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title: Install puny on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of puny for Linux - A tiny, natively compiled,
  single binary AI coding agent
url: https://snapcraft.io/puny
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# 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)

latest/stable v0.3.5+git82.70a2738

Install latest/stable of puny

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install puny
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* puny

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 1 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 12 October 2026 - 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/puny#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/puny#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/puny#tab-security)

#### 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

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## Install puny on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/puny/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/puny/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/puny/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/puny/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/puny/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/puny/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/puny/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/puny/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/puny/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/puny/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/puny/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/puny/ubuntu)