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VT Code: Rust-Based Terminal Coding Agent With Multi-LLM Failover
May 29, 2026
VT Code is an open-source terminal coding agent written in Rust, supporting multiple LLM providers with automatic failover and context management. It uses ripgrep and ast-grep for semantic, language-aware code search, and bundles ghostty-vt PTY libraries for richer terminal snapshots on macOS and Linux.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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builderYou can self-host a terminal coding agent with multi-provider LLM failover and AST-level code search via a single curl install, with no external dependencies required.