Amp Code
Amp Code is an agentic coding assistant that runs on the web, in the terminal, and in the macOS, iOS, and Android apps. From the CLI it connects to editors such as VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Neovim, and Zed, using LLMs to plan, edit, and execute code changes.
The Dial controls model routing, offering four effort modes: low, medium, high, and ultra. Each mode sets its own model, reasoning effort, system prompt, and tools.
Amp pairs that routing with subagents that each get their own context window. Task carries out delegated work end to end, with read-only skills for searching code, researching other repositories, reviewing changes, and planning. Read Thread summarizes other Amp threads.
Threads can also run in orbs, remote machines that keep working after you close your laptop, so you can hand off long tasks and pick them up from any device.
Official website: ampcode.com, where the tool is branded simply Amp.
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By Leodanis Pozo Ramos • Updated Oct. 26, 2026
