Model freedom
Switch between local models and hosted providers without rebuilding your entire workflow around one vendor.
FREE, OPEN SOURCE & MODEL AGNOSTIC
A code assistant that works with any model .
PolyClaw is a free and open-source CLI assistant for developers who want control over their tools, models, and code. Use local Ollama models, hosted APIs, or your own provider setup.
100%
Open source
Any model
Local or hosted
CLI first
Built for your terminal
MIT
Free to use and modify
Interactive demo
Put Poly in your terminal
A focused workflow for asking questions, inspecting files, running tools, and making changes without leaving the command line.
polyclaw — interactive session
🦀 PolyClaw v0.1.0
Free and open-source coding assistance for your terminal.
Engine: ollama · Model: deepseek-r1:8b
Type 'exit' to let Poly rest.
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Poly 🦀 >
Refactor src/utils.ts to handle asynchronous retry loops
🦀 Poly is inspecting your codebase...
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✂️ [Poly Snip] Executing: readFile
Arguments: { "filePath": "src/utils.ts" }
Streamed output: Found an asynchronous operation without bounded retries. Preparing a minimal resilience wrapper.
✂️ [Poly Snip] Executing: proposePatch
Changes are ready for review. No files were modified automatically.
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Poly 🦀 >
Why PolyClaw
Your workflow. Your models. Your code.
PolyClaw keeps the assistant close to your development environment while giving you the freedom to choose how intelligence is delivered.
Tool-assisted coding
Read files, inspect project structure, run development commands, and prepare focused edits through explicit tool calls.
Privacy by design
Run through local infrastructure when privacy matters. You decide which provider receives a request and what leaves your machine.
Works with your stack
PolyClaw lives in the terminal, alongside Git, package managers, test runners, shells, and the rest of your existing toolkit.
Transparent actions
See what Poly is doing as it works. Commands, file reads, and proposed changes are surfaced directly in the session.
Community-owned
Free and open source under the MIT License. Inspect the code, improve it, fork it, and build the assistant you need.
Meet the mascot
Poly the Red Crab
Poly is a terminal-bound coding companion with sharp claws for precise edits and a hard shell for a privacy-conscious workflow.
- Snip and splice: work with focused files and reviewable changes.
- Hardened shell: keep commands visible and under your control.
- Adaptive intelligence: choose the model that fits the task.
🦀
// Poly status
const poly = new PolyClaw({
mode: 'model-agnostic',
localFirst: true,
clawsSharp: true
});
poly.scuttle(); // ready
Start building
Unleash the crab in your terminal
Install PolyClaw globally, connect it to your preferred model provider, and bring an open coding assistant into your terminal.
npm install -g polyclaw-cli