Crush
Crush is a terminal coding agent that works on your code with the AI model of your choice for developers who prefer the command line.
What it is good for
- Writing and fixing code from the terminal
- Switching between AI models during a coding session
- Keeping separate coding sessions for each project
- Connecting extra tools to an AI coding assistant
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Guided command-line setup
Level 4 of 5. You copy and paste commands into a terminal by following the instructions. Comfortable territory for vibe coders.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenRouter, Ollama, gopls
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 28,911
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is Crush free?
- Yes. It is free and open source.
- Do I need to know how to code to use Crush?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does Crush work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenRouter, Ollama, and gopls.
- What is Crush good for?
- Writing and fixing code from the terminal, switching between AI models during a coding session, keeping separate coding sessions for each project, and connecting extra tools to an AI coding assistant.
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