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Agentic coding tool — CLI, threads, and cloud Orbs.

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About

Amp (ampcode.com) is the agentic coding tool that started at Sourcegraph and spun out as Amp Frontier Corporation in December 2025. It runs as a CLI (macOS/Linux/Windows via WSL), a web app, and macOS/iOS apps, with persistent shareable threads, Orbs (cloud sandboxes for parallel work), subagents, an Oracle second-opinion model, and AGENTS.md-based configuration.

Model routing is automatic across frontier models; individuals pay as-you-go with no token markup. The CLI connects to open editors via ide connect. A serious Claude Code alternative with Sourcegraph's code-intelligence DNA.

What it can do

  • CLI + web + mobile
  • Persistent shareable threads
  • Orbs cloud sandboxes
  • AGENTS.md + skills + MCP
  • Automatic frontier-model routing
  • Pay-as-you-go, no markup

Setup

  1. curl -fsSL https://ampcode.com/install.sh | bash.
  2. Sign in; amp starts an interactive session.
  3. Add AGENTS.md for project instructions; connect MCP servers.
  4. Use Orbs for parallel cloud execution.

Prerequisites

macOS/Linux/Windows (WSL); Amp account.

Use cases

codeautomation

Works with

Claude CodezedAny agent (.md)

Trust score — 7/10

/10 trustMetrics-checked

Scored 7/10 (metrics tier). Strong product with credible traction signals and transparent pay-as-you-go pricing, but closed-source and young as an independent company (Dec 2025 spinout). Adoption is a provider-tier estimate (thinner evidence). Metrics tier.

How the trust score is built

Full methodology →
Adoption · stars/downloads, log-scaled vs peers
7.0/10
Maintenance · recency, releases, issue load
7.0/10
Openness · license + docs
4.8/10
Manual review · sanity read + red-flag check
8.0/10
  • · provider-tier estimate — thinner evidence (no public adoption metric)
  • · spun out Dec 2025; no public repo — adoption estimated from traction signals
  • · released 316 days ago
  • · manual review: ex-Sourcegraph, spun out as Amp Frontier Corp (Dec 2025); threads/orbs/AGENTS.md; pay-as-you-go, no token markup; license: proprietary (closed-source CLI)

Sources

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