# Blog | CanopyChat and Canopy Code

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Blog

# News from CanopyChat and Canopy Code

- November 9, 2026

  ## [What Is an AI Coding Agent, and How Is It Different From Autocomplete?](https://canopychat.app/blog/what-is-an-ai-coding-agent)

  An AI coding agent reads your project, edits files and runs commands to finish a task. Here is how it differs from autocomplete and chat, and what to check before you trust one.

- November 9, 2026

  ## [Can You Run AI on Your Own Computer? A Plain Guide to Local Models](https://canopychat.app/blog/run-ai-models-locally)

  Local AI models run on your own hardware, so your prompts stay on your machine. What they are good at, what hardware you need, and the tools to start with.

- November 9, 2026

  ## [Private AI Chat You Can Trust: How CanopyChat Protects Your Data](https://canopychat.app/blog/private-ai-chat-what-on-device-means)

  CanopyChat answers on your device first, and every cloud feature is opt in. Here is how your data is protected, from on-device chat to zero data retention in the cloud.

- November 9, 2026

  ## [CanopyChat, Canopy Code and Flame: What Each One Does](https://canopychat.app/blog/canopychat-canopy-code-and-flame)

  A plain guide to the Canopy family: CanopyChat for private AI chat, Canopy Code for coding in the terminal, and Flame, the agent that keeps working in the cloud.

- November 9, 2026

  ## [Canopy Code: a terminal coding agent for any model, now in VS Code](https://canopychat.app/blog/canopy-code-terminal-coding-agent)

  What Canopy Code is, which models it works with, and what is new in release 2026.11.05.