v0.3 · genesis

Make your codethink.

The open-source CLI that turns any codebase into an AI-native workspace.

Get Started GitHub

~/my-project

⚡ aether

Your AI-native workspace companion.

Type /help to get started.

→ how does auth work?

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

Genesis

One command. Your entire codebase becomes an AI-native workspace.

Context-Aware

Understands your architecture, dependencies, and patterns automatically.

Fast

Built in Rust. Scans thousands of files in milliseconds.

Provider Agnostic

OpenAI, Anthropic, local models — your choice, your keys, your rules.

Private

Your code never leaves your machine unless you choose to share it.

Extensible

Plugin system for custom commands, providers, and workflows.

Open Source

MIT licensed. Built in public. Community-driven from day one.

One command.
Full context.

01Install

$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aether-one/aether/main/scripts/install.sh | sh

Download the standalone binary for your platform (this command above is for Linux/MacOS)

02Run

$ aether

Open a terminal in any project directory

03Chat

› /genesis

An interactive session starts — use /<COMMAND>

Works with any language, any framework, any AI provider.

Try it now.

→ /genesis

⚡ aether genesis

Connecting to openrouter · nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b:free... ✓

Scanning project... ✓

Planning documentation... ✓ (11 docs)

◇ Planner decided:

• guides/getting-started.md

• guides/onboarding.md

• architecture/system-overview.md

• architecture/folder-structure.md

• architecture/tech-stack.md

• AI_CONTEXT.md

• modules/overview.md

• diagrams/system.md

• infrastructure/environment-configuration.md (custom)

• infrastructure/s3-bucket-design.md (custom)

• infrastructure/cloudfront-distribution.md (custom)

💡 Large paths that don't need documenting? Exclude them with /exclude <path>

to shrink the scan and lower the cost.

Cost estimate — openrouter · nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b:free

Calls ~11 (11 docs)

Input ~21,956 tokens (measured)

Output ~22,000–35,750 tokens (estimated)

Cost Free ($0.00)

Proceed? [Y/n] y

Press ESC to cancel.

Preparing project context... ✓

⚡ generating docs

✓ guides/getting-started.md

⏳ guides/onboarding.md

✓ architecture/system-overview.md

✓ architecture/folder-structure.md

✓ architecture/tech-stack.md

✓ modules/overview.md

✓ diagrams/system.md

⏳ AI_CONTEXT.md

⏳ infrastructure/environment-configuration.md

✓ infrastructure/s3-bucket-design.md

✓ infrastructure/cloudfront-distribution.md

→

Read the full guide →

Where we're going.

Now

Foundation

Core CLI
Genesis command
AI providers
Context scanning

Plugin system
Multi-provider
Workspace sharing
Advanced context

Later

Constellation

Team workspaces
CI/CD integration
IDE extensions
Custom fine-tuning