---
name: "Run local small-model coding sessions with SmallCode"
slug: "run-local-small-model-coding-sessions-with-smallcode"
description: "Use SmallCode as a terminal-native coding agent for 8B-35B local models, with budget-managed context, forgiving tool parsing, TODO-driven planning, and patch-based edits."
github_stars: 967
verification: "listed"
source: "https://github.com/Doorman11991/smallcode"
author: "Doorman11991"
publisher_type: "individual"
category: "Developer Tools"
framework: "Custom Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "Doorman11991/smallcode"
  github_stars: 967
  npm_package: "smallcode"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 7473
---

# Run local small-model coding sessions with SmallCode

Use SmallCode as a terminal-native coding agent for 8B-35B local models, with budget-managed context, forgiving tool parsing, TODO-driven planning, and patch-based edits.

## Prerequisites

Node.js/npm, a local 8B-35B coding model or compatible local model runtime, terminal access to the target project

## Installation

No source-backed install or usage instructions could be extracted automatically. Review the upstream project before running this skill in a sensitive workflow.

- Source: https://github.com/Doorman11991/smallcode

## Documentation

- https://github.com/Doorman11991/smallcode

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/run-local-small-model-coding-sessions-with-smallcode/)