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ai coding agents and tooling

Recent window: last 5.2 months (2026-04-24 → 2026-09-28), compared with the prior 5.2 months.

horizontal · 184 members · Data as of 2026-09-30

These products provide autonomous coding assistants, orchestration frameworks, and specialized skills for developer workflows and computer-use tasks. They are built for software engineers and technical teams seeking to automate code generation, terminal tasks, and system interactions. The cluster is distinguished by its deep integration into developer environments like IDEs, CLIs, and autonomous agent infrastructure rather than generic productivity chatbots.

Metrics

Stage
crowded
Recent count
133
Prior count
34
Total count
184
Momentum
291.18
Attention
0.49
Crowding
0.70
Concentration
0.84
Opportunity
0.48

Opportunity components

Attention
0.49
Low crowding
0.30
Momentum (normalized)
0.98
Low concentration
0.16

Monthly trajectory

Source split

github
44 (0.33)
hn
20 (0.15)
ph
66 (0.50)
yc
3 (0.02)

Dominant source: ph · Divergence: 0.47

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Members

Name Source Upvotes ▼ Launched
pr-evidence GITHUB 8 2026-09-26
Margarita HN 7 2026-07-02
Rubato HN 7 2026-09-05
Skillsync: Move your context across every coding agent YC 7 2026-08-25
open-skill-standard GITHUB 7 2026-09-29
Authorize MCP tool calls without giving agents the credentials HN 7 2026-09-14
AGENTS.lock HN 6 2026-01-28
Skills HN 6 2026-02-20
Two tools to make Claude Code more autonomous HN 6 2026-03-02
tldr GITHUB 6 2026-09-11
Better Graphs HN 6 2026-06-28
Rocky and Caveman Speak in Claurst CLI Save Big Token Amaze Amaze Amaze HN 5 2026-04-06
Agent37 HN 5 2025-12-29
You can now run Gemini CLI in the browser HN 5 2026-04-30
Text adventure to learn skills and agents HN 5 2026-08-05
Castforge HN 5 2026-09-09
Give Claude Code / Cursor a real eng team (tiers, roles, escalation) HN 5 2026-09-12
AI Coding Agent Guardrails enforced at runtime HN 5 2026-04-20
Dex HN 5 2026-07-08
back2vibing HN 5 2026-04-07
Lunar, a coding harness extensible with Lua HN 5 2026-08-21
A CLI to use any model in your coding agent HN 5 2026-04-25
Job Seeker HN 5 2026-08-09
Tracepipe PH 5 2026-09-10
Skills Agentes PH 4 2026-09-12
Clixad PH 4 2026-09-19
Agent Skills by stark AI PH 3 2026-09-15
AI Assets Directory PH 3 2026-09-16
Maestro PH 3 2026-09-16
Qterm PH 3 2026-09-08
404-not-found PH 3 2026-09-27
Conservatory by Symphony PH 3 2026-09-18
Vilix AI PH 3 2026-09-11
Mind Browser PH 2 2026-09-15
Code Tracker AI PH 2 2026-09-17
Statusline PH 2 2026-09-18
Alongside PH 2 2026-09-18
KeySkills - Skills for AI Agents PH 2 2026-09-13
VibePilot PH 2 2026-09-19
Agent Playbooks PH 2 2026-09-19
Ultipad - Early Partner launch PH 2 2026-09-19
SkillRegistry PH 2 2026-09-21
Junior Agent PH 2 2026-09-23
Cue PH 2 2026-09-10
Agent Session Browser PH 2 2026-09-11
FlowLine PH 2 2026-09-29
Done PH 2 2026-09-30
Dexio PH 2 2026-09-30
Pomeroy v1 PH 2 2026-09-09
Next templates for Cursor & Claude Code PH 2 2026-09-10