or tablet. Capture prompts, review progress, and hand useful context to agent workflows without changing the integration underneath.

Voice and share workflows for build prompts
Build progress, mentions, and review moments
Same API + SKILLS.md integration path

Browser extension

Available

Chrome and Edge today; Firefox next. Bring Codebase into the browser, then pair it with API, SKILLS.md, or MCP workflows when an agent needs richer context.

Easy mode

Advanced side panel

Agent-ready context

Download .zip

Chrome

Unzip the release.
Open chrome://extensions.
Toggle Developer mode.
Load unpacked, pick the folder.
Pin from the puzzle menu.

Edge

Unzip the release.
Open edge://extensions.
Toggle Developer mode.
Load unpacked, pick the folder.
Pin from the extensions menu.

API + SKILLS.md

Available

The durable integration layer for smarter models. Give an agent a compact SKILLS.md guide plus the typed API surface, then let it build with the same capabilities as the apps.

Typed REST + SSE surface with OpenAPI 3.1
SKILLS.md instructions for model-side integration
Works alongside desktop, mobile, extension, and MCP clients

Read the API docs Chat reference

Sign in with an API key

After install, right-click the toolbar icon → Options. Paste a v1 key with chat:read and chat:writescopes. The same key model works for API calls, MCP bridges, and agent workflows that follow your SKILLS.md instructions.

Mint a key in Settings API key docs Chat API reference

Verify your download

Each release ships with a SHA256 checksum and a cosign signature. Native artifacts will additionally carry SLSA v1 build provenance.

Local-only auth

Credentials stay scoped to your Codebase account and the client you choose. No third-party telemetry, no cookie sharing.

Open source

Client surfaces and integration examples live under codebase/codebase-cli.Issues and PRs welcome.