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navin-cli: free terminal AGI, same brain as the desktop
September 4, 2026 · 1 min read · Navin team
Install navin-cli, switch mode, resume a session, see the git branch. Navin's free TUI on Windows, Linux, macOS.
navin-cli is the free terminal surface of Navin. Not a demo. Not a second product. The same AGI as the desktop: model, tools, memory, permissions, sessions.
If you searched for a free AI coding CLI, a local Claude Code, or a TUI that does not lock you to one vendor, this is the install path.
Install
curl https://navin.live/install | bash
cd your-project && navin-cli
Windows: the PowerShell one-liner on navin.live/download#cli. The same page has Windows, Linux and macOS desktop builds. The title Your AI AGI 100 % free on the home page goes there too.
What you see
A framed prompt. The top of the frame is the mode: ctrl+t ● agent. Click it, or press ctrl+t, and you pick agent, ask, plan, review, security or debug.
Under the frame, › reopens the panel when it is hidden. The panel is the control board: provider, model, session, git branch, workspace, account. Every row is a shortcut.
Your last session comes back. ctrl+s lists the others. ctrl+n starts a new chat. Esc stops a turn.
Same brain as the window
~/.navin/config.json is shared. Set a provider once. The desktop and the CLI both see it. Skills, MCP, guardrails: ctrl+g.
That is the difference with a kit you assemble on Saturday. Monday you are in the folder.
Versus the names people type
- Claude Code: paid Anthropic terminal. Excellent loop. You rent it.
- OpenCode: open TUI. You assemble it.
- Oh My Pi: dense Pi fork. You inherit the fork.
The long article: navin-cli versus Claude Code, OpenCode and Oh My Pi.
Docs and next step
CLI overview · Shortcuts · Download
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