Ane, a new chord-based terminal code editor with one-shot CLI edits
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I’ve had this idea for a new code editor chord grammar bouncing around in my head for over 2 years, and now I can finally release v0.1 of ane. You can run it one-shot from scripts or agents (`ane exec —chord…`) or use its full-on TUI editor. ane is pure Rust, and integrates tree-sitter and LSP to provide a pleasant and predictable terminal code editing experience. I’d love folks to try it out and give feedback! Thanks :)
HN · launched May 15, 2026 · 5 upvotes (top 89%) · 1 view
Niche: source code editors and extensions · 100 launches, 5 in the last 7 days ▼ -58% · Explore this niche →
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- Dev tools
- Developer
- AI feature
- Commercial product
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Could you build this?
No Developing a custom TUI text editor in Rust with custom chord grammar, Tree-sitter incremental parsing, and an asynchronous Language Server Protocol (LSP) client requires deep systems programming and complex state management. AI assistants consistently struggle with the intricacies of terminal rendering (terminal raw mode/ANSI), tree-sitter AST bindings, and bidirectional multi-threaded LSP lifecycle management without human systems-level debugging.
What it would actually take: To build an editor like Ane, one needs Rust with libraries like ratatui/crossterm for the TUI, tree-sitter for incremental AST syntax parsing, and async LSP client infrastructure (e.g., lsp-types over tokio stdin/stdout IPC). The core difficulty lies in low-latency event-driven keyboard chord state machine handling, undo/redo rope data structures (like crop or ropey), and concurrent LSP synchronization without race conditions or UI lag. This demands seasoned systems engineering skills in Rust and deep knowledge of editor internals.
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