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AI models & agents

AI coding harnesses and CLI agents

30 coding harnesses and CLI agents, including Capstan CLI. Compare the agent loop, usability, tool control and real project work, independently of the underlying model.

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Capstan CLIOpen project ↗
Codex CLI
Claude Code
OpenCode
Pi coding agent
Oh My Pi
Hermes Agent
Aider
goose
Gemini CLI
Qwen Code
Kimi Code CLI
Cline CLI
Kilo CLI
Crush
Amp
Factory Droid
Cursor CLI
GitHub Copilot CLI
Mistral Vibe
Kiro CLI
OpenHands CLI
SWE-agent
mini-SWE-agent
ForgeCode
Plandex
DeepSeek Harness
Qoder CLI
Junie CLI
Continue CLI

Collection snapshot: 2026-10-25. This is a starting collection, not a finished ranking. Choose your own comparison criterion.

Sources and collection
  • https://github.com/theStrangeAdventurer/capstan

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