molt (desktop app branded Maat Agent) is an open-source coding agent with a terminal CLI/TUI and an Electron desktop app.
When the model says a task is done, molt runs the project's done.yml checks against the real files on disk and refuses the claim if any check fails, sending the failure back to the model.
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Completion checks (tests, type checks, builds) defined in done.yml and run against the real disk
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A receipt for every attempt, including refused ones
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Before and after hashes on every file write, in a hash-chained journal that `molt verify` recomputes
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Works with OpenAI-compatible endpoints (OpenAI, OpenRouter, Groq, Mistral, Ollama, llama.cpp, vLLM) and Anthropic's API
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Terminal UI, headless mode for CI, and a desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux
Open Source
Free and open source (Apache-2.0). You bring your own model: an API key for an OpenAI-compatible endpoint or Anthropic's API, a local model, or an existing Grok plan.
Best for
Developers who want a coding agent whose "done" is checked against their own tests and builds rather than taken on the model's word.
Not ideal for
Users who want a hosted service with no API key or local model to set up, or projects without automated checks to verify against.
A young open-source project focused on one thing: not accepting a coding agent's completion claim until project checks pass on disk.
Version 0.2.2 ships the desktop app and CLI from one engine; builds are on the GitHub releases page.
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Is molt free?+
Yes - molt is Open Source. Free and open source (Apache-2.0). You bring your own model: an API key for an OpenAI-compatible endpoint or Anthropic's API, a local model, or an existing Grok plan.
Is molt open source?+
Yes - molt is open source. Free and open source (Apache-2.0). You bring your own model: an API key for an OpenAI-compatible endpoint or Anthropic's API, a local model, or an existing Grok plan.
Who is molt best for?+
Developers who want a coding agent whose "done" is checked against their own tests and builds rather than taken on the model's word.
Who is molt not ideal for?+
Users who want a hosted service with no API key or local model to set up, or projects without automated checks to verify against.
What are the best molt alternatives?+
The closest molt alternatives on ai.dosa.dev are Claude Code, Codex CLI, Amp - all listed under Terminal & CLI Agents.
Who makes molt?+
molt is developed by Solvyx / Tyler Skelton. It is listed in the Terminal & CLI Agents category on ai.dosa.dev.
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