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AI agent tools for agent client protocol
Short answer: Our top pick for agent client protocol: codecompanion.nvim, with the highest AgentPick Score (79/100) among tools tagged "agent-client-protocol". Runners-up: intelligent-terminal (68) and obsidian-agent-client (65). Compare what each does, its license and how recently it was updated below.
| # | Tool | What it does | Score | Stars | License | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | codecompanion.nvim | ✨ AI Coding, Vim Style | 79/100 | ★ 6.9k | Apache-2.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |
| #2 | intelligent-terminal | A fork of Windows Terminal with native agent integration, right in your command line. | 68/100 | ★ 2.1k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #3 | obsidian-agent-client | Bring AI agents into Obsidian via Agent Client Protocol (ACP), such as Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI. | 65/100 | ★ 2.4k | Apache-2.0 | 2 Oct 2026 |
| #4 | claw-orchestrator | Run Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Grok Build and OpenCode behind one runtime, and a run only counts as done when checks it didn't write pass. Cross… | 64/100 | ★ 592 | MIT | 11 Oct 2026 |
| #5 | Paxeer-X-Network | Paxeer X is a Distributed HyperState Machine for payments, code execution and intent routing. Designed for Machines and the Users operating them. | 64/100 | ★ 571 | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #6 | openyak | One chat. Every agent. A universal interface for AI agents running on your computer. | 52/100 | ★ 692 | Apache-2.0 | 5 Sept 2026 |
| #7 | opentag | The open-source collaboration system for people and AI agents. Share context, coordinate tasks, and work in parallel with your team, cloud agents, Cod… | 44/100 | ★ 1.4k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #8 | gemini-cli-desktop | Web/desktop UI for Gemini CLI/Qwen Code. Manage projects, switch between tools, search across past conversations, and manage MCP servers, all from one… | 40/100 | ★ 509 | MIT | 10 Oct 2026 |
Source: each project's public GitHub repository (description, stars, license, last push). Listed tools aren't tested or ranked by AgentPick.
How to choose
- Check which models and providers it supports.
- Prefer tools that show diffs and ask before running commands.
- Look for recent commits: coding agents change fast.
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