Trae

Trae is an AI-native coding environment with an IDE mode and an autonomous SOLO agent, custom multi-agent workflows and a companion TraeWork assistant. It targets developers who want AI across the full path from idea to deployment.

Trae is an AI-first development environment that pairs a code editor with agents able to plan, build and ship software. The product is split into two parts: TraeCode, positioned as an AI coding engineer for developers, and TraeWork, a general work assistant that runs on desktop, web and mobile. The coding side is the main draw for developers, and it is built around two ways of working with the same underlying AI. IDE mode keeps the familiar editor workflow and adds agentic help inside it, which suits people who want to stay in the code and review each change. SOLO mode goes further: a fully autonomous agent takes a request, gathers context, picks tools, writes the implementation and moves toward deployment while the user watches progress visually and keeps the option to step in. Switching between the two is described as seamless, so a developer can hand off a large task and later return to hands-on editing. Agents are a central idea. Built-in agents arrive with their own specialities, users can define custom agents for narrow jobs, and agents can act as sub-agents that split complex problems between them. The platform also advertises an open agent ecosystem for sharing and discovering agents built by the community. Feedback quoted on the homepage frequently mentions moving over from VS Code, comparing it with other AI editors, and building complete applications from requirements through database integration and deployment. Privacy handling is spelled out more than on many competitors. Codebase files stay local, files may be uploaded briefly for embedding during indexing and the plaintext is then deleted, and a Privacy Mode plus an ignore function limit how data is used. Account data is hosted in the United States, Singapore or Malaysia depending on location. Trae fits individual developers, small teams and indie builders who want an agent-driven editor rather than a plugin bolted onto an existing IDE. It competes with other AI-native editors and coding agents, and its distinguishing points are the SOLO autonomy mode, the multi-agent design and the companion TraeWork assistant for non-coding tasks.