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The first open-source harness builder for AI coding. Make AI coding deterministic and repeatable.
22K starsJun 15, 2026 pushcoding-agentsTypeScriptDeveloper Tools
$ npx skills add coleam00/ArchonAlternatives
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open-source coding agent
34K starsJun 16, 2026 pushcoding-agentsTypeScriptCoding Agent
$ npx skills add continuedev/continue#3
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$ npx skills add Pythagora-io/gpt-pilot#4
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$ npx skills add rtk-ai/rtk#5
Terragrunt is a flexible orchestration tool that allows Infrastructure as Code written in OpenTofu/Terraform to scale.
9.7K starsJun 15, 2026 pushcoding-agentsGoDeveloper Tools
$ npx skills add gruntwork-io/terragrunt#6
43 tips for getting the most out of Claude Code, from basics to advanced - includes a custom status line script and Claude Code running itself in a container. Also includes the dx plugin.
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$ npx skills add ykdojo/claude-code-tips#7
Kilo is the all-in-one agentic engineering platform. Build, ship, and iterate faster with the most popular open source coding agent.
20K starsJun 16, 2026 pushcoding-agentsTypeScriptCoding Agent
$ npx skills add Kilo-Org/kilocode#8
Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust
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$ npx skills add lapce/lapce#9
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]
20K starsJun 15, 2026 pushcoding-agentsPythonDeveloper Tools
$ npx skills add SWE-agent/SWE-agent#10
D2 is a modern diagram scripting language that turns text to diagrams.
24K starsApr 24, 2026 pushcoding-agentsGoDeveloper Tools
$ npx skills add terrastruct/d2#11
💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O.
40K starsJun 20, 2026 pushcoding-agentsRustDeveloper Tools
$ npx skills add sxyazi/yazi#12
🙌 OpenHands: AI-Driven Development
78K starsJun 18, 2026 pushcoding-agentsPythonDeveloper Tools
$ npx skills add OpenHands/OpenHands#13
🦉 Data Versioning and ML Experiments
16K starsJun 15, 2026 pushcoding-agentsPythonDeveloper Tools
$ npx skills add treeverse/dvc#14
n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager
22K starsJun 24, 2026 pushcoding-agentsCDeveloper Tools
$ npx skills add jarun/nnn#15
Easy and Repeatable Kubernetes Development
16K starsJun 15, 2026 pushcoding-agentsGoDeveloper Tools
$ npx skills add GoogleContainerTools/skaffold#16
Effortlessly compose, extend, and observe every service in real-time for the first time ever.
18K starsJun 16, 2026 pushcoding-agentsRustDeveloper Tools
$ npx skills add iii-hq/iiiHow to choose
When should you switch?
Use an alternative when it has a clearer install path, higher trust score, fresher maintenance, or better platform fit for your current agent stack. Keep Free Claude Code if it already passes your workflow test and repository review.
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