Zot is a coding agent harness delivered as a single binary. There is no runtime to install, no Docker, and no package manager — the project describes itself as just the agent loop, written in Go, that you drop on your PATH and run. It supports extensions, models, and themes, and is aimed at developers who find the existing harnesses heavier than they need.
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Run a coding agent with almost no setup
Skip the container layer entirely
Drive an agent from the command line
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