Coding Agent Landscape

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Coding Agent Landscape

Coding Agent Landscape

Updated July 2026

Open Source

Agent	Category	Lang	License	Notes
Acolyte	Terminal agent	TS	MIT	Local-first, single-pass lifecycle, on-demand memory, observable, provider-agnostic
Codex	Terminal agent	Rust	Apache-2.0	OpenAI's agent, sandbox execution
Open Interpreter	Terminal agent	Rust	Apache-2.0	Fork of OpenAI Codex (shared codex-rs core, ~70% identical files), optimized for low-cost models, ACP-compatible
Grok Build	Terminal agent	Rust	Apache-2.0	xAI's agent, parallel sub-agents, skills/plugins marketplace
OpenCode	Terminal agent	TS	MIT	anomalyco/opencode, ~170k stars, 75+ providers, provider-agnostic
Aider	Terminal agent	Python	Apache-2.0	Git-native, repo map, established since 2023
Goose	Terminal agent	Rust	Apache-2.0	Now under Linux Foundation, MCP-first general automation
Qwen Code	Terminal agent	TS	Apache-2.0	Open fork of Gemini CLI + open-weight models
Mistral Vibe	Terminal agent	Python	Apache-2.0	Mistral's agent, Devstral 2
Plandex	Terminal agent	Go	MIT	Planning-focused, multi-file
Reasonix	Terminal agent	Go	MIT	DeepSeek-native, prefix-cache-aware, plugin-driven
Kode	Terminal agent	TS	Apache-2.0	Multi-model, @mention system
Kimchi	Terminal agent	TS	Apache-2.0	Multi-model orchestration, subagents, LSP, remote sessions
Neovate	Terminal agent	TS	MIT	Plugin ecosystem, spec-driven
OpenClaw	Terminal agent	TS	MIT	Personal AI assistant, WebSocket control plane, built on Pi
Cline	IDE extension	TS	Apache-2.0	~62k stars, $32M from Emergence Capital, CLI 2.0 + SDK, 5M installs
Kilo Code	IDE + CLI	TS	MIT	Acquired by Anaconda July 15, 2026. 3M+ devs. Roo/Cline fork, orchestrator mode
Pochi	IDE + CLI	TS	Apache-2.0	TabbyML, parallel agents, Slack integration
OpenHands	Platform	Python	MIT (core)	~75k stars, Docker sandbox, web UI, multi-agent, headless CI
Open SWE	Platform	Python	MIT	Asynchronous coding-agent platform for Slack, Linear, and GitHub workflows
Pi	Agent SDK	TS	MIT	~54k stars, minimal harness, sub-1k token system prompt, powers OpenClaw

Source Available

Agent	Category	Lang	License	Notes
Crush	Terminal agent	Go	FSL-1.1-MIT	Charm's agent, Bubble Tea TUI, SKILL.md support
iFlow CLI	Terminal agent	TS	No license	Free Chinese models, subagent system

Closed Source

Agent	Category	Notes
Claude Code	Terminal agent	Anthropic's agent, Opus 4.8 default, Agent View, plugin marketplace
Cursor	IDE + CLI	Acquired by SpaceX for $60B (June 2026, expected close Q3 2026)
GitHub Copilot	IDE + CLI	GitHub/Microsoft, coding agent mode
Windsurf	IDE	Acquired by OpenAI for $3B (March 2026)
Augment	IDE + CLI	Context engine, multi-agent, enterprise
Kiro	IDE + CLI	Amazon/AWS, spec-driven development
Qoder	IDE + CLI	Quest 1.0, self-evolving, Alibaba-backed
Junie	IDE agent	JetBrains's built-in agent
Trae	IDE	ByteDance's AI IDE
Zencoder	IDE extension	Enterprise, custom agents, marketplace
Command Code	Terminal agent	"taste-1" learns your coding style
IBM Bob	IDE + CLI	Enterprise, multi-model, mainframe modernization
Antigravity CLI	Terminal agent	Google's closed-source replacement for Gemini CLI (June 2026)
Warp	Terminal + cloud	Agent orchestration, multi-agent fleet management, freemium

End of Life

Agent	Shutdown Date	Notes
Gemini CLI	June 18, 2026	Deprecated May 19, 2026. Replaced by closed-source Antigravity CLI. Apache-2.0 repo remains but auth backend gone.
Roo Code	May 15, 2026	Archived. Team pivoted to Roomote (Slack-first cloud agent). Successors: Zoo Code (community fork), Kilo Code.
Continue	July 2026	Acquired by Cursor. Open-source codebase may remain available but project wound down.