minnal
v0.1 · Linux · macOS · Windows

minnala coding agent at the speed of thought.

minnal means lightning. A superfast, multi-session coding agent harness built for engineers who live in the terminal. Tiny footprint, infinite ceiling.

$ curl -fsSL https://minnal.dev/install | bash
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RAM at idle
27.8 MB
Cold start
<100 ms
Sessions
∞
License
MIT

// 01 — Capabilities

Built like a tool, not a toy.

Every feature is there because it removes friction. Nothing decorative.

WORKFLOW01

Multi-Session

Run dozens of agent sessions in parallel without melting your machine. Resume, fork, and merge work streams.

MEMORY02

Agent Memory

Persistent, queryable memory that survives across sessions. Your agent remembers projects, conventions, and people.

SWARM03

Swarm Mode

Orchestrate fleets of agents that collaborate on a single task. Plan, execute, and review — all in the terminal.

PROVIDERS04

Bring Your Own Model

Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, OpenRouter, vLLM, and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Self-hosted welcome.

MCP05

MCP Native

First-class Model Context Protocol support. Plug in tools, skills, and servers without ceremony.

HACKABLE06

Self-Dev

Customize, extend, and rebuild minnal from inside minnal. The harness ships with the tools to evolve itself.

// 02 — Performance

Optimized to the bone.

Every metric is sharpened so multi-session workflows stay smooth. Lower RAM, faster boot, instant input. Below: PSS for one active session.

  • Single static binary — no runtime to install.
  • Lazy-loaded providers, MCP servers, and skills.
  • Streaming-first I/O for sub-100 ms time-to-first-frame.
  • Local embeddings togglable — pay only for what you use.
  • Zero telemetry — no data ever leaves your machine.
RAM Usage · 1 sessionLower is better
  • minnal (embed off) Baseline27.8 MB
  • minnal 167.1 MB
  • Codex CLI 140.0 MB
  • GitHub Copilot CLI 333.3 MB
  • OpenCode 371.5 MB

// 03 — Install

One line. Then you're flying.

macOS · Linux

curl install

Single binary dropped at ~/.local/bin/minnal.

$ curl -fsSL https://minnal.dev/install | bash
Homebrew

brew install

Tap and install for managed upgrades on macOS.

$ brew tap iamrohithrnair/minnal && brew install minnal
Windows

PowerShell

Installs to %LOCALAPPDATA%\minnal\bin.

$ iwr https://minnal.dev/install.ps1 | iex

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// 04 — Providers

Plug in any model. Even your own.

AnthropicOpenAIGoogleOpenRouterGroqvLLMOllamaAzureBedrockMCPAnthropicOpenAIGoogleOpenRouterGroqvLLMOllamaAzureBedrockMCP

Stop waiting. Start shipping.

minnal is open source, MIT-licensed, and built in the open. Join us.

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