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developer tools for coding agents

Recent window: last 5.3 months (2026-04-28 → 2026-10-05), compared with the prior 5.3 months.

horizontal · 137 members · Data as of 2026-10-08

These products provide specialized terminal interfaces, workflow scaffolding, and developer utilities designed for autonomous coding agents and the engineers managing them. Software development teams and open-source maintainers use them to monitor, orchestrate, and safely execute agentic coding tasks. Unlike general AI copilots or standard developer utilities, this cluster focuses specifically on operational environments and infrastructure tailored for agent-driven software engineering.

Metrics

Stage
heating
Recent count
99
Prior count
31
Total count
137
Momentum
219.35
Attention
0.54
Crowding
0.50
Concentration
0.85
Opportunity
0.50

Opportunity components

Attention
0.54
Low crowding
0.50
Momentum (normalized)
0.80
Low concentration
0.15

Source split

github
54 (0.55)
hn
27 (0.27)
ph
9 (0.09)
yc
9 (0.09)

Dominant source: github · Divergence: 0.45

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Monthly trajectory

Members

Name Source Upvotes ▼ Launched
cmux: the open source terminal built for coding agents YC 735 2026-03-03
CometixCode GITHUB 533 2026-09-20
Git bayesect HN 337 2026-03-28
herdr-projects GITHUB 298 2026-09-18
bug-bounty-hunting-prompts GITHUB 219 2026-09-30
System-Design-KIT GITHUB 183 2026-09-25
Logical: The Proactive Desktop Copilot YC 161 2025-11-07
AutoLISP interpreter in Rust/WASM HN 137 2025-12-26
ChunkHound, a local-first tool for understanding large codebases HN 114 2026-01-17
pi-knock GITHUB 113 2026-10-03
codex-mobile-dev-plugin GITHUB 106 2026-09-30
esf GITHUB 95 2026-09-19
OsintRadar HN 83 2026-04-05
Agent-harness-kit scaffolding for multi-agent workflows HN 82 2026-05-07
agentrun GITHUB 82 2026-09-23
Claude Reflect HN 75 2026-01-04
lauren-poteto-rules GITHUB 70 2026-09-21
GitCafe: A Git forge for teams and agents shipping hundreds of times a day, not twice. YC 64 2026-08-11
A Claude Code plugin that catch destructive Git and filesystem commands HN 61 2025-12-26
OpenBuilder: Open source alternative to Lovable YC 60 2025-11-09
Pie GITHUB 58 2026-09-15
factorylog GITHUB 57 2026-10-01
swe-sweep GITHUB 55 2026-10-01
difi HN 46 2026-02-03
codex-maintainer GITHUB 46 2026-09-17
Akon Labs: We're building the most token-efficient coding agent in the world YC 45 2026-08-17
flowscope: agentic process mining and automation YC 45 2026-05-11
sim-agentation GITHUB 44 2026-10-04
We built a complete agentic work OS from scratch HN 44 2026-01-07
agentic-dev-kit GITHUB 42 2026-10-02
cubefarm GITHUB 38 2026-09-27
agent-py GITHUB 37 2026-10-04
Ballet HN 37 2026-08-13
LeanAutoformalizationSkills GITHUB 37 2026-10-04
OpenWork - The open source alternative to Claude Cowork YC 33 2026-04-23
briefd GITHUB 30 2026-09-20
agentflow-platform GITHUB 30 2026-09-19
hermes-agent-archive GITHUB 29 2026-09-23
Rex, a parallel functional language for scientific workflows HN 28 2026-08-17
Aster: The First YC Neolab YC 26 2026-06-13
oss-audit GITHUB 25 2026-09-20
TaskFlow GITHUB 25 2026-09-17
Onboard-CLI, a LLM powered and AST-based tool to visualize codebase HN 24 2026-07-08
bloom GITHUB 24 2026-09-28
exhale-ruby GITHUB 23 2026-10-02
Lazy-tool: reducing prompt bloat in MCP-based agent workflows HN 23 2026-03-31
Nit HN 23 2026-03-26
Startidy GITHUB 23 2026-09-29
Jinba - Workflow Builder for Enterprise AI Automation YC 22 2026-02-23
Trylle PH 22 2026-09-25