Forge: an AI coding harness for Pythonista

[jackatttack]

https://github.com/jackatttack/Forge-patcher

I’ve been building something for Pythonista that I’m genuinely excited to share: Forge.

Forge is a local AI coding harness for Pythonista. It lets you work with ChatGPT/Claude through a structured clipboard loop instead of manually copying random code snippets into files.

The loop is simple:

• the LLM gives you a Forge bundle
• you copy it
• Pythonista runs Forge locally
• Forge reads/edits/runs files
• Forge returns a run packet
• you paste the packet back into the chat

That run packet is the important bit. It shows exactly what happened: what applied, what failed, what was skipped, what output came back. So the AI isn’t guessing — it’s responding to real local execution.

Forge can list files, preview source, search, patch, run scripts, manage branches/checkpoints, show HELP for ops, render docs, and now even manage GitHub uploads/diffs from inside Pythonista.

I’ve also built a text-first console surface called LinkOS, which makes the run packets, docs, files, and actions easier to navigate from Pythonista’s console. It’s still very much evolving, but the workflow is already powerful.

I built this because I wanted Pythonista + LLMs to feel like a proper development setup, not a messy copy/paste workflow. Forge keeps the user in control, keeps everything local, and gives the AI enough structure to be genuinely useful.

The public repo is now in a state where I’d love people to try it.

Open Forge, press Start, paste the copied guide into your LLM, and it should walk you through the first safe run.

Feedback very welcome — especially from people who use Pythonista heavily.