New tool2026-11-01via GitHubAI Coding Tools for Developers

uncut

Name: uncut
Author: Balanov (GitHub)

UNCUT is a small open-source, headless coding-agent harness: one static Go binary with four tools (read, write, replace, run command) that talks to any OpenAI-compatible endpoint over plain stdin/stdout and never truncates or summarizes the conversation.

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Free (open source)MITGo (1.26+ to build from source)★ 524 (as of 2026-11-02)by Balanov (GitHub)

Why it matters

For developers who run coding agents in shell scripts, CI jobs or containers and want predictable behavior. Most agent tools quietly trim or summarize context; UNCUT sends the full history every call and fails loudly instead of returning a cut-off answer.

Highlights

Ships as a single statically linked binary (about 7 MB per the README) for Linux, macOS and Windows on amd64 and arm64, with no runtime or third-party Go dependencies.unverified
Only four tools: read_file, write_file, replace (exactly one match or it fails) and run_command, which returns the exit code and the full combined output.
Works with OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions endpoints, including local servers such as Ollama; configured with UNCUT_MODEL, UNCUT_BASE_URL and UNCUT_API_KEY.
Pipe-friendly: piped input is appended to the prompt, --json emits NDJSON events, and --session resumes an append-only JSONL history.
Distinct exit codes, including 3 when the provider cuts the answer at its output limit and 4 when --max-steps (default 32) is reached.

Taken from the project's own README, docs or launch page. Claims about speed or accuracy are the maker's unless stated otherwise.

Try it if: You want a no-frills coding agent you can drop into a CI job or a shell pipeline, like piping a git diff in for a review.

Worth knowing: The README states it is not a sandbox: the model can run shell commands with your user's permissions, and there are no approval prompts. Session files can contain code and secrets. Very new (v0.1.1, Nov 1, 2026).

Quick facts

Pricing	Free; you pay your model provider (or run a local model)
Free or paid	Free (open source)
License	MIT
Language	Go (1.26+ to build from source)
Platform	CLI on Linux, macOS and Windows (amd64 and arm64); binaries not yet code-signed
GitHub stars	★ 524 (as of 2026-11-02)
Maker	Balanov (GitHub)

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