ZAGUÁN BLADE AI-NATIVE CODE EDITOR
Zaguán Blade + zcoderd are built for long-running coding sessions. In our 250-turn benchmark, context compression and selective retrieval reduced token cost by ~31% on average, with higher gains in context-heavy runs. It’s not always cheaper in lean sessions — it’s designed to prevent context bloat when history grows.
Built for Control
Not Bloat
Zaguán Blade was built because modern AI editors feel bloated, opaque and cloud-dependent.
Blade separates the UI from the AI daemon, keeps resource usage low, and respects Git as the source of truth. It’s built for engineers who care about control and hate silent failures.
Used daily to develop Zaguán Blade and zcoderd. Tested on real production projects.
THE LIGHTWEIGHT DIFFERENCE
Engineers trust metrics. Here is what idle resource usage looks like:
| Tool | Idle RAM |
|---|---|
| Zaguán Blade | ~320 MB |
| VSCode + AI | ~1.9 GB |
| Windsurf | ~2.8 GB |
NOT FOR EVERYONE
- → If you want a VSCode clone, this isn’t it.
- → If you need heavy UI plugins, this isn’t it.
- → If you want lightweight, controlled AI workflows — this is for you.
Engineers Think
in Workflows
WHAT IT'S ACTUALLY GOOD AT
- + Refactoring across multiple files.
- + Updating changelogs and build configs.
- + Reviewing AI patches safely with diff control.
- + Running locally with your own models.
TYPICAL FLOW IN BLADE
- Ask for change.
- AI calls project tools.
- Diff appears.
- You review.
- Accept or revert via Git.
No magic behind the scenes. Just predictable operations and complete transparency.
Zaguán Blade (UI)
Tauri v2 + Vite + React
User interface only.
Lightning fast.
zcoderd (AI daemon)
Go server
State management
Tool execution & AI
Model Provider
Local or remote.
Ollama, Anthropic, OpenAI, etc.
You choose.