Who maintains Amp and how active is it?

Amp is maintained by Amp Frontier Corporation (Amp Inc.). LLM Explorer tracks its star count, fork count, last commit, and license over time.

Is Amp open source and what is its license?

Amp is published under the Proprietary license. Check the linked repository on this page for current terms before integrating.

Amp

Name: Amp
Author: Amp Frontier Corporation (Amp Inc.)

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Agentic coding tool that plans multi-step tasks, edits files across an entire codebase, runs tests, and iterates — shipped as a CLI and editor extensions.

coding-agent cli vscode-extension multi-model proprietary mcp sourcegraph-spinout

TypeReady-to-Use

HostingCloud

MaturityMature

Status Maintained

Website Docs

Key Features

Multi-Agent Single Agent Human-in-the-Loop Streaming Async Support Short-Term Memory Shared Memory Plugin System Custom Tools MCP Protocol Code Execution Web Browsing File System Access CLI Cloud Hosted

Community Feedback

Strengths

Deep codebase indexing inherited from Sourcegraph's code search engine
Model-agnostic routing automatically picks a strong model per task
Large context window suited to big, multi-file refactors
Ships as both a CLI and first-party editor extensions

Weaknesses

Proprietary; no self-hosting option
No free tier as of mid-2026
Users cannot manually pin a specific model
Newly independent company (spun out Dec 2025), shorter standalone track record than Sourcegraph

Amp Details

Organization	Amp Frontier Corporation (Amp Inc.)
Organization Type	Company
Funding	Series b+
Category	Ready-to-Use
Subcategory	Code generation
Deployment	Cloud
Runtime	CLI plus editor extensions (VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, Zed)
License	Proprietary
Commercial Use	Proprietary
Install Command	`curl -fsSL https://ampcode.com/install.sh \| bash`
Release Cadence	Weekly
Maturity	Mature
Pricing Model	Usage based
Cost Model	hybrid subscription + pay-as-you-go
Community Activity	Very active
Sentiment	Positive
GPU Required	No
Research Date	2026-07-23
LLM Providers	Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT-5.x

Use Cases

Multi-file refactors and codebase-wide edits
Autonomous multi-step coding tasks run from the CLI or an editor
Agentic code review
Shared team threads and reusable agent workflows

When to Use

Best for: Developers who want an autonomous, model-agnostic coding agent with deep codebase context and are comfortable with usage-based billing

Avoid when: Team needs a free tier, self-hosting, or a single flat-rate subscription

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