Using Devin CLI with the free SWE-2 model for sysadmin tasks

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-09-24 · Open on X

Topics: AI Dev Tools & Productivity, AI Agents, Tool Use & MCP · Level: beginner

Summary

The creator says he uses Devin CLI as his own system administrator, running it on the free SWE-2 model. The point is that a terminal coding agent can do server and machine admin work, not only coding.

Key points

• Devin CLI is a terminal-based coding agent that can run system administration tasks.
• The creator runs it with the SWE-2 model, which he says is free to use.
• Coding agents in the CLI can stand in for manual sysadmin work (setup, config, troubleshooting).

Resources mentioned

• Devin CLI · tool · docs.devin.ai · check price
  Command-line version of the Devin AI coding agent, used in the terminal.
  Also in: AI DevBox v1.3.0: a GPU-ready Docker image with coding-agent CLIs (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Pointer: Subagents in Devin CLI (Melvin Vivas on X · notes)
• SWE-2 · tool · cognition.com · free
  Cognition's SWE-2 coding model (Max tier) that runs inside Devin for agentic software tasks.
  Also in: Comparing Coding Models on the Same Task in Devin iOS (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Devin's SWE-2 Coding Model Is Free for a Limited Time (Until Oct 8/15) (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Devin's SWE-2 model is free on paid plans for a limited time (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Devin adds new frontier models; SWE-2 free until Oct 15 (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 8 more

Try this

• Try Devin CLI with the free SWE-2 model for routine system administration tasks.