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Open-source autonomous AI coding agent for VS Code and JetBrains that plans, executes, and deploys tasks with step-by-step reasoning.

Free, open-source AI code assistant plugin for JetBrains IDEs with spec-driven development and Agent Mode

WeSight is an open-source desktop workspace that runs Claude Code, Codex and other CLI coding agents side by side.

OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that runs in your terminal, IDE, or desktop and routes to 75+ LLM providers.

Five free, open-source quality-gate skills that catch hallucinated APIs, assertion-free tests, and stale docs in AI-generated code before your agent commits

A free, open-source verification-first toolkit that adds 15 skills, 8 agents, and 5 output styles to Claude Code.

Poolside builds open-weight agentic coding models — Laguna XS 2.1 (33B) and Laguna S 2.1 (118B) — for code that stays inside your security

Sourcegraph Cody: an AI coding assistant that grounds chat, completions, and agents in context from your entire multi-repo codebase.

Cline is an open-source coding agent that edits files, runs bash commands, and works in your IDE, terminal, or desktop.

Open-source agent skills that turn text and image prompts into STEP, STL, and G-code CAD files

Kilo is an open-source AI coding agent delivering 500+ models at exact provider rates with zero inference markup.

OpenSpec is an open-source spec framework that keeps AI coding agents building the right thing, with verify and archive built into the loop.

Skylos is an open-source CLI and PR check that catches dead code, secrets, and AI agent shortcuts before they merge.

Plannotator is a free, local plan and code review workspace for terminal AI coding agents.

Open-source, local-first orchestrator that runs parallel AI coding agents in isolated git worktrees, from a one-line idea to a merged pull request.

Free, MIT-licensed VS Code extension from DeepMyst that runs multiple AI coding agents in one panel so they debate and red-team each other's code.

Bito Governor is an AI model router with a code context engine that cuts coding-agent spend by 40-70%.

Roo Code is a pre-launch multi-agent AI coding assistant for VS Code, currently collecting email signups on a landing page only

Open-source dev platform that combines no-code, full-code, and AI with reusable full-stack MicroApps.

GitHub Copilot is an AI coding agent that completes code, reviews pull requests, and runs agent tasks from issue to merge.

Context7 feeds version-pinned library docs into Claude, Cursor, and Codex agents so they stop inventing APIs.

Ellipsis runs Claude Code and Codex coding agents in managed cloud sandboxes, configured in YAML in your repo

Claude Code is Anthropic's agentic coding assistant for multi-file repo work from the terminal, IDE, browser, or cloud.

Agentic AI code review with a governance layer that enforces your team's coding rules on every pull request

Warp Factories runs fleets of cloud coding agents across your SDLC, defined in code as factory.yaml.

JetBrains' AI coding agent for the terminal, JetBrains IDEs, GitHub, and GitLab — any model you bring.

Open-source AI pair programming in your terminal, Git-native, with whole-codebase awareness.

Cursor is an AI coding agent that plans, builds and ships features from your editor, CLI, Slack, GitHub and iOS.

Open Design turns your coding agent into a local-first design engine for HTML prototypes, slides and decks

Pi Coding Agent is a free, MIT-licensed terminal coding agent harness you extend with TypeScript extensions, skills, and prompt templates.