Codewhale AI Agent
by codewhale-hqOpen-source agent for the terminal written in Rust. Use any provider or model. Issues & PRs always welcome
Codewhale is an open-source ai agent by codewhale-hq, written mainly in Rust, with 41,164 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Nov 1, 2026. The latest npm release is codewhale 0.10.2, published Oct 24, 2026, with 4,959 downloads last week.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 885ef69. Seen able to run dynamic code. 6 published advisories for its package. Scan policy
What Codewhale can touch
- Not checked directly. Its own description suggests it does this.Run shell commandsLikely, from its own description
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Run dynamic codeFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read environment and secretsNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to the internetNot run in this scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit 885ef69, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install Codewhale
AgenticMart scanned Codewhale on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An AI agent decides its own next steps and calls whatever tools you give it, so its risk depends on the access you grant.
- Based on its description and topics, it likely needs to run shell commands.
Before you install
- Keep tool-call approval on, and run it in a container if you can.
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by codewhale-hq on GitHub, 41,164 stars and 3,568 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Nov 1, 2026.
- Open-source license: MIT.
Published advisories for codewhale
From the OSV database, for this npm package. Check that your installed version is past any fix.
- CVE-2026-75859CodeWhale: Project config `instructions` override enables arbitrary file read into AI system prompt via cloned repositoryFixed in 0.8.41.
- CVE-2026-75856CodeWhale: SSRF bypass - TOCTOU on DNS failure for DNS pinningFixed in 0.8.41.
- CVE-2026-75913CodeWhale: Argument Injection in `git_show` Tool Allows Arbitrary File Write Without ApprovalFixed in 0.8.41.
- CVE-2026-75912CodeWhale: Argument Injection in `git_blame` Tool Allows Arbitrary File Read Without ApprovalFixed in 0.8.41.
- CVE-2026-75857CodeWhale: exec_shell_interact sends LLM-controlled input to a running shell without an approval prompt (privilege escalation)Fixed in 0.8.41.
- CVE-2026-75911CodeWhale: Project config `allow_shell` override enables arbitrary shell command execution via cloned repositoryFixed in 0.8.41.
Codewhale is an open-source ai agent by codewhale-hq, written mainly in Rust. Open-source agent for the terminal written in Rust. Use any provider or model. Issues & PRs always welcome
At a glance
- Stars
- 41k
- Forks
- 3.6k
- Language
- Rust
- License
- MIT
- Created
- Jan 2026
- Last update
- Nov 1, 2026
- Type
- AI Agent
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about Codewhale
What is Codewhale?
Open-source agent for the terminal written in Rust. Use any provider or model. Issues & PRs always welcome
Who maintains Codewhale?
Codewhale is maintained by codewhale-hq on GitHub (codewhale-hq/Codewhale). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is Codewhale safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned Codewhale on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does Codewhale use?
It is published under the MIT license.
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