CodeAlta

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A keyboard-first, terminal AI coding workspace for managing projects, model providers, threads, plugins, and delegated agents.

Get started<br>Configure providers<br>GitHub

dotnet tool install -g CodeAlta<br>alta<br>The NuGet package is CodeAlta; the installed command is alta. Requires .NET 10.

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Download the CodeAlta terminal workflow video.

CodeAlta principles

Efficient. Transparent. Keyboard-first. Thread-oriented. Provider-agnostic. Native .NET. Error-aware. Pluggable.

A compact design manifesto for a terminal workspace that stays practical while it grows.

Efficient interface<br>Using terminal space efficiently

Transparent execution<br>Keeping execution inspectable

Keyboard-first workflow<br>Working keyboard-first

Thread-oriented workspace<br>Coordinating multiple agents in durable threads

Provider-agnostic runtime<br>Switching between multiple providers and models, local and remote

Native .NET foundation<br>Staying native to C# and .NET

Actionable errors<br>Turning failures into repair paths

Plugin support<br>Adding trusted local plugins

Read the full principles manifesto