Crush

Your new coding bestie, now available in your favourite terminal.
Your tools, your code, and your workflows, wired into your LLM of choice.

终端里的编程新搭档，
无缝接入你的工具、代码与工作流，全面兼容主流 LLM 模型。

Features

• Multi-Model: choose from a wide range of LLMs or add your own via OpenAI- or Anthropic-compatible APIs
• Flexible: switch LLMs mid-session while preserving context
• Session-Based: maintain multiple work sessions and contexts per project
• LSP-Enhanced: Crush uses LSPs for additional context, just like you do
• Extensible: add capabilities via MCPs (http, stdio, and sse)
• Works Everywhere: first-class support in every terminal on macOS, Linux, Windows (PowerShell and WSL), Android, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD
• Industrial Grade: built on the Charm ecosystem, powering 25k+ applications, from leading open source projects to business-critical infrastructure

Installation

Use a package manager:

# Homebrew
brew install charmbracelet/tap/crush

# NPM
npm install -g @charmland/crush

# Arch Linux (btw)
yay -S crush-bin

# Nix
nix run github:numtide/nix-ai-tools#crush

# FreeBSD
pkg install crush

Windows users:

# Winget
winget install charmbracelet.crush

# Scoop
scoop bucket add charm https://github.com/charmbracelet/scoop-bucket.git
scoop install crush

# Add the NUR channel.
nix-channel --add https://github.com/nix-community/NUR/archive/main.tar.gz nur
nix-channel --update

# Get Crush in a Nix shell.
nix-shell -p '(import <nur> { pkgs = import <nixpkgs> {}; }).repos.charmbracelet.crush'

{
  inputs = {
    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
    nur.url = "github:nix-community/NUR";
  };

  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, nur, ... }: {
    nixosConfigurations.your-hostname = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
      system = "x86_64-linux";
      modules = [
        nur.modules.nixos.default
        nur.repos.charmbracelet.modules.crush
        {
          programs.crush = {
            enable = true;
            settings = {
              providers = {
                openai = {
                  id = "openai";
                  name = "OpenAI";
                  base_url = "https://api.openai.com/v1";
                  type = "openai";
                  api_key = "sk-fake123456789abcdef...";
                  models = [
                    {
                      id = "gpt-4";
                      name = "GPT-4";
                    }
                  ];
                };
              };
              lsp = {
                go = { command = "gopls"; enabled = true; };
                nix = { command = "nil"; enabled = true; };
              };
              options = {
                context_paths = [ "/etc/nixos/configuration.nix" ];
                tui = { compact_mode = true; };
                debug = false;
              };
            };
          };
        }
      ];
    };
  };
}

sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://repo.charm.sh/apt/gpg.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/charm.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/charm.gpg] https://repo.charm.sh/apt/ * *" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/charm.list
sudo apt update && sudo apt install crush

echo '[charm]
name=Charm
baseurl=https://repo.charm.sh/yum/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://repo.charm.sh/yum/gpg.key' | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/charm.repo
sudo yum install crush

Or, download it:

• Packages are available in Debian and RPM formats
• Binaries are available for Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD

Or just install it with Go:

go install github.com/charmbracelet/crush@latest

[!WARNING] Productivity may increase when using Crush and you may find yourself nerd sniped when first using the application. If the symptoms persist, join the Slack or Discord and nerd snipe the rest of us.

Getting Started

The quickest way to get started is to grab an API key for your preferred provider such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Groq, OpenRouter, or Vercel AI Gateway and just start Crush. You'll be prompted to enter your API key.

That said, you can also set environment variables for preferred providers.

Subscriptions

If you prefer subscription-based usage, here are some plans that work well in Crush:

• Synthetic
• GLM Coding Plan
• Kimi Code
• MiniMax Coding Plan

By the Way

Is there a provider you’d like to see in Crush? Is there an existing model that needs an update?

Crush’s default model listing is managed in Catwalk, a community-supported, open source repository of Crush-compatible models, and you’re welcome to contribute.

Configuration

[!TIP] Crush ships with a builtin crush-config skill for configuring itself. In many cases you can simply ask Crush to configure itself.

Crush runs great with no configuration. That said, if you do need or want to customize Crush, configuration can be added either local to the project itself, or globally, with the following priority:

1. .crush.json
2. crush.json
3. $HOME/.config/crush/crush.json

Configuration itself is stored as a JSON object:

{
  "this-setting": { "this": "that" },
  "that-setting": ["ceci", "cela"]
}

As an additional note, Crush also stores ephemeral data, such as application state, in one additional location:

# Unix
$HOME/.local/share/crush/crush.json

# Windows
%LOCALAPPDATA%\crush\crush.json

[!TIP] You can override the user and data config locations by setting:

• CRUSH_GLOBAL_CONFIG
• CRUSH_GLOBAL_DATA

LSPs

Crush can use LSPs for additional context to help inform its decisions, just like you would. LSPs can be added manually like so:

{
  "$schema": "https://charm.land/crush.json",
  "lsp": {
    "go": {
      "command": "gopls",
      "env": {
        "GOTOOLCHAIN": "go1.24.5"
      }
    },
    "typescript": {
      "command": "typescript-language-server",
      "args": ["--stdio"]
    },
    "nix": {
      "command": "nil"
    }
  }
}

MCPs

Crush also supports Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers through three transport types: stdio for command-line servers, http for HTTP endpoints, and sse for Server-Sent Events. Environment variable expansion is supported using $(echo $VAR) syntax.

{
  "$schema": "https://charm.land/crush.json",
  "mcp": {
    "filesystem": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-server.js"],
      "timeout": 120,
      "disabled": false,
      "disabled_tools": ["some-tool-name"],
      "env": {
        "NODE_ENV": "production"
      }
    },
    "github": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/",
      "timeout": 120,
      "disabled": false,
      "disabled_tools": ["create_issue", "create_pull_request"],
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer $GH_PAT"
      }
    },
    "streaming-service": {
      "type": "sse",
      "url": "https://example.com/mcp/sse",
      "timeout": 120,
      "disabled": false,
      "headers": {
        "API-Key": "$(echo $API_KEY)"
      }
    }
  }
}

Hooks

Crush has preliminary support for hooks. For details, see the hook guide.

Ignoring Files

Crush respects .gitignore files by default, but you can also create a .crushignore file to specify additional files and directories that Crush should ignore. This is useful for excluding files that you want in version control but don't want Crush to consider when providing context.

The .crushignore file uses the same syntax as .gitignore and can be placed in the root of your project or in subdirectories.

Allowing Tools

By default, Crush will ask you for permission before running tool calls. If you'd like, you can allow tools to be executed without prompting you for permissions. Use this with care.

{
  "$schema": "https://charm.land/crush.json",
  "permissions": {
    "allowed_tools": [
      "view",
      "ls",
      "grep",
      "edit",
      "mcp_context7_get-library-doc"
    ]
  }
}

You can also skip all permission prompts entirely by running Crush with the --yolo flag. Be very, very careful with this feature.

Disabling Built-In Tools

If you'd like to prevent Crush from using certain built-in tools entirely, you can disable them via the options.disabled_tools list. Disabled tools are completely hidden from the agent.

{
  "$schema": "https://charm.land/crush.json",
  "options": {
    "disabled_tools": ["bash", "sourcegraph"]
  }
}

To disable tools from MCP servers, see the MCP config section.

Disabling Skills

If you'd like to prevent Crush from using certain skills entirely, you can disable them via the options.disabled_skills list. Disabled skills are hidden from the agent, including builtin skills and skills discovered from disk.

{
  "$schema": "https://charm.land/crush.json",
  "options": {
    "disabled_skills": ["crush-config"]
  }
}

Agent Skills

Crush supports the Agent Skills open standard for extending agent capabilities with reusable skill packages. Skills are folders containing a SKILL.md file with instructions that Crush can discover and activate on demand.

The global paths we looks for skills are:

• $CRUSH_SKILLS_DIR
• $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/agents/skills or ~/.config/agents/skills/
• $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/crush/skills or ~/.config/crush/skills/
• On Windows, we also look at
  • %LOCALAPPDATA%\agents\skills\ or %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\agents\skills\
  • %LOCALAPPDATA%\crush\skills\ or %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\crush\skills\
• Additional paths configured via options.skills_paths

On top of that, we also load skills in your project from the following relative paths:

• .agents/skills
• .crush/skills
• .claude/skills
• .cursor/skills

{
  "$schema": "https://charm.land/crush.json",
  "options": {
    "skills_paths": [
      "~/.config/crush/skills", // Windows: "%LOCALAPPDATA%\\crush\\skills",
      "./project-skills",
    ],
  },
}

You can get started with example skills from anthropics/skills:

# Unix
mkdir -p ~/.config/crush/skills
cd ~/.config/crush/skills
git clone https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git _temp
mv _temp/skills/* . && rm -rf _temp

# Windows (PowerShell)
mkdir -Force "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\crush\skills"
cd "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\crush\skills"
git clone https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git _temp
mv _temp/skills/* . ; rm -r -force _temp

Desktop notifications

Crush sends desktop notifications when a tool call requires permission and when the agent finishes its turn. They're only sent when the terminal window isn't focused and your terminal supports reporting the focus state.

{
  "$schema": "https://charm.land/crush.json",
  "options": {
    "disable_notifications": false, // default
  },
}

To disable desktop notifications, set disable_notifications to true in your configuration. On macOS, notifications currently lack icons due to platform limitations.

Initialization

When you initialize a project, Crush analyzes your codebase and creates a context file that helps it work more effectively in future sessions. By default, this file is named AGENTS.md, but you can customize the name and location with the initialize_as option:

{
  "$schema": "https://charm.land/crush.json",
  "options": {
    "initialize_as": "AGENTS.md"
  }
}

This is useful if you prefer a different naming convention or want to place the file in a specific directory (e.g., CRUSH.md or docs/LLMs.md). Crush will fill the file with project-specific context like build commands, code patterns, and conventions it discovered during initialization.

Attribution Settings

By default, Crush adds attribution information to Git commits and pull requests it creates. You can customize this behavior with the attribution option:

{
  "$schema": "https://charm.land/crush.json",
  "options": {
    "attribution": {
      "trailer_style": "co-authored-by",
      "generated_with": true
    }
  }
}

• trailer_style: Controls the attribution trailer added to commit messages (default: assisted-by)
  • assisted-by: Adds Assisted-by: [Model Name] via Crush <crush@charm.land> (includes the model name)
  • co-authored-by: Adds Co-Authored-By: Crush <crush@charm.land>
  • none: No attribution trailer
• generated_with: When true (default), adds 💘 Generated with Crush line to commit messages and PR descriptions

Custom Providers

Crush supports custom provider configurations for both OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic-compatible APIs.

[!NOTE] Note that we support two "types" for OpenAI. Make sure to choose the right one to ensure the best experience!

• openai should be used when proxying or routing requests through OpenAI.
• openai-compat should be used when using non-OpenAI providers that have OpenAI-compatible APIs.

OpenAI-Compatible APIs

Here’s an example configuration for Deepseek, which uses an OpenAI-compatible API. Don't forget to set DEEPSEEK_API_KEY in your environment.

{
  "$schema": "https://charm.land/crush.json",
  "providers": {
    "deepseek": {
      "type": "openai-compat",
      "base_url": "https://api.deepseek.com/v1",
      "api_key": "$DEEPSEEK_API_KEY",
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "deepseek-chat",
          "name": "Deepseek V3",
          "cost_per_1m_in": 0.27,
          "cost_per_1m_out": 1.1,
          "cost_per_1m_in_cached": 0.07,
          "cost_per_1m_out_cached": 1.1,
          "context_window": 64000,
          "default_max_tokens": 5000
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Anthropic-Compatible APIs

Custom Anthropic-compatible providers follow this format:

{
  "$schema": "https://charm.land/crush.json",
  "providers": {
    "custom-anthropic": {
      "type": "anthropic",
      "base_url": "https://api.anthropic.com/v1",
      "api_key": "$ANTHROPIC_API_KEY",
      "extra_headers": {
        "anthropic-version": "2023-06-01"
      },
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "claude-sonnet-4-20250514",
          "name": "Claude Sonnet 4",
          "cost_per_1m_in": 3,
          "cost_per_1m_out": 15,
          "cost_per_1m_in_cached": 3.75,
          "cost_per_1m_out_cached": 0.3,
          "context_window": 200000,
          "default_max_tokens": 50000,
          "can_reason": true,
          "supports_attachments": true
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Amazon Bedrock

Crush currently supports running Anthropic models through Bedrock, with caching disabled.

• A Bedrock provider will appear once you have AWS configured, i.e. aws configure
• Crush also expects the AWS_REGION or AWS_DEFAULT_REGION to be set
• To use a specific AWS profile set AWS_PROFILE in your environment, i.e. AWS_PROFILE=myprofile crush
• Alternatively to aws configure, you can also just set AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK

Vertex AI Platform

Vertex AI will appear in the list of available providers when VERTEXAI_PROJECT and VERTEXAI_LOCATION are set. You will also need to be authenticated:

gcloud auth application-default login

To add specific models to the configuration, configure as such:

{
  "$schema": "https://charm.land/crush.json",
  "providers": {
    "vertexai": {
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "claude-sonnet-4@20250514",
          "name": "VertexAI Sonnet 4",
          "cost_per_1m_in": 3,
          "cost_per_1m_out": 15,
          "cost_per_1m_in_cached": 3.75,
          "cost_per_1m_out_cached": 0.3,
          "context_window": 200000,
          "default_max_tokens": 50000,
          "can_reason": true,
          "supports_attachments": true
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Local Models

Local models can also be configured via OpenAI-compatible API. Here are two common examples:

Ollama

{
  "providers": {
    "ollama": {
      "name": "Ollama",
      "base_url": "http://localhost:11434/v1/",
      "type": "openai-compat",
      "models": [
        {
          "name": "Qwen 3 30B",
          "id": "qwen3:30b",
          "context_window": 256000,
          "default_max_tokens": 20000
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

LM Studio

{
  "providers": {
    "lmstudio": {
      "name": "LM Studio",
      "base_url": "http://localhost:1234/v1/",
      "type": "openai-compat",
      "models": [
        {
          "name": "Qwen 3 30B",
          "id": "qwen/qwen3-30b-a3b-2507",
          "context_window": 256000,
          "default_max_tokens": 20000
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Logging

Sometimes you need to look at logs. Luckily, Crush logs all sorts of stuff. Logs are stored in ./.crush/logs/crush.log relative to the project.

The CLI also contains some helper commands to make perusing recent logs easier:

# Print the last 1000 lines
crush logs

# Print the last 500 lines
crush logs --tail 500

# Follow logs in real time
crush logs --follow

Want more logging? Run crush with the --debug flag, or enable it in the config:

{
  "$schema": "https://charm.land/crush.json",
  "options": {
    "debug": true,
    "debug_lsp": true
  }
}

Provider Auto-Updates

By default, Crush automatically checks for the latest and greatest list of providers and models from Catwalk, the open source Crush provider database. This means that when new providers and models are available, or when model metadata changes, Crush automatically updates your local configuration.

Disabling automatic provider updates

For those with restricted internet access, or those who prefer to work in air-gapped environments, this might not be want you want, and this feature can be disabled.

To disable automatic provider updates, set disable_provider_auto_update into your crush.json config:

{
  "$schema": "https://charm.land/crush.json",
  "options": {
    "disable_provider_auto_update": true
  }
}

Or set the CRUSH_DISABLE_PROVIDER_AUTO_UPDATE environment variable:

export CRUSH_DISABLE_PROVIDER_AUTO_UPDATE=1

Manually updating providers

Manually updating providers is possible with the crush update-providers command:

# Update providers remotely from Catwalk.
crush update-providers

# Update providers from a custom Catwalk base URL.
crush update-providers https://example.com/

# Update providers from a local file.
crush update-providers /path/to/local-providers.json

# Reset providers to the embedded version, embedded at crush at build time.
crush update-providers embedded

# For more info:
crush update-providers --help

Metrics

Crush records pseudonymous usage metrics (tied to a device-specific hash), which maintainers rely on to inform development and support priorities. The metrics include solely usage metadata; prompts and responses are NEVER collected.

Details on exactly what’s collected are in the source code (here and here).

You can opt out of metrics collection at any time by setting the environment variable by setting the following in your environment:

export CRUSH_DISABLE_METRICS=1

Or by setting the following in your config:

{
  "options": {
    "disable_metrics": true
  }
}

Crush also respects the DO_NOT_TRACK convention which can be enabled via export DO_NOT_TRACK=1.

Q&A

Why is clipboard copy and paste not working?

Installing an extra tool might be needed on Unix-like environments.

Contributing

See the contributing guide.

Whatcha think?

We’d love to hear your thoughts on this project. Need help? We gotchu. You can find us on:

• Twitter
• Slack
• Discord
• The Fediverse
• Bluesky

License

FSL-1.1-MIT

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