AI tools for VS Code extension

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Featured

Coding · Claude / GPT (configurable)

9.5

AI-first VS Code fork — chat, edit, and agentic coding in one IDE.

GitHub Copilot

Featured

Coding · GPT / Claude / OpenAI o-series (configurable)

9.1

The original AI pair programmer, now with chat and agents.

Cline

Coding · Model-agnostic: Claude (Anthropic), GPT (OpenAI), Gemini (Google), DeepSeek, Grok, Mistral, Cerebras, plus local Ollama/LM Studio

8.7

Open-source agentic coding assistant that plans, edits, and runs code inside your IDE

Codeium

Coding · Proprietary + frontier models in Windsurf

8.3

Free, fast AI autocomplete + chat across 70+ editors.

Claude Code

Coding · Claude (Opus / Sonnet / Haiku)

8.2

Anthropic's agentic coding tool that reads, edits, and ships code from the terminal, IDE, or web.

Daytona

Agents

8.2

Secure, isolated sandboxes for running AI-generated code with sub-90ms cold starts.

Trae

Coding · Multi-model

8.2

ByteDance's AI-native IDE built as a Cursor-style VS Code fork with agent and cloud-task workflows.

Optuna

Fine-tuning

8.1

Open-source Python framework for automated hyperparameter optimization across any ML stack.

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Coding · BYO (any OpenAI-compatible API + Ollama for local)

7.9

Open-source, self-hostable VS Code/JetBrains AI assistant.

DVC

Coding

7.9

Git-style version control for datasets, ML models, and experiment pipelines.

Model Context Protocol

Agents · Model-agnostic

7.4

Open standard that lets AI apps plug into data sources, tools, and workflows like USB-C for LLMs.

DeerFlow

Agents · Multi-model (Doubao, DeepSeek, OpenAI, Gemini)

7.2

Open-source multi-agent framework from ByteDance for long-running research, coding, and content tasks.

Inspect AI

Evaluation · Multi-model

7.2

Open-source LLM evaluation framework from the UK AI Security Institute with 200+ built-in benchmarks.

Kilo Code

Coding · Multi-model (500+ via BYO keys or routing)

7.2

Open-source agentic coding assistant for VS Code, JetBrains, and the terminal with bring-your-own-key routing across 500+ models.

Pieces

Coding · Multi-model (BYO OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama)

7.2

On-device long-term memory layer that feeds your last nine months of work context into any LLM or IDE assistant.

Qodo (formerly CodiumAI)

Coding · Multi-model (Claude, GPT, Gemini, NVIDIA)

7.2

AI code review and test generation platform that plugs into IDEs, pull requests, and CLI with deep multi-repo context.

Runcell

Coding · Multi-model (GPT, Claude, Gemini)

7.1

Jupyter-native AI agent built for multi-week ML and data science projects.

Serena

Agents · Bring your own (Claude, GPT, etc.)

7.1

Open-source MCP toolkit that gives coding agents IDE-grade symbol search, refactoring, and editing across 40+ languages.

Amazon Q Developer

Coding · Multi-model (Amazon proprietary + partners)

7.0

AWS's in-IDE coding assistant and agent, formerly CodeWhisperer, tuned for cloud-heavy workflows.

Framelink

Coding · Multi-model (BYO agent: Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code, etc.)

7.0

Open-source MCP server that pipes Figma designs into AI coding agents as structured, low-noise context.

Phind

Coding · Phind-70B / Phind-405B plus GPT and Claude models on Pro

7.0

AI answer engine for developers that cites sources and writes working code.

Agent Skills

Agents · Model-agnostic

6.9

Open format for packaging procedural knowledge and workflows that AI coding agents load on demand.

GoCodeo

Coding · Multi-model (Claude 3.5/3.7, Gemini 2.5 Pro, GPT-4o, o3-mini, DeepSeek-R1)

6.9

VS Code agent that builds, tests, and debugs full-stack apps across 25+ frameworks with multiple frontier LLMs.

Superset

Agents · Multi-model

6.8

Desktop code editor that orchestrates many AI coding agents in parallel using isolated Git worktrees.

Velda

Fine-tuning

6.7

Serverless GPU orchestration that runs AI training and batch jobs without Docker or Kubernetes.