Darce

AI coding agent that lives in your terminal.
Reads, writes, edits code, runs commands, searches codebases.
One command to install. One command to start.

Website · npm · Get Started · Pricing · Dashboard

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> fix the authentication bug in login.ts

  I'll read the file first.

  ○ Read src/auth/login.ts
    1  import { verify } from './jwt'
    ... 45 more lines

  Found it — token expiry compares seconds vs milliseconds.

  ● Edit src/auth/login.ts
    File updated

  ● Bash npm test
    24/24 tests passing

  Fixed. Wrapped the Unix timestamp in * 1000.

qwen3-coder · 3.1k tokens · $0.0008 · 6s

Why Darce?

	Darce	Claude Code	Cursor	GitHub Copilot CLI
Works in any terminal	Yes	Yes	No (IDE only)	Partial
Any model (Claude, Grok, Gemini, DeepSeek, Llama)	Yes	Claude only	Limited	GPT only
Reads + edits files	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Runs shell commands	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Smart model switching	Yes	No	No	No
Free tier	Yes	No	No	No
Open source	Yes	Partial	No	No
Install time	3 seconds	Minutes	Minutes	Minutes
Package size	14 kB	~200 MB	~500 MB	~100 MB

Get Started

npm install -g darce-cli
darce login
darce

That's it. No config files. No API keys to copy. No Docker.

What Can It Do?

Fix bugs — Describe the issue, Darce reads the code, finds the problem, fixes it, runs your tests.

Build features — "Add a dark mode toggle to the settings page" — Darce creates the files, writes the code, wires everything up.

Refactor — "Convert this class component to a hook" — reads the file, rewrites it, verifies nothing broke.

Explore codebases — "How does authentication work in this project?" — searches files, reads code, explains the architecture.

Run commands — "Install tailwind and set it up" — runs npm, creates config files, updates your code.

Features

/help     List commands          Ctrl+M   Switch models
/model    Change model           Ctrl+C   Cancel / Exit
/clear    Reset conversation     Up/Down  Input history
/cost     Session costs          """      Multi-line mode
/compact  Shrink context

• 7 tools — Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, WebFetch
• Smart routing — auto-picks the best model for each task
• Streaming — responses appear line-by-line as they generate
• Git-aware — knows your branch, changes, and recent commits
• Session resume — darce --resume picks up where you left off
• Context compaction — stays fast even in long conversations
• Cost tracking — real-time token count and spend in the status bar
• Account dashboard — usage stats at cli.darce.dev/dashboard

Models

Switch mid-conversation with Ctrl+M or /model.

Model	Best for	Speed
qwen/qwen3-coder	General coding (default)	Fast
x-ai/grok-4.1-fast	Complex reasoning	Fast
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4	Precise coding	Medium
google/gemini-2.5-pro	Huge codebases (1M ctx)	Medium
deepseek/deepseek-r1	Deep reasoning	Slower
deepseek/deepseek-chat	Quick questions	Very fast
meta-llama/llama-4-maverick	Open source (1M ctx)	Fast

Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you need more. Cancel anytime.

	Starter	Builder	Power
Price	Free	$15/mo	$65/mo
Requests	25/mo	500/mo	2,500/mo
Models	qwen3-coder	All	All + priority
Tools	3 (Read, Grep, Glob)	All 7	All 7
Sessions	No resume	Resume + history	Resume + history
Dashboard	Basic	Full	Full + priority support

darce login           # Start free
darce upgrade         # Upgrade to Builder or Power

Or sign up at cli.darce.dev

Slash Commands

Command	Description
/help	List all commands
/model <id>	Switch model (/m alias)
/clear	Clear conversation (/c alias)
/cost	Show session cost breakdown
/compact	Compact conversation history
/quit	Exit (/q alias)

Config

darce login handles everything. For power users:

// ~/.darcerc
{
  "apiKey": "darce-...",
  "apiBase": "https://api.darce.dev",
  "router": {
    "default": "qwen/qwen3-coder",
    "rules": [
      { "when": "large-context", "use": "google/gemini-2.5-pro" },
      { "when": "complex-reasoning", "use": "x-ai/grok-4.1-fast" }
    ]
  }
}

Contributing

git clone https://github.com/AmerSarhan/darce-cli.git
cd darce-cli
npm install
npm run dev           # Run from source
npx tsx test.ts       # 106 tests
npm run build         # Build for production

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