Free Bandicot core
Available nowSolo is free with every capability for one profile. Bring a provider key, a local model, or both; a provider's own bill stays yours.
Paid plans add profiles to an account. Bandicot does not resell model tokens.
For students
Learn to work with agents, not around them.
Bandicot shows the plan before an agent acts, asks before it writes, and keeps every change so you can see and undo it. Free for one profile.
Pasting answers teaches nothing, and the tools that do the work hide how it was done.
You see the plan, you approve the step, you read the change. That is the workflow employers want.
Solo is free for one profile · providers bill you directly
The picture
Learn how professionals work with agents, for free.
- Why it holds
- Plans show the steps; approvals make you decide; versions let you undo.
- How soon
- Free from the first project.
- What it saves you
- No paid plan, no card.
The plan
What does the work, and what is still being built.
Every card names its status. Available now means you can use it today; in development and direction mean it is not shipped yet.
A trusted harness around the model
Available nowBandicot gives every agent a project, tools, a session that survives restarts, approvals, and a clear place to stop.
The native host owns execution facts. The model proposes work; it does not certify a write, spend, or success.
Projects that hold the work
Available nowKeep files, context, plans, and decisions with the project instead of losing them in a disposable chat.
A session is anchored to a project boundary so a pivot starts from an intentional context, not accidental history.
Durable work sessions
Available nowClose a client or reconnect after a pause without turning the work into a brand-new conversation.
The host records session state and clients reattach to it. A browser view does not become the source of truth.
A human gate for writes
Available nowWhen work can change files or systems, Bandicot makes the decision visible before the effect lands.
The approval boundary fails closed when an action is not allowed. The model cannot grant itself permission.
Plans before tool work
Available nowTurn a vague request into an inspectable sequence of steps before tools begin changing the project.
The harness tracks dependencies and blocked steps. A conversation alone does not silently advance execution.
Recorded versions of the work
Available nowKeep a legible trail of the turn and its effects so a pivot can be reviewed instead of guessed at.
The host treats state changes as recorded events. Reverting is itself part of the history.
One-click local installs
Available nowPick a small local model from a pinned catalog and install it in one click, checksum verified.
Eight chat models from about 1.25 to 4 GB of memory, on Apple Silicon. Small models suit private, light work; they are not frontier models.
Local models without a network
Available nowOnce a local model is downloaded, chatting with it needs no connection.
Small local models run through llama.cpp on your Mac. Hosted providers still need the network.
Skills for repeatable work
Available nowPackage a way of working once, and every agent in the project can use it.
Skills load on demand, so an unused skill costs no tokens in the prompt.
For you if
Students who want to learn to work with agents.
Not for you if
Students who only want answers pasted in.
The offer
Course Starter
Solo · free · 1 profile
- The full app for one profile
- Small local models that run offline
- Plans before tool work
- Undo for every change
Free for one profile, no card required. Add profiles when someone joins.
Solo is free for one profile · providers bill you directly
Left off this page
Focus is a feature.
Bandicot does these too, but they are not why this page exists. Anything marked in development or direction is not shipped yet.
- Teams across machines
- Shared compute, intentionally routed
- Nested profiles
- Optional access controls