Kimi Code CLI

Kilo Code is an open-source AI coding agent and agentic engineering platform from Kilo, available as extensions for VS Code and JetBrains, a command-line interface, and cloud services. It can generate and edit code across multiple files, provide inline autocomplete, run terminal commands and control a browser, and act as an external coding harness for cross-harness model testing. The platform includes Code, Plan, Ask, Debug, and Review agents, supports custom agents, allows model switching during a task, and uses self-checking to review and correct its work. It also provides MCP server discovery, autonomous CI/CD execution, cloud agents, and automated pull-request code reviews.

Klaat Code is an open-source, terminal-native AI coding agent from KlaatAI. It reads and edits project files, runs shell commands, performs type checks after edits, and asks for permission before risky operations. It supports planning, sub-agents, MCP, hooks, and skills, and indexes projects into a code knowledge graph containing symbols, callers, callees, and semantic-search data for targeted exploration. Its hosted Klaatu-o1 router classifies each request and dispatches it across six model-cost tiers—nano, fast, code, reason, heavy, and titan—rather than using one model for every task. The CLI is a thin client to this service; the repository states that routing decisions, model health tracking, pricing, and the code-graph index run server-side. It supports providers and models including Claude, GPT, Gemini, and DeepSeek, and can be installed with npm.

Cline is an open-source AI coding agent developed by Cline Bot Inc. It is available as a CLI assistant, VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin, native macOS and Windows desktop app, and SDK. Cline reads project structure, edits files across a codebase, runs terminal commands, observes build and test output, and can correct issues such as missing imports, type mismatches, syntax errors, and failed tests. Its Plan and Act modes separate codebase exploration and planning from execution; edits and commands can require human approval, with checkpoints for reviewing or reverting changes. The CLI supports interactive and headless operation for scripting and CI/CD, while the SDK exposes the shared agent engine for custom tools, plugins, lifecycle hooks, multi-agent teams, scheduled agents, connectors, and MCP servers. The project supports models from multiple providers and OpenAI-compatible endpoints, including local-model runtimes, and can connect agent sessions to messaging platforms such as Telegram, Slack, Discord, Google Chat, WhatsApp, and Linear. It is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license.

Claude Code is Anthropic's agentic coding tool for the terminal, IDEs, and GitHub. It uses natural-language commands to understand a codebase, create and read files, execute commands, run tests, explain code, manage Git workflows, and handle routine development tasks. It can also load persistent project context, run custom slash commands, use plugins with custom commands and agents, and operate with configurable autonomy while leaving actions such as final pull-request merging to a human. The official repository documents installation for macOS, Linux, and Windows, and identifies npm installation as deprecated.

Z.ai's coding agent harness and AI programming workspace, offered through a desktop application, browser interface, and terminal agent. Its repository contains the client, backend services, shared React UI, Agent CLI, and runtime; the desktop client uses Electron, while the web and server components communicate through HTTP and WebSocket services. It supports remote project connections over SSH and WSL. The standalone command-line distribution combines a terminal UI, web server, and agent, and can run locally without Electron; the same command starts either the terminal interface or a browser-accessible web interface.