Loopyard vs OpenCode
OpenCode is an open-source coding agent that works with dozens of model providers. Loopyard is an open-source harness focused on environments and teams.
OpenCode is an open-source coding agent you can run in the terminal, as a desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux), or through IDE extensions. It supports 75+ model providers including local models, can run multiple sessions in parallel, and generates shareable links for sessions. It runs on your host, is free, and stores no code or context.
What OpenCode does
- Model choice across Claude, GPT, Gemini, local models, and dozens of other providers, or its own curated model lineup.
- Terminal, desktop, and IDE interfaces.
- Parallel sessions and shareable session links.
- Open source with a large contributor community.
What Loopyard does differently
- Agents build and run the dev stack. Dockerfile, Docker Compose, databases, dev server: the agent constructs the environment and works inside containers, never on your host.
- Live multiplayer, not shared links. A Loopyard session is a URL where several people interact at once: watch the agent, type into the same terminal, answer its questions from any device.
- An operator layer. One agent watches every workspace, dispatches work, and surfaces the decisions that need a human.
- Claude Code underneath. Loopyard drives Claude Code as its harness. It does not offer OpenCode’s provider flexibility.
Which should you pick?
If model choice matters, or you want an open-source agent on your host in the terminal or your IDE, OpenCode does that. Choose Loopyard when the environment around the agent matters more: containerized stacks, durable sessions, a live dev server, and a team in the same session. Both are open source, so you can read what you are getting either way.