Cloi – Local debugging agent that runs in your terminal

Helloo HN! I’m Gabriel Cha and an incoming student @ Coluimbia and just wanted to share what I've been building past 2 weeks: Cloi - a completely local debugging agent that runs right in your terminal. https://github.com/cloi-ai/cloi

I created Cloi because every AI coding tool wants API keys, subscriptions, and your entire codebase uploaded to their servers. Cloi, however, runs entirely on your machine. No cloud, no API keys, no subscriptions, no data leaving your system.

The tech is brutally simple: it captures your error context, spins up Ollama locally, generates targeted fixes, and - only with your explicit permission - applies patches directly to your files. You review every diff before anything changes.We ship with Phi-4 out of the box (crazy good for its size), but you can swap to any Ollama model you've got installed. Your machine, your models, your rules.

Installation is just: $ npm install -g @cloi-ai/cloi

BTW Cloi is free, if you're interested in the implementation or want to request new features, you can do so here: https://github.com/cloi-ai/cloi

We've hit 202 stars in just 5 days since release!!! I'd really appreciate your star if you find this useful. Try it out and let us know what you think! From, Gabriel Cha & Mingyou Kim