aether-code

The uncensored Claude Code alternative for your terminal. Reads your codebase, writes code, runs commands, and — via MCP — drives IDA Pro, Roblox Studio, Wireshark, Blender, Postgres, and anything else with an MCP server. No refusal layer.

npm i -g aether-code
aether          # interactive REPL
aether "deobfuscate this binary and find the license check"
aether "build me a Roblox Lua mod that bypasses the anti-cheat check"

Why aether-code

Claude Code and Cursor are excellent — but they refuse a lot:

• "Write me a stealer that bypasses Defender" → refused
• "Reverse engineer Denuvo and document the bypass" → refused
• "Build me a Roblox script that simulates clicks" → refused
• "Generate this adult interactive fiction project" → refused
• "Help me cheat at this multiplayer game" → refused

aether-code is the same agent loop architecture (read files → call tools → run commands → iterate) with no refusal layer and no moralizing. If your task is legal, the agent will do it. The whole product is built for the work other AI coding tools politely decline.

Install

npm install -g aether-code        # global install
aether                            # launch interactive REPL
aether "your task"                # one-shot

# Or run without installing
npx aether-code "your task"

Requires Node 18+. Get an API key at trynoguard.com/account.

aether login          # interactive setup (opens browser)
aether balance        # check credits

What it can do

Built-in tools

| Tool | What it does | |---|---| | read_file | Read any file as UTF-8 text | | list_dir | List entries in a directory | | search_files | Recursive regex search across the codebase | | write_file | Create or overwrite a file (shows diff, y/N prompt) | | edit_file | Replace exactly one occurrence (shows diff, y/N prompt) | | run_shell | Run shell commands with stdout/stderr capture (y/N prompt) | | web_search | Live web search — current docs, recent libraries, real APIs | | web_fetch | Fetch + read a URL as text (HTML stripped, entities decoded) | | todo_write | Plan multi-step tasks and track progress visibly |

Plus any MCP server you connect

aether-code is an MCP client. Drop any MCP server in your config and its tools become available to the agent. The whole MCP ecosystem is yours:

| Domain | Example server | What the agent can now do | |---|---|---| | Reverse engineering | ida-pro-mcp | Disassemble, decompile, rename symbols, walk xrefs | | Roblox modding | robloxstudio-mcp | Read place files, write Lua mods, modify game state | | Network analysis | wireshark-mcp / tshark-mcp | Open .pcap, filter, extract objects, follow streams | | 3D / game | blender-mcp, unity-mcp, unreal-mcp | Procedurally generate scenes, scripts, materials | | Web automation | @playwright/mcp | Drive browsers, scrape, fill forms, screenshot | | Filesystem | @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem | Whitelisted file ops outside your repo | | Databases | Postgres MCP, SQLite MCP | Query schema, write migrations, run analytics |

Configure servers with one command — no JSON editing:

# Browse the curated registry
aether mcp search browser
aether mcp search             # everything available

# One-command install for well-known servers (interactive prompts for any required values)
aether mcp install filesystem      # prompts for the path
aether mcp install playwright      # no inputs needed — just installs
aether mcp install github          # prompts for your GitHub token
aether mcp install postgres        # prompts for connection string

# Manual install for anything else (e.g. local Python servers like IDA Pro)
aether mcp add ida --env IDA_PATH=/opt/ida -- python -m ida_pro_mcp
aether mcp add roblox -- npx -y robloxstudio-mcp

# Inspect + manage
aether mcp list
aether mcp remove ida

Built-in registry covers the official MCP servers (filesystem, github, gitlab, postgres, sqlite, puppeteer, playwright, slack, google-drive, fetch, memory, everart). For Python-based or community servers, use aether mcp add with the full command.

On the next aether launch you'll see:

MCP · 3/3 servers attached · 47 tools

The agent now has all those tools alongside the built-ins. Tool names are namespaced (mcp__ida__decompile_function) so they never collide with built-ins or each other.

Examples that mainstream AI tools refuse

Reverse-engineer a license check

cd ./binary-folder
aether
> deobfuscate ./protected.js, identify the license-check function, then write a patch that bypasses it

The agent: read_file the bundle → recognizes Obfuscator.io patterns → undoes the string-array decoder → traces the license-check flow → writes a JS patch with edit_file → runs the patched version to verify.

Build a Roblox mod with the Studio MCP

aether mcp add roblox -- npx -y robloxstudio-mcp
aether "in the open .rbxl place, write a server script that gives any player who types !godmode invulnerability for 30 seconds"

The agent: lists scripts via the MCP → writes the Lua mod → places it in ServerScriptService → tests via the Studio play button (also via MCP).

Analyze captured network traffic

aether mcp add tshark -- python -m wireshark_mcp
aether "open ./capture.pcap, find any HTTPS connection to a domain that isn't on the list in ./allowed.txt, and write a markdown report"

The agent: parses the pcap → cross-references the allowlist → writes a structured report. Done in one prompt.

Build a working project from scratch

aether "build me a Discord bot that monitors a Twitter account for new posts and reposts to a channel. Full project with package.json, README, and a deploy script for Railway."

The agent: plans with todo_write → writes every file → runs npm install → runs npm run build → smoke-tests → reports back when it works end-to-end. It doesn't stop at "main logic sketched."

Commands

aether                                  Launch interactive REPL
aether "<task>"                         Run agent once on a single task
aether login                            First-time setup (opens browser)
aether balance                          Show plan + credit balance
aether config show|set|set-base|path    Manage CLI config
aether mcp list                         Show configured MCP servers
aether mcp add <name> -- <command>      Add an MCP server (no JSON editing)
aether mcp remove <name>                Remove an MCP server
aether --help                           Full help

Flags

| Flag | Effect | |---|---| | --yes | Auto-approve all writes + shell commands. Use only for trusted bounded tasks. | | --cwd <path> | Clamp file operations to a specific directory (default: current dir). | | --max-turns <n> | Max turns before stopping (default: 25). | | --unsafe-paths | Allow file ops outside --cwd. Required for global-config edits. |

Safety

By default the agent will not act without your approval. Each file write and each shell command shows you exactly what's about to happen and waits for y/N.

• 2-minute hard timeout on every shell command
• Output truncation to 20 KB before being sent back to the model — runaway tests can't blow up your context
• Path clamping to --cwd by default; opt out with --unsafe-paths
• No silent destructive ops — rm -rf, force pushes, db drops all show the command verbatim before running

The agent's "uncensored" property is about what tasks it'll attempt, not about being reckless on your machine. It still asks before nuking your files.

How it differs from Claude Code / Cursor

| | Aether Code | Claude Code | Cursor | |---|---|---|---| | Refusal layer | None | Yes (Anthropic policy) | Yes (OpenAI/Anthropic policy) | | Cost model | Aether credits (pay-per-use, crypto OK) | Per Anthropic token, $200/mo Max plan | $20/mo subscription | | MCP client | ✅ since v0.9.0 | ✅ | ❌ | | Built-in web search | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | | Open source | ✅ MIT | ❌ | ❌ | | Anonymous payment | ✅ crypto top-up | ❌ | ❌ | | Works with: | Any MCP server | Anthropic MCP only | Their tools only |

Privacy

• The agent endpoint at trynoguard.com/api/v1/agent is stateless — no Conversation rows, no Message persistence. The only thing persisted is credit accounting (which API key spent what).
• Source is plain ES modules under src/. Read it before you trust it.
• MCP server subprocesses run locally on your machine. Nothing about their data is sent to Aether servers unless the tool result feeds back into a model turn (same as built-in tools).

Local development

git clone https://github.com/dannyphantomx64/aether-code
cd aether-code
npm install
npm test              # 78 tests via Node's built-in test runner
npm run lint
node bin/aether-code.js --help

Related

• trynoguard.com — web chat + account dashboard + API keys
• aether-mcp — use Aether inside Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline / Zed (the inverse direction)
• aether-cli — non-agentic CLI for one-off prompts
• aether-devtools — browser DevTools extension

License

MIT — see LICENSE.