I got tired of switching AI tools, so I built an IDE with 11 of them
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Each AI has strengths - Claude reasons well, Gemini handles long context, Codex integrates with GitHub. But switching between them means losing context.Built HiveTechs: one workspace where Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, DROID, and 7 others run in integrated terminals with shared memory.Also added consensus validation - 3 AIs analyze independently, 4th synthesizes.Real IDE with Monaco editor, Git, PTY terminals. Not a wrapper.Looking for feedback: hivetechs.io
HN · launched Dec 9, 2025 · 20 upvotes (top 35%) · 0 views
Niche: ai code editors · 86 launches, 5 in the last 7 days · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Developer
- AI-native
- Commercial product
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More like this: all 86 launches in ai code editors →
Could you build this?
Yes The app is an Electron or native wrapper running terminal sessions side-by-side and orchestrating multi-LLM prompts/consensus via standard model APIs.
Discussion
18 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: OpenRouter, Tauri, VSCode, Omnispect, Gemini
Concerns raised: Cost higher than standard subscriptions, OpenRouter adds 5% markup on top of provider prices, Performance issues with certain frameworks, Vendor lock-in with single model providers
Feature requests: Prompt caching implementation for cost optimization, Pre-configured profiles for popular LLM providers
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 716 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #302 of 717 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 41 days after the earliest competitor.
- Mysti · hn · 2025-12-23 · 216 upvotes · similarity 0.58
- NekoTrail · ph · 2026-11-09 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- Astra-Gate · ph · 2026-10-14 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- CloudCLI-Web/Mobile UI for Claude Code,Codex and Gemini(8.2k stars) · hn · 2026-03-12 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- `npx continues` · hn · 2026-02-19 · 15 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- Parallel Agents · ph · 2026-10-02 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- ThreadRig · ph · 2026-11-09 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- 49 IDE · hn · 2026-08-31 · 18 upvotes · similarity 0.50
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