
Amp
The frontier coding agent — web, terminal & phone
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Amp is Sourcegraph's frontier AI coding agent and development environment. Agents run in orbs — remote machines that keep working after you close your laptop — and you review changes, preview the running app through portals, or open a shell into the orb from the web, terminal or phone. Amp is free to use when you bring your own compute and model subscriptions or keys, and a linked ChatGPT subscription can run some settings instead of Amp credits.
Amp (Sourcegraph) is a frontier AI coding agent and development environment that lets developers run agents anywhere and keep them working after closing the laptop. Its cloud orbs preview app changes live through portals, allow reviewing changes and browsing files from any device, and wake on outside events such as a new Linear issue or CI failing on main. Amp also runs locally via its CLI and supports multiplayer sessions.
Amp provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives AI agents SCIP-powered code graph knowledge across an entire codebase, enabling them to execute complex, cross-cutting changes with full context and fewer retries.
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What can Amp do?
Amp can: Orbs — remote machines where agents run unsupervised, one per thread, Portals — run the app inside the orb and preview the agent's changes live with hot reload, Event-driven orbs that wake on a new Linear issue, CI failing on main, or a self-set schedule, Multiplayer — invite teammates into an orb to share control of the same agent, code and running app. Best for: Developers running several long-lived agents in parallel without local worktrees or port conflicts.
How much does Amp cost?
Amp offers a free plan, with paid plans starting from $20/month.
Is Amp free?
Amp offers a free plan with limited features. Paid upgrades are available for advanced usage.
What makes Amp unique?
Amp provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives AI agents SCIP-powered code graph knowledge across an entire codebase, enabling them to execute complex, cross-cutting changes with full context and fewer retries.
Does Amp have an API?
Yes, Amp offers a public API for developers to integrate its capabilities into custom applications and workflows.
What platforms does Amp support?
Amp is available on CLI.
What languages does Amp support?
Amp supports English.
Does Amp work offline?
No, Amp requires an active internet connection to function.
Who is Amp for?
Amp is designed for Developers running several long-lived agents in parallel without local worktrees or port conflicts; Teams that want agents to wake on outside events like a new Linear issue or CI failing on main; Developers who want to review agent changes and preview the running app from any device.
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