Record · zerostackAgentOpen sourceVerified Jul 3, 2026

zerostack

Lightweight coding agent written in Rust, optimized for memory footprint and performance

Best for

A lightweight Rust coding agent where memory footprint and speed matter.

Avoid if

You work on Windows — the project states Windows support is untested.

About zerostack

blogposts: what we built in 2 weeks memory design subagents design xavier's memory analysis

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NOTE: Windows support is not tested is any way, but feel free to try and open an issue if you encounter any bugs!

From the project's README

zerostack is an open-source project written primarily in Rust, with 1.7k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in September 2026.

Install

brew install zerostack

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