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Freebuff

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Founded 2024Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

We're making consumer agent products completely free, using the best open source models, and funded by ads.

Our first product is a coding agent CLI called Freebuff. Install it with "npm i -g freebuff". We're also working on a free Lovable competitor.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
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Founders & team

Previously Manicode, Codebuff

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

James Grugett

Founder/CEO

I'm building Codebuff — the CLI tool that writes code for you. Previously, I founded Manifold Markets, a site with 150,000 user-created prediction markets that gets millions of views per month. I'll be applying lessons learned from growing a consumer app for nerds (Manifold) to growing Codebuff, a dev tool for software nerds. I bring passion and intensity to my work. With Codebuff, I've jumped into a new field, AI code generation, and built something state of the art within a couple months.

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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
Pricing evidenceA pricing page was detected
Maturity: Operating · 4 of 6 areas documented

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Company website: home Checked 2026-11-06

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