# ByteAsk
> An AI coding agent for C and C++. It edits your repository from the terminal, then drives the real toolchain (the compiler, the sanitizers, gdb, and your test suite) before it shows you a diff.

## About
ByteAsk is a terminal-native coding agent built for C and C++ work. It reads and edits the repository in place, builds it with the project's own toolchain, runs the tests, reproduces failures under the sanitizers, and can drive a live gdb session alongside you rather than fighting you for the process. What you review is a diff that already survived the debugger.

ByteAsk is a commercial product, not an open-source project.

## Install
- Linux and macOS: curl -fsSL https://code.byteask.ai/install.sh | sh
- Windows: irm https://code.byteask.ai/install.ps1 | iex
- Python: pip install byteask  (or: uv tool install byteask)
- Node: npm install -g @byteask/cli
- Update: byteask --update
- First run: byteask login, then byteask "explain this repo"

## Editors
VS Code, Cursor, and JetBrains (CLion, IDEA, PyCharm) connectors are live. Neovim and Emacs are available from the ByteAsk organisation's public connector repositories. Zed is in progress.

## Pricing
Free ($0), Pro ($20/month), Max ($100/month). Flat monthly subscription, cancel anytime; each tier carries a monthly allowance of agent runs. See https://byteask.ai/pricing

## Data handling
Your prompts and code are processed to answer the request, then dropped. Nothing is kept.
Your repositories are not used to train any model. Ours or anyone's.
Sign-in is passwordless: a signed magic link logs you in.

## Pages
- [Home](https://byteask.ai/) - what the agent does and how it verifies its work.
- [Pricing](https://byteask.ai/pricing) - Free, Pro, and Max tiers.
- [Contact](https://byteask.ai/contact) - reach the founders.
- [Docs](https://byteask.ai/docs/) - CLI documentation.
- [Overview](https://byteask.ai/docs/overview) - install, first run, and what ByteAsk is.
- [Features](https://byteask.ai/docs/features)
- [Bring your own models](https://byteask.ai/docs/self-hosted-models)
- [CLI reference](https://byteask.ai/docs/cli-reference)
- [Headless and CI](https://byteask.ai/docs/headless)
- [Slash commands](https://byteask.ai/docs/slash-commands)
- [Changelog](https://byteask.ai/docs/changelog)
- [Privacy Policy](https://byteask.ai/privacy)
- [Terms of Service](https://byteask.ai/terms)
- [Cookie Policy](https://byteask.ai/cookies)

## Contact
founders@byteask.ai
Community: https://byteask.ai/discord