awesome-ai-dev-tools/README.md

# Awesome AI Dev Tools

> Curated ranking of AI-powered developer tools, sorted by GitHub stars.
> Updated daily by GitHub Actions.

📊 **[Interactive dashboard with star-history charts →](https://awesome-ai-dev-tools.pages.dev/)**

**Last updated:** 2026-09-24 03:44 UTC · **Tracked:** 38 repos
**Top 7-day mover:** [alibaba/open-code-review](https://github.com/alibaba/open-code-review) (+7888 stars)

| # | Repo | Stars | Δ7d | Language | Last push | Description |
|---|------|------:|----:|----------|-----------|-------------|
| 1 | [deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness](https://github.com/deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness) | 234.5k | +7566 | TypeScript | 2026-09-23 | DeepSeek Harness: Everything is a Plugin. |
| 2 | [anomalyco/opencode](https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode) | 209.7k | +1746 | TypeScript | 2026-09-24 | The open source coding agent. |
| 3 | [anthropics/claude-code](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code) | 147.8k | +2232 | TypeScript | 2026-09-24 | Claude Code is an agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal, understands your codebase, and helps you code faster by executing routine tasks, explaining complex code, and handling git workflows - all through natural language commands. |
| 4 | [openai/codex](https://github.com/openai/codex) | 126.2k | +1423 | Rust | 2026-09-24 | Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal |
| 5 | [earendil-works/pi](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi) | 109.0k | +2596 | TypeScript | 2026-09-23 | AI agent toolkit: unified LLM API, agent loop, TUI, coding agent CLI |
| 6 | [google-gemini/gemini-cli](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli) | 107.1k | +117 | TypeScript | 2026-09-24 | An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal. |
| 7 | [zed-industries/zed](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed) | 90.8k | +431 | Rust | 2026-09-24 | Code at the speed of thought – Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter. |
| 8 | [OpenHands/OpenHands](https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands) | 89.0k | +799 | TypeScript | 2026-09-24 | 🙌 OpenHands: AI-Driven Development |
| 9 | [stablyai/orca](https://github.com/stablyai/orca) | 76.7k | +6285 | TypeScript | 2026-09-24 | Orca is the ADE for working with a fleet of parallel agents. Run any coding agent with your own subscription. Available on desktop, mobile and remote runtime. |
| 10 | [cline/cline](https://github.com/cline/cline) | 69.2k | +769 | TypeScript | 2026-09-24 | Autonomous coding agent as an SDK, IDE extension, or CLI assistant. |
| 11 | [openinterpreter/openinterpreter](https://github.com/openinterpreter/openinterpreter) | 68.4k | +67 | Rust | 2026-09-23 | A coding agent for open models like Kimi K3 and GLM 5.3 |
| 12 | [warpdotdev/warp](https://github.com/warpdotdev/warp) | 65.1k | +89 | Rust | 2026-09-24 | Warp is an agentic development environment, born out of the terminal. |
| 13 | [AntonOsika/gpt-engineer](https://github.com/AntonOsika/gpt-engineer) | 55.1k | -12 | Python | 2025-05-14 | CLI platform to experiment with codegen. Precursor to: https://lovable.dev |
| 14 | [aaif-goose/goose](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose) | 54.6k | +236 | Rust | 2026-09-23 | an open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions - install, execute, edit, and test with any LLM |
| 15 | [Aider-AI/aider](https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider) | 49.1k | +129 | Python | 2026-05-22 | aider is AI pair programming in your terminal |
| 16 | [Hmbown/Codewhale](https://github.com/Hmbown/Codewhale) | 41.0k | +46 | Rust | 2026-09-24 | Open-source coding agent for your terminal, built in Rust and on a journey of continuous community improvement. Issues and PRs welcome. |
| 17 | [alibaba/open-code-review](https://github.com/alibaba/open-code-review) | 40.3k | +7888 | Go | 2026-09-24 | Secure, fast, efficient, battle-tested at Alibaba's scale. Hybrid architecture code review tool: deterministic pipelines + LLM Agent, precise line-level comments, built-in multi-language ruleset (NPE, thread-safety, XSS, SQL injection), OpenAI & Anthropic compatible. |
| 18 | [esengine/DeepSeek-Reasonix](https://github.com/esengine/DeepSeek-Reasonix) | 35.7k | +115 | Go | 2026-09-24 | DeepSeek-native AI coding agent for your terminal. Engineered around prefix-cache stability — leave it running. |
| 19 | [TabbyML/tabby](https://github.com/TabbyML/tabby) | 33.9k | +6 | Rust | 2026-06-30 | Self-hosted AI coding assistant |
| 20 | [Pythagora-io/gpt-pilot](https://github.com/Pythagora-io/gpt-pilot) | 33.7k | -12 | Python | 2026-06-18 | The first real AI developer |
| 21 | [Gitlawb/openclaude](https://github.com/Gitlawb/openclaude) | 33.5k | +146 | TypeScript | 2026-09-22 | runs anywhere. uses anything |
| 22 | [can1357/oh-my-pi](https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi) | 33.0k | +1556 | TypeScript | 2026-09-24 | ⌥ Coding agent with the IDE wired in. Built by Stencil Labs. |
| 23 | [charmbracelet/crush](https://github.com/charmbracelet/crush) | 28.3k | +138 | Go | 2026-09-24 | Glamourous agentic coding for all 💘 |
| 24 | [QwenLM/qwen-code](https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code) | 28.1k | +196 | TypeScript | 2026-09-24 | An open-source AI coding agent that lives in your terminal. |
| 25 | [Kilo-Org/kilocode](https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode) | 27.4k | +70 | TypeScript | 2026-09-24 | Kilo is the all-in-one agentic engineering platform. Build, ship, and iterate faster with the most popular open source coding agent. |
| 26 | [xai-org/grok-build](https://github.com/xai-org/grok-build) | 27.1k | +250 | Rust | 2026-09-23 | SpaceXAI's coding agent harness and TUI. Fullscreen, mouse interactive, extensible. |
| 27 | [onlook-dev/onlook](https://github.com/onlook-dev/onlook) | 26.8k | +54 | TypeScript | 2026-08-25 | The Cursor for Designers • An Open-Source AI-First Design tool • Visually build, style, and edit your React App with AI |
| 28 | [dyad-sh/dyad](https://github.com/dyad-sh/dyad) | 21.6k | +36 | TypeScript | 2026-09-24 | Local, open-source AI app builder for power users ✨ v0 / Lovable / Replit / Bolt alternative 🌟 Star if you like it! |
| 29 | [PrimeIntellect-ai/prime-agent](https://github.com/PrimeIntellect-ai/prime-agent) | 21.3k | +323 | TypeScript | 2026-09-24 | A self-improving RLM agent for coding workflows and long-running autonomous tasks. |
| 30 | [SWE-agent/SWE-agent](https://github.com/SWE-agent/SWE-agent) | 20.4k | +48 | Python | 2026-09-21 | SWE-agent takes a GitHub issue and tries to automatically fix it, using your LM of choice. It can also be employed for offensive cybersecurity or competitive coding challenges. [NeurIPS 2024] |
| 31 | [1jehuang/jcode](https://github.com/1jehuang/jcode) | 20.1k | +279 | Rust | 2026-09-24 | The most RAM efficient harness |
| 32 | [getpaseo/paseo](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo) | 18.2k | +743 | TypeScript | 2026-09-24 | Orchestrate multiple coding agents from desktop and mobile |
| 33 | [avante-corp/avante.nvim](https://github.com/avante-corp/avante.nvim) | 18.2k | +1 | Lua | 2026-09-23 | Use your Neovim like using Cursor AI IDE! |
| 34 | [HKUDS/DeepCode](https://github.com/HKUDS/DeepCode) | 16.6k | +83 | Python | 2026-09-22 | "DeepCode: Open Agentic Coding (Agent Harness & Loop Engineering & Multi-Agent Orchestration)" |
| 35 | [CodebuffAI/freebuff](https://github.com/CodebuffAI/freebuff) | 12.6k | +411 | TypeScript | 2026-09-24 | The free coding agent |
| 36 | [MoonshotAI/kimi-cli](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli) | 11.4k | +41 | Python | 2026-09-22 | [Archived] Legacy Python Kimi CLI, no longer maintained. Please use Kimi Code CLI: https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code |
| 37 | [github/copilot-cli](https://github.com/github/copilot-cli) | 11.2k | +17 | Shell | 2026-09-23 | GitHub Copilot CLI brings the power of Copilot coding agent directly to your terminal. |
| 38 | [Kuberwastaken/claurst](https://github.com/Kuberwastaken/claurst) | 10.3k | +1 | Rust | 2026-09-02 | Agentic Coding for Builders who Ship |

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## How it works

1. `data/agents.yml` is the curated source list.
2. A daily GitHub Actions workflow (`.github/workflows/update.yml`) runs the Go updater.
3. The updater fetches live repo metadata via the GitHub GraphQL API in one batched query.
4. Star counts are appended to `data/history.jsonl` for 7-day delta computation.
5. This `README.md` and `data/metadata.json` are regenerated and committed back to the repo.
6. That push triggers Cloudflare Pages, which runs `go run . -build` to render the [dashboard](https://awesome-ai-dev-tools.pages.dev/) from the committed data — no API token needed at build time. See [docs/DEPLOY.md](./docs/DEPLOY.md).

**Δ7d:** Change in stars over the past 7 days; `—` means fewer than 7 days of history.

## Contributing

**Inclusion criteria** — a repo belongs on this list when it is:

1. **A developer tool built around AI** — something a developer uses to build software, where an LLM is central to what it does. That covers agents that write, edit, or review code; agent development environments that run and coordinate them; and AI-assisted editors, terminals, and review tools. Libraries, SDKs, model weights, and prompt or skill collections are out of scope — this list ranks tools you *use*, not building blocks you *import*. General-purpose assistants and multi-agent "digital workforce" apps are out as well, even when one of their agents can write code — the tool itself has to be aimed at building software.
2. **At least 1,000 GitHub stars** — a hard floor, enforced by the updater. An entry below it is dropped from the ranking automatically, so the threshold is never waived for an individual entry.
3. **Open source and actively maintained** — no push in **6 months** means the entry is dropped. The daily run flags anything past **3 months** for review, so the ranking reflects tools people can actually use today.

Archived or abandoned repos are kept only when they are historically significant, and are marked as such in [`data/agents.yml`](data/agents.yml).

Add an agent to [`data/agents.yml`](data/agents.yml):

```yaml
agents:
  - owner: github-username-or-org
    repo: repository-name
    tags: [terminal, byo-model, interactive, community]
```

**Tags** describe a tool across five facets — the [dashboard](https://awesome-ai-dev-tools.pages.dev/) filters on them, OR within a facet and AND across facets:

| Facet | Tags |
|-------|------|
| Surface (at least one) | `terminal` · `editor-plugin` · `ide` · `desktop` · `web` · `self-hosted` |
| Model access | `byo-model` · `single-vendor` · `local-models` |
| Workflow | `interactive` · `autonomous` · `review` · `app-builder` · `research` · `orchestration` |
| Integration | `mcp` · `acp` · `headless` |
| Origin (at most one) | `vendor` · `community` |

Apply a tag only when the repo's own README, docs, or topics back it up. See [`docs/CONTRIBUTING.md`](docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) for what each tag means.

Open a PR. The next daily run picks it up automatically.

PRs are validated automatically by CI (`go run . -check`): owner/repo must be non-empty and look like a real GitHub slug, every tag must come from the vocabulary above with at least one surface tag and at most one origin tag, and duplicates (case-insensitive) are rejected.

## License

Apache-2.0