We installed OpenCode CLI and used it on camera. Not sponsored: we picked it and nobody paid for it.
OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent for the terminal from Anomaly. It supports 75+ model providers including local Ollama, switches between plan and build agents with one key, and can undo its changes. We tested OpenCode 2 on Linux.
The good:
• Any model, Ollama built in: OpenCode is MIT licensed, and our Ollama models show up on their own. We can even switch models mid-session.
• Plan and build with one key: We like that one key does the work: press Shift+Tab to switch between the plan agent, which can't edit files, and the build agent.
• Undo that gives your prompt back: We love that /undo restores both the files and the conversation, and even hands your prompt back so you can edit it.
The not so good:
• Two versions at once: Two versions ship at once: the README's install line still gives version 1, and version 2 lacks the language servers and sharing its homepage advertises.
• Trusting by default: OpenCode's build agent edits files and runs commands without asking first; only secrets files and folders outside the project ask. You have to add ask rules yourself.
Our verdict: Recommended. MIT licensed and free, with Ollama built in and an undo that restores your files and your prompt. Against it: two major versions ship at once, the README's install line still gives the old one, and it runs commands without asking.
The full review: https://brethof.ai/reviews/opencode/
Partly AI-generated: Nova, our host, and her voice are AI; the testing, the verdict and the edit are ours.
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