Show HN: Reika – A coding agent CLI designed around small local models first

Category: devtools

Tags: coding-agent, local-llm, cli, context-management, developer-tools

Score: 7.3/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 8, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

Reika is a TypeScript-based coding agent CLI optimized for small local LLMs (8B-35B) with careful context management, loop detection, and safe execution. It stands out by empirically measuring harness design choices and publishing findings, targeting developers running models locally via llama.cpp or similar servers.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, developers running local LLMs

Repository: https://github.com/alexwkleung/reika · TypeScript · Apache-2.0 · 11 stars

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