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Dirge – The Batteries-Included Rust Coding Agent

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Dirge is a Rust-based AI coding agent that runs on just 8MB of RAM with a 36MB binary, making it far lighter than typical Node.js agents. It includes 25+ built-in tools, self-improving memory, multi-provider model routing, and a Janet plugin system, keeping even cheap AI models productive through intelligent error recovery and automatic escalation.

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