What Tablif read on Anvil's site
Anvil describes itself as: “Anvil | Build in parallel. Stay in control.”
- Price model: free tier
- Free tier: Free forever
- Stage: Live, no waitlist
What it is
Calls itself “control plane”.
- Calls itself: control plane
“Local-first control plane for coding agents.”
What it costs
A free tier, free forever.
- Free plan: free forever
“Free and open source. Download the app, or run the server yourself.”
Who it sells to
Sells to developers.
- Sells to: developers
“Local-first control plane for coding agents.”
How it runs
A desktop app for Linux, Windows and macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Can be self-hosted. Open source. AI is the core of the product. Built with Vercel.
- Kind: desktop
- Runs on: Linux · Windows · macOS
- Runs where: on the device, offline · self-hosted
- Open source: yes
- AI role: core to the product
- Built with: Vercel
“Download for macOS $ brew install --cask lucaspiritogit/tap/anvil Also on Windows and Linux”
“Local-first control plane for coding agents.”
What it works with
Integrates with Ollama and Postgres. Runs inside Tailscale. Names ChatGPT, Claude Code and 3 more on its pages.
- Integrates with: Ollama · Postgres
- Runs inside: Tailscale
- Names: ChatGPT · Claude Code · Codex · +2
“Personal account ChatGPT · Codex projects anvil, dotfiles tasks 128”
“A local workspace for Codex, Claude Code and OpenCode.”
What it offers as proof
Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up.
- Instant signup: yes
- Trial asks for: nothing
“Download for macOS $ brew install --cask lucaspiritogit/tap/anvil”
“Free and open source. Download the app, or run the server yourself.”
Sources
Tablif read these pages, last on 15 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.
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