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Show HN: Alter Zero - RAM-efficient agent for coding, security and automation
Alter Zero is an open-source AI coding agent written in Rust, running in the terminal on Linux and macOS. It reads files, makes edits, runs commands, and checks results, with support for security research and automation. Installation is one line via curl, with SHA-256 verification, and it supports connecting to various model providers through /login and /model.
- for who
- Developers and security researchers who want a terminal-based AI agent for coding and automation.
- why now
- New open-source Rust agent Alter Zero ships v0.1.0 with RAM-efficient coding and security automation.
- what changes
- They can work with an agent that directly edits and runs commands in their project, using the same workflow for security and automation tasks.
- to do
- Install Alter Zero with the one-line curl command, then use /login and /model to connect a provider and start a task.
key points
- Open-source Rust AI agent for coding, security, automation
- One-line install with SHA-256 verification on Linux and macOS
- Supports providers via /login and /model, offline demo included
#open source ai coding agent#rust#terminal tool#agent workflow
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