Cline (Open Source)
Autonomous coding agent for VS Code—plan/act modes, terminal execution, MCP, bring-your-own model.
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Open-source IDE agent framework; build custom AI code agents for VS Code/JetBrains.
GitHub Copilot
AI pair programmer for VS Code and Visual Studio; chat, autocompletion, and agentic tasks.
Phind
AI search + coding assistant optimized for dev questions with grounded answers and editor context.
Visual Studio IntelliCode
On-device AI completions and IntelliSense boosts for Visual Studio and VS Code.
Cline
Autonomous coding agent in VS Code that understands codebases and executes complex, multi-step changes.
Anthropic Claude Code
Agentic coding via terminal, web, and VS Code; handles large codebases with Sonnet models.