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# Why Tinycode
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Built on a foundation of 14,500+ commits of production-tested code, tinycode is a lean, powerful AI coding assistant designed for developers and teams who want to run AI assistance entirely on their own infrastructure—with zero cloud dependencies.
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Built on a foundation of 13,700+ commits of production-tested code, tinycode is a lean, powerful AI coding assistant designed for developers and teams who want to run AI assistance entirely on their own infrastructure—with zero cloud dependencies.
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## Sovereign AI: Complete Control, No Vendor Lock-in
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**24 compact agent presets** tuned specifically for these models:
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- Average system prompt: **2.2K tokens** (vs. 4.5K for full variants)
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- Average system prompt: **~1K tokens** (vs. ~4K for full variants)
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- Fits snugly in 4K–32K context windows
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- No performance degradation—just focused, purposeful instructions
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- Auto-selection based on model size
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-**test-engineer** — Test strategy and TDD workflows
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-**security-reviewer** — OWASP Top 10, CVE detection
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-**planner** — Strategic work planning
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- Plus **19 more** (designer, tracer, verifier, git-master, cluster-admin, and others)
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- Plus **18 more** (designer, tracer, verifier, git-master, cluster-admin, and others)
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Skills provide progressive capability disclosure:
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## IDE Integration (Agent Client Protocol)
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Run `tinycode acp --cwd /path/to/project` to start an ACP server that works with VS Code, Zed, and JetBrains. Stdio transport—no network exposure, no auth needed for local IDE use.
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Run `tinycode acp --cwd /path/to/project` to start an ACP server for IDE integration. Stdio transport — no network exposure, no auth needed for local use. A reference VS Code extension is included; any ACP-compatible editor (Zed, JetBrains, etc.) can connect using the same protocol.
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A reference VS Code extension is included. Build custom IDE integrations with the ACP protocol.
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- **SolidJS** — Reactive UI layer, both TUI and web
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- **Bun** — Fast runtime and build toolchain (also Node.js compatible)
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14,500+ commits of battle-tested patterns and decisions.
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13,700+ commits of battle-tested patterns and decisions.
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