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Anomalyco/OpenCode Review

Anomalyco has released OpenCode, an open-source AI coding agent available via command-line and desktop applications for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The tool includes built-in agents for development and read-only analysis, with installation options via package managers like npm, Homebrew, and Scoop.

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Anomalyco/OpenCode Review
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The open source AI coding agent.

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curl -fsSL https://opencode.ai/install | bash

npm i -g opencode-ai@latest        # or bun/pnpm/yarn
scoop install opencode             # Windows
choco install opencode             # Windows
brew install anomalyco/tap/opencode # macOS and Linux (recommended, always up to date)
brew install opencode              # macOS and Linux (official brew formula, updated less)
sudo pacman -S opencode            # Arch Linux (Stable)
paru -S opencode-bin               # Arch Linux (Latest from AUR)
mise use -g opencode               # Any OS
nix run nixpkgs#opencode           # or github:anomalyco/opencode for latest dev branch

Tip

Remove versions older than 0.1.x before installing.

OpenCode is also available as a desktop application. Download directly from the releases page or opencode.ai/download.

Platform Download
macOS (Apple Silicon) opencode-desktop-mac-arm64.dmg
macOS (Intel) opencode-desktop-mac-x64.dmg
Windows opencode-desktop-windows-x64.exe
Linux .deb , .rpm , or .AppImage
brew install --cask opencode-desktop
scoop bucket add extras; scoop install extras/opencode-desktop

The install script respects the following priority order for the installation path:

$OPENCODE_INSTALL_DIR

  • Custom installation directory$XDG_BIN_DIR

  • XDG Base Directory Specification compliant path$HOME/bin

  • Standard user binary directory (if it exists or can be created)$HOME/.opencode/bin

  • Default fallback

OPENCODE_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/bin curl -fsSL https://opencode.ai/install | bash
XDG_BIN_DIR=$HOME/.local/bin curl -fsSL https://opencode.ai/install | bash

OpenCode includes two built-in agents you can switch between with the Tab

key.

build- Default, full-access agent for development work** plan**- Read-only agent for analysis and code exploration- Denies file edits by default

  • Asks permission before running bash commands
  • Ideal for exploring unfamiliar codebases or planning changes

Also included is a general subagent for complex searches and multistep tasks. This is used internally and can be invoked using @general

in messages.

Learn more about agents.

For more info on how to configure OpenCode, head over to our docs.

If you're interested in contributing to OpenCode, please read our contributing docs before submitting a pull request.

If you are working on a project that's related to OpenCode and is using "opencode" as part of its name, for example "opencode-dashboard" or "opencode-mobile", please add a note to your README to clarify that it is not built by the OpenCode team and is not affiliated with us in any way.

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