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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.

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01gemini-cliAgentAn open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.TypeScript · 106k stars · Apache-2.0 · Jul 202602vibesdkPlatformAn open-source vibe coding platform that helps you build your own vibe-coding platform, built entirely on Cloudflare stackTypeScript · 5.1k stars · MIT · Jul 202603MonkeyCodePlatformAI coding platform for teamsTypeScript · 3.5k stars · AGPL-3.0 · Jul 202604grok-cliAgentAn open-source coding agent for the Grok APITypeScript · 3.2k stars · MIT · Jul 202605open-coworkAgentOpen-source AI agent desktop app for Windows & macOS. One-click install Claude Code, MCP tools, and Skills — with sandbox isolation, multi-…TypeScript · 1.7k stars · MIT · Jun 202606little-coderAgentA harness optimized to smaller LLMsTypeScript · 1.7k stars · Apache-2.0 · Jun 202607ORG2AgentOpen-source Cursor-style agent IDE — but built for reviewability and control. Built-in rust harness; supports 10+ CLIs.TypeScript · 1.4k stars · AGPL-3.0 · Jul 20260810xAgent10x - 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 202609cli-continuesSDK / libraryresume any AI coding session in another tool — Claude Code, Copilot, Gemini, Codex, CursorTypeScript · 1.3k stars · MIT · May 202610dao-codeAgentOpen-source TypeScript terminal coding agent for DeepSeek-V4 — builds on DeepSeek's strong price-performance and ultra-cheap cache pricing,…TypeScript · 1.3k stars · MIT · Jul 202611ai-maestroFrameworkAI Agent Orchestrator with Skills System - Give AI Agents superpowers: memory search, code graph queries, agent-to-agent messaging. Manage…TypeScript · 721 stars · MIT · Jun 202612AsyncAgentIDE, A native-feeling AI coding workspace that blends chat, planning, agent execution, and project navigation into a unified desktop experi…TypeScript · 481 stars · Apache-2.0 · May 2026

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.