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techjarves/OpenClaude-Portable

Run Claude Code from a USB drive on any PC — no installation required. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/techjarves/OpenClaude-Portable · HTML · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

50/100

  • Activity 81
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 9

Flags: no_releases young

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 126
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 118
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1157 stars · 406 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A portable AI coding agent that runs Claude Code-style functionality from a USB drive or any folder with no installation, bundling a self-contained Node.js runtime, a system-prompt proxy for local models, and a web dashboard. It supports nine AI providers including offline Ollama mode and keeps all data inside its own folder for zero footprint on the host machine.

Use cases

  • run an AI coding agent from a USB stick on any PC
  • use Claude Code without installing anything
  • code with local LLMs offline via Ollama
  • carry my AI dev environment between machines
  • run an AI agent with zero footprint on the host system
  • speed up local model responses by trimming system prompts
  • resume interrupted AI coding sessions

When to choose

  • you need a fully portable, no-install AI coding agent
  • you work across locked-down or shared machines
  • you want offline coding assistance with Ollama
  • you want all keys, logs, and sessions kept on removable media

When to avoid

  • you need a deeply integrated IDE extension experience
  • you require enterprise-grade security or audit trails
  • you prefer a natively installed tool with system-level integration

Facets

application · maturity active

agent-framework llm-inference chat-interface proxy self-hosted developer-tools large-language-models developer-tools cross-platform windows cli self-hosted portable-app usb-drive zero-footprint claude-code ollama coding-agent no-install ai-agents command-line linux macos nodejs web-server

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
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