ai coding agents
Recent window: last 5.4 months (2026-05-01 → 2026-10-11), compared with the prior 5.4 months.
AI coding agents are autonomous tools designed for software developers and engineering teams to plan, write, test, and debug code directly within IDEs, terminals, and version control systems. Unlike standard code-completion assistants that suggest single snippets, these agents execute complex multi-file tasks and manage end-to-end workflows from issue triage to production deployment.
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Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▲ | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| jevvy | GITHUB | 15 | 2026-09-18 |
| A CLI that writes its own integration code | HN | 15 | 2026-04-14 |
| Modulus | HN | 15 | 2026-03-10 |
| alice-assistant | GITHUB | 16 | 2026-09-23 |
| copilot | GITHUB | 16 | 2026-09-18 |
| software-factory | GITHUB | 16 | 2026-10-09 |
| VT Code | HN | 16 | 2026-05-30 |
| Deeptrace - AI agents for on-call | YC | 16 | 2025-11-12 |
| cline-pilot | GITHUB | 17 | 2026-09-26 |
| Engrams, an open source alternative to Devin | HN | 17 | 2026-10-01 |
| ming-qa | GITHUB | 18 | 2026-09-16 |
| jev-harness | GITHUB | 18 | 2026-09-22 |
| VT Code | HN | 18 | 2026-04-25 |
| Amika - the operating system for AI agents to write and verify code | YC | 18 | 2026-06-24 |
| omo-ui-macosapp | GITHUB | 18 | 2026-10-01 |
| piggery | GITHUB | 18 | 2026-09-28 |
| plan-first | GITHUB | 19 | 2026-09-13 |
| MicroCodex Coding Agent | HN | 19 | 2026-08-02 |
| Agentic Orchestrator, a TUI for long-running coding agents | HN | 20 | 2026-06-30 |
| Altimate Code | HN | 20 | 2026-03-19 |
| Spec-Driven Development Workflow for Claude Code | HN | 20 | 2026-05-22 |
| pi-agent-for-claude | GITHUB | 21 | 2026-09-18 |
| HTML-To-Delphi-FMX | GITHUB | 21 | 2026-09-26 |
| instant-factory | GITHUB | 22 | 2026-10-12 |
| yan | GITHUB | 22 | 2026-09-20 |
| Libretto PR agents | HN | 22 | 2026-07-16 |
| Dari-docs | HN | 23 | 2026-05-20 |
| Pi-hosts | HN | 23 | 2026-04-29 |
| agent-stack | GITHUB | 23 | 2026-09-28 |
| SilentAgentHub | GITHUB | 25 | 2026-09-28 |
| hadome | GITHUB | 25 | 2026-09-11 |
| I nerfed our coding agents on purpose | HN | 27 | 2026-06-05 |
| chums | GITHUB | 27 | 2026-10-13 |
| agentaps | GITHUB | 29 | 2026-09-24 |
| Long Mem code agent cut 95% costs for Claude with small model reading | HN | 29 | 2026-02-14 |
| jolo | GITHUB | 30 | 2026-09-10 |
| Proliferate: the open source company coding agent | YC | 31 | 2026-02-23 |
| berthd | GITHUB | 31 | 2026-10-02 |
| Jcode: High-performance coding agents | YC | 35 | 2026-08-10 |
| Sgai | HN | 36 | 2026-02-25 |
| dsh-model-fusion | GITHUB | 36 | 2026-09-27 |
| Y | HN | 37 | 2026-06-24 |
| cubefarm | GITHUB | 38 | 2026-09-27 |
| opus-manager | GITHUB | 40 | 2026-09-23 |
| neurosquad-cli | GITHUB | 40 | 2026-10-08 |
| qwen-code | GITHUB | 41 | 2026-10-04 |
| PhysicalCoding | GITHUB | 46 | 2026-09-28 |
| fx-ui | GITHUB | 46 | 2026-09-10 |
| Dynamic code and feedback walkthroughs with your coding Agent in VSCode | HN | 48 | 2025-11-06 |
| evident-charts | GITHUB | 49 | 2026-09-25 |