{"slug": "show-hn-zerg-client-a-coding-agent-harness-that-drives-its-own-terminal-panes", "title": "Show HN: Zerg Client – a coding agent harness that drives its own terminal panes", "summary": "ZergAI released ZTC (Zerg Terminal Client) v0.9.0-beta.1, a coding agent harness that plans changes, edits code and runs tests in a project, installable via `npm install -g @zergai/ztc@0.9.0-beta.1` on Node.js 20.19+ or 22.12+. The beta ships a native terminal app for macOS Apple Silicon and headless support for macOS, Linux and Windows, with a desktop app also limited to macOS Apple Silicon; Windows and Linux desktop apps are not yet available. ZTC is free to evaluate under the Zerg Source Available License, with commercial use requiring a license and model usage billed separately, either through a ZergAI login that routes provider keys and DeepSeek access through Zerg Router with per-key daily budgets and a monthly cap, or through local API keys.", "body_md": "ZTC · Evaluation beta\n\n# An AI coding agent for your terminal and desktop.\n\nPlan a change, edit code, and run tests in your project.\n\nWelcome to ZTC - Zerg Terminal Client.\n\nProject: ~/acme-api · main · clean\n\nRuntime: not configured · ZTC v0.9.0-beta.1\n\nConnect a model\n\nHow should ZTC reach a model?\n\n- Log in with ZergAI (recommended) Opens your browser to log in. \n  - One ZergAI login for ZTC in the terminal and the desktop app\n  - Add provider keys once in Zerg Router, not on this machine\n  - DeepSeek ready on Zerg Router billing, no DeepSeek key needed\n  - Usage history, per-key daily budgets and a monthly cap on Router billing\n  - Switch models any time with /model\n- Use your local API keys\n\nZTCno model\n\n`npm install -g @zergai/ztc@0.9.0-beta.1`\nNeeds Node.js 20.19+ or 22.12+.\n\nThen run `ztc` in your project directory to spin it up.\n\nOr get the desktop app\n\nmacOS · Apple Silicon · 0.9.0-beta.1. The Windows and Linux apps are not available yet.\n\n## Good to know.\n\nSkip the prompt: run `ztc auth login` first.\n\nNative terminal: macOS · Apple Silicon. Headless: macOS, Linux and Windows. Free to evaluate under the [Zerg Source Available License](https://zergai.com/docs/ztc#license). Commercial use requires a license. Model usage is billed separately.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-zerg-client-a-coding-agent-harness-that-drives-its-own-terminal-panes", "canonical_source": "https://zergai.com/ztc", "published_at": "2026-11-05 20:08:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-11-05 20:21:14.541325+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "ai-tools", "developer-tools", "ai-products"], "entities": ["ZergAI", "ZTC", "Zerg Terminal Client", "Zerg Router", "DeepSeek", "Node.js", "Zerg Source Available License"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-zerg-client-a-coding-agent-harness-that-drives-its-own-terminal-panes", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-zerg-client-a-coding-agent-harness-that-drives-its-own-terminal-panes.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-zerg-client-a-coding-agent-harness-that-drives-its-own-terminal-panes.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-zerg-client-a-coding-agent-harness-that-drives-its-own-terminal-panes.jsonld"}}