# crynta/terax-ai

Lightweight (7MB) Terminal-first AI-native dev workspace

Repository: https://github.com/crynta/terax-ai
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/terax-ai
Homepage: https://terax.app
Language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: ai, code-editor, linux, macos, rust, tauri, terminal, windows, xterm-js, reactjs, agents
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:44:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 80/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 95, longevity 9
- inputs: {"age_days": 134, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 37, "gap_med": 3, "n_releases_24m": 16}
- flags: young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9107, forks 1000 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:28.427975+00:00)

## What it is
Terax is a lightweight (~7 MB) open-source desktop application that combines a GPU-rendered terminal, code editor, file explorer, git source control with a commit graph, web preview, and an agentic AI side-panel into one workspace. It is built with Tauri 2, Rust, and React 19, supports bring-your-own API keys or fully local models via LM Studio/Ollama, and has no telemetry or accounts.

## Use cases
- lightweight AI-powered terminal for coding
- terminal with built-in code editor and AI agents
- review AI code edit diffs before applying them
- run local LLM coding assistant offline
- git staging and commit graph without leaving the terminal
- fast terminal with web preview of dev servers
- vim-mode editor with AI autocomplete
- replace heavy IDE with a 7MB dev workspace

## When to choose
- you want a fast, tiny terminal-first workspace with AI built in
- you prefer BYOK or fully local models with no telemetry or accounts
- you need terminal, editor, git, and web preview in one lightweight app
- you like keyboard-driven workflows with Vim support

## When to avoid
- you need a full IDE with debugger UI and refactoring tools
- you require remote/hosted collaboration features or team accounts
- you need extensive language-server and plugin ecosystem support
- you need a guaranteed stable 1.0 release (project is pre-1.0)

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: terminal-ui, editor, agent-framework, llm-inference, chat-interface, developer-tools, version-control, gui
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, artificial-intelligence, large-language-models, cross-platform
- platform: windows, rust, cross-platform
- tags: tauri, xterm-js, codemirror, ai-native-ide, terminal-emulator, byok, local-llm, git-graph, vim-mode, web-preview, no-telemetry, command-line, ai-agents, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- crynta/terax-ai (main) score 80

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.427975+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 2026-08-29T17:23:58.077229+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/crynta/terax-ai (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.427975+00:00, sha 4cab35035a10)
  - homepage: https://terax.app (fetched 2026-08-29T08:24:03.712335+00:00, sha 6f208f50a322)
  - site_page: https://terax.app/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:24:03.757274+00:00, sha 2fa3463486b2)
  - site_page: https://terax.app/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:24:03.858773+00:00, sha a8614cdc633a)
  - site_page: https://terax.app/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T08:24:03.830813+00:00, sha 2513691172ad)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.