Awesome AI Devtools
Why this exists
AI developer tooling changes quickly. This directory keeps entries in structured metadata so the public view can stay polished while the data remains sortable, reviewable, and validation-backed.
No rankings. No launch hype. Just a clean storefront for discovering tools worth a closer look.
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Agent skills and plugins
- Agent Powerups - Curated skill packs, commands, MCP configs, hooks, templates, and workflows for coding agents.
- Everything Claude Code - Agent harness performance system with skills, hooks, MCP configs, memory optimization, and cross-harness workflows.
- Claude Skills - Repository of 232+ Claude Code skills and agent plugins convertible to 12 AI coding tools including Codex, Cursor, and Windsurf.
- Anthropic Skills - Official public repository of Agent Skills for Claude demonstrating creative, technical, and enterprise workflow patterns.
- Superpowers - Core skills library for Claude Code with TDD, debugging, collaboration patterns, and systematic problem-solving techniques.
Open-source coding agents
- Aider - Open-source terminal pair programmer that edits tracked files in a local Git repository.
- Cline - Open-source coding agent for editor workflows with file edits, terminal commands, browser use, and MCP-based tool extension.
- OpenCode - Open-source AI coding agent for terminal, desktop, IDE, and GitHub repository workflows.
- OpenHands - Open-source software agent platform with GUI, CLI, SDK, and self-hosted or cloud deployment options.
- Continue - Open-source AI code assistant and CLI for IDE agents, source-controlled checks, and customizable development workflows.
Self-hosted AI dev stacks
- AnythingLLM - Self-hosted RAG and agent platform with no-code agent builder and Docker Compose deployment options.
- Dify - Open-source LLMOps platform with visual studio for chatbots, workflows, agents, and RAG that supports self-hosted deployment.
- Onyx - Open-source self-hostable AI platform offering chat UI with agents, RAG, MCP tools, and multi-provider model support.
- Open WebUI Platform - Self-hosted AI platform and UI that supports Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs and can run entirely offline.
- Tabby - Self-hosted AI coding assistant for teams that want private code assistance and repository-aware development.
MCP tools
- Chrome DevTools MCP - MCP server that gives AI agents Chrome DevTools debugging capabilities for web applications.
- GitHub MCP Server - Official GitHub MCP server for repository access, issues, pull requests, code analysis, and workflow automation.
- Context7 MCP Server - MCP server for retrieving up-to-date library documentation and code examples for AI coding assistants.
- Browserbase MCP Server - MCP server that lets AI agents control cloud browsers through Browserbase and Stagehand.
- Agent Powerups - Curated skill packs, commands, MCP configs, hooks, templates, and workflows for coding agents.
Observability and evals
- Arize Phoenix - Open-source AI observability platform with tracing, evals, datasets, and experiments for LLM, agent, and RAG systems.
- Comet Opik - Open-source LLM observability framework for tracing, evaluating, and monitoring LLM, RAG, and agent workflows.
- Helicone - Open-source LLM observability platform and gateway for logging, tracing, and evaluating LLM and agent requests.
- Langfuse - Open-source LLM engineering platform for observability, tracing, prompt management, datasets, and evaluations.
- OpenLIT - Open-source OpenTelemetry-native observability and evaluations platform for GenAI and LLM applications.
Local-first picks
- Ollama - Local LLM runtime and model manager that runs open models on your machine with an OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions API.
- LM Studio - Cross-platform desktop app and SDKs to discover, run, and serve local LLMs with an OpenAI-compatible server mode.
- Llamafile - Single-file local LLM runtime bundling llama.cpp and web UI, with an OpenAI-compatible /v1 chat completions endpoint.
- LocalAI - Self-hosted REST server that emulates the OpenAI API to run local ggml/llama.cpp and related models on your own hardware.
- vLLM - High-throughput LLM inference engine with an OpenAI-compatible HTTP server for serving models locally or on servers.
Explore by intent
Build with agents
Coding agents (27) · Terminal agents (16) · IDE assistants (17) · Browser agents (24)
Extend agents
MCP servers (16) · MCP clients (6) · MCP tooling (17) · Agent skill packs (27)
Operate agents
Agent observability (43) · Agent evals (22)
Run locally/self-host
Self-hosted AI dev stacks (25) · Local LLM developer tools (31)
Automate repo work
Repo automation tools (27) · AI code review tools (10) · Documentation agents (24) · Test generation agents (6)
Comparison Matrix
Showing a curated top 50 tools. See docs/COMPARISON.md for the full matrix of all 278 reviewed tools.
| Tool | Main shelf | OSS | Local | Self-hosted | CLI | IDE | MCP | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent Powerups | Agent skill packs | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Repo |
| Everything Claude Code | Agent skill packs | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Docs / Repo |
| Claude Skills | Agent skill packs | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Repo |
| Anthropic Skills | Agent skill packs | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Repo |
| Superpowers | Agent skill packs | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Repo |
| Aider | Coding agents | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Cline | Coding agents | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Docs / Repo |
| OpenCode | Coding agents | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Website / Docs / Repo |
| OpenHands | Coding agents | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Continue | IDE assistants | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Docs / Repo |
| AnythingLLM | Self-hosted AI dev stacks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Dify | Self-hosted AI dev stacks | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Onyx | Self-hosted AI dev stacks | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Open WebUI Platform | Self-hosted AI dev stacks | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Tabby | Self-hosted AI dev stacks | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Chrome DevTools MCP | MCP servers | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Docs / Repo |
| GitHub MCP Server | MCP servers | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Repo |
| Context7 MCP Server | MCP servers | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Website / Repo |
| Browserbase MCP Server | MCP servers | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Website / Repo |
| Arize Phoenix | Agent observability | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Comet Opik | Agent observability | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Helicone | Agent observability | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Langfuse | Agent observability | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Docs / Repo |
| OpenLIT | Agent observability | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Ollama | Local LLM developer tools | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Website / Docs / Repo |
| LM Studio | Local LLM developer tools | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Llamafile | Local LLM developer tools | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Docs / Repo |
| LocalAI | Local LLM developer tools | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Website / Docs / Repo |
| vLLM | Local LLM developer tools | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Athenaeum | Self-hosted AI dev stacks | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Docs / Repo |
| ax | Agent observability | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Repo |
| Gemini CLI | Coding agents | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Docs / Repo |
| Goose | Coding agents | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Harbor CLI Stack | Self-hosted AI dev stacks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Docs / Repo |
| IBM MCP CLI | MCP tooling | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Repo |
| Jan Server | Self-hosted AI dev stacks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Website / Docs / Repo |
| KoboldCpp | Local LLM developer tools | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Website / Docs / Repo |
| llama-cpp-python | Local LLM developer tools | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Docs / Repo |
| llama.cpp | Local LLM developer tools | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Docs / Repo |
| MCP Bundles (MCPB) | MCP servers | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Docs / Repo |
| MCP Inspector | MCP tooling | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Docs / Repo |
| mcp-cli (wong2) | MCP tooling | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Website / Repo |
| Redis + Ollama RAG Stack | Self-hosted AI dev stacks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Docs / Repo |
| Ruflo | Coding agents | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Docs / Repo |
| Self-hosted AI Starter Kit (n8n) | Self-hosted AI dev stacks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Docs / Repo |
| Smithery CLI | MCP tooling | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Zed | IDE assistants | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Nosia | Self-hosted AI dev stacks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Website / Docs |
| Nosia Installer Stack | Self-hosted AI dev stacks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Website / Docs |
| Roo Code | Coding agents | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Website / Docs / Repo |
Browse The Shelves
Coding agents
Agentic tools that can inspect, modify, and reason about source code.
| Tool | Good for | Experience | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider | Open-source terminal pair programmer that edits tracked files in a local Git repository. | CLI · Local | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Amazon Q Developer | AWS coding assistant with IDE, CLI, and GitHub agents for coding, testing, review, and transformations. | CLI · GitHub app · IDE · Hybrid | Website / Docs |
| Amp | Terminal-centric coding agent with deep codebase context, editor links, and automation-oriented SDK features. | API · CLI · Hybrid | Website / Docs |
| Augment Code | Repo-aware coding agent for editors and terminal that edits files, uses tools, and understands large codebases. | CLI · IDE · Hybrid | Website / Docs |
| Claude Code | Anthropic coding agent for terminal workflows that can read code, edit files, run commands, and use project context. | CLI · Hybrid | Docs |
| Cline | Open-source coding agent for editor workflows with file edits, terminal commands, browser use, and MCP-based tool extension. | Browser · CLI · IDE · Hybrid | Docs / Repo |
| Cursor | AI code editor built around chat, codebase context, agents, rules, MCP, and terminal-assisted development workflows. | CLI · Desktop · IDE · Hybrid | Website / Docs |
| Devin | Cloud software engineering agent for teams that works on repositories and can run tasks in parallel. | Web · Hosted | Website / Docs |
| Ellipsis | GitHub agent that reviews pull requests, answers repo questions, and can generate changes or release notes. | GitHub app · Web · Hosted | Website / Docs |
| Factory Droid | Coding agent platform with CLI, desktop, and headless automation for code changes, review, and CI workflows. | API · CLI · Desktop · Hybrid | Website / Docs |
| Gemini CLI | Open-source terminal coding agent that uses tool calls and MCP servers to work on repository tasks. | CLI · MCP · Local | Docs / Repo |
| Gemini Code Assist | Google's coding assistant for IDEs and GitHub with agent mode, PR summaries, and code review. | GitHub app · IDE · Hosted | Website / Docs |
| Goose | Open-source local agent with desktop, CLI, and API surfaces for editing, running, and testing code. | API · CLI · Desktop · Local | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Ivy Tendril | Open-source AI coding orchestrator that manages Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Copilot and more through a plan-based lifecycle with verification gates and self-improving memory. | Desktop · Local | Website / Docs |
| Jules | Google asynchronous coding agent for GitHub that fixes bugs, adds features, and updates documentation. | API · Web · Hosted | Website / Docs |
| Junie | JetBrains coding agent for IDEs and terminal that plans, edits, tests, and reviews project changes. | CLI · IDE · Hybrid | Website / Docs / Repo |
| OpenAI Codex CLI | Local terminal coding agent from OpenAI that can inspect code, edit files, and run commands in a developer workspace. | CLI · Hybrid | Docs / Repo |
| OpenCode | Open-source AI coding agent for terminal, desktop, IDE, and GitHub repository workflows. | CLI · Desktop · GitHub app · IDE · MCP · Local | Website / Docs / Repo |
| OpenHands | Open-source software agent platform with GUI, CLI, SDK, and self-hosted or cloud deployment options. | API · CLI · Web · Hybrid | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Plandex | Open-source terminal agent for long-running tasks across large projects and real repositories. | CLI · Local | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Qwen Code | Open-source terminal coding agent optimized for Qwen models and large repository tasks. | CLI · Local | Website / Repo |
| Refact.ai | Coding agent for IDEs and enterprises that can automate coding, debugging, testing, and documentation tasks. | IDE · Web · Hybrid | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Roo Code | Open-source coding agent for VS Code and cloud agents that can code, review, and automate repository tasks. | CLI · IDE · Web · Hybrid | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Ruflo | Enterprise-grade multi-agent orchestration framework for Claude that deploys 60+ specialized AI agents with shared memory, RAG, and swarm coordination across machines and teams. | API · CLI · Web · Self-hosted | Docs / Repo |
| SWE-agent | Open-source agent for resolving real repository issues and automating software engineering tasks. | CLI · Local | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Sweep | JetBrains-focused coding assistant with agent mode, repo edits, AI code review, and MCP integration. | IDE · Hybrid | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Windsurf Editor | AI code editor with repo-aware agent workflows for multi-file edits and developer automation. | Desktop · Hybrid | Website / Docs |
Terminal agents
AI developer tools primarily operated from a command-line interface.
| Tool | Good for | Experience | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| agenttrace | Local CLI/TUI that turns AI coding agent session logs into cost, token, latency, failure, and health reports. | CLI · Local | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Aider | Open-source terminal pair programmer that edits tracked files in a local Git repository. | CLI · Local | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Amazon Q Developer | AWS coding assistant with IDE, CLI, and GitHub agents for coding, testing, review, and transformations. | CLI · GitHub app · IDE · Hybrid | Website / Docs |
| Amp | Terminal-centric coding agent with deep codebase context, editor links, and automation-oriented SDK features. | API · CLI · Hybrid | Website / Docs |
| Augment Code | Repo-aware coding agent for editors and terminal that edits files, uses tools, and understands large codebases. | CLI · IDE · Hybrid | Website / Docs |
| ax | Local telemetry and recall graph for AI coding agents, with CLI, dashboard, MCP queries, and OTLP ingestion. | CLI · MCP · Web · Local | Repo |
| Claude Code | Anthropic coding agent for terminal workflows that can read code, edit files, run commands, and use project context. | CLI · Hybrid | Docs |
| CodeRabbit | AI code review agent for pull requests, local IDE review, and terminal-based review workflows. | CLI · GitHub app · IDE · Hybrid | Website / Docs |
| codex-profiles | Bash CLI that launches Codex CLI or Desktop with isolated CODEX_HOME profiles for account and context switching. | CLI · Local | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Factory Droid | Coding agent platform with CLI, desktop, and headless automation for code changes, review, and CI workflows. | API · CLI · Desktop · Hybrid | Website / Docs |
| Gemini CLI | Open-source terminal coding agent that uses tool calls and MCP servers to work on repository tasks. | CLI · MCP · Local | Docs / Repo |
| Junie | JetBrains coding agent for IDEs and terminal that plans, edits, tests, and reviews project changes. | CLI · IDE · Hybrid | Website / Docs / Repo |
| OpenAI Codex CLI | Local terminal coding agent from OpenAI that can inspect code, edit files, and run commands in a developer workspace. | CLI · Hybrid | Docs / Repo |
| OpenCode | Open-source AI coding agent for terminal, desktop, IDE, and GitHub repository workflows. | CLI · Desktop · GitHub app · IDE · MCP · Local | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Qwen Code | Open-source terminal coding agent optimized for Qwen models and large repository tasks. | CLI · Local | Website / Repo |
| Tree Ring Memory | Local-first Rust CLI/TUI for agent memory lifecycle with SQLite/FTS recall, audit, forgetting, and source-linked evidence. | CLI · Skill Pack · Local | Website / Docs / Repo |
IDE assistants
AI assistants embedded in editors or IDEs for coding workflows.
| Tool | Good for | Experience | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Q Developer | AWS coding assistant with IDE, CLI, and GitHub agents for coding, testing, review, and transformations. | CLI · GitHub app · IDE · Hybrid | Website / Docs |
| Augment Code | Repo-aware coding agent for editors and terminal that edits files, uses tools, and understands large codebases. | CLI · IDE · Hybrid | Website / Docs |
| Cline | Open-source coding agent for editor workflows with file edits, terminal commands, browser use, and MCP-based tool extension. | Browser · CLI · IDE · Hybrid | Docs / Repo |
| CodeRabbit | AI code review agent for pull requests, local IDE review, and terminal-based review workflows. | CLI · GitHub app · IDE · Hybrid | Website / Docs |
| Continue | Open-source AI code assistant and CLI for IDE agents, source-controlled checks, and customizable development workflows. | CLI · IDE · Hybrid | Docs / Repo |
| Cursor | AI code editor built around chat, codebase context, agents, rules, MCP, and terminal-assisted development workflows. | CLI · Desktop · IDE · Hybrid | Website / Docs |
| Gemini Code Assist | Google's coding assistant for IDEs and GitHub with agent mode, PR summaries, and code review. | GitHub app · IDE · Hosted | Website / Docs |
| GitHub Copilot | GitHub AI coding assistant for IDEs and GitHub workflows, including code suggestions, chat, and pull request support. | GitHub app · IDE · Web · Hosted | Website / Docs |
| Junie | JetBrains coding agent for IDEs and terminal that plans, edits, tests, and reviews project changes. | CLI · IDE · Hybrid | Website / Docs / Repo |
| OpenCode | Open-source AI coding agent for terminal, desktop, IDE, and GitHub repository workflows. | CLI · Desktop · GitHub app · IDE · MCP · Local | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Qodo | Code review and IDE assistant product focused on reviewing diffs, tests, and repository context. | GitHub app · IDE · Hosted | Website / Docs |
| Refact.ai | Coding agent for IDEs and enterprises that can automate coding, debugging, testing, and documentation tasks. | IDE · Web · Hybrid | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Roo Code | Open-source coding agent for VS Code and cloud agents that can code, review, and automate repository tasks. | CLI · IDE · Web · Hybrid | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Sweep | JetBrains-focused coding assistant with agent mode, repo edits, AI code review, and MCP integration. | IDE · Hybrid | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Tabby | Self-hosted AI coding assistant for teams that want private code assistance and repository-aware development. | API · IDE · Self-hosted | Website / Docs / Repo |
| Windsurf Editor | AI code editor with repo-aware agent workflows for multi-file edits and developer automation. | Desktop · Hybrid | Website / Docs |
| Zed | Code editor with built-in agent workflows, external agent support, and MCP-connected coding assistance. | Desktop · MCP · Local | Website / Docs / Repo |
Browser agents
Tools that can inspect, drive, or test browser-based developer workflows.
| Tool | Good for | Experience | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent Browser | Rust-based headless browser automation CLI designed for AI agents, wrapping Chromium control behind a simple command-line tool. | CLI | Repo |
| Agent-E | Open-source agent system focused on browser automation, offering a natural-language web automation API and local agent runtime. | Framework · Library | Repo |
| Agent-WebVoyager | Implementation showcasing an autonomous WebVoyager-style agent that navigates and extracts data from sites via visual interactions. | Framework · Library | Repo |
| Anchor Browser | Cloud-hosted browser fleet built for AI agents, providing human-like Chromium instances and deterministic browser task execution APIs. | API · Hosted | Docs |
| Browser MCP | Local MCP server and browser extension that connect AI apps to your real browser profile for automating web tasks using AI tools. | Browser · MCP · Local | Docs |
| Browser Use | Open-source Python library that lets AI agents control browsers via Playwright using natural language to navigate, extract, and automate web tasks. | API · Framework · Library · Hybrid | Website / Repo |
| Browserbase | Cloud headless browser infrastructure built for AI agents and web automation, providing scalable browser sessions with anti-detection features. | API · Hosted | Docs / Repo |
| Browserless | Hosted headless Chrome service that exposes browser automation via APIs and MCP so AI agents can scrape, capture, and audit real web pages. | API · MCP · Hosted | Website / Docs |
| BrowserPilot | Python library that offers an intelligent web browsing agent controlled by natural language commands over a ChromeDriver-driven browser. | Library | Repo |
| Charlotte MCP Server | Open-source MCP server that renders web pages into structured, token-efficient representations using headless Chromium for agents. | MCP · Self-hosted | Docs / Repo |
| Cline | Open-source coding agent for editor workflows with file edits, terminal commands, browser use, and MCP-based tool extension. | Browser · CLI · IDE · Hybrid | Docs / Repo |
| Firecrawl | Open-source web data API for AI that lets agents search, scrape, and interact with the web at scale via HTTP, SDKs, CLI, and MCP. | API · CLI · Library · MCP · Hybrid | Docs / Repo |
| Firecrawl Web Agent | Autonomous web data agent built on Firecrawl and browser-use to execute web tasks over an HTTP API for downstream applications. | API · Framework | Repo |
| HyperAgent | TypeScript SDK and CLI that layers AI commands like page.ai and executeTask on top of Playwright for intelligent browser automation. | CLI · Library | Repo |
| Komos | Hosted browser automation platform for reusable AI tasks that drive websites, call APIs, process files, and run operations workflows. | API · Browser · Web · Hybrid | Website / Docs |
| LaVague | Large Action Model f |
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