# CodebuffAI/freebuff

The free coding agent

Repository: https://github.com/CodebuffAI/freebuff
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/freebuff
Homepage: https://freebuff.com
Language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:43:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 53, longevity 56
- inputs: {"age_days": 785, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 316, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: prerelease_only
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10875, forks 1181 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:44.522572+00:00)

## What it is
Freebuff is a free AI coding agent available as a desktop app, CLI, web builder, cloud IDE, and chat interface, funded by text ads instead of subscriptions or API keys. It uses a curated catalog of coding models to find relevant files, make code changes, and run project checks from a terminal or browser.

## Use cases
- run an AI coding agent in my terminal for free
- refactor my codebase without paying for Claude Code or Cursor
- build and deploy a full-stack web app from a prompt
- have an agent fix issues in my GitHub repository
- run multiple coding agents in parallel on my machine
- chat with AI to research and plan code changes

## When to choose
- you want a free alternative to paid coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor
- you prefer working from the terminal or desktop without managing API keys
- you want to prototype and ship full-stack apps quickly from prompts
- you need an agent that can work directly on GitHub repositories in a cloud sandbox

## When to avoid
- you need guaranteed privacy since the service is ad-supported and cloud-based
- you require a specific proprietary model not in the curated catalog
- you need enterprise-grade SLAs or dedicated support
- you want fully local/offline inference

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: agent-framework, llm-inference, cli, developer-tools, chatbot
- domain: developer-tools, artificial-intelligence, large-language-models, web-development
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: coding-agent, ai-coding-assistant, ad-supported, free, terminal-agent, cloud-ide, app-builder, ai-agents, command-line, macos, linux, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- CodebuffAI/freebuff (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:44.522572+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:17:27.120130+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CodebuffAI/freebuff (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:44.522572+00:00, sha 297da6edf422)
  - homepage: https://freebuff.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:16:40.404957+00:00, sha 1f729f62127b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.