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Awesome Cli Coding Agents

Curated directory of terminal-native AI coding agents and the harnesses that orchestrate them. Covers open-source tools (Pi, OpenCode, Aider, Goose), platform agents (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI), parallel runners, autonomous loops, and agent infrastructure.

bradAGI/awesome-cli-coding-agents
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openclaw/openclaw

The AI that really does things. Any OS. Any Platform. The lobster way. 🦞

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-04
Lists
10 list mentions
First commit
2025-11-24
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
6,309 open
Forks
81,645
Commits
87,476 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
+858 +0.2%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
+3,153 +3.7%
google-gemini/gemini-cli

An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-11
Lists
6 list mentions
First commit
2025-04-16
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
850 open
Forks
14,415
Commits
6,355 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
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No 7-day history
earendil-works/pi

AI agent toolkit: unified LLM API, agent loop, TUI, coding agent CLI

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-03
Lists
6 list mentions
First commit
2025-08-09
License
MIT
Issues
150 open
Forks
12,632
Commits
6,266 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
+2,712 +2.7%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
+440 +7.6%
ruvnet/ruflo

🌊 The original agent meta-harness. Deploy intelligent multi-player swarms, coordinate autonomous workflows, and build conversational AI systems. Features adaptive memory, self-learning intelligence, RAG integration, and native Claude Code / Codex / Hermes and many more Integrated

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-03
Lists
4 list mentions
First commit
2025-06-02
License
MIT
Issues
903 open
Forks
8,383
Commits
7,404 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
+715 +1.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
+7 +0.1%
code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent

omo/lazycodex: The coding agent for tokenmaxxers;the one and only agent harness for complex codebases. For your Codex, for your OpenCode

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-31
Lists
4 list mentions
First commit
2025-12-03
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
1,002 open
Forks
5,621
Commits
14,362 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
+57 +0.1%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
+200 +1.4%
stablyai/orca

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 VPS.

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-14
Lists
9 list mentions
First commit
2026-03-17
License
MIT
Issues
3,800 open
Forks
3,165
Commits
8,673 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
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No 7-day history
musistudio/claude-code-router

One local control plane for every AI agent: route across models, fuse new capabilities, orchestrate tools, and stay fully in control.

Updated
2026-08-03
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2025-02-25
License
MIT
Issues
1,049 open
Forks
3,045
Commits
753 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
iOfficeAI/AionUi

Open-source 24/7 Cowork app for OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and 20+ more CLI Agent | Customize your assistants | Team them up|Star if you like it!

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-28
Lists
5 list mentions
First commit
2025-08-07
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
865 open
Forks
3,331
Commits
5,981 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%
nanocoai/nanoclaw

A lightweight alternative to OpenClaw that runs in containers for security. Connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Gmail and other messaging apps,, has memory, scheduled jobs, and runs directly on Anthropic's Agents SDK

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-02
Lists
4 list mentions
First commit
2026-01-31
License
MIT
Issues
1,076 open
Forks
12,853
Commits
2,729 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
+35 +0.1%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
+13 +0.5%
Kilo-Org/kilocode

Kilo is the all-in-one agentic engineering platform. Build, ship, and iterate faster with the most popular open source coding agent.

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-03
Lists
5 list mentions
First commit
2025-03-21
License
MIT
Issues
557 open
Forks
3,117
Commits
30,458 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
+107 +0.4%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
+415 +1.4%
can1357/oh-my-pi

⌥ AI Coding agent for the terminal — hash-anchored edits, optimized tool harness, LSP, Python, browser, subagents, and more

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-12
Lists
6 list mentions
First commit
2025-08-09
License
MIT
Issues
1,305 open
Forks
2,277
Commits
17,739 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
NVIDIA/NemoClaw

Run agents like Hermes, LangChain Deep Agents, and OpenClaw more securely inside NVIDIA OpenShell with managed inference

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-04
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2026-03-14
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
610 open
Forks
3,064
Commits
5,328 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%
superset-sh/superset

Code Editor for the AI Agents Era - Run an army of Claude Code, Codex, etc. on your machine

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-03
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2025-10-21
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
489 open
Forks
1,153
Commits
3,348 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
lidge-jun/opencodex

Universal provider proxy for OpenAI Codex & Claude Code — use any LLM (Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Ollama…) with Codex CLI, App, SDK, and Claude Code

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-14
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2026-06-18
License
MIT
Issues
121 open
Forks
731
Commits
5,953 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
paoloanzn/free-code

The free build of Claude Code. All telemetry removed, security-prompt guardrails stripped, all experimental features enabled.

Archived AI dev
Stack
Updated
2026-04-01
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1 list mention
First commit
Unknown
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Unknown
Issues
20 open
Forks
1,991
Commits
49 commits
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No 7-day history
openai/codex-security

OpenAI's Codex Security CLI and TypeScript SDK for finding, validating, and fixing security vulnerabilities. npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex-security

Updated
2026-08-03
Lists
4 list mentions
First commit
2026-07-15
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
112 open
Forks
562
Commits
160 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
generalaction/emdash

Emdash is the Open-Source Agentic Development Environment (🧡 YC W26). Run multiple coding agents in parallel. Use any provider.

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-16
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2025-09-12
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
205 open
Forks
560
Commits
9,608 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
stravu/crystal

(Crystal is now Nimbalyst) Run multiple Codex and Claude Code AI sessions in parallel git worktrees. Test, compare approaches & manage AI-assisted development workflows in one desktop app.

AI dev
Updated
2026-02-26
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2025-06-12
License
MIT
Issues
69 open
Forks
195
Commits
672 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
letta-ai/letta-code

Stateful agents that are like people, with memory, identity, and the ability to learn and adapt

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-03
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2025-10-25
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
210 open
Forks
347
Commits
2,970 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
onecli/onecli

Open-source credential gateway with a built-in vault. give your AI agents access to services without exposing keys.

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-29
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2026-03-08
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
98 open
Forks
170
Commits
317 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
moazbuilds/CodeMachine-CLI

CodeMachine is an open-source tool that orchestrates AI coding agents into repeatable, long-running workflows. ⚡️

Updated
2026-02-25
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2025-09-28
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
9 open
Forks
237
Commits
882 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%
semanser/codel

✨ Fully autonomous AI Agent that can perform complicated tasks and projects using terminal, browser, and editor.

Updated
2024-04-29
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2024-03-18
License
AGPL-3.0
Issues
28 open
Forks
203
Commits
191 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Nano-Collective/nanocoder

An open coding agent for your terminal, built by a community collective rather than a company. Bring your own model, keep your code on your machine, and owe nothing to anyone.

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-03
Lists
5 list mentions
First commit
2025-07-31
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
26 open
Forks
235
Commits
2,671 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
AtomicBot-ai/atomic-agent

Local First Ai Agent. Optimized for Local Ai models. Long context window. Proper tools callings. Runs privately on your device.

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-11
Lists
6 list mentions
First commit
2026-04-21
License
MIT
Issues
24 open
Forks
202
Commits
367 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
777genius/agent-teams-ai

You're the boss, agents are your team. They handle tasks on their own, message each other, and review each other's work. You just watch the kanban board and give high-level commands. Codex/Claude/OpenCode/Cursor/Grok/GitHub Copilot/Kiro/Z.AI/MiniMax/Kimi(200+ models, 75+ LLM providers, free models no auth). Build your AI company with multiple teams

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-08
Lists
6 list mentions
First commit
2026-02-11
License
AGPL-3.0
Issues
16 open
Forks
325
Commits
4,402 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
neovateai/neovate-code

Neovate Code is a code agent to enhance your development. You can use it to generate code, fix bugs, review code, add tests, and more. You can run it in interactive mode or headless mode.

AI dev
Updated
2026-03-24
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2025-03-11
License
MIT
Issues
56 open
Forks
153
Commits
1,531 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Orkas-AI/Orkas

Open-source multi-agent AI desktop client — build and command your AI agent team through conversation. A commander LLM dispatches sub-agents in parallel or in series; agents self-evolve via reflection and skill crystallization. Local-first, BYO LLM keys (Claude · OpenAI · Gemini · DeepSeek · Kimi · GLM · Qwen). macOS / Windows / Linux.

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-12
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2026-04-29
License
MIT
Issues
13 open
Forks
53
Commits
364 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
aeonfun/aeon

The most autonomous AI agent framework: runs unattended on GitHub Actions, self-healing skills, drives Claude Code, Grok, Codex & more. No approval loops. Configure once, forget forever.

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-04
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2026-03-04
License
MIT
Issues
1 open
Forks
255
Commits
1,266 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
+13 +1.9%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
+39 +3.2%
truffle-ai/dexto

Agent harness and tookit for building AI agents and agentic applications. CLI and SDKs included

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-18
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2025-03-24
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
69 open
Forks
78
Commits
652 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
-2 -0.3%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%