Hosted models, paid for with credits
Claude Haiku 4.5, Sonnet 5.5 and Opus 5.5 run on starnode’s servers. Every account gets monthly credits, and each reply is charged for the tokens it actually used, nothing more.
starnode
macOS betaBuild within one editor
An AI editor built on VS Code. Keep your extensions and your terminal, sign in once, and use Claude on monthly credits.
Works with the tools already on your machine
Python
python3
Your own python3 in the built-in terminal. input() waits for you.
Node.js
node
Your own node, live output and honest exit codes.
ts
TypeScript
tsc
Full language support, the same engine VS Code uses.
ru
Ruby
ruby
The ruby on your PATH, with your gems, as you left them.
ba
Shell
bash
A real shell, in the folder you opened.
git
git
Built-in source control, and a scan that can tell which commits AI wrote.
MCP servers
.mcp.json
The servers you already configured, found and listed by the scan.
Op
Extensions
Open VSX
The extensions you already use, from the Open VSX registry.
Claude
credits
Hosted by starnode. Sign in and spend credits, no key to set up.
Works with the tools already on your machine.
starnode is VS Code underneath: your interpreters, git and language servers work the way they always have, and the extensions you use come from Open VSX.
Your interpretersYour extensionsYour git
A real terminal, not a lookalike.
starnode is VS Code underneath, so the built-in terminal is your own shell: your interpreters, live output and honest exit codes. input() actually waits for you.
Your own shellLive outputReal stdin
greet.pypython3
1
2
2
name = input("what's your name? ")
print(f"hello, {name}")
$ python3 greet.py
what's your name?
Kerem
hello, Kerem
See what AI is already in your code.
One scan reads the repo and shows where models, keys and agent tools already live. Then it says plainly what it could not see.
Committed keysModel SDKsMCP servers
server/.env
.mcp.json
package.json
3 AI commits
Your machine. Your files.
Your code stays in the folders you open. The editor’s settings live on your Mac like any editor’s, and your sign-in sits in the system keychain.
Your foldersLocal settingsKeychain sign-in
~/Library/Application Support/starnode/User
snippets/
python.json1.1 KB
globalStorage/
storage.json3.2 KB
keybindings.json420 B
settings.json612 B
Open any of it in a text editor, the same as VS Code’s.
Shipped, not promised.
Sign in from the Accounts button
Google or email and password, straight from the editor’s Accounts button. The same account works on the website, where you can see your credits and what you spent them on.
See what AI is already in your code
One scan lists the model SDKs, committed keys and MCP servers in a workspace, then says plainly what it could not see.
Built on VS Code
starnode is now a fork of VS Code: the full editor, extensions from Open VSX, a real terminal and git, with the starnode sidebar built in.
Ready to try it?
Free to start, with 200 credits a month, on macOS. The beta build is unsigned: right-click, then Open, the first time.