awesome-ai-coding-agents

# awesome-ai-coding-agents

> Curated comparison of AI coding assistants. Source:
> https://github.com/BrethofAI/awesome-ai-coding-agents

## Tools

- [agent-qa](https://vostride.com): Lets your coding agent test the app it just built. You write the test as plain sentences, it clicks through the real web, Android or iOS app and returns pass or fail with screenshots.
- [Aider](https://aider.chat): AI pair programming in your terminal — edits code across your git repo with commit-per-change discipline.
- [Amp](https://ampcode.com): Multi-model coding agent from Amp Inc. (spun out of Sourcegraph) — terminal CLI, web and Mac/iOS apps, with remote "orbs" that keep working after you close the laptop.
- [Antigravity CLI (Google Antigravity)](https://antigravity.google): Google's `agy` terminal agent — part of Google Antigravity (desktop app, IDE, editor extensions on one harness) and the successor to Gemini CLI for free and Google AI Pro/Ultra users.
- [Atlarix](https://atlarix.dev): Proprietary model-agnostic coding agent (desktop app, CLI, editor and Chrome extensions, PR reviewer) where every file edit is a diff you approve and shell commands run in a per-OS sandbox.
- [Claude Code](https://claude.com/product/claude-code): Anthropic's terminal-first agentic coding assistant with deep tool use and codebase awareness.
- [Claude Desktop](https://claude.com/download): Anthropic's desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux beta) combining chat, Cowork agentic tasks and Claude Code, extensible via MCP, skills and plugins.
- [Cline](https://cline.bot): Apache-2.0 coding agent for VS Code-family editors and JetBrains, with a CLI and desktop app — bring your own keys or run local models.
- [CodeBuddy (Tencent Cloud)](https://www.codebuddy.ai): Tencent Cloud's AI coding assistant — CodeBuddy IDE, VS Code and JetBrains plugins, and the CodeBuddy Code terminal agent with MCP and custom (incl. local) models.
- [Continue (discontinued)](https://www.continue.dev): DISCONTINUED — Continue was acquired by Cursor in mid-2026; the Apache-2.0 repo is now read-only and no longer maintained.
- [Cursor](https://cursor.com): AI-first fork of VS Code with deep LLM integration, agent mode, and codebase-aware context.
- [DeepSeek Harness (dsh)](https://deepseek.com/harness): DeepSeek's MIT-licensed "everything is a plugin" agent harness — a coding agent out of the box, run as a local Web UI or desktop app, with DeepSeek, other providers or local models.
- [Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)](https://devin.ai/desktop): Cognition's AI-native IDE — the product formerly called Windsurf (and before that, Codeium), now built around the Devin Local agent.
- [Gemini CLI](https://geminicli.com): Google's open-source (Apache 2.0) terminal agent for Gemini models — now for Code Assist Standard/Enterprise, Google Cloud and paid Gemini API key users; free and Google AI Pro/Ultra users moved to Antigravity CLI on 2026-06-18, and Google says it isn't optimized for Gemini 4 and points to Antigravity CLI for the latest models.
- [GitHub Copilot](https://github.com/features/copilot): GitHub's native AI coding assistant with chat, autocomplete, and agent mode across major IDEs.
- [goose](https://goose-docs.ai): Apache-2.0 local AI agent (desktop app, CLI and API) started by Block and now part of the Linux Foundation's Agentic AI Foundation — 15+ providers, local models and MCP extensions.
- [Kilo Code](https://kilo.ai): MIT-licensed coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the CLI with 500+ models, BYOK and local models.
- [Kiro (successor to Amazon Q Developer)](https://kiro.dev): AWS's spec-driven coding agent (IDE, CLI, web) — the replacement for Amazon Q Developer, whose IDE plugins reach end of support on 2027-04-30.
- [Mel – the agentic terminal](https://www.openmel.dev): A terminal for macOS, Windows and Linux with a team of AI coding agents and configurable approvals, plus a VS Code extension.
- [MiniMax Code](https://agent.minimax.io/docs/cli/quick-start): MiniMax's coding agent — an MIT-licensed terminal CLI (`mcode`) plus a desktop app, running MiniMax models on an M Plan or any compatible model you bring.
- [Mixdog](https://mixdog.ai): Open-source (Apache-2.0) desktop and terminal coding agent where a lead model plans and cheaper models search, edit and review, assigned by role.
- [Octuo](https://www.tutuo.ai/en/octuo/): Paid assistant (macOS, web, iPhone/iPad) that hands coding work to Claude Code, Codex and MCP tools under your own accounts, tracks each run and brings the results back.
- [Open Interpreter](https://www.openinterpreter.com): Apache-2.0 terminal coding agent forked from OpenAI's Codex, aimed at low-cost and open-weight models, with switchable harness emulation.
- [OpenAI Codex CLI](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli): OpenAI's open-source (Apache 2.0) coding agent that runs locally in your terminal, with IDE extensions and the ChatGPT desktop app on the same harness.
- [OpenCode](https://opencode.ai): MIT-licensed, provider-agnostic coding agent for the terminal, with a desktop app and a web UI; OpenCode 2 is now the default install.
- [Orbi](https://orbi.build/): GitHub delivery workflow with separate implementation and review sessions, CI-gated merges and separately requested releases.
- [Pi](https://pi.dev): MIT-licensed minimal agent harness for the terminal (Earendil) — 15+ providers, local models, and everything else built as extensions; 1.0 shipped 2026-10-01.
- [Qoder (incl. Qoder CLI)](https://qoder.com): Alibaba's agentic coding platform — Qoder IDE, a JetBrains plugin and the Qoder CLI terminal agent, with Quest mode, Repo Wiki and bring-your-own-key models.
- [Qwen Code](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/): Alibaba's Apache-2.0 coding agent for terminal, editor and desktop — multi-protocol, with any third-party provider or local model.
- [Reliant](https://reliantlabs.io): Source-available (BSL 1.1) desktop and web app that runs coding agents through YAML workflows kept in your repo, with check-until-green loops, parallel attempts in git worktrees, approvals and event triggers.
- [SCODE](https://github.com/sidra-ai-development/scode): Open-source terminal coding runtime with persistent sessions, MCP tooling, and cloud or local model support.
- [Sourcegraph Cody (Enterprise only)](https://sourcegraph.com/docs/cody): Sourcegraph's code-search-backed coding assistant — now sold only as part of Sourcegraph Enterprise; Cody Free and Pro were discontinued in July 2025.
- [Tale](https://tale.dev/): Open-source workspace where teams assign tasks to reusable AI agents, run coding harnesses in sandboxes, and review the results.
- [YYLO](https://yylo.dev): MIT-licensed CLI that orchestrates other coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Pi) through typed tasks, isolated Git worktrees and recorded evidence.