CodeBuddy

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What CodeBuddy is

CodeBuddy is a free, open-source coding agent for editors that support the VS Code extension API. It can plan work visibly, delegate tasks to specialist subagents, edit files, run terminal commands, and verify results. Code completion, chat assistance, codebase indexing, checkpoints, and terminal access are also listed. It supports VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VSCodium, and compatible editors, running on Linux, macOS, and Windows. CodeBuddy works with nine model providers, including local models through Ollama, LM Studio, and Docker, and uses users’ own model keys. File writes pass through review, while shell commands and destructive writes require approval. Documented controls include permission profiles, credential proxying, outbound request guards, prompt-injection filtering, input validation, and a QuickJS WASM sandbox. Extension data stays locally under .codebuddy, provider requests go directly to providers, and telemetry is opt-in. The MIT-licensed project is maintained by Oyinlola Olasunkanmi Raymond.

Who it suits

It suits developers wanting a free agent inside VS Code-compatible editors. It is also relevant to users who prefer local models, approval checkpoints, and locally stored extension data.

What it does well

Free and open source
Visible plans with specialist subagents
Supports four named editors
Local model options
Shell and file approval controls

What to know first

Requires users’ own model keys
At-rest encryption is on the roadmap
Installation requires VS Code 1.78 or newer

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Free	Free, open-source coding agent · bring your own model	Free

As getcodebuddy.dev lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Verdict

CodeBuddy combines agent planning, coding assistance, terminal work, and editor integration without a listed paid plan. Its approval controls and local-model options support users who want more control over changes and data.

Facts from CodeBuddy's own pages

Agent features: The agent creates a visible plan, delegates work to specialist subagents, and offers checkpoints to rewind prior state. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026
Coding agent: Yes · getcodebuddy.dev, 22 Sept 2026
Agent workflow: The Developer Agent decomposes work into a visible plan, delegates to specialist subagents, and verifies before marking work done. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026
Approval controls: Every shell invocation and destructive write requires explicit approval, and catastrophic command patterns are denied across permission profiles. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026
Architecture: It is built as a LangGraph deep agent that plans work, delegates to specialist subagents, and verifies results. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026
Bring your own key: CodeBuddy uses users’ own model keys and states that code can stay on the user’s machine when using local models. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026
Built-in skills: CodeBuddy includes 16 service skills, with connectors such as GitHub, Jira, AWS, PostgreSQL, and Datadog. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026
Chat assistance: Yes · getcodebuddy.dev, 22 Sept 2026
Codebase indexing: Yes · getcodebuddy.dev, 22 Sept 2026
Code completion: Yes · getcodebuddy.dev, 22 Sept 2026
Credential handling: When enabled, the credential proxy keeps keys in the OS keychain and injects them into upstream requests through a localhost-only proxy. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026
Custom skills: Users can add workspace or global skills, packaged with prompts and optional scripts or dependencies. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026
Data privacy: The security page says extension data stays locally under .codebuddy, provider requests go directly to the provider, and telemetry is opt-in. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026
Editors: It supports VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and VSCodium, and runs in editors that support the VS Code extension API. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026
Free plan: Yes · getcodebuddy.dev, 22 Sept 2026
Installation: The installation page requires VS Code 1.78 or newer and documents marketplace and VSIX installation. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026
Integrations: The built-in skills catalog includes AWS, Datadog, GitHub, GitLab, Gmail, Jira, Kubernetes, Linear, MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Sentry, Elasticsearch, and email. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026
License: The site describes CodeBuddy as open source under the MIT license. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026
Maintainer: CodeBuddy is developed in the open by a single maintainer, Oyinlola Olasunkanmi Raymond. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026
Model providers: It supports nine LLM providers, including local models through Ollama, LM Studio, and Docker. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026
Models: It supports cloud model providers and local models through Ollama, LM Studio, Docker, and OpenRouter. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026
Notable limit: At-rest encryption with SQLCipher is listed as being on the roadmap. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026
Product: CodeBuddy is a free, open-source coding agent that plans changes, edits files, and runs terminal commands in an editor. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026
Review and approval: File writes go through a review gate and shell commands require modal approval before execution. · getcodebuddy.dev, 11 Oct 2026

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