Agent Deck
Open-source terminal session manager for running and supervising multiple AI coding agents across isolated git worktrees.
Unknown
May 13, 2026
Pricing
Free (MIT open source; upstream agent and model costs separate)
2.4k+
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Agent of Empires
Open-source terminal and web session manager for running multiple AI coding agents across isolated git worktrees and sandboxes.
Unknown
Apr 27, 2026
Pricing
Free (MIT open source; bring your own agent/model costs)
1.7k+
Agentlytics
Local analytics dashboard for AI coding agents that unifies sessions, costs, models, and tool usage across multiple editors.
Unknown
Mar 20, 2026
Pricing
Free
342+
Aider
Open-source terminal coding agent with git-native edits, repo mapping, and broad model support
5.7M+
Apr 15, 2026
Pricing
Free open source (model costs separate)
43.4k
Amazon Q Developer
Build and refactor AWS apps faster with AI that understands your stack
100k+
Jun 11, 2025
Pricing
Free Tier
Amp
Multi-model frontier coding agent for the terminal and editors with shareable threads, subagents, and usage-based credit billing.
Unknown
Mar 30, 2026
Pricing
Free tier + pay-as-you-go credits ($5 minimum top-up)
Apidog MCP Server
Let AI assistants read your API docs directly for instant code and test generation
25k+
Jun 12, 2025
Pricing
Freemium
Augment Code
Augment Code is an advanced AI coding platform designed for professional software engineers.
10k+
Jun 26, 2025
Pricing
Free (50 req/month)
AWS Kiro
Spec-driven AI IDE and CLI that turns prompts into requirements, design docs, tasks, and implementation workflows for production-oriented coding.
10k+
Apr 18, 2026
Pricing
Free preview ($19/month for Pro, $39/month for Pro+)
3.4k+
Batty
Rust CLI for running supervised multi-agent coding teams in tmux with YAML-defined roles, isolated git worktrees, and test-gated completion.
Unknown
May 10, 2026
Pricing
Free
33
Beads
Open-source persistent memory and dependency-aware task graph for coding agents that need durable context across long-running repo work.
Unknown
Apr 29, 2026
Pricing
Free
22.5k+
Bolt.new
Bolt.new is a browser-based AI app builder that can prompt, run, edit, and deploy full-stack web apps without local setup.
Unknown
Mar 27, 2026
Pricing
Free ($25/month Pro)
16.3k
Browser Use
Open-source web agent library and cloud platform that gives coding agents real browser automation instead of file-only guessing.
Unknown
Apr 24, 2026
Pricing
Free open source + Cloud from $75/month
89.9k+
Chrome DevTools MCP
Official open-source MCP server and CLI that lets coding agents control, inspect, and debug a live Chrome browser with real DevTools context.
Unknown
Apr 21, 2026
Pricing
Free
36.4k+
Claude Code
Agentic AI coding assistant that lives in your terminal, understands your entire codebase and automates routine tasks
100k+
Jun 20, 2025
Pricing
Paid (included with Claude Pro & Max plans)
Claude Code Chat
Beautiful chat interface for Claude Code right inside VS Code, no terminal required
5k+
Jun 20, 2025
Pricing
Free
150+
Claude Code Usage Monitor
Open-source terminal dashboard for tracking Claude Code token usage, burn rate, and predicted session cutoffs.
Unknown
Apr 26, 2026
Pricing
Free
7.8k+
Claude Squad
Open-source terminal app for managing multiple AI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and Aider across isolated workspaces.
Unknown
Apr 11, 2026
Pricing
Free
6.9k+
Claude-Mem
Open-source persistent memory layer for Claude Code and other coding agents that captures session observations, compresses them, and injects relevant context back into future work.
Unknown
May 17, 2026
Pricing
Free
76.4k+
Claurst
Open-source Rust terminal coding agent with multi-provider support, headless mode, plugins, and experimental managed-agent workflows.
Unknown
May 9, 2026
Pricing
Free open source (bring your own model/provider credentials)
9.5k+
Cline
Open-source coding agent for VS Code and the terminal with browser automation, MCP extensibility, and human-in-the-loop approvals.
Unknown
Mar 23, 2026
Pricing
Free for individual developers (pay only inference / BYOK supported)
59.2k
cmux
Native macOS terminal for running parallel AI coding agents with vertical tabs, browser splits, SSH workspaces, and attention-aware notifications.
Unknown
May 17, 2026
Pricing
Free (optional Founder's Edition support tier)
17.2k
CodeBuddy
CodeBuddy is a Tencent Cloud AI coding assistant supporting MCP protocol, offering code generation, intelligent reviews, and design-to-code conversion across 200+ languages and 15+ IDEs.
50k+
Sep 8, 2025
Pricing
Free (100,000 tokens/month + 50 project generations), Pro: $99/year
2.5k
Codebuff
Open-source terminal coding agent with a multi-agent architecture, custom agent workflows, and SDK support for repo-aware code generation.
Unknown
May 7, 2026
Pricing
500 free credits, then 1¢/credit (Freebuff available)
4.6k+
CodeRabbit
AI code review platform for pull requests, IDEs, and the CLI, built to catch bugs and keep fast-moving agentic teams from merging sloppy changes.
15k+
Apr 28, 2026
Pricing
Free for public repos + paid plans from $24/user/month
2.1k+
context-mode
Source-available MCP plugin that keeps heavy tool output out of Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and other coding-agent context windows.
149.6k+
May 10, 2026
Pricing
Free (source-available under Elastic License 2.0)
14.2k+
Context7
Documentation context layer that feeds up-to-date, version-specific library docs and code snippets into Cursor, Claude, and other coding agents.
Unknown
Apr 9, 2026
Pricing
Free API key (higher rate limits available)
52k+
Continue
Open-source AI checks platform with PR review agents, a local CLI, and IDE extensions for serious coding workflows.
Unknown
Mar 25, 2026
Pricing
Free (open-source CLI and checks; model/provider costs may still apply)
32k+
Crush
Terminal-native coding agent from Charm with multi-model support, LSP context, MCP connectivity, and strong Windows/macOS/Linux support.
Unknown
Mar 21, 2026
Pricing
Free (bring your own model/API costs)
21.7k+
Cursor
The AI-first code editor built for pair-programming with AI
500k+
Jun 14, 2025
Pricing
Freemium
DeepSeek TUI
Open-source terminal coding agent for DeepSeek workflows with multi-mode autonomy, MCP support, LSP diagnostics, and headless serving.
Unknown
May 8, 2026
Pricing
Free open source (DeepSeek or compatible API costs separate)
19.1k+
Devin
Cloud-executed AI software engineer that takes repository tasks from prompt to tested diff and pull request.
Unknown
Mar 29, 2026
Pricing
Pay as you go from $20; Team from $500/month
Dirac
Open-source coding agent for VS Code and the terminal with hash-anchored edits, AST-aware refactors, and lean context curation.
Unknown
Apr 30, 2026
Pricing
Free open source (VS Code extension + CLI; model/API costs separate)
1.0k+
Domscribe
Open-source DOM-to-source mapping and runtime context tool that gives coding agents live frontend awareness.
Unknown
Apr 1, 2026
Pricing
Free
138+
Factory
Agent-native software development workspace for delegating refactors, migrations, incident response, and other repo tasks across IDE, CLI, browser, and chat.
Unknown
Mar 30, 2026
Pricing
Pro from $20/month; Max $200/month; Enterprise custom
Gemini CLI
Google's open-source terminal coding agent with Gemini 3 models, MCP extensibility, and strong headless automation workflows.
Unknown
May 3, 2026
Pricing
Free tier: 60 req/min and 1,000 req/day; paid usage via Gemini API or Vertex AI
103k+
GitHub Copilot
Your AI pair programmer that suggests code and entire functions in real-time
1M+
Jun 16, 2025
Pricing
$10/month
GitHub Spark
GitHub-native AI app builder for creating full-stack intelligent web apps with natural language, live preview, and one-click deployment.
10k+
Apr 18, 2026
Pricing
$39/month
GitNexus
Browser-based code intelligence engine that turns repositories into an interactive knowledge graph with Graph RAG assistance.
10k+
Mar 13, 2026
Pricing
Free
14.9k+
GLM 4.5
Flagship MoE model with 355B parameters, ranked 3rd overall in benchmarks, excels in reasoning, coding and agentic tasks
50k+
Jul 28, 2025
Pricing
Freemium (API available, open-weights on HuggingFace)
2.5k
Google Opal
No-code AI platform to build and modify web apps with natural language, featuring visual editing and easy sharing
Unknown
Jul 28, 2025
Pricing
Currently free for public beta (US users)
Goose
Open-source local AI agent from Block with CLI and desktop workflows, MCP extensibility, and real engineering task automation.
Unknown
Mar 22, 2026
Pricing
Free (bring your own model/API costs)
33.4k+
HumanLayer
Open-source IDE and orchestration layer for AI coding agents, built around keyboard-first Claude Code workflows, parallel sessions, and team-scale context engineering.
Unknown
May 18, 2026
Pricing
Free open source (waitlist for packaged CodeLayer access)
10.8k+
Jules
Google's asynchronous coding agent for GitHub repos, cloud-executed tasks, test runs, diff review, and PR creation.
Unknown
Mar 26, 2026
Pricing
Free introductory access; higher limits with Google AI Pro / Ultra
Junie
JetBrains AI coding agent for planning, writing, refining, and testing code inside JetBrains IDEs and from the CLI.
Unknown
Apr 12, 2026
Pricing
Freemium (AI Free; AI Pro from $10/month; AI Ultimate from $30/month)
Kilo Code
Kilo Code is an open-source AI agent VS Code extension that enhances coding efficiency through code generation, task automation, and intelligent suggestions.
10k+
Jun 25, 2025
Pricing
Free ($20 credits/one-time)
1.7k
Kimi K2
A state-of-the-art mixture-of-experts (MoE) language model with strong performance in frontier knowledge, reasoning, coding, and agentic capabilities.
30k+
Jul 12, 2025
Pricing
$4/million tokens
7k
Letta Code
Open-source memory-first coding agent that turns disposable coding sessions into long-lived agents with persistent memory, skills, search, and multi-channel access.
Unknown
May 21, 2026
Pricing
Free open source + optional model/API costs
2.5k+
Libretto
Open-source CLI and agent skill for turning browser exploration into deterministic Playwright automations you can inspect and maintain.
Unknown
Apr 15, 2026
Pricing
Free
37+
Lovable
Lovable is a browser-based AI app builder for generating, refining, and deploying full-stack web apps from chat prompts.
Unknown
Mar 23, 2026
Pricing
Free ($25/month Pro)
Maki
Rust terminal coding agent focused on context efficiency, explicit permission parsing, subagents, and provider flexibility.
Unknown
Apr 13, 2026
Pricing
Free (bring your own model/API costs)
190+
Mem0
Universal memory layer for AI agents that adds persistent context, retrieval, and personalization to coding workflows.
100k+
Mar 16, 2026
Pricing
Free open source + paid platform plans
50k+
Mistle
Open-source platform for running and automating sandboxed coding agents with credential-brokered integrations and snapshot-based sessions.
Unknown
May 14, 2026
Pricing
Free open source (self-hosted; model, sandbox, and integration costs separate)
19+
Mistral Vibe
Open-source terminal coding agent from Mistral with subagents, slash-command skills, full-repo context, and enterprise-facing deployment paths.
Unknown
May 4, 2026
Pricing
Free open-source CLI; paid via Le Chat Pro ($14.99/month), Team ($24.99/seat/month), or API/BYOK usage
4.1k+
oh-my-claudecode
Open-source Claude Code orchestration plugin with multi-AI workers, specialized agents, skills, and tmux-based team execution.
Unknown
May 2, 2026
Pricing
Free
32.2k+
oh-my-codex
Open-source orchestration layer for OpenAI Codex CLI with reusable skills, team worktrees, hooks, and persistent workflow state.
Unknown
Apr 5, 2026
Pricing
Free open source (requires Codex CLI access)
15.9k+
Onlook
The Cursor for Designers. Visually build, style, and edit React applications with AI.
1k+
Jun 26, 2025
Pricing
Free
1.5k
Open SWE
Open-source asynchronous coding-agent framework for turning issues and threads into sandboxed engineering runs and reviewable pull requests.
Unknown
Apr 17, 2026
Pricing
Free open source (self-hosted; model and sandbox costs separate)
9.6k+
OpenAI Codex
OpenAI's repo-aware coding agent spanning terminal CLI, desktop app, IDE integrations, and cloud-assisted development workflows.
Unknown
May 11, 2026
Pricing
ChatGPT sign-in (Plus/Pro/Business/Edu/Enterprise) or OpenAI API billing
81.6k
OpenClawdex
Open-source macOS desktop UI for orchestrating Claude Code and OpenAI Codex with local CLI auth and parallel threads.
Unknown
Apr 20, 2026
Pricing
Free (MIT open source; requires Claude Code and/or Codex CLI access)
13+
OpenCode
Open-source coding agent for the terminal with provider-agnostic model support, built-in agents, and optional desktop/IDE surfaces.
Unknown
Mar 19, 2026
Pricing
Free
124k+
OpenHands
Source-available coding agent platform with a web GUI, CLI, and SDK for running autonomous software tasks locally or in the cloud.
Unknown
Mar 24, 2026
Pricing
Free local + free individual cloud; enterprise custom pricing
69.6k+
OpenSpec
Open-source spec-driven framework that adds lightweight proposal, design, task, and archive workflows to modern coding agents.
Unknown
May 16, 2026
Pricing
Free (MIT open source; bring your own coding agent and model access)
48.3k+
OpenViking
Open-source context database for AI agents that organizes memory, resources, and skills through a file-system-style hierarchy.
10k+
Mar 16, 2026
Pricing
Free
13.4k+
Orca
Free open-source worktree IDE for running Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and other terminal coding agents side by side.
Unknown
Apr 19, 2026
Pricing
Free (bring your own agent subscriptions/API costs)
1.3k+
Packmind
Engineering playbook platform that turns team standards into context, guardrails, and governance for AI coding agents.
Unknown
Apr 21, 2026
Pricing
Free open source + enterprise plans
266+
Paseo
Cross-device control layer for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode with web, desktop, mobile, and CLI surfaces.
Unknown
Mar 27, 2026
Pricing
Free (FOSS; optional hosted infra may come later)
307+
Pi
Minimal open-source terminal coding agent focused on extensibility, tree-structured sessions, and shell-native repo workflows.
Unknown
Apr 6, 2026
Pricing
Free (open source; bring your own subscriptions or API usage)
31.9k
Plandex
Open-source terminal coding agent built for large tasks, large files, and reviewable AI-driven repo changes.
Unknown
Apr 10, 2026
Pricing
Free open source (BYO model/API costs)
15.2k+
Playwright CLI
Official open-source Playwright CLI with agent skills for token-efficient browser automation inside coding-agent workflows.
Unknown
Apr 23, 2026
Pricing
Free
9.1k+
Qoder
AI-powered platform for intelligent software development with natural language interaction and autonomous agent programming
10k+
Aug 21, 2025
Pricing
Free tier available; pricing plans coming soon
Qodo
AI code review platform for pull requests, local IDE workflows, issue resolution, and rules enforcement.
845.1K+
Mar 26, 2026
Pricing
Custom pricing
Qwen Code
Open-source terminal coding agent from QwenLM with Qwen-optimized workflows, provider-flexible auth, headless mode, and IDE integrations.
Unknown
May 6, 2026
Pricing
Free open source (model/API or Coding Plan costs separate)
24.2k+
Qwen3-Coder
Advanced open-source AI coding model series optimized for code generation, understanding, and refinement across multiple programming languages
20k+
Jul 22, 2025
Pricing
Free
6.6k+
Replit Agent
Replit Agent is a browser-based AI software creation agent that turns prompts into full-stack apps, edits code in a hosted workspace, and deploys without local setup.
Unknown
Apr 2, 2026
Pricing
Free ($25/month Core, $100/month Pro)
Repomix
Open-source CLI and MCP tool that packs whole repositories into AI-friendly formats so coding agents can reason over real codebases with less setup friction.
Unknown
May 5, 2026
Pricing
Free open source
24.3k+
Roo Code
Open-source AI coding agent for VS Code and compatible forks, with role-specific modes locally plus optional cloud agents for GitHub, web, and Slack workflows.
1.2M+
Apr 8, 2026
Pricing
Free forever for the VS Code extension + optional cloud credits / inference costs
23.0k
Same
Same is an AI-powered, browser-based UI generation and collaboration platform for modern web teams.
10k+
Jun 25, 2025
Pricing
Free (500000 tokens/month)
Serena
Open-source semantic retrieval and editing layer that upgrades Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and other coding agents with IDE-like code intelligence.
Unknown
Apr 1, 2026
Pricing
Free
22.3k+
snip
Open-source CLI proxy that strips noisy shell output before it hits Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and other coding agents.
Unknown
May 15, 2026
Pricing
Free open source
237
Spec Kit
GitHub's open-source spec-driven development toolkit for turning requirements into plans, tasks, and agent-ready workflows
80k+
Mar 28, 2026
Pricing
Free
83k
Stagewise
Open-source frontend coding agent and purpose-built browser that lets developers click live UI, inspect runtime context, and apply changes to real local codebases.
Unknown
Apr 4, 2026
Pricing
Free + BYOK ($20/month Pro, $200/month Ultra)
6.5k+
SuperClaude
Transform generic Claude Code into your specialized development partner with zero-friction configuration
5k+
Jun 25, 2025
Pricing
Free
1.6k
Superset
Worktree-based macOS editor for running and reviewing multiple CLI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and OpenCode in parallel.
Unknown
Apr 7, 2026
Pricing
Free
8.8k+
Trae
AI-first IDE and SOLO web builder for agentic app development
Unknown
Apr 14, 2026
Pricing
Freemium
Trellis
Open-source multi-platform AI coding workflow CLI for structuring specs, tasks, memory, and parallel agent work across tools like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor.
Unknown
Mar 31, 2026
Pricing
Free
4.4k+
v0
Vercel's AI app builder for turning prompts into working web apps, UI, and product surfaces with GitHub sync and instant deployment.
100k+
Apr 18, 2026
Pricing
Freemium ($5 monthly credits on Free)
VibeTunnel
Turn any browser into your terminal and command your AI agents on the go
10k+
Jun 24, 2025
Pricing
Free
518
VT Code
Open-source Rust TUI coding agent with semantic code understanding, multi-provider support, and serious shell safety controls.
Unknown
Apr 25, 2026
Pricing
Free
527+
Warp
Warp is an agentic development environment that combines a modern terminal, built-in and cloud coding agents, and support for external CLI agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI.
700k+
May 1, 2026
Pricing
Free ($18/month Build, $180/month Max, $45/user/month Business)
49.3k
Windsurf
Windsurf is an AI-native IDE built around Cascade, a flow-aware coding agent and autocomplete system for full-stack development.
Unknown
Mar 18, 2026
Pricing
Free ($15/month Pro, $30/user/month Teams)
Xcode
Integrated development environment for Apple platform app development
Unknown
Aug 25, 2025
Pricing
Free (available on Mac App Store)
mini-swe-agent
Minimal open-source coding agent with a CLI, bash-first control loop, and benchmark-grade SWE-bench performance
Unknown
May 22, 2026
Pricing
Free open source (model costs separate)
4.5k+
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mini-swe-agent
Minimal open-source coding agent with a CLI, bash-first control loop, and benchmark-grade SWE-bench performance
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OpenAI Codex is no longer just a terminal CLI story. It now spans the CLI, Codex app, IDE handoff, PR review, and async engineering workflows.
Published May 11Open
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Letta Code
Open-source memory-first coding agent that turns disposable coding sessions into long-lived agents with persistent memory, skills, search, and multi-channel access.
Updated May 21Open
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