Agentic Software Engineering (ASE) · Office #69,728

What it is

Calls itself “toolkit”.

• Calls itself: toolkit

“Agentic Software Engineering (ASE) is the opinionated Open Source toolkit”

Where it puts itself

Rules out “plain Vibe Coding”.

• Says it will not: plain Vibe Coding

“ASE hands you the wheel — it does not take it.”

“ASE is not for YOU, if ... You want plain Vibe Coding”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever. Has an enterprise plan.

• Free plan: free forever
• Enterprise plan: yes

“Agentic Software Engineering (ASE) is the opinionated Open Source toolkit”

“Open Source toolkit”

“…project.task.lifecycle selects the task plan lifecycle and is one of solo (the default), team , or enterprise”

Who it sells to

Sells to developers. Built for enterprise, solo users and teams. Made for Software Architect and Software Developer.

• Sells to: developers
• Company size: enterprise · solo / indie · teams
• Made for: Software Architect · Software Developer

“You are an experienced developer or architect”

“…project.task.lifecycle selects the task plan lifecycle and is one of solo (the default), team , or enterprise”

How it runs

A browser extension. Runs locally and works offline. Distributed through the npm. Offers an API. Open source. AI is the core of the product.

• Kind: extension
• Runs where: on the device, offline
• Distributed via: npm
• API: yes
• Open source: yes
• AI role: core to the product

“ASE ships as a plugin for the software development tool Anthropic Claude Code CLI”

“Easy Setup: ❯ npm install -g @rse/ase”

What it works with

Plugin for Anthropic Claude Code CLI.

• Plugin for: Anthropic Claude Code CLI

“ASE ships as a plugin for the software development tool Anthropic Claude Code CLI”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Instant signup. Publishes a blog.

• Instant signup: yes

“Easy Setup: ❯ npm install -g @rse/ase && \ ase setup install”

“News -> https://ase.tools/news/”