@animus-labs/cortex-code

Terminal-based coding agent built on @animus-labs/cortex.

Install

npm install -g @animus-labs/cortex-code

This installs both cortex and cortex-code commands. cortex is the primary command, and cortex-code is provided as an explicit alias.

What It Does

Cortex Code is an interactive CLI coding agent. It uses Cortex's agentic loop, built-in tools (Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep), and provider management to help you work with codebases from the terminal.

Usage

# Start an interactive session
cortex

# Equivalent explicit command
cortex-code

# Resume a previous session
cortex --resume

# Use a specific model
cortex --model claude-sonnet-4-20250514

# Start in YOLO mode (bypass tool permissions)
cortex --yolo

# Skip the startup check for a newer version
cortex --no-update-check

Updates

Cortex Code checks npm for a newer version on startup (at most once a day) and shows a prompt to update or skip. Skipping is remembered per version: the prompt returns only when a newer version ships, while a subtle banner line keeps reminding you. Update any time from inside a session with /update, or disable the check with --no-update-check or "updateCheck": false in ~/.cortex/config.json.

Features

• Interactive terminal UI with streaming responses
• Session persistence and resume
• Multi-provider support (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Ollama)
• File editing with diffs, syntax highlighting, and permission controls
• Skill system for extensible capabilities
• Startup update notifications with one-keystroke upgrade

Requirements

• Node.js 24+

License

MIT