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Lyre compared with Engineering Corpus
DetailLyre logo LyreEngineering Corpus logo Engineering Corpus
What it doesRun coding agents and AI models on your own computer, accessible from any screen Coding agents that cite open-source prior art
StageMVP MVP
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inUS Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: no subscription for local and LAN work, 30 minutes per month of remote viewing. Lyre Pro: $15 per month billed monthly, includes no time limit on remote viewing and 50 GB of application relay traffic per account per month. Lyre AI: $100 per month billed monthly, includes no time limit on remot Open source engine (MIT); hosted service is paid
Key features
  • Run coding agents and AI models locally on your computer
  • Access from phone, desktop, and browser simultaneously
  • Support for React, Vite, Next.js, Expo-web, and Capacitor projects
  • Live app preview and file diff alongside chat
  • Direct LAN connections without server relay
  • End-to-end encrypted relay for remote access
  • App-only sharing that hides source code and agents
  • Support for local models via Ollama and llama.cpp
  • Automatic AI provider fallback across multiple accounts
  • Cites open-source code at specific commits with exact line numbers
  • Prior-art briefs showing how projects solved the same problem
  • Automated license classification and verdicts
  • Semantic search using embedding model and BM25
  • Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other MCP clients
  • Runs locally on your machine under MIT license
  • Receipt with repo, commit, lines and license class
What makes it different
  • Keeps your projects on your computer without uploading to servers for local and LAN work
  • Works across desktop, mobile, and browser with the same workspace
  • Free unlimited local and LAN viewing without subscriptions
  • No vendor lock-in with support for any AI provider or local model
  • Built by a single developer actively shipping features in public
  • Only tool that automatically cites exact lines and commits from real open-source projects
  • Eliminates hallucinated code by searching real open-source implementations
  • Handles license compliance automatically in every report
  • Runs entirely on your machine with no telemetry or analytics
  • Open-source engine with MIT license; paid hosted service option
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last check4 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)198
Referring domains (Majestic)21

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