Dial Code

Think. Review. Code. Safely.

Documentation | Getting Started | Contributing

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AI-powered CLI for developers with multi-stage review pipeline. Changes go through planning, review, and resolution before reaching your codebase.

Getting Started

# Install
git clone https://github.com/neul-labs/dial-coder.git
cd dial-coder && npm install && npm install -g .

# Run
dial

Authenticate with Qwen OAuth (free, 2,000 requests/day) or configure your own provider.

Key Features

• Four Execution Modes - Ask (?), Quick (⚡), Review (◎), Safe (🛡) - automatically selected based on task risk
• Dialectic Pipeline - Planner → Reviewer → Resolver → Learner for safer code changes
• Multi-Provider Support - Qwen, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama
• 25+ Built-in Tools - File operations, shell, web search, memory, MCP integration
• Vision Support - Auto-switch to vision models when images detected

How It Works

> Explain how authentication works        # Ask mode (read-only)
> Fix the typo in README.md              # Quick mode (direct)
> Add input validation to the form       # Review mode (with review)
> Update the database connection         # Safe mode (full pipeline)

Providers

Provider	Setup	Free Tier
Qwen	dial (OAuth)	2,000/day
OpenAI	OPENAI_API_KEY	Pay-as-you-go
Ollama	OPENAI_BASE_URL=http://localhost:11434/v1	Unlimited

Commands

Command	Description
/help	Show commands
/clear	Clear history
/compress	Save tokens
/stats	Token usage
/exit	Exit

Documentation

Full documentation available in documentation/:

• Getting Started
• Core Concepts
• User Guide
• Provider Setup
• Developer Guide

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

# Development
npm install
npm run build
npm run preflight  # Run before submitting PR

License

Apache 2.0