Question 1

What editors does Autohand Code support?

Accepted Answer

Autohand Code supports VS Code and Zed Editor with full IDE integration. You can also use the CLI for terminal-based workflows, Unix pipe scripting, and CI/CD automation.

Question 2

What are Agent Teams?

Accepted Answer

Agent Teams let you orchestrate multiple agents working in parallel on complex tasks. A lead agent breaks down the work and delegates to specialized teammates like code writers, testers, researchers, and reviewers.

Question 3

What is Pipe Mode?

Accepted Answer

Pipe Mode lets you use Autohand in Unix pipelines. Pipe data in from any command like git diff or cat error.log, and get structured output back. Use the --json flag for programmatic JSON output.

Question 4

What is Plan Mode?

Accepted Answer

Plan Mode separates thinking from doing. Toggle it with Shift+Tab and the agent switches to read-only tools for exploration and planning. Once you approve the approach, it gets full access to implement the plan.

Question 5

Does it work offline?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can connect Autohand Code to local LLMs like Ollama, llama.cpp, or MLX (Apple Silicon) for a fully offline and private coding experience.

Question 6

Is my code sent to the cloud?

Accepted Answer

By default, we use secure cloud providers for the best performance. However, your code is never stored or trained on. You can also switch to local-only mode for complete data sovereignty.

Question 7

How is this different from other code agents?

Accepted Answer

Autohand Code is a self-evolving code agent that spans CLI, IDE, and Slack in a single platform. It offers agent teams for parallel work, pipe mode for Unix composability, a skills system for reusable workflows, plan mode for safe exploration, and MCP support for connecting external tools.