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Gigacode

Use OpenCode's UI with Claude Code/Codex/Amp

Details

External ID
46912682
Source
HN
Company
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Product
Gigacode
Website domain
github.com
Launched
Feb. 6, 2026
Cohort
—
Upvotes
27
Upvotes percentile
0.7331536388140162
Tags
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Fetched at
Sept. 7, 2026, 9:26 p.m.
Updated at
Sept. 7, 2026, 9:26 p.m.

Description

Gigacode is an experimental, just-for-fun project that makes OpenCode's TUI + web + SDK work with Claude Code, Codex, and Amp.It's not a fork of OpenCode. Instead, it implements the OpenCode protocol and just runs `opencode attach` to the server that converts API calls to the underlying agents.We build this to scratch our itch of being able to rapidly switch between coding agents based on the task at hand. For example, we find that:- Claude Code is the best executor & fast iterator - Codex (high) is the best for complex or long-running tasks - OpenCode for fine-tuned, do-exactly-as-I-say editsI personally believe that harnesses matter almost as much as the models in 2026. OpenCode lets you swap out models already, but the CC & Codex harnesses + system prompts make a big difference in practice.Under the hood, this is all powered by our Sandbox Agent SDK:- Sandbox Agent SDK provides a universal HTTP API for controlling Claude Code, Codex, and Amp - Sandbox Agent SDK exposes an OpenCode-compatible endpoint so OpenCode can talk to any agent - OpenCode connects to Sandbox Agent SDK via attachI want to emphasize: the Anomaly folks are doing awesome work with OpenCode agent + Zen + Black. I use OC regularly alongside CC & Codex depending on the task. Gigacode is only possible because OpenCode is insanely flexible, hackable, and well documented.Give it a try:$ curl -fsSL https://releases.rivet.dev/sandbox-agent/latest/gigacode-ins... | shCheck out the project, architecture, and other install options:https://github.com/rivet-dev/sandbox-agent/tree/main/gigacod...

Enrichment

Theme
Claude integrations and coding agents
Vertical
Horizontal
Function
Dev tools
Audience
Developer
AI stance
AI feature
Project type
Commercial product
Normalized one-liner
claude integration for opencode
Manually corrected
False

Could you build this?

Yes It is a lightweight proxy server that implements OpenCode's client protocol and adapts incoming requests to other agent APIs (Claude Code, Codex, Amp).

Discussion

11 comments analyzed.

Competitors mentioned: VS Code with agents, Claude Code Max, Gigacode

Concerns raised: AI cloud vendors lock in users and prevent switching, Claude Code Max subscription restrictions and ToS compliance, Unclear relationship to recent Claude product changes

Feature requests: Support for Agent Communication Protocol (ACP), Interchangeable LLM backends across different UIs, Ecosystem beyond just coding agents

Competitors

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Attention rank: #151 of 466 (itself plus its competitors, highest first — normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 93 days after the earliest competitor.

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