Jin · House #36,031

What it is

Calls itself “AI coding agent”.

• Calls itself: AI coding agent

“Jin is a simple, even slightly boring AI coding agent.”

Where it puts itself

Positions itself as an alternative to Pi. Claims “fast”. Rules out “plugins” and “skills or MCP”.

• Alternative to: Pi
• Superlative claim: fast
• Says it will not: plugins · skills or MCP

“We deliberately left things out to build a straightforward agent that gets your work done.”

“In the Claude Sonnet benchmark below, Jin used slightly fewer input tokens and cost less than Pi, with the same pass rate.”

Who it sells to

Sells to developers.

• Sells to: developers

“Jin is a simple, even slightly boring AI coding agent.”

How it runs

A command-line tool and web app for Linux and macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Offers an API. AI is the core of the product. You can bring your own API key.

• Kind: cli · web
• Runs on: Linux · macOS
• Runs where: on the device, offline
• API: yes
• AI role: core to the product
• Bring your own key: yes

“…jin starts the TUI in your terminal.”

“Jin web starts the WebUI on 127.0.0.1 and opens it in your browser.”

What it works with

Names GitHub Copilot, claude-code and 3 more on its pages.

• Names: GitHub Copilot · claude-code · codex · +2

“GitHub Copilot Write better code with AI”

“Jin is a simple, even slightly boring AI coding agent.”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Publishes docs.

“You must be signed in to star a repository”

“…docs -> https://github.com/ethanhamilthon/jin/tree/main/docs”