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Caudra
Caudra is a coding agent that provides steerable subagents, token savings, and a workbench in one binary.
Caudra is an open source coding agent designed to operate from the terminal with a complete set of integrated tools. It ships as a single binary that installs via command line and works with hosted AI models or local models. Users can steer running subagents, set completion goals that wait for conditions, and revert file changes directly from messages. The software includes a built-in workbench with source control, an editor, and project search. It supports numerous platforms, integrates with MCP and ACP, and tracks usage and cache hit rates.
Caudra at a glance
- Best for: Software engineer
- Runs on: macOS, Windows, Linux
- Pricing: Free and open source under the Apache License 2.0
- Released: October 2026
- Category: AI coding tool
- Website: github.com/caudra/caudra
Key features
- Steerable subagents
- Background tasks and shell jobs
- Completion goals with evaluation logs
- File read and search with code graph
- Workbench with Git and search
- Conversation and file revert
- Model usage and cache hit tracking
- Managed VM sandboxes
Use it for
- Leaving a coding session working toward a goal
- Guiding running subagents while tasks execute
- Reverting file changes from specific messages
- Managing codebases with local or hosted models
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