AI Tools Directory

A curated directory of AI tools for developers — coding assistants, app builders, MCP servers and more. Every listing has an honest write-up: who it is for, what it costs, and where it falls short.

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AI Coding Assistants

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AI Coding Assistants

A VS Code-based editor with AI built into every surface, from tab completion to multi-file agents.

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Claude Code

AI Coding Assistants

Anthropic’s agentic coding tool: give it a task and it plans, edits across files, runs commands and reports back.

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Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

AI Coding Assistants

The new name for Windsurf: Cognition’s AI IDE, built around a command center for local and cloud coding agents.

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GitHub Copilot

AI Coding Assistants

GitHub’s AI assistant for the editor you already use, with inline completions, chat and agent mode.

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OpenAI Codex

AI Coding Assistants

OpenAI’s coding agent, available in ChatGPT, your editor, the terminal and the cloud, and included with paid ChatGPT plans.

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Gemini CLI

AI Coding Assistants

Google’s open-source terminal agent that brings Gemini into the command line, with a free tier.

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Cline

AI Coding Assistants

An open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal that works with the model provider of your choice.

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Aider

AI Coding Assistants

Open-source AI pair programming in your terminal, with automatic git commits and a map of your whole codebase.

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OpenCode

AI Coding Assistants

An open-source coding agent for the terminal, a desktop app or your IDE, with support for any LLM provider.

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Kilo Code

AI Coding Assistants

An MIT-licensed coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the CLI, with 500+ models and no markup on inference.

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App Builders

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MCP Servers

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