Jobs · 03
An agent that edits the repo
Use this when the job is “change this codebase,” not autocomplete while you type. Terminal and desktop agents that run commands and open real diffs.
Initial editorial estimate. Not a measured benchmark. Edit scores in data/tools.json.
01
Best for Repo-sized edits from the terminal
Anthropic's coding agent for the terminal and supported editors.
- + Works on the repo you already have, in the terminal you already use
- + Command execution is part of the loop, not a copy-paste step
- − You review diffs in a terminal-first workflow
- − Access comes through Claude plans or API usage. Current packaging: check site
02
Best for An agent inside stock VS Code
Open-source coding agent inside VS Code. Bring your own model.
- + Open source and free
- + Stays in VS Code
- − Setup means API keys and a model choice
- − You are still in VS Code, which some people are trying to leave
03
Best for A terminal agent on OpenAI models
OpenAI's open-source terminal agent for editing a repo.
- + The CLI is open source
- + Fits a terminal workflow next to git
- − Model access and plan limits are separate from the CLI itself
- − Current plan packaging: check site
04
Best for Git-native pair programming from the terminal
Open-source pair programming in the terminal. Git commits included.
- + Open source and free
- + Git commits are part of the workflow
- − You bring a key, a model, and your own taste about the diff
- − The interface is the terminal, which is the point and the limit
05
Best for A local open-source terminal agent
Open-source coding agent you run in the terminal.
- + Open source
- + Terminal-first and repo-local
- − Younger and less of a default than Claude Code or Aider
- − Provider support and prices for models: check site
06
Best for A terminal agent on Gemini
Google's open-source terminal agent, wired to Gemini.
- + Open source
- + Terminal-native, so it fits scripts and a normal repo
- − Tied to Google's model access and quotas
- − Quotas and prices: check site
07
Best for Delegating a task to a cloud agent
Cognition's cloud agent that takes a task and works on its own machine.
- + Runs in the cloud, so your laptop is not the worker
- + Built for task delegation rather than line-by-line pairing
- − You are reviewing an agent that had a lot of rope
- − Pricing: check site. This is not a free CLI