Open-source CLI agent for general software-engineering tasks
Works with multiple LLM providers
Trajectory recording and tool ecosystem
Powers the agent behind ByteDance Trae
Trae Agent — straight answers
What is Trae Agent?
Trae Agent is listed under Terminal & CLI Agents, in the Code & Development category on Flocci AI Tools. Open-source CLI agent for general software-engineering tasks. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at github.com.
Is Trae Agent free?
Trae Agent is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 397 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.
Can I use Trae Agent in a browser, or is there an app?
Trae Agent needs to be installed or self-hosted — it doesn't run in a browser tab. It is available on the command line and self-hosting.
What can Trae Agent do?
Trae Agent does 4 things the catalog singles out: Open-source cli agent for general software-engineering tasks; works with multiple llm providers; trajectory recording and tool ecosystem; powers the agent behind bytedance trae.
What is the best free alternative to Trae Agent?
Aider is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same Terminal & CLI Agents sub-category and is free. Cline, Crush and Gemini CLI also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.