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An AI coding assistant that lives on your machine, not someone else's server.
+An AI coding assistant built on open-weight models, not someone else's closed one.
Made with <3 by Mando
--- -Most AI coding tools assume you're always online, sending your code to someone else's servers, on -someone else's subscription. MandoCode doesn't have to. It runs entirely on your own machine through -[Ollama](https://ollama.com) — free, private, no API key, nothing metered per token — or, when you -want more horsepower, a cloud model when *you* choose to reach for one. Same assistant either way, -same conversation, your call. +Most AI coding tools lock you into one vendor's closed model — whatever they ship, whenever they +change it, on their terms. MandoCode runs on open-weight models instead, through +[Ollama](https://ollama.com): entirely on your own machine — free, private, no API key, nothing +metered per token — or a hosted model when you want more headroom. Same assistant either way, same +conversation, your call. MandoCode Desktop takes that assistant and gives it an actual home on Windows, instead of a single chat window bolted onto a terminal: several agents working in parallel, a real integrated shell, a @@ -33,8 +32,7 @@ Only the interface is. ## Screenshots -*(Drop your images into `docs/screenshots/` with the filenames below and they'll show up here — -see `docs/screenshots/README.md` for the exact list.)* +*(Drop your images into `docs/screenshots/` with the filenames below and they'll show up here.)*
@@ -59,13 +57,13 @@ see `docs/screenshots/README.md` for the exact list.)*
Two problems, one app:
-- **You shouldn't need a cloud subscription to have an AI pair programmer.** MandoCode is
- local-first — point it at Ollama and it runs on your own hardware, on your own data, for free. A
- cloud model is there if you want the extra ceiling, never because the app requires it.
-- **A coding assistant is something you live in all day, not a popup.** So it gets a real app:
- multiple agents open at once, a real shell, a file tree that actually knows about git, a place to
- jot down a thought without opening a text editor, and a look you can make your own instead of one
- fixed dark theme.
+- **Open models, your choice — never one vendor's.** MandoCode runs on open-weight models through
+ Ollama: swap models per agent, run one entirely on your own hardware for free, or reach for a
+ hosted model when you want more ceiling. You're never locked to a single closed API.
+- **A coding assistant is something you live in all day, not a popup.** So it gets a real native
+ app built on C#, WinUI 3, and Semantic Kernel's Ollama connector — multiple agents open at once,
+ a real shell, a file tree that actually knows about git, a place to jot down a thought without
+ opening a text editor, and a look you can make your own instead of one fixed dark theme.
## Features
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-# Screenshots
-
-Drop images in this folder with the filenames below and they'll automatically appear in the main
-`README.md` — nothing else needs to change.
-
-| Filename | What it should show |
-|---|---|
-| `chat-and-agents.png` | The main chat view with a couple of agent tabs open — the "hero" shot, wide |
-| `split-view.png` | Split view with two or more agents side by side |
-| `terminal.png` | The integrated terminal panel open, running a real shell |
-| `notes.png` | The Notes panel with a note open (and, ideally, the AI prompt bar in view) |
-| `explorer.png` | The file explorer panel with git status badges / a diff card visible |
-| `theme-crt.png` | The app in the "Cathode Ray (CRT)" theme |
-| `theme-w98.png` | The app in the "W98 - Y2K" theme |
-
-PNG or JPG both work. No fixed size — GitHub scales them to the column width — but a consistent
-window size across shots makes the table on the README line up more cleanly.
-
-Feel free to add more (a snapshots/history panel, the skills page, one of the other themes) — just
-add a matching `` tag in the README's Screenshots section.