ClawCodex

ClawCodex is an open-source, token-efficient AI coding agent designed for use in the terminal. ai GLM, MiniMax, OpenRouter, DeepSeek, and others. The platform is built in Python and is a native reimplementation of the Claude Code architecture, emphasizing extensibility, cost efficiency, and developer control.

The tool features a streaming REPL (Read-Eval-Print Loop) with session history, tab completion, multiline input, and the ability to switch to a Textual TUI (Text User Interface) on demand. md slash commands with named arguments and per-skill limits. Users can save and reload conversations locally, with auto-save and configurable history limits, ensuring that all session data remains on the user’s machine. Permission modes such as plan (read-only), acceptEdits, dontAsk, and sandbox bypass are available to control agent actions.

ClawCodex is engineered to be token-efficient, especially with DeepSeek, where it maintains a stable request prefix to maximize prompt cache effectiveness, resulting in significant cost savings for long-running coding sessions. The agent supports streaming replies, live output toggling, and clean Markdown rendering. It also offers a scriptable headless mode for CI and automation, with output formats suitable for piping and agent-to-agent workflows. Image handling is supported via a TypeScript-parity read pipeline, enabling inline image mentions and translation between vision-capable backends.

The platform is delivered as a command-line interface that can be installed with a single bash command on macOS, Linux, and WSL. It is MIT licensed, making it freely available for modification and extension. ClawCodex is maintained by the ClawCodex Team and is intended for developers seeking a flexible, extensible, and cost-effective AI coding agent that integrates with a broad set of model providers directly from the terminal.