OpenCode Documentation

Welcome to OpenCode documentation! OpenCode is an open-source AI coding assistant that provides intelligent code completion, code generation, and conversational programming experience.

Quick Start

📥 Installation ⚙️ Configure Provider 💻 CLI Usage 🖥️ TUI Interface

Free Download

OpenCode is completely open source and free. You can install it via:

# Using Homebrew (macOS/Linux)
brew install opencode-ai/tap/opencode
 
# Using npm
npm install -g opencode
 
# Using Go
go install github.com/opencode-ai/opencode@latest

OpenCode vs Claude Code

Feature	OpenCode	Claude Code
Open Source	✅ Fully Open Source	❌ Closed Source
Price	🆓 Free	💰 Paid Subscription
Provider Support	✅ Multiple Providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Local Models, etc.)	❌ Anthropic Only
Self-hosted	✅ Supported	❌ Not Supported
Privacy	✅ Code stays local (optional)	⚠️ Code uploaded to servers
Customization	✅ Highly Customizable	❌ Limited

Documentation

Getting Started

Introduction - OpenCode Overview
Configuration - Basic Configuration
Provider Setup - Configure AI Providers
Network Settings - Proxy and Network Configuration

Usage

TUI Interface - Interactive Terminal UI
CLI Commands - Command Line Tool
IDE Integration - Editor Integration

Advanced

Custom Tools - Extend Functionality
Agent Skills - AI Agent Capabilities
MCP Servers - Model Context Protocol

This is a community-maintained documentation site, not official. For official documentation, visit opencode.ai (opens in a new tab)

Introduction