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SideCar
A free self-hosted AI coding assistant for VS Code with local models, cloud providers, agent tools and MCP support.
WHAT IT IS
SideCar is a local-first VS Code coding assistant supporting Ollama, Anthropic and OpenAI-compatible model endpoints. It includes an agent loop, inline completions, tool use and MCP while allowing fully local operation when paired with local models.
PROOF
- Public source repository
- Supports local model operation
- Agent loop, tools and MCP integration
CAPABILITIES / THEMES
developer toolsVS Codelocal AIMCP