Crush: what 26 developers actually say.
26 Hacker News opinions from 18 developers, Nov 2025 – Nov 2026. 19 come from people who say they use it. Here is what they praise, what they complain about, and who switched.
The case for Crush, in one paragraph.
Crush earns 77% approval across 26 opinions. Developers are divided on it.
Pick it if you
- Want one Go binary that is easy to reason about
- Switch models mid-task often
- Want a terminal agent that rarely needs configuration
Look elsewhere if you
- Need plan mode and subagents today
- Copy and paste from a terminal constantly
- Want a fully open-source codebase
Where it wins and loses.
Mentions across 26 opinions. Bars are counts, not votes; a tool can be both praised and criticized on the same topic.
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| Topic | Praise | Complaints | Mentions |
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How opinion has moved.
Monthly approval, Nov 2025 – Jun 2026. Bars show opinion volume; low-volume months are still included but faded.
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| Month | Approval | Opinions |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 50% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 83% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 50% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 67% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 100% | 3 |
What developers say.
Summaries are paraphrased. Each links to the original Hacker News comment.
Praise
4 selectedUses Crush with a stack of personal patches, including yolo mode enabled by default and a light theme.
Crush, a single Go binary, works better than OpenCode and is easiest to reason about.
Uses Crush with DeepSeek daily for devops, with YOLO mode enabled and no incidents so far.
It is really easy to switch models mid-task in Crush.
Complaints
4 selectedFinds copy-pasting from a Crush terminal session frustrating and poorly suited to Unix.
Switched away from Crush because it isn't evolving and lacks plan mode and subagents.
They tried Crush but haven't found a workflow that feels right yet.
Calls Crush disappointingly proprietary, a fork of the open-source OpenCode.
Questions developers ask.
Is Crush worth it?
Is Crush better than OpenCode?
Does Crush work with local models?
The data behind this page.
Developers rate Crush positively overall: 77% approval across 26 opinions from 18 authors, 19 of them firsthand. UX drew 5 positive and 2 negative mentions, and customization drew 3 positive and no negative ones. The trend leans positive, from 50% approval in late 2025 to 100% in each month from June through September 2026, though those months hold only 1 to 3 opinions each. People praise the single Go binary, easy model switching, and low configuration, while complaints center on missing plan mode and subagents, weak copy-paste in the terminal, and a proprietary fork of OpenCode.
Every number comes from public Hacker News comments collected through the HN Search API. A language model tagged each comment for sentiment, first-hand use, topic and switches; a human spot-checks samples. No vendor can pay for placement.
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