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crow-cli

Minimal ACP-native agent with SQLite-backed persistence and searchable conversation history.

Overview

Research summary

crow-cli is the agent component of the broader Crow ADE project, not the project's preferred editor client or its Zed fork. It runs interactively in a terminal, in one-shot CLI mode, or as an ACP server inside compatible editors. Its streaming ReAct loop can read and edit files, execute shell commands, search and fetch the web, accept multimodal input, cancel work, and compact conversations.

Sessions are stored locally in SQLite by default, with FTS5 search and PostgreSQL also supported; memory tools let agents query previous sessions and delegate against shared history. A bundled MCP server exposes coding, terminal, web, image, and memory tools, while additional MCP servers and skills are configured separately. Tool names are not namespaced, so third-party MCP integrations can collide with built-in names.

Licensing is version-sensitive: release v0.1.24 carries Apache-2.0, whereas the main branch identifies crow-cli as AGPL-3.0-or-later. The Python source is public, but the license attached to the exact release or branch being deployed must be checked.

Repository summary

Stars
56
Open issues
0
Last push
2026-09-13
Commits, 90 days
279
Repository activity
Very active · 100/100
Version
0.1.43

Recorded catalogue figures. View repository data and provenance →

Classification

Pricing & services

No paid services

The reviewed offering has no paid products or services. Third-party hosting or model usage may still cost money.

Commercial offering checked 2026-10-02.

Licence scope

v0.1.24:Apache-2.0main:AGPL-3.0

As researched on 9 September 2026: v0.1.24 uses Apache-2.0; main uses AGPL-3.0. These are version-specific licenses, not alternatives.

Implementation

Recorded implementation details and interfaces for crow-cli.

Implementation details

Python

Languages
Python
Repository type
source
ACP identifier
crow-cli

Recorded interfaces and capabilities

Licence scope

v0.1.24:Apache-2.0main:AGPL-3.0

As researched on 9 September 2026: v0.1.24 uses Apache-2.0; main uses AGPL-3.0. These are version-specific licenses, not alternatives.

Repository

Repository snapshots, release information and recorded maintenance signals.

Repository snapshot

crow-cli/crow-cli ↗

Stars
56
Open issues
0
Last push
2026-09-13
Commits, 90 days
279
Repository activity
Very active · 100/100
Archived
No

Repository activity is a snapshot, not a quality or popularity ranking. It combines recent-push freshness (50%), 90-day commits (30%) and issue pressure (20%).

Release information

Current version
0.1.43
Version source
github-release
Version scope
crow-cli/crow-cli
Version recorded
2026-09-14
Latest release tag
v0.1.43
Release published
2026-09-09
Default branch
main
Head commit
edc8c5bb4fe5557328f6701f64e255c47ecf8da3

Maintenance and provenance

Catalogue snapshot
2026-10-06
Repository metrics recorded
2026-09-14
Stars source
GitHub snapshot
Last push source
GitHub snapshot
Repository metrics stale
No
Snapshot repository
crow-cli/crow-cli

Documentation

Recorded references and research provenance for this entry.

Recorded sources 2

Research metadata

Catalogue snapshot
2026-10-06
Repository metrics recorded
2026-09-14

An individual research date has not been recorded for this entry.