GoatCode – open-source terminal AI agent with provider failover
GoatCode is a single 85 MB binary that runs in your terminal. GoatCode – open-source terminal AI agent with provider failover
By Dillip Chowdary • Sep 12, 2026 • Source: HN AI Agents
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HN AI Agents reports: GoatCode – open-source terminal AI agent with provider failover. GoatCode is a single 85 MB binary that runs in your terminal. It brings 180+ LLM providers (or your existing Claude/ChatGPT/Gemini/Copilot subscriptions via OAuth), and when your quota dies mid-session it automatically retries then walks your fallback chain live — switches provider mid-turn, says so, and finishes the…
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For primary quotes and complete technical detail, see HN AI Agents's original report linked above.
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