Aider
Terminal-based AI pair programming tool that edits codebases with many LLM providers.
Apache-2.0 runs locally in the terminal
AI Agent Platforms / Open-source coding agents
Open-source coding agents
Coding agents read a codebase, edit files, run commands and tests, and iterate until a software task is done. This page lists the open-source coding agents in this directory, with the license and hosting model for each. There are 5 in this directory.
What to look for
- Where it runs: terminal, IDE extension, or a self-hosted platform
- Which model providers it supports, including local models
- Sandboxing and how it isolates command execution
- Multi-file edits and how it navigates a large codebase
- Cost control, since coding tasks can use many tokens
Platforms
Cline
Autonomous coding agent available as an IDE extension, CLI, and SDK.
Apache-2.0 runs locally in the IDE or terminal
Goose
Extensible open-source AI agent from Block that runs locally as a CLI or desktop app.
Apache-2.0 runs locally
Open Interpreter
Coding agent optimized for low-cost models that emulates multiple agent harnesses.
Apache-2.0 runs locally
OpenHands
Self-hosted control center that runs coding agents locally, in Docker, VMs, or the cloud.
MIT self-hosted; vendor cloud available
Common questions
Do coding agents work with any language model?
Most support several providers, and some are tuned for low-cost or local models. Each platform page lists the documented model support.
Other categories
Open-source AI coworkers and teammatesOpen-source agent builders and frameworksOpen-source and self-hostable workflow automation platformsOpen-source browser agents
See also the guide to choosing a platform and the full landscape and market map.