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In related news, I'm open to suggestions for coding agent harnesses.

by PUSH_AX 3mo ago

Klathmon 3mo ago
I've been pretty damn happy with codex and vscode. Between the codex app, cli, and vscode extension there are options for most ways of working
- jofzar 3mo ago
  Been very impressed by the codex app tbh
- heisgone 3mo ago
  Codex UI is great. It just make sense for an AI tool.
mackenney 3mo ago
Happy pi.dev user here, give it a try! I would say that's kind of the "vim experience" but for harnesses: has the minimum, if you want something more you extend it :)
- mkj 3mo ago
  I'm wondering who's going to buy pi! (Edit sorry forgetting names, I mean who's going to buy Earendil). Good luck to Armin, he's done some good stuff.
  - uaksom 3mo ago
    Earendil did! https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/5/24/pi-oss/ https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/5/24/pi-oss/
    - dakolli 3mo ago
      That sounds like a Thiel funded project, given the Tolkien name.. If so, I won't ever be using Pi. edit: From first glance, it doesn't look like it. But I basically don't trust any tech company that takes to Tolkien naming conventions.
      - bix6 3mo ago
        https://mariozechner.at/posts/2026-04-08-ive-sold-out/ https://mariozechner.at/posts/2026-04-08-ive-sold-out/ Sounds like it is not related
      - Sammi 3mo ago
        The Earendil guys are European and very sane. Zero sf vibes from them.
- iamsaitam 3mo ago
  Saying it gives "the minimum" is generous, it's pretty much useless out of the box. And did I say slow as well? I think pi is great if you're into spending your time managing your harness rather than using it. In that regard, it's more like neovim.
  - serf 3mo ago
    > .. if you're into spending your time managing your harness .. as is always the answer when this comes up about anything agent related : save yourself the time and have the agent do it. Don't spend hours on something you don't want to do that it can - that's the point here.
_pdp_ 3mo ago
Since you've asked, I am working on one but it is super early days so I am just posting it here for feedback. https://zot.im https://zot.im The idea is to make it fully autonomous so it is not really something that is meant to be constantly prompted and it is unlikely to fit most workflows but the idea is to make something that fits the future - not the present.
syngrog66 3mo ago
vim
oneshtein 3mo ago
https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi
dizhn 3mo ago
Paseo with opencode backing.
agentcooper 3mo ago
At Poolside we have pool (https://github.com/poolsideai/pool https://github.com/poolsideai/pool), it runs in a terminal and you can use it with any Agent Client Protocol compatible agent (https://agentclientprotocol.com/get-started/agents https://agentclientprotocol.com/get-started/agents).
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higginsniggins 3mo ago
Theres several open source options you can use. The highest github stars one is called `zed` another one i've heard about is `Cline` theirs also a few that yc backed ones: `Void` `Continue` `PearAI` For what its worth the non yc ones have way more github stars but im sure the yc ones are good too. I think `Continue` is the biggest yc one.
- rcleveng 3mo ago
  and PearAI was just a fork of Continue with not much changed other than the license and removing the words continue. Also OpenCode and Kilo seem popular as well.
- samtp 3mo ago
  I've used Cline for a year now and very happy with it. Fits my workflow really well
- cornhole 3mo ago
  continue is eol after being acquired by cursor/spacex https://www.continue.dev/ https://www.continue.dev/
deadbabe 3mo ago
pi is for real engineers
skybrian 3mo ago
If you're open to using remote Linux VM's and a web-based interface, I quite like exe.dev and Shelley.
yoyohello13 3mo ago
Nvim + Claude code. Or zed. Honestly basically every ide is adding agent harness features as their primary focus right now. Just throw a rock and you’ll hit something that will work for you. You can even just use emacs and have ai build harness features for you.
jacobgold 3mo ago
I'm very curious what coding agent interfaces other HN users are using. I run a bunch of Claude / Codex TUIs + vim in terminal tabs on i3 workspaces on Linux whch I know isn't the most common.
DesiLurker 3mo ago
I am seriously thinking about adapting Kate with a fully opensource ai harness. it should be good enough for mac and linux for most devs. it already supports lsp server & has a established plugin infra so it should not really be any blockers. anybody wanna collab? this class of spyware pretending to be ide makes me sick.

In related news, I'm open to suggestions for coding agent harnesses.

by PUSH_AX 3mo ago

In related news, I'm open to suggestions for coding agent harnesses.

I've been pretty damn happy with codex and vscode. Between the codex app, cli, and vscode extension there are options for most ways of working

jofzar 3mo ago
Been very impressed by the codex app tbh
heisgone 3mo ago
Codex UI is great. It just make sense for an AI tool.

mackenney 3mo ago

Happy pi.dev user here, give it a try! I would say that's kind of the "vim experience" but for harnesses: has the minimum, if you want something more you extend it :)

mkj 3mo ago
I'm wondering who's going to buy pi! (Edit sorry forgetting names, I mean who's going to buy Earendil). Good luck to Armin, he's done some good stuff.
- uaksom 3mo ago
  Earendil did! https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/5/24/pi-oss/ https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/5/24/pi-oss/
  - dakolli 3mo ago
    That sounds like a Thiel funded project, given the Tolkien name.. If so, I won't ever be using Pi. edit: From first glance, it doesn't look like it. But I basically don't trust any tech company that takes to Tolkien naming conventions.
    - bix6 3mo ago
      https://mariozechner.at/posts/2026-04-08-ive-sold-out/ https://mariozechner.at/posts/2026-04-08-ive-sold-out/ Sounds like it is not related
    - Sammi 3mo ago
      The Earendil guys are European and very sane. Zero sf vibes from them.
iamsaitam 3mo ago
Saying it gives "the minimum" is generous, it's pretty much useless out of the box. And did I say slow as well? I think pi is great if you're into spending your time managing your harness rather than using it. In that regard, it's more like neovim.
- serf 3mo ago
  > .. if you're into spending your time managing your harness .. as is always the answer when this comes up about anything agent related : save yourself the time and have the agent do it. Don't spend hours on something you don't want to do that it can - that's the point here.

_pdp_ 3mo ago

Since you've asked, I am working on one but it is super early days so I am just posting it here for feedback. https://zot.im https://zot.im The idea is to make it fully autonomous so it is not really something that is meant to be constantly prompted and it is unlikely to fit most workflows but the idea is to make something that fits the future - not the present.

syngrog66 3mo ago

vim

oneshtein 3mo ago

https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi

dizhn 3mo ago

Paseo with opencode backing.

agentcooper 3mo ago

At Poolside we have pool (https://github.com/poolsideai/pool https://github.com/poolsideai/pool), it runs in a terminal and you can use it with any Agent Client Protocol compatible agent (https://agentclientprotocol.com/get-started/agents https://agentclientprotocol.com/get-started/agents).

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higginsniggins 3mo ago

Theres several open source options you can use. The highest github stars one is called `zed` another one i've heard about is `Cline` theirs also a few that yc backed ones: `Void` `Continue` `PearAI` For what its worth the non yc ones have way more github stars but im sure the yc ones are good too. I think `Continue` is the biggest yc one.

rcleveng 3mo ago
and PearAI was just a fork of Continue with not much changed other than the license and removing the words continue. Also OpenCode and Kilo seem popular as well.
samtp 3mo ago
I've used Cline for a year now and very happy with it. Fits my workflow really well
cornhole 3mo ago
continue is eol after being acquired by cursor/spacex https://www.continue.dev/ https://www.continue.dev/

deadbabe 3mo ago

pi is for real engineers

skybrian 3mo ago

If you're open to using remote Linux VM's and a web-based interface, I quite like exe.dev and Shelley.

yoyohello13 3mo ago

Nvim + Claude code. Or zed. Honestly basically every ide is adding agent harness features as their primary focus right now. Just throw a rock and you’ll hit something that will work for you. You can even just use emacs and have ai build harness features for you.

jacobgold 3mo ago

I'm very curious what coding agent interfaces other HN users are using. I run a bunch of Claude / Codex TUIs + vim in terminal tabs on i3 workspaces on Linux whch I know isn't the most common.

DesiLurker 3mo ago

I am seriously thinking about adapting Kate with a fully opensource ai harness. it should be good enough for mac and linux for most devs. it already supports lsp server & has a established plugin infra so it should not really be any blockers. anybody wanna collab? this class of spyware pretending to be ide makes me sick.