← Use cases · Coding agents & IDE assistants
AI agent tools for github copilot
Short answer: Our top pick for github copilot: planning-with-files, with the highest AgentPick Score (85/100) among tools tagged "github-copilot". Runners-up: apm (76) and ccs (76). Compare what each does, its license and how recently it was updated below.
| # | Tool | What it does | Score | Stars | License | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | planning-with-files | Persistent file-based planning for AI coding agents and long-running tasks. Crash-proof markdown plans, session recovery after /clear and compaction, … | 85/100 | ★ 27k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #2 | apm | Agent Package Manager | 76/100 | ★ 4k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #3 | ccs | Switch between Claude accounts, Gemini, Copilot, OpenRouter (300+ models) via CLIProxyAPI OAuth proxy. Visual dashboard, remote proxy support, WebSear… | 76/100 | ★ 2.9k | MIT | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #4 | claude-code-history-viewer | Desktop app and web server to browse, search and analyze your AI coding assistant history — Claude Code, Codex CLI, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Cursor… | 75/100 | ★ 2.3k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #5 | squad | Squad: AI agent teams for any project | 74/100 | ★ 3.3k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #6 | agent-teams-ai | You're the boss, agents are your team. They handle tasks on their own, message each other, and review each other's work. You just watch the kanban boa… | 72/100 | ★ 2.3k | AGPL-3.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #7 | claude_codex_bridge | Visible multi-agent CLI workspace for mixing Codex, Claude, Gemini, Kimi, Qwen, Cursor, Copilot, Pi, OpenCode, and other AI coding agents | 68/100 | ★ 3.6k | See repo | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #8 | arc-kit | The Enterprise Architecture Governance Harness — strategy, architecture, delivery, and assurance using AI coding assistants | 68/100 | ★ 2.3k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #9 | kandev | AI Kanban & Development Environment. Orchestrate multiple agents, review changes, open PRs. Multi-provider, self-hostable, no telemetry. | 67/100 | ★ 952 | AGPL-3.0 | 15 Oct 2026 |
| #10 | sigmap | ~97% token reduction for AI coding sessions — zero deps, 38 languages, MCP server | 67/100 | ★ 647 | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #11 | power-bi-agentic-development | Power BI AI skills and Power BI agents for Claude Code and GitHub Copilot: a plugin marketplace of Power BI skills, subagents, and hooks for semantic … | 66/100 | ★ 1k | GPL-3.0 | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #12 | ruler | Ruler — apply the same rules to all coding agents | 65/100 | ★ 2.9k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #13 | Pulse | Know how much Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot and 70+ other AI coding tools you have left — a free, open-source macOS monitor on the edge of your … | 63/100 | ★ 551 | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #14 | matlab-agentic-toolkit | The MATLAB Agentic Toolkit brings proven MATLAB capabilities to AI agents, making engineering and scientific workflows agent-ready. | 62/100 | ★ 1.2k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #15 | cc-sdd | Turn approved specs into long-running autonomous implementation. A minimal, adaptable SDD harness with Agent Skills for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Co… | 61/100 | ★ 3.7k | MIT | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #16 | simulink-agentic-toolkit | The Simulink Agentic Toolkit gives your AI agent both the tools and the expertise to work effectively with Simulink and Model-Based Design. | 60/100 | ★ 1.2k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #17 | geo-sleuth | An agent skill that finds where a photo was taken — OpenStreetMap geometry, elevation skylines, satellite imagery and street view — and shows its work… | 59/100 | ★ 2.8k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #18 | Claude-Skills | 385 AI skills, 77 expert agents, and 900 stdlib Python tools for every team: engineering, PM, marketing, C-level, compliance, business ops, research, … | 57/100 | ★ 911 | See repo | 7 Oct 2026 |
| #19 | agent-skills-platform | Build tested agent skills and govern their lifecycle through a user-defined marketplace: evidence, discovery, updates, rollback, quarantine, and 17-pl… | 54/100 | ★ 2.4k | MIT | 15 Sept 2026 |
| #20 | code-context-engine | Save 94% on AI coding tokens. Index your codebase, agents search instead of reading files. Works with Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI.… | 51/100 | ★ 431 | MIT | 23 Aug 2026 |
| #21 | ijfw | IJFW — It Just F*cking Works. Ferrox Labs' local-first infrastructure for AI coding agents: shared memory, smart routing, multi-AI cross-audits, disci… | 51/100 | ★ 214 | MIT | 12 Oct 2026 |
| #22 | persistent-ai-memory | A persistent local memory for AI, LLMs, or Copilot in VS Code. | 42/100 | ★ 236 | MIT | 20 Sept 2026 |
| #23 | kindly-web-search-mcp-server | Kindly Web Search MCP Server: Web search + robust content retrieval for AI coding tools (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini, etc.) and… | 40/100 | ★ 399 | MIT | 10 Oct 2026 |
| #24 | bug-hunter | Adversarial AI bug hunter with auto-fix skill for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, Kiro CLI, Opencode, Pi Coding Agent, and more. M… | 39/100 | ★ 524 | MIT | 17 Aug 2026 |
| #25 | cli-continues | resume any AI coding session in another tool — Claude Code, Copilot, Gemini, Codex, Cursor | 38/100 | ★ 1.6k | MIT | 7 May 2026 |
| #26 | ai-prompts | Curated AI Prompts for Cursor Rules, Cline, Windsurf and Github Copilot | 30/100 | ★ 1.1k | MIT | 13 May 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.
Get the best new agent tools every week. Free, with a verdict on each. Get the weekly digest
Related
AI agent tools for agent skills →
Coding agents & IDE assistants
AI agent tools for developer tools →
Coding agents & IDE assistants
AI agent tools for the terminal →
Coding agents & IDE assistants
AI agent tools for macOS →
Coding agents & IDE assistants
AI agent tools for agent harnesses →
Coding agents & IDE assistants
AI agent tools for agent orchestration →
Coding agents & IDE assistants
AgentPick Weekly
The week's new agent tools with a verdict on each, every week. Free. We'll email you a link to confirm, and you can unsubscribe any time. See our Privacy Policy.