← Coding agents & IDE assistants
Coding agents & IDE assistants: full ranking
Every tool numbered by AgentPick Score (0–100), our data score from public GitHub activity.
| # | Tool | What it does | Score | Stars | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | OpenCode | Open-source terminal coding agent. 1.19.0 adds `opencode upgrade --major` and a /update command to move to OpenCode 2; updates are no longer… | 99 | ★ 214k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #2 | Claude Code | Anthropic's terminal coding agent. This release extends mods: virtualText prompt decorations, a $.ui.view() call to show an agent's transcri… | 96 | ★ 151k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #3 | Gemini CLI | Google's open-source terminal agent for Gemini. 0.64.0 includes A2A server settings migration (V1 to V2) and ACP usage reporting fixes, amon… | 95 | ★ 107k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #4 | OpenHands | Open-source platform for AI software-development agents. 1.27.1 is a bug-fix release (Docker image and theme fixes). | 94 | ★ 91k | 15 Oct 2026 |
| #5 | OpenAI Codex CLI | OpenAI's open-source terminal coding agent. 0.162.0 adds tools to create and list managed Git worktrees, task pinning in the agent Command C… | 93 | ★ 129k | 15 Oct 2026 |
| #6 | Cline | Open-source coding agent for VS Code. This release changes the default model to Claude Sonnet 5.5 for the Cline and OpenRouter providers and… | 92 | ★ 70k | 15 Oct 2026 |
| #7 | goose | Open-source, local AI agent (CLI and desktop). Adds a goose-mode prompt during first-time setup, HTML session export with an interactive vie… | 92 | ★ 55k | 15 Oct 2026 |
| #8 | Open Interpreter | A coding agent for open models like Kimi K3 and GLM 5.3 | 91 | ★ 69k | 11 Oct 2026 |
| #9 | oh-my-pi | ⌥ Coding agent with the IDE wired in. Built by Stencil Labs. | 90 | ★ 35k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #10 | Kilo Code | Open-source coding agent for VS Code. Adds an experimental Search Ignored Paths setting so the agent's glob tool can still search chosen ign… | 90 | ★ 28k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #11 | Hermes Agent | The agent that grows with you | 89 | ★ 254k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #12 | Codewhale | Open-source Rust agent engine and terminal client for Codewhale, with provider choice, tools, approvals and receipts. | 89 | ★ 41k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #13 | Qwen Code | An open-source AI coding agent that lives in your terminal. | 89 | ★ 28k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #14 | DeepSeek-Reasonix | A reliable coding agent for complex software engineering tasks. | 88 | ★ 36k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #15 | jcode | High performance coding agent harness written in rust | 84 | ★ 21k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #16 | openclaude | runs anywhere. uses anything | 83 | ★ 34k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #17 | DeepCode | "DeepCode: Open Agentic Coding (Agent Harness & Loop Engineering & Multi-Agent Orchestration)" | 83 | ★ 17k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #18 | academic-research-skills | Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize | 80 | ★ 52k | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #19 | rowboat | AI coworker with memory and collaboration | 80 | ★ 18k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #20 | claudian | An Obsidian plugin that embeds Claude Code/Codex as an AI collaborator in your vault | 80 | ★ 16k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #21 | ccstatusline | 🚀 Beautiful highly customizable statusline for Claude Code CLI with powerline support, themes, and more. | 80 | ★ 13k | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #22 | openrig | Build your own network of agents from Claude Code, Codex and Pi: persistent teams with roles, shared context and owned work. | 80 | ★ 7.5k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #23 | open-multi-agent | Self-hosted TypeScript agent runtime with durable approvals and verifiable run records. Own it, approve it, audit it. | 80 | ★ 7k | 11 Oct 2026 |
| #24 | loopx | A control plane with a durable state kernel for long-horizon agents and teams. Keep work moving and improving across sessions, with less hum… | 80 | ★ 6.3k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #25 | emdash | Emdash is the Open-Source Agentic Development Environment (🧡 YC W26). Run multiple coding agents in parallel. Use any provider. | 80 | ★ 6k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #26 | tokscale | 🛰️ Track token usage across AI coding agents from your terminal. 🏅 Global leaderboard with trillions of tokens tracked. | 80 | ★ 5.7k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #27 | axonhub | ⚡️ Open-source AI Gateway — Use any SDK to call 100+ LLMs. Built-in failover, load balancing, cost control & end-to-end tracing. | 80 | ★ 5.4k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #28 | crush | Glamourous agentic coding for all 💘 | 79 | ★ 29k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #29 | superset | Superset is an agentic IDE to orchestrate 100+ coding agents in parallel. Run any agent with your own subscription. | 79 | ★ 15k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #30 | MiMo-Code | MiMo Code: Where Models and Agents Co-Evolve | 79 | ★ 14k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #31 | claurst | Agentic Coding for Builders who Ship | 79 | ★ 10k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #32 | codecompanion.nvim | ✨ AI Coding, Vim Style | 79 | ★ 6.9k | 11 Oct 2026 |
| #33 | clawd-on-desk | A pixel desktop pet that watches Claude Code, Codex, Cursor & other AI coding agents — so you don't have to. | 79 | ★ 6.4k | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #34 | mirrord | Run any process, on your machine or in an AI agent's environment, as if it were a pod in your Kubernetes cluster: real env vars, DNS, networ… | 79 | ★ 5.4k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #35 | OpenMausBot | Open-source Grok Bot alternative with a virtual machine that bots can use | 79 | ★ 4.9k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #36 | ai-website-cloner-template | Clone any website with one command using AI coding agents | 78 | ★ 37k | 5 Oct 2026 |
| #37 | Continue | open-source coding agent | 78 | ★ 36k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #38 | claude-seo | Universal SEO skill for Claude Code. 26 sub-skills + 19 sub-agents covering technical SEO, E-E-A-T, schema, GEO/AEO, agent readiness (Lighth… | 78 | ★ 19k | 4 Oct 2026 |
| #39 | img2threejs | Rebuild the object in a reference image as a code-only, procedural, quality-gated, animation-ready Three.js model. Token-efficient image-to-… | 78 | ★ 18k | 8 Oct 2026 |
| #40 | atlas | Source control for agents. Use multiple coding agents, track their changes and query them in one place | 78 | ★ 9.6k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #41 | munder-difflin | an open-source alternative to the dots, bots and muses of the world, run an office of claude code/codex like agents on your laptop, sandboxe… | 78 | ★ 8.8k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #42 | PI-Desktop | Local-first AI coding agent desktop: Electron + Rust host core + pi Agent Harness + user-installable plugins | 78 | ★ 6.8k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #43 | LobsterAI | Open-source, desktop-grade AI agent that gets real work done — data analysis, slides, docs, video & web research. Built on OpenClaw; runs to… | 78 | ★ 6.1k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #44 | gh-aw | GitHub Agentic Workflows | 78 | ★ 5.4k | 15 Oct 2026 |
| #45 | tuios | A terminal window manager that knows what your agents are doing. Tiling panes, workspaces, sessions that survive restarts, and one Inbox for… | 78 | ★ 5.3k | 15 Oct 2026 |
| #46 | coucou | A tiny friend in your Mac's notch and on your iPhone that keeps an eye on your AI coding agents: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Ant… | 78 | ★ 5.2k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #47 | dsh-TUI | DSH's officially top-recommended TUI plugin — high performance, low overhead, cute pixel whale, smooth mouse interaction. One-command instal… | 78 | ★ 4.6k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #48 | Observal | Observal is self-hosted registry for your coding agent extensions with a built in insight engine. Setup Observal, define the scope and share… | 78 | ★ 4.5k | 14 Oct 2026 |
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