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Croo
Croo is ranked #9 of 9 for terminal coding agents on AI Tool Podium.
Our verdict
Tiny MIT-licensed terminal agent with zero runtime dependencies. Bring your own API key or a local model, and every edit and shell command waits for your OK. Brand new (v0.1), so expect rough edges.
Croo fact sheet
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- What it does
- A quick, minimal, open-source terminal coding agent. It talks to the model you choose and stays small enough to read in an afternoon.Source: crooli.com/news/introducing-croo · checked
- Pricing
- Free. Croo is MIT licensed; you pay only your own model provider, or nothing with a local model.Source: crooli.com/news/introducing-croo · checked
- Open source and license
- Open source under the MIT license.Source: github.com/xandertaylorx/croo · checked
- Key features
- Bring your own key for OpenAI, Anthropic or Google Gemini, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint such as OpenRouter, Groq or Ollama
- No accounts, no telemetry and no backend; config and history stay on your machine
- Every file edit shows a diff and every shell command waits for your answer
- Reads CROO.md or AGENTS.md project instructions
- Zero runtime dependencies; needs Node 20 or newer (npm i -g croo-cli)
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What is Croo?
Tiny MIT-licensed terminal agent with zero runtime dependencies. Bring your own API key or a local model, and every edit and shell command waits for your OK. Brand new (v0.1), so expect rough edges.
How much does Croo cost?
Free. Croo is MIT licensed; you pay only your own model provider, or nothing with a local model. Source: https://crooli.com/news/introducing-croo, checked 2026-10-22.
Is Croo open source?
Open source under the MIT license. Source: https://github.com/xandertaylorx/croo, checked 2026-10-22.
Where does Croo rank?
Croo is ranked #9 of 9 for terminal coding agents on AI Tool Podium. Ranking last updated 2026-10-22.
What are the alternatives to Croo?
Other tools in our terminal coding agents ranking: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Aider, Mirror CLI, Garuda, Praex.
Where is the official Croo website?
The official site is https://crooli.com/croo
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