Open source · TypeScript
Best TypeScript coding agents
The open-source coding agents written in TypeScript, from the Agent Search Engine index — ranked by real maintained adoption (GitHub stars and recent commit activity), never by sponsorship. Every project here is TypeScript-first, self-hostable, and free to run; the trade-off is you host and maintain it yourself. Right now it's led by gemini-cli (107k stars), with vibesdk and MonkeyCode close behind. Rankings shift as projects gain stars and ship commits.
gemini-cliAn open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.TypeScript · 107k stars · Apache-2.0 · Aug 2026TypeScript · 107k stars · Apache-2.0vibesdkAn open-source vibe coding platform that helps you build your own vibe-coding platform, built entirely on Cloudflare stackTypeScript · 5.3k stars · MIT · Aug 2026TypeScript · 5.3k stars · MITMonkeyCodeAI coding platform for teamsTypeScript · 4.4k stars · AGPL-3.0 · Aug 2026TypeScript · 4.4k stars · AGPL-3.0grok-cliAn open-source coding agent for the Grok APITypeScript · 3.4k stars · MIT · Jul 2026TypeScript · 3.4k stars · MITORG2Open-source Cursor-style agent IDE — but built for reviewability and control. Built-in rust harness; supports 10+ CLIs.TypeScript · 2.7k stars · AGPL-3.0 · Aug 2026TypeScript · 2.7k stars · AGPL-3.0little-coderA harness optimized to smaller LLMsTypeScript · 2.4k stars · Apache-2.0 · Aug 2026TypeScript · 2.4k stars · Apache-2.0open-coworkOpen-source AI agent desktop app for Windows & macOS. One-click install Claude Code, MCP tools, and Skills — with sandbox isolation, multi-model support, and Feishu/Slack integration.TypeScript · 2.0k stars · MIT · Aug 2026TypeScript · 2.0k stars · MITcli-continuesresume any AI coding session in another tool — Claude Code, Copilot, Gemini, Codex, CursorTypeScript · 1.4k stars · MIT · May 2026TypeScript · 1.4k stars · MIT10x10x - Up to 20x faster AI coding with multi-step Superpowers. Open-source agent with smart model routing, BYOK, fully self-hosted.TypeScript · 1.4k stars · MIT · Jan 2026TypeScript · 1.4k stars · MITdao-codeOpen-source TypeScript terminal coding agent for DeepSeek-V4 — builds on DeepSeek's strong price-performance and ultra-cheap cache pricing, engineering byte-stable prefixes and cache-reusing forks soTypeScript · 1.3k stars · MIT · Aug 2026TypeScript · 1.3k stars · MITai-maestroAI Agent Orchestrator with Skills System - Give AI Agents superpowers: memory search, code graph queries, agent-to-agent messaging. Manage Claude, Codex or any AI Agent from one dashboard.TypeScript · 748 stars · MIT · Aug 2026TypeScript · 748 stars · MITAsyncIDE, A native-feeling AI coding workspace that blends chat, planning, agent execution, and project navigation into a unified desktop experience.TypeScript · 475 stars · Apache-2.0 · May 2026TypeScript · 475 stars · Apache-2.0
Frequently asked
- What are the best TypeScript coding agents?
- The TypeScript projects listed below, ranked by maintained adoption — GitHub stars plus recent commit activity — so you see what's genuinely used and still maintained, not abandoned.
- Are these TypeScript coding agents open source and free?
- Yes — every project on this page is open source and written primarily in TypeScript. The software is free to run and self-host; you still pay for the infrastructure you run it on and any model or API usage it makes.
- Why choose TypeScript coding agents specifically?
- Staying in your team's primary language — TypeScript — makes self-hosting, extending, and debugging far easier, because you can read and modify the source directly instead of treating it as a black box.