GenPilot

What is GenPilot?

GenPilot is an open-source agent harness for the terminal—a single native Go binary (~12 MB) that wraps any large language model in a fast, inspectable, permission-gated loop. It targets users who want a lightweight, self-contained AI assistant with no external runtime dependencies.

How to use GenPilot?

Install GenPilot via a one-line script (curl on macOS/Linux, PowerShell on Windows). Use the san command for interactive sessions, one-shot queries, or print mode; switch models with /model, search with /search, and toggle permission modes with Shift+Tab.

Key features of GenPilot

• ~12 MB single binary, ~0.01s cold start, zero runtime dependencies.
• Supports multiple models: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, DeepSeek, and more.
• Pluggable search backends: Exa, Tavily, Brave, Serper.
• Personas, extensions, self-learning, and permission-gated loop.
• Sessions with auto-save, resume, fork, and per-message cost tracking.
• Inspector web UI for transcript replay and debugging.

Use cases of GenPilot

• Run an AI coding assistant in the terminal with no Node.js or Python runtime.
• Automate tasks with headless subagents using event-driven coordination.
• Develop and test tool-use workflows with inspectable session transcripts.
• Deploy a lightweight agent on edge devices or scratch containers.

FAQ from GenPilot

What models does GenPilot support?

It supports Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, DeepSeek, Moonshot, Alibaba, MiniMax, Z.ai, SenseNova, Mimo, Volcengine, Ollama (local), and Agnes-AI.

What are the runtime requirements?

GenPilot is a single