Zerostack – A Unix-inspired coding agent written in pure Rust
Summary
Zerostack is a Unix-inspired coding agent built entirely in Rust, designed to assist developers with code generation and automation.
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zerostack is a minimalistic coding agent written in Rust, with only 17,000 lines of code, a 26MB binary size, and an average memory usage of 16MB. Its performance far exceeds similar JavaScript tools. It supports multiple models, a five-tier permission system, MCP, and other rich features. The design prioritizes extreme resource efficiency and code simplicity.
@vintcessun: Found a new approach: coding agent can be this lightweight. 16MB memory, 0% idle CPU, 26MB binary — these numbers are insane in the agent space. It's built with Rust, packing all standard tools, permission system, session management, and MCP into 17k LoC...
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