A lean, fast code editor built for local control and agent-friendly context. Tauri shell, Rust backend, CodeMirror editor: it opens fast, stays light, and stays out of your way.

This isn't a VS Code rebuild. It's a focused editor shell: open a folder, read and change code, commit, and give your AI tools real editor context — without extensions, background indexing surprises, or a plugin marketplace.

What you get

A shell that stays simple. An activity rail switches between Files, Search, and Source control. Quick open and a command palette cover the keyboard paths, IntelliJ-style shortcuts work out of the box, and a searchable key-bindings dialog shows what's available.

Search that's honest. One panel, two scopes: file names or file contents. Results are bounded by limits you control in Settings, and the UI tells you when a cap truncated the results instead of pretending the list is complete.

Git without leaving the editor. Tick the files you want and commit from the sidebar. Fetch, pull, and push with a Sync button that walks you through merge conflicts as you resolve them. See who last touched the current file inline, and click the status bar for the full commit card — message, author with avatar, and an Open in GitHub link when the repo has a remote. Both git features are on by default and can be switched off in Settings.

A real editor. CodeMirror 6 with syntax highlighting for around 25 languages, from Rust and TypeScript to SQL and Dockerfiles. Install a language server (rust-analyzer, typescript-language-server, a C# LSP) and you get go-to-definition, find references, rename, hover, and a diagnostics panel — all optional, per language.

Your look. Light, dark, or follow-the-system themes with a one-click toggle on the rail. Pick the code font (IBM Plex Mono or your system mono). Right-click menus are tailored to each surface — tree, tabs, editor, search, commit panel.

Built for agents. This is the differentiator: the editor exposes its context to AI coding tools running next to it.

• Claude Code discovers a running ide through /ide — no config needed.

• Codex (and any MCP client) can read editor context through a local, token-protected MCP endpoint. Copy the config from the app's integrations panel into ~/.codex/config.toml:

  [mcp_servers.ide]
  url = "http://127.0.0.1:17877/mcp"
  http_headers = { Authorization = "Bearer paste-token-from-ide" }

A native citizen. File associations for common code and text files, a macOS Finder Quick Action (right-click → Open in ide), and one app process with per-workspace windows so the Dock stays tidy.

Get started

Grab a packaged build from Releases, or build from source with the steps in docs/development.md.

Once installed, the ide command opens or focuses a workspace without holding your terminal:

ide .                 # open the current folder
ide src/App.tsx       # open a file (its folder becomes the workspace)

On macOS you can also right-click any file or folder in Finder: Quick Actions → Open in ide.

Learn more

• Development — running from source, building, testing, architecture, and the full capability inventory.
• Security — the guardrails around local file access and the loopback API.
• Research — source-backed notes on the protocols and technology choices.