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developer tools for AI coding agents

Recent window: last 5.3 months (2026-04-28 → 2026-10-06), compared with the prior 5.3 months.

horizontal · 232 members · Data as of 2026-10-09

These products provide autonomous coding agents, specialized agentic IDEs, and developer tooling to map, inspect, and govern AI-written code. They are built for software engineers and engineering teams integrating autonomous workflows into their development lifecycle. Unlike simple code autocomplete extensions, this cluster focuses on full-cycle agent coordination, session monitoring, and architecture-level guidance for coding agents.

Metrics

Stage
crowded
Recent count
166
Prior count
53
Total count
232
Momentum
213.21
Attention
0.48
Crowding
0.80
Concentration
0.86
Opportunity
0.40

Opportunity components

Attention
0.48
Low crowding
0.20
Momentum (normalized)
0.78
Low concentration
0.14

Source split

github
79 (0.48)
hn
45 (0.27)
ph
28 (0.17)
yc
14 (0.08)

Dominant source: github · Divergence: 0.39

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Monthly trajectory

Members

Name Source Upvotes ▼ Launched
OpenDots GITHUB 2131 2026-09-29
vibe-wise GITHUB 522 2026-09-29
open-glean GITHUB 454 2026-09-17
Agentation PH 436 2026-03-27
Huzzah HN 384 2026-08-20
Clears PH 375 2026-08-17
birdview GITHUB 309 2026-09-12
Ghidra MCP Server HN 298 2026-02-04
iCode GITHUB 292 2026-09-28
Muse Code PH 240 2026-08-06
CodexDesk GITHUB 223 2026-09-23
ai-manager GITHUB 211 2026-09-21
Invoke PH 182 2026-03-30
QCode GITHUB 171 2026-09-14
Mindwalk HN 162 2026-07-12
gap-trap GITHUB 162 2026-09-13
I used AI to recreate a $4000 piece of audio hardware as a plugin HN 160 2026-01-03
seiso GITHUB 158 2026-09-27
Hestus - AI for hardware development YC 149 2025-11-05
Scott AI - Agentic Workspace for Software Spec Design YC 122 2025-11-04
ai_goodpractice GITHUB 115 2026-10-02
Quibbler HN 114 2025-10-31
Autoloom GITHUB 110 2026-09-30
PHP-Storm GITHUB 107 2026-10-02
Gini: AI coworker that lives in Slack YC 101 2026-08-20
Juggler PH 94 2026-09-14
Pheebs PH 94 2026-10-06
P0 HN 94 2026-03-04
Mentlio: Engineering Intelligence & Token Optimization for the AI-coding Era YC 88 2026-08-18
ConceptLoom GITHUB 79 2026-10-01
OpenSpec: The Spec Framework for Coding Agents YC 77 2026-03-06
coding-agent GITHUB 76 2026-09-19
AIBro GITHUB 74 2026-09-12
I built a wizard to turn ideas into AI coding agent-ready specs HN 71 2025-11-22
Avoice: The AI workspace for architects YC 71 2026-02-11
Baize GITHUB 71 2026-09-12
zen-gate GITHUB 69 2026-10-04
pullboard GITHUB 67 2026-10-07
Graphify Labs: Knowledge Graph Engine for Enterprises 🧠 YC 66 2026-08-19
AEXGrid PH 55 2026-09-18
Ordewell HN 54 2026-09-15
Panel HN 53 2026-09-15
seanswarm GITHUB 53 2026-09-16
labcop GITHUB 52 2026-10-05
skillscout GITHUB 51 2026-09-30
RLE-Bench GITHUB 51 2026-09-14
Sx HN 50 2026-05-15
openpages GITHUB 49 2026-09-30
r-doc GITHUB 44 2026-09-14
Stage - Code review platform for humans and agents YC 43 2026-05-20