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Why we included this project

Forge brings AI assistance directly into the terminal, so developers who work in the shell can use it without leaving their normal environment. It offers three ways to interact: a persistent interactive interface for longer tasks, quick one-shot commands for simple questions, and a ZSH plugin that responds to a `:` prefix, so it fits naturally into an existing workflow. It works with many model providers, including Claude, GPT, and local options, and switching between them is a configuration change rather than a commitment. The agent can read your project structure, explain code, suggest refactors, review diffs, resolve git conflicts, and draft database schemas, while a restricted shell mode keeps it from making changes you haven't approved. That combination of speed, model choice, and safety makes it a sensible option for solo developers and small teams that want AI help without changing how they work.