1e8227a556
Audit slice: dead/pretender mode abstractions (item 2).
Delete the AppMode::Yolo variant. parse() keeps accepting the legacy
spellings ("yolo" | "4" | "bypass" | "bypass-permissions" |
"bypasspermissions") and now returns AppMode::Agent directly: YOLO was
a permission change (Full Access + trust + shell), never a mode. The
posture split already lives at the edges and is untouched there:
settings load rewrites default_mode=yolo into Act + full-access
posture (crates/tui/src/settings.rs), the runtime wire reader re-derives
Bypass from the raw legacy spelling (crates/tui/src/runtime_policy.rs),
and --yolo keeps working through the launch flag plus the new
set_mode_yolo_compat elevation.
Mode-shaped entry points keep their behavior through the posture:
- set_mode loses the Yolo fold; the transient full-access elevation
moves to App::set_mode_yolo_compat / App::select_yolo_compat with the
same lock refusal, baseline capture, and once-per-install toast.
- Alt+Y routes through apply_yolo_compat_update; /mode yolo and /zidong
route through the compat path before parse folds the alias.
- authority/engine drop the mode==Yolo disjuncts; auto_approve and
ApprovalMode::Bypass carry the posture, so sandbox, shell, tool
approval, and narrowing behavior are unchanged.
CommandMode::Yolo dies with it (no external consumers of the
command-contract enum).
Tests updated (not weakened): yolo spellings now assert parse -> Agent;
set_mode_yolo_compat/select_yolo_compat cover the elevation, baseline
restore, locked-policy refusal, and startup-default persistence the
variant tests pinned; engine posture tests pass Agent + explicit
full-access flags instead of the retired Yolo mode.
Gates: cargo fmt --check; nextest codewhale-tui 11908 passed;
codewhale-config 639 passed; codewhale-command-contract 29 passed;
dead-code budget PASS 425; vocabulary gate exit 0.
Codewhale
Codewhale is an open source coding agent for your terminal, built in Rust and improved in public with the people who use it.
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Install
npm install -g codewhale
codewhale
The first run helps you connect a provider or stay offline. Codewhale also supports Cargo, Docker, Nix, Scoop, prebuilt archives, Android/Termux, and a CNB mirror. See the installation guide.
Tab completion is one command per shell — codewhale completion bash|zsh|fish|powershell|elvish.
See shell completions.
Use
Talk to Codewhale the same way you would talk to a teammate:
Fix the failing tests and explain what changed.
Or run a task without opening the TUI:
codewhale exec "fix the failing tests and explain what changed"
Codewhale can read your repository, edit files, run commands, inspect results, and keep working toward a goal. You decide how much access it has.
Why Codewhale
- Use the model you want. Connect hosted providers or local models through
Ollama, vLLM, or SGLang. Switch provider and model with
/model. - Stay in control. Plan is read-only. Ask, Auto-Review, and Full Access make
approval behavior visible.
/undoreverts the last turn and/restorereturns the workspace to an earlier snapshot. - Keep long work organized. Save sessions, set a durable
/goal, review workflows before they run, and coordinate agents without turning their internal instructions into your transcript. - Extend the agent you already have. Connect MCP servers and skills, configure hooks, and keep agent roles as readable files in your project or personal settings.
Run /help in the TUI for commands and keyboard shortcuts.
Safety
Codewhale runs on your machine with the access you grant it. Approval modes and repository rules limit what the agent may do; optional OS sandboxing adds a stronger execution boundary where supported. Unknown model prices stay unknown instead of being reported as free.
Read authorization order for the exact policy stack and configuration for local settings.
Documentation
- Providers and local models
- Agent teams
- MCP, hooks, and configuration
- Local web client
- All documentation
Join the community
Codewhale gets better when people use it, report what feels wrong, and help fix it. If a provider is missing, a workflow is awkward, or the terminal UI gets in your way, open an issue. If you know how to improve it, open a pull request. First contributions are welcome, and contributors keep credit for the work that lands.
Join the Discord, or add Hunter on WeChat
(hunterbown) and ask to join the Whale Brothers group.
Project history
Codewhale began as deepseek-tui and still preserves that configuration and
session compatibility. It is now provider-neutral and independently maintained;
it is not affiliated with any model provider.
Thanks to every contributor and to the open source communities that helped the project grow. See the contributor record.
License
MIT. Portions adapted from other open-source projects are recorded in third-party notices.