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AI Agent Code CLI¶
OpenAI Codex CLI
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Table 1:AI Agent Code CLIs Comparison
Agent CLI / Repository | Popularity (Stars) | LLM Agnostic? | Language | License | Remote API / Headless? | Dedicated Mobile App? | Primary Focus |
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OpenCode | ~192.7k ★ | Yes | TypeScript | MIT | Yes (JS/TS SDK) | Yes (OpenCode Mobile) | Full ecosystem (CLI, Desktop, Mobile, SDK) |
Pi | ~82.8k ★ | Yes | TypeScript | MIT | Yes (RPC / SDK) | No | Minimalist, extensible harness |
Goose | ~52.2k ★ | Yes | Rust / TS | Apache 2.0 | Yes (API) | No (Desktop & CLI only) | General OS execution / testing |
Aider | ~47.3k ★ | Yes (100+ via LiteLLM) | Python | Apache 2.0 | Yes ( | No | Git-integrated pair programming |
Reasonix | ~31k ★ | No (DeepSeek only) | Go / TS | MIT | Yes (JSON-RPC) | No (Desktop / VS Code only) | DeepSeek prefix-cache optimization |
Crush | ~27k ★ | Yes (Multi-model) | Go | MIT | No (Focuses on TUI) | No | Elegant TUI with LSP integration |
Plandex | ~15.6k ★ | Yes | Go | MIT | Yes (Client/Server) | No | Multi-step planning for large tasks |
Oh-My-Pi | ~11.6k ★ | Yes | Python / TS | Open Source | Unknown | No | Hash-anchored edits, subagents |
ForgeCode | ~7.5k ★ | Yes (300+ models) | Rust | Apache 2.0 | Unknown | No | Multi-model MCP-driven coding |
Pi Agent Rust | ~1.5k ★ | Yes | Rust | Open Source | Yes (HTTP Server) | No | High-perf, zero-unsafe isolation |
Codex CLI (OpenAI Official) | N/A | No* (Forks yes) | Rust | Apache 2.0 | Yes (Python SDK) | No | Enterprise proxy/sandbox workflows |
Claude Code (Anthropic) | N/A | No (Anthropic) | TypeScript | Closed | Yes (via MCP/Hooks) | Yes (Handoff via QR) | Native terminal integration w/ MCP |
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References¶
Opencode Go plan is really worth it, or just like Google’s AGY (antigravity).
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