Install & run

C2 isn't published as a binary yet — you run it from source. It's a Cargo workspace plus an Electrobun desktop shell and Bun-built React renderer.

Prerequisites

Tool	Why	Notes
Rust (1.82+)	builds the core, TUI, server, and desktop sidecar	rustup.rs
Zig (0.15.2 exactly)	builds the embedded Ghostty terminal engine	ziglang.org
Bun	builds the Electrobun shell, renderer, and Tool Broker	bun.sh
git	worktrees, checkpoints, source control	usually already installed
A provider CLI	to actually drive an agent	at least one of the supported providers below

You also need your platform's native build tools. macOS builds use Xcode's command-line tools; the layered .icon source additionally needs full Xcode.

On macOS, install the pinned Zig version with Homebrew:

brew install [email protected]
brew link --force [email protected]

At least one provider

To run a real turn you need one agent CLI on your PATH:

• Grok — grok (speaks ACP natively; simplest, no Node needed).
• Claude Code — Node/npx (C2 launches npx @agentclientprotocol/claude-agent-acp).
• Codex — Node/npx (npx -y @agentclientprotocol/[email protected]).
• Cursor — cursor-agent.
• OpenCode 1 — opencode.
• OpenCode 2 (Beta) — opencode2; V1 and V2 can be installed side by side.
• Pi — Node/npx (npx -y pi-acp, with pi on your PATH for its own config).
• Kimi — kimi (speaks ACP natively).
• ZCode (GLM) — Node/npx (npx -y glm-acp-agent) plus a Z_AI_API_KEY.
• Amp — Node/npx (npx -y amp-acp, with amp on your PATH).
• Droid — droid (speaks ACP natively).

C2 shows a health dot per provider so you can tell what's available. See Providers.

Clone & test the core

git clone https://github.com/IchenDEV/codeTwo
cd codeTwo

# Build + run the offline test suite (uses a mock ACP agent, real git, real pty)
cargo test -p codetwo-core -p codetwo-tui -p codetwo-server

Run the desktop app

cd apps/desktop
bun install --frozen-lockfile
bun run dev              # builds the renderer + Rust sidecar and opens Electrobun

Run the TUI

cargo run -p codetwo-tui

Run remote control

cargo run -p codetwo-server   # prints a pairing URL + token + QR

See Remote control.

Try it without a provider

Curious how a turn flows before installing a CLI? There's a self-contained demo that spawns a tiny stub agent (needs node) and drives a full turn:

cargo run -p codetwo-core --example live_demo

Next: Your first session.