FAQ

Questions, answered plainly.

• What is ai-engineering?

  ai-engineering is an open-source CLI that turns any git repository into a governed AI workspace — adding specs, quality gates, and a hash-chained, locally-owned audit trail that works across Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex, Antigravity, and OpenCode.
• Which IDEs and agents does it support?

  Six surfaces from a single install: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot, Antigravity, and OpenCode.
• Is there a hosted control plane?

  No. Policies, skills, and audit logs are versioned local files on your machine. There is no hosted control plane and no vendor lock-in.
• How do I install it?

  Run uv tool install ai-engineering (or pipx install ai-engineering, or pip install ai-engineering). It needs Python 3.11+ and Git.
• What is the license?

  MIT — the full source is on GitHub at arcasilesgroup/ai-engineering.
• Does it send my code or data anywhere?

  No. ai-engineering runs entirely on your machine with no telemetry; your code, specs, and audit logs never leave it.
• What is the exit cost?

  Delete the directory — that is the whole exit cost. Nothing is locked to a vendor or service.