Show HN: Mlx-code – I built a "backyard shed" AI coding agent for Mac

Category: devtools

Tags: ai-agent, mlx, coding-agent, apple-silicon, cli

Score: 6.5/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 7, Utility: 6)

mlx-code is a lightweight, local AI coding agent for Mac built on Apple's MLX framework, offering fast local inference, prompt caching, and a minimal terminal-based loop for agentic coding. It stands out for its philosophical emphasis on user control and simplicity, avoiding proprietary ecosystems in favor of a transparent, composable Unix-philosophy approach.

Target audience: backend devs

Repository: https://github.com/JosefAlbers/mlx-code · Python · Apache-2.0 · 17 stars

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