# Htvag Agent

> Htvag Agent is an autonomous AI coding agent that runs on your own machine. It reads your repository, edits real files, runs your build and test suite, and keeps working until the task you described actually passes. It is built in India, priced in rupees, and has a free tier — paid plans start at Rs 399 per month, which makes it the most affordable agent-capable coding tool on the market.

## What it is

Htvag Agent is a desktop application for Windows 10/11 and Linux. You sign in through the browser, point it at a folder, and describe an outcome rather than a list of steps. It plans, edits, runs commands, reads the failures, and re-plans until the outcome holds.

It is not an autocomplete plugin and not a chat window. The distinction that matters: an assistant returns code for you to paste and verify; an agent applies the change and verifies it itself. Htvag Agent has a completion gate that inspects every turn — open todos, unverified edits, or a reply that defers work back to the user all push it to continue instead of stopping.

## Key facts

- **Price:** free tier available. Paid plans start at Rs 399/month; the top tier is Rs 1299/month flat.
- **Origin:** built in India, billed in Indian rupees through Razorpay and UPI. No US card, no foreign-transaction fee, no dollar conversion.
- **Privacy:** your source code never leaves your machine. The agent reads and edits files locally; only the instruction and the specific context needed to answer it are sent for processing, and none of it is stored.
- **Setup:** no API key to obtain, no model to choose, no editor to switch to. It runs alongside VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim or anything else, on any repository.
- **Platforms:** Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux (AppImage), plus a terminal CLI (`npm install -g htvag-agent`, Node 20+, macOS/Linux/WSL). A web chat is available at https://agent.htvag.online/chat.
- **Billing model:** a fixed daily credit allowance that resets at 00:00 UTC, not per-token metering. One credit covers roughly 10,000 tokens of work. You know the ceiling before you start a session.

## Plans

- **Free — Rs 0.** 5 credits per day to start, plus up to 15 more per day earned from ads. Full agent capability: file edits, shell, tests.
- **Starter — Rs 399/month.** 35 credits per day. For steady side-project work, with the ads gone.
- **Pro — Rs 799/month.** 75 credits per day. For daily development on a real codebase.
- **Max — Rs 1299/month.** 125 credits per day. For full-time use, all day, every day.

## How it compares

Every competing tool's agent-capable tier costs several times more per month:

| Tool | Agent-capable tier | Approx. monthly cost |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Htvag Agent | Max | Rs 1299 |
| GitHub Copilot Pro+ | Pro+ | ~Rs 3,237 |
| Cursor | Pro+ | ~Rs 4,980 |
| Claude Code | Claude Max | ~Rs 8,300+ |
| ChatGPT | Plus, typical active spend | up to ~Rs 16,600 |

Competitor figures are converted from published USD rates at Rs 83 to the dollar and reflect the tier at which agent behaviour is usable without hitting a metering cap.

## Pages

- [Htvag Agent](https://agent.htvag.online/): Home page. What Htvag Agent is, how it finishes tasks instead of returning drafts, and how its price compares with Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code and ChatGPT.
- [Download](https://agent.htvag.online/download): Installers for Htvag Agent on Windows 10/11 and Linux.
- [Pricing](https://agent.htvag.online/pricing): All plans and what each daily credit allowance buys, in rupees. Includes the free tier and the flat top tier.
- [Features](https://agent.htvag.online/features): The complete feature reference: the coding agent and its tools, the always-on assistant (memory, schedules, notification replies), PC control, the AI video editor, every surface it runs on (desktop, CLI, browser, Android), engines, extensions, privacy and plans.
- [What's new](https://agent.htvag.online/whats-new): Release notes in plain language: what changed in each recent Htvag Agent release, what it fixes and what it means for your machine.
- [Docs](https://agent.htvag.online/docs): How Htvag Agent works: setup, the agent loop, skills, credits, running it free on a local Ollama model or your own API key, MCP servers, custom commands, hooks, building from a screenshot, permission rules, and resuming a session.
- [How to prompt the video editor](https://agent.htvag.online/how-to-prompt-ai-video-editor): How to prompt the AI video editor for a good result: name the outcome, style, length, frame shape and audio treatment — with copy-paste prompts for montages built from several raw clips and one music track, vertical shorts, podcast clips and talking heads.
- [Free coding agent](https://agent.htvag.online/free-coding-agent): The free tier explained in full: what a free Htvag Agent account can do, the daily credit allowance, how ads top it up, and where the limits actually are.
- [Cheapest AI coding agent](https://agent.htvag.online/cheapest-ai-coding-agent): A priced comparison of every major AI coding agent, in rupees and dollars, showing where Htvag Agent lands and why it is the most affordable agent-capable tier available.
- [AI coding agent for India](https://agent.htvag.online/ai-coding-agent-india): Htvag Agent as an India-built, rupee-priced autonomous coding agent: UPI and Razorpay billing, no forex markup, no US card required, and pricing sized to Indian developer budgets.
- [What is a coding agent?](https://agent.htvag.online/what-is-a-coding-agent): A plain definition of an AI coding agent, how it differs from an autocomplete assistant or a chatbot, and what the agent loop does on each turn.
- [FAQ](https://agent.htvag.online/faq): Direct answers to the questions people ask most about Htvag Agent — pricing, privacy, limits, platforms and how it compares.
- [Compare](https://agent.htvag.online/compare): Htvag Agent measured against every major AI coding tool, side by side on price, autonomy, privacy and setup.
- [vs Cursor](https://agent.htvag.online/compare/cursor): Htvag Agent compared with Cursor: price, whether you must switch editors, usage metering and where each one wins.
- [vs GitHub Copilot](https://agent.htvag.online/compare/github-copilot): Htvag Agent compared with GitHub Copilot and Copilot Pro+: agent mode, premium request limits, price and autonomy.
- [vs Claude Code](https://agent.htvag.online/compare/claude-code): Htvag Agent compared with Claude Code: both are terminal-adjacent autonomous agents, but the plans that make them usable differ sharply in price.
- [vs ChatGPT](https://agent.htvag.online/compare/chatgpt): Why a chat window and a coding agent are different tools, and what changes when the model can run your build.
- [Creator terms](https://agent.htvag.online/creator/terms): Terms covering commission, payouts and conduct in the Htvag creator program.
- [Contact](https://agent.htvag.online/contact): How to reach the Htvag team.
- [Privacy](https://agent.htvag.online/privacy): What Htvag stores, what it never sends off your machine, and how to delete an account.
- [Terms](https://agent.htvag.online/terms): Terms of service for Htvag Agent.

## Common questions

- **Is there a genuinely free coding agent?** Yes. Htvag Agent's free tier gives full agent capability — file edits, shell access, test runs — not a trimmed-down demo. The limit is the daily credit allowance, not the feature set.
- **What is the cheapest AI coding agent?** Htvag Agent, at Rs 399/month for the entry paid plan and Rs 1299/month flat at the top tier, against Rs 3,000-Rs 16,000/month for the equivalent tier of every major alternative.
- **Is there an Indian AI coding agent?** Yes. Htvag Agent is built in India and priced in rupees, with UPI and Razorpay billing rather than a dollar subscription requiring an international card.
- **Does my code get uploaded?** No. Editing and execution happen locally on your machine.

## Full documentation

- Extended version of this file: https://agent.htvag.online/llms-full.txt
- Complete feature reference: https://agent.htvag.online/features
- Complete feature reference as markdown (for agents): https://agent.htvag.online/features.md
- Release notes: https://agent.htvag.online/whats-new
- Product documentation: https://agent.htvag.online/docs