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title: Install puny on Pop!_OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of puny for on Pop!_OS - A tiny, natively compiled,
  single binary AI coding agent
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/puny/pop
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# Install puny on **Pop!\_OS**

# puny

[Christian Resma Helle (christianhelle)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/christianhelle "View all snaps from Christian Resma Helle (christianhelle)")

* [Christian Resma Helle (christianhelle)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/christianhelle "View all snaps from Christian Resma Helle (christianhelle)")
* [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/puny/pop#install)

#### A tiny, natively compiled, single binary AI coding agent

A minimal AI coding agent for the terminal that currently supports the following model providers:

* [LM Studio](<https://lmstudio.ai/>)
* [OpenCode Zen](<https://opencode.ai/zen>)
* [OpenCode Go](<https://opencode.ai/go>)
* [GitHub Copilot](<https://github.com/features/copilot>)

Puny lets you chat with an LLM and gives it a curated set of coding tools so it can read, edit, search, and inspect your codebase.

**Features**

* **Multiple providers**: local-first LM Studio, or hosted models via OpenCode Zen, OpenCode Go, or your GitHub Copilot subscription.
* **Interactive model picker**: choose the model to load when Puny starts.
* **Multi-turn chat**: keeps the conversation history across messages.
* **Tool calling**: the LLM can use built-in tools to work with your project.
* **Skills system**: extend Puny with reusable prompt-engineering skills stored in markdown files.
* **Built-in tools**:
  + Read, write, and list files in your project
  + Run shell commands
  + Search your codebase
  + Check git status and diff
  + Fetch web pages

### Package name

* puny

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 1 September 2026 - latest/stable
* Today - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [christianhelle.com](https://christianhelle.com/puny "https://christianhelle.com/puny")

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### Donations

* [github.com/sponsors/christianhelle](https://github.com/sponsors/christianhelle "https://github.com/sponsors/christianhelle")
* [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/christianhelle "https://buymeacoffee.com/christianhelle")
* [paypal.me](https://paypal.me/christianhelle "https://paypal.me/christianhelle")

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### Source code

* [github.com/christianhelle/puny/](https://github.com/christianhelle/puny/ "https://github.com/christianhelle/puny/")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/christianhelle/puny/issues](https://github.com/christianhelle/puny/issues "https://github.com/christianhelle/puny/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/puny/pop#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Pop!\_OS and install puny

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on Pop!\_OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install puny

To install puny, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install puny
```

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### More things to do…

#### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store)

Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap.

#### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs)

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