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The AI terminal for teams.

Mel for Linux

The agentic coding app for Linux.

Mel is an agentic coding app for Linux. It is a terminal with a team of AI agents that plan, build, test and ship your work. One tarball runs on any x86_64 distribution.

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Free with your own provider key. Pro is $20 a month with 1,500 hosted-AI credits.

Install

Install Mel on Linux

Any distribution · x86_64 · .tar.gz. Mel needs OpenGL.

  1. 01
    Download the tarball

    Download Mel-linux-x86_64.tar.gz from the download page.

  2. 02
    Extract and run

    Extract it and run the mel binary.

    tar -xzf Mel-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
./mel
  3. 03
    Put it on your PATH

    Move the mel binary to a folder on your PATH to start it by name.

  4. 04
    Check the file

    Each release publishes a SHA-256 checksum next to the file.

    sha256sum Mel-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

On Linux

What you get

A team of agents

A lead agent splits big work across agents, each in its own pane.

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Configurable approvals

You choose which commands and edits need your yes.

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Many models

Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen and more, in one app.

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Your shell environment

Mel loads your shell's environment once at start, so your tools and PATH work.

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SSH sessions

Open an SSH session in a pane, and the agent can work on the remote machine.

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VS Code too

Add the Mel extension and use the same agent next to your code.

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After you install

Start the agent

  1. 01
    Open a project

    cd into a project folder. The terminal needs no account and no key.

  2. 02
    Sign in for the agent

    The AI agent needs a free Mel account. Sign in with Apple, Google, GitHub or email.

  3. 03
    Add a key, or use credits

    On the Free plan, add your own provider key in Settings → AI. On Pro, Max or Business, Mel's credits work with no key.

  4. 04
    Ask in plain English

    Say what you want built or fixed. You approve the steps you choose to approve.

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Get started

Get Mel for Linux.

The Mel terminal is free to download, no account needed. The AI agent is free on your own provider key — 1,500 hosted-AI credits a month on Pro.

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