# Crush Agentic AI Coding CLI by Charmbracelet

> Crush is a terminal-native AI coding agent built by Charmbracelet that connects your code, tools, and workflows to any LLM. It supports multi-model switching mid-session, MCP extensibility, and LSP-enhanced context across every major platform.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/crush-agentic-ai-coding-cli-by-charmbracelet` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/crush-agentic-ai-coding-cli-by-charmbracelet`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/crush-agentic-ai-coding-cli-by-charmbracelet/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/crush-agentic-ai-coding-cli-by-charmbracelet

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# Crush Agentic AI Coding CLI by Charmbracelet

Crush is a terminal-native AI coding agent built by Charmbracelet that connects your code, tools, and workflows to any LLM. It supports multi-model switching mid-session, MCP extensibility, and LSP-enhanced context across every major platform.

## Prerequisites

Go 1.23+

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- brew install charmbracelet/tap/crush
- npm install -g @charmland/crush
- go install github.com/charmbracelet/crush@latest
- git clone https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git _temp

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- "command": "node",
- Crush sends desktop notifications when a tool call requires permission and when

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- Use a package manager:
- bash
- # Homebrew

- Source: https://github.com/charmbracelet/crush
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/charmbracelet/crush/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/charmbracelet/crush#readme

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/crush-agentic-ai-coding-cli-charmbracelet/)