Show HN: Alter Zero – RAM-efficient agent for coding, security and automation

Category: devtools

Tags: ai-agent, coding-assistant, rust, terminal, automation

Score: 6.8/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

Alter Zero is a terminal-based AI coding agent written in Rust that reads, edits, builds, and debugs code, while also supporting security research and automation. It offers live feedback, permission controls, multi-provider support (including local models), and extensibility via subagents, skills, hooks, and MCP servers, all in a native binary.

Target audience: backend developers, security researchers, devops engineers, and developers seeking terminal-based AI assistance

Repository: https://github.com/linuztx/alter-zero · Rust · Apache-2.0 · 60 stars

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