# How the interface shows work, and what the user can configure (`ui.display_settings`)

Feedback Bench, coding agents, built 2026-10-19, window 2026-08-31 to 2026-10-18. Web page: https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/#/criterion/ui.display_settings

Area: [Interface and sessions](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/interface.md)

**Definition.** How the CLI, TUI, IDE panel or app shows the agent's activity (tool calls, diffs, logs, subagent progress, scrolling, fonts, layout) and which settings, keybindings, themes and presets the user can change.

**Boundary.** Not this: see [Usage meter visibility and accuracy](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.usage_meter.md) for usage displays. Not this: see [Saving, switching, resuming and rewinding sessions](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/ui.session_history.md) for saving and resuming sessions. Not this: see [Reasoning effort setting and its defaults](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.effort_control.md) for reasoning-effort settings.

Rated user-weeks, all agents: 3749. Complaint share: 66%.

## The brief

Written by large language models from this page's numbers and the posts it quotes, then checked: every number in the text is in the build. Interpretation, not measurement.

Claude Code is best at showing its work. Its users say they can follow what the agent is doing, with a task outline and progress they can keep track of, and they like the look of the desktop app. This is the 8th most rated of 63 criteria, and most of what users say about it is complaint: 66.0% of rated user-weeks. OpenAI Codex ranks low, 11th of 12, and its users write 33% of the category's complaints here. Google Antigravity is last.

### What separates the best from the rest

Users of the leading agents describe interfaces that are clean and easy to read. They mention a visible plan of the agent's tasks, a terminal interface they call gorgeous or minimal, screen reader support and tabs for separate work. Users of the trailing agents describe updates that bury or remove controls they used, thinking steps replaced by a bare status, long lines cut off and a layout they find hard to understand. Zed users raise this often: it is 22.1% of what they rate, against 6.1% for other agents.

- **Ranks high**: [Claude Code](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/claude-code.md), [Devin](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/devin.md), [OpenCode](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/opencode.md), [Pi](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/pi.md), [Factory](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/factory.md), [Conductor](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/conductor.md)
  - Claude Code, 2026-10-17, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “so much better. thank you anthropic. when you had dozens of task chips, you couldn’t keep track of which parents were managing which chips. problem solved.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x8i7nf/task_chip_management_is/)
  - Pi, 2026-10-16, @pidotdev (X): “i'm impressed with @pidotdev it's the second terminal-based harness i see implementing good accessibility for screen readers. i've tried @opencode and the accessibility is bad unfortunately. i used the web version, it works well. @thdxr please improve the tui accessibility.” [source](https://twitter.com/1988730539722043392/status/2111135168748511362)
- **Ranks low**: [Amp](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/amp.md), [Zed](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/zed.md), [GitHub Copilot](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/copilot.md), [OpenAI Codex](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/codex.md), [Google Antigravity](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/antigravity.md)
  - OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-17, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@thsottiaux one of the main issues that i'm seeing right now, is you have an extremely disconnected experience across the entire codex app. these tools are all good in their own right but the ui and presentation are still very hard to understand fully.” [source](https://twitter.com/230008143/status/2111294081137852768)
  - GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-16, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “its also just become more opaque than before. earlier it would show the thinking steps which were very useful for me. now it just shows "thinking".” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x7f8pf/copilot_is_slow_and_doing_a_terrible_job_today/ph44lz4/)

## How it breaks

Rule: A separate pass sorts complaints into failure modes. For each criterion with at least 30 complaining user-weeks, a large language model reads 150 complaint posts drawn at random and names 4 to 8 failure modes; a second large language model then puts every complaint post on that criterion in one mode, or in Other when it fits none. Modes are fixed once named, and new posts are sorted into them each week. A mode counts distinct user-weeks with a complaint in it, per agent; across agents, one user-week per agent. Modes do not change the labels or the Feedback Score. Examples: up to 3 posts per mode from different users, chosen and checked as receipts are.

The largest failure mode is a cluttered layout, where sidebars, thread lists and menus make work hard to find. It accounts for 21% of complaining user-weeks. OpenAI Codex has the most complaints in every mode but one. Broken text selection and copy is the most concentrated mode, and OpenAI Codex holds 47% of it. Claude Code leads the exception, features removed or broken by updates, with 31%. Zed holds 25% of complaints about fonts and themes.

2506 complaining user-weeks.

| Failure mode | User-weeks | Posts | Agents (user-weeks) | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluttered or disorienting layout and navigation | 514 | 550 | OpenAI Codex 173, Claude Code 87, OpenCode 69, Google Antigravity 41, Cursor 33, Zed 33, Amp 30, Devin 13, Pi 13, Factory 6, Conductor 5, GitHub Copilot 4, Warp 4, Cline 3 | Sidebars, thread lists, panes, menus and screens are badly organized, waste space, duplicate entries, can't be split side by side, or make it hard to find threads, projects and older messages; missing settings and visual styling problems are out. |
| Agent activity and reasoning hidden from view | 406 | 421 | OpenAI Codex 141, Claude Code 108, Google Antigravity 39, Cursor 33, OpenCode 30, Amp 15, GitHub Copilot 12, Pi 9, Devin 8, Zed 6, Conductor 2, Factory 2, Cline 1 | The interface collapses, summarizes or leaves out what the agent is doing (tool calls, commands, reasoning, progress, time estimates, thread status) so the user can't follow or check the work; this covers misleading status labels such as 'blocked' or 'completed', but not general layout clutter. |
| Removed or regressed UI features after updates | 387 | 405 | Claude Code 120, OpenAI Codex 108, OpenCode 49, Google Antigravity 25, Cursor 19, Amp 16, Zed 13, Conductor 10, GitHub Copilot 10, Devin 5, Cline 4, Pi 3, Warp 3, Factory 2 | An update removes or breaks a UI capability users relied on, such as buttons, tabs, sidebar actions, a visual editor, filters, or commands that work in one pane but not another; new feature requests with no earlier version are out. |
| Rendering glitches, flicker and laggy scrolling | 329 | 343 | OpenAI Codex 114, Google Antigravity 38, Claude Code 36, OpenCode 34, Zed 31, Pi 25, Cursor 23, Amp 9, GitHub Copilot 6, Kiro 4, Factory 3, Cline 2, Conductor 2, Devin 1, Warp 1 | The UI draws content wrongly or performs poorly: flickering animations, scroll hijacking, slow scrolling or menus, jumping viewports or input boxes, broken markdown, RTL or mobile rendering, and wrong labels shown; missing features are out. |
| Settings that don't save or apply | 277 | 284 | OpenAI Codex 83, Claude Code 48, Cursor 42, OpenCode 29, Google Antigravity 23, Amp 17, Zed 16, GitHub Copilot 5, Pi 5, Devin 3, Conductor 2, Factory 2, Cline 1, Kiro 1 | Configuration options fail to save, don't take effect, become unreachable, or disappear on some surfaces such as web, mobile or IDE, so the user's choices aren't honoured; requests for settings that never existed are out. |
| Insufficient font, theme and accessibility customization | 165 | 173 | OpenAI Codex 50, Zed 41, Claude Code 29, Amp 10, Google Antigravity 10, Pi 8, OpenCode 6, Factory 4, Cursor 2, Cline 1, Conductor 1, GitHub Copilot 1, Devin 1, Kiro 1 | Users can't adjust font size, typeface, contrast, colours, themes or decorative effects enough for legibility or comfort, including accessibility needs; layout structure and broken setting persistence are out. |
| Missing or conflicting keyboard shortcuts | 144 | 159 | OpenAI Codex 49, Claude Code 34, Zed 15, OpenCode 10, Google Antigravity 9, Cursor 7, Pi 7, Amp 4, Warp 3, GitHub Copilot 2, Factory 2, Cline 1, Devin 1 | Common actions such as switching models or modes, scrolling, starting new files or using history have no quick keybinding, or existing shortcuts were changed, clash with the OS or input method, or fire unintended actions; mouse-only UI requests are out. |
| Text selection and copy broken | 73 | 84 | OpenAI Codex 34, Claude Code 17, Pi 6, OpenCode 5, Amp 4, Google Antigravity 4, Cursor 1, Kiro 1, Warp 1 | The user can't reliably select, highlight or copy text from the CLI, TUI or app, for example through inserted line breaks, invisible highlight colours, animations interfering, or status bars that can't be selected; general readability complaints are out. |
| Other | 294 | 299 | OpenAI Codex 84, Claude Code 80, OpenCode 34, Google Antigravity 24, Cursor 22, Amp 10, Zed 9, GitHub Copilot 8, Pi 8, Factory 5, Devin 4, Conductor 2, Kiro 2, Cline 1, Warp 1 | Complaints that fit none of the modes above. |

#### Cluttered or disorienting layout and navigation

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-17, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@thsottiaux one of the main issues that i'm seeing right now, is you have an extremely disconnected experience across the entire codex app. these tools are all good in their own right but the ui and presentation are still very hard to understand fully.” [source](https://twitter.com/230008143/status/2111294081137852768)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-16, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “try running the new ui on portrait; i have claude running on a portrait monitor and it worked perfectly with the old ui, now it just looks terrible with the new right side column that i can't seem to close” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x74gg2/anyone_else_hate_the_new_ui/ph320kv/)
- OpenCode, 2026-10-16, @opencode (X): “@opencode would you please stop changing the console's layout/menus please , every 2 weeks , i have to search for the new location of the api key , thanks” [source](https://twitter.com/2096282486934315010/status/2111189124858417276)

#### Agent activity and reasoning hidden from view

- Claude Code, 2026-10-17, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “fair enough. for me, it mattered when i wasn't paying close attention or when claude was doing a lot at once. it got hard to tell its thinking out loud from the actual output, like a plan i needed to read. i'd rather know at a glance which part is the answer.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x8c1lc/claude_code_in_the_terminal_always_felt_like_a/phbq5wj/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-16, r/codex (Reddit): “still did not find out what model and thinking level its using during execution. it shows nowhere” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x7iugl/codex_tip_start_your_next_5hour_window_while/ph4ndc5/)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-16, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “its also just become more opaque than before. earlier it would show the thinking steps which were very useful for me. now it just shows "thinking".” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x7f8pf/copilot_is_slow_and_doing_a_terrible_job_today/ph44lz4/)

#### Removed or regressed UI features after updates

- Claude Code, 2026-10-18, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “yeah i would *really* like it if the card were optional. i feel like the quality of dialogue during a project has dropped dramatically because i can’t learn as i go from the explanations. it’s probably the least user-friendly thing i’ve seen anthropic do” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x93k3s/these_new_cards_cause_claude_not_to_explain_as/phhuqct/)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-18, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs @claudeai please bring back the project picker below the chat input in claude desktop. it was so much more convenient having it right there. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1555277989331750912/status/2111813679259975815)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-17, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “i’ve always liked the codex app, but moving “branch in new chat” into a menu is a clear regression. what’s the point of adding an extra click when that menu has just one item? i use this far too often for it to be buried in a menu. @thsottiaux @openaidevs [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1722425306/status/2111448681681686849)

#### Rendering glitches, flicker and laggy scrolling

- Google Antigravity, 2026-10-18, @antigravity (X): “tried agy on cli for gemini 4 and it cuts off some long lines in answers with ellipses. wut @_mohansolo @antigravity” [source](https://twitter.com/972383157214474241/status/2111688430589751477)
- Zed, 2026-10-17, @zeddotdev (X): “this @zeddotdev little bug drives me crazy if you leave your mouse from the left, the tooltip on the file item shows up until you come back to the window. trying to train myself to leave move out my mouse from the bottom of the window. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/813555/status/2111490457763213633)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-10-16, @antigravity (X): “antigravity cli v1.4.0: ask_question cuts off options when menu > terminal height. bubbletea flush slices top lines; askquestionmodel lacks scroll like /model. details in #1262:[link] cc @antigravity” [source](https://twitter.com/2753808764/status/2111097389104967777)

#### Settings that don't save or apply

- Claude Code, 2026-10-13, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “for me, i have the option to turn it on in some chats in claude code, but not in others. it doesn't seem to depend on whether the chat has a 'project'/folder or not. it just seems totally random. really bizarre.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wt8cjf/i_cant_enable_fast_mode_for_opus_55_am_i_doing/pgfuhwy/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-13, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@grok any public posts explaining how to turn off that annoying always-on search overlaying everything on my mac with the codex app? (yes i'm aware of the irony of asking yourself!)” [source](https://twitter.com/802967252/status/2109942010282987627)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-13, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@lanzhiai codex cli scrolling stutter changed mouse_scroll_speed=3.0, this parameter name is more straightforward than my predecessor: directly admitting "the default configuration is for mouse scroll wheel users, touchpad users are on their own" ⌨️” [source](https://twitter.com/1891833767519715329/status/2109862860943999199)

#### Insufficient font, theme and accessibility customization

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-17, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@thsottiaux i know it's small but can you please fix theming in codex cli? [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/42802561/status/2111481081006629352)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-16, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “it's horrible. and the projects sidebar is even worse - project names now have same font color as chats, which is extremely bad for eyes” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x74gg2/anyone_else_hate_the_new_ui/ph2mluz/)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-16, @ClaudeDevs (X): “yes i know the new tesla can flip in the air but @claudedevs has put too much border in the new desktop app release” [source](https://twitter.com/845279427156160513/status/2110999381574885725)

#### Missing or conflicting keyboard shortcuts

- Claude Code, 2026-10-18, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs hey if its easy. please add meta enter to submit prompt. let us click enter only to create multi line. no need to brag everyday when you cannot build this simple features” [source](https://twitter.com/2935462884/status/2111909724400824707)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-15, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs why can't i answer claude questions using numbers???” [source](https://twitter.com/991182752/status/2110750581962739871)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-15, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@charliermarsh @mattlam_ @poteto bru mac client, ssh to linux, codex cli have to copy with ctrl-c instead of cmd-c come on 😭” [source](https://twitter.com/18557229/status/2110630937927315699)

#### Text selection and copy broken

- Claude Code, 2026-10-16, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “i am sure i am being a total dumbass and there is an easy fix for this. in cc cli on a mac, each line of output is preceded by two blank spaces - red box in the pic. makes copy/paste long commands a pain especially if they span over two lines. any way to stop this? tia” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x7qr1w/2_blank_spaces_in_the_cli_output/)
- Pi, 2026-10-16, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “seriously? how? teach me please. i tried to copy the text, but the text that can be selected is very little, so it's not possible to copy text longer than the one shown on the screen.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x76qul/is_it_possible_to_make_pi_coding_agent_copy_and/ph1p3a5/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-16, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@thsottiaux not being able to hi light the codex cli question tool letters is really annoying when it tells me to run a command and i have to type it out manually.” [source](https://twitter.com/55687392/status/2111236717055250504)

#### Other

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@theobileonard why use cli when you can just use a gui that's a more natural interface? i use t3code and i'd rather die than use claude or codex cli” [source](https://twitter.com/1296003275322527744/status/2111845605463007496)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “i've used claude code , opencode bit ux wise codex cli is dogshit” [source](https://twitter.com/1574024114221654016/status/2111747502550737161)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-17, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs cool now how about you fix the ui — this shit sucks now [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1470514966117511169/status/2111509940011749755)

## Top requests

What users ask to add or change, most asked first. 2122 user-weeks ask for something. Requests do not change the Feedback Score. Rule: A separate pass by a large language model reads every counted post and extracts what the user asks the agent or its vendor to add or change, with the criteria it maps to and a short normalised wording; it does not touch the labels or the Feedback Score. A large language model groups the wordings within each criterion (the first criterion the request maps to) into themes, and a second pass merges themes that ask for the same change under different criteria; a merged theme sits under the criterion most of its requests map to, and code counts it once. A theme counts distinct user-weeks that ask for it, per agent; across agents, one user-week per agent. Themes asked in fewer than 2 user-weeks, and requests that share no theme, are not shown. Examples: up to 3 posts per theme from different users, without slurs: whole posts of 60 to 450 characters with at least 8 words beyond handles and links, posts of at most 280 characters first, then the newest.

| Rank | Request | User-weeks | Posts | Agents (user-weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overall UI/UX redesign and polish | 76 | 77 | OpenAI Codex 30, Google Antigravity 19, Claude Code 6, OpenCode 5, Cursor 4, Zed 4, Devin 3, Pi 2, Conductor 1, GitHub Copilot 1, Factory 1 |
| 2 | Revert to previous UI layout | 60 | 62 | OpenAI Codex 19, Claude Code 17, OpenCode 16, GitHub Copilot 3, Cursor 3, Amp 1, Conductor 1 |
| 3 | Group sidebar sessions by project | 56 | 60 | Claude Code 26, Amp 6, OpenAI Codex 5, Zed 4, Google Antigravity 3, Cursor 3, OpenCode 3, Devin 2, Cline 1, Conductor 1, GitHub Copilot 1, Pi 1 |
| 4 | Live visibility of agent actions and commands | 54 | 55 | OpenAI Codex 16, Google Antigravity 12, Claude Code 9, Cursor 8, Zed 3, Factory 2, Pi 2, Cline 1, Conductor 1 |
| 5 | Configurable keyboard shortcuts | 50 | 51 | OpenAI Codex 16, Claude Code 10, Zed 7, Pi 5, Google Antigravity 3, Cursor 3, OpenCode 2, Amp 1, Augment Code 1, Cline 1, Devin 1 |
| 6 | Agent completion and attention notifications | 47 | 48 | OpenAI Codex 16, Claude Code 10, OpenCode 7, Google Antigravity 3, Cursor 3, Pi 3, Conductor 2, Factory 2, Devin 1 |
| 7 | Customizable model picker | 45 | 48 | OpenCode 11, OpenAI Codex 6, Conductor 6, Amp 5, Cursor 5, Factory 4, Google Antigravity 3, GitHub Copilot 2, Claude Code 1, Pi 1, Zed 1 |
| 8 | Custom color themes and theme options | 43 | 44 | OpenCode 11, Claude Code 9, OpenAI Codex 9, Google Antigravity 4, Zed 4, Factory 2, Pi 2, Cline 1, Devin 1 |
| 9 | Customizable status line | 38 | 39 | OpenAI Codex 17, Claude Code 11, Google Antigravity 4, GitHub Copilot 2, OpenCode 2, Cursor 1, Pi 1 |
| 10 | Fix visual glitches and layout bugs | 37 | 39 | OpenAI Codex 9, Google Antigravity 8, Amp 3, Claude Code 3, Zed 3, Cline 2, OpenCode 2, Pi 2, GitHub Copilot 1, Cursor 1, Devin 1, Factory 1, Warp 1 |
| 11 | Interface localization | 35 | 41 | Google Antigravity 9, Zed 6, Cursor 5, Devin 5, Claude Code 4, OpenAI Codex 2, Factory 2, Cline 1, Pi 1 |
| 12 | Show model's full reasoning traces | 32 | 36 | Claude Code 14, Google Antigravity 6, OpenAI Codex 6, GitHub Copilot 2, Cursor 2, OpenCode 2 |

### 1. Overall UI/UX redesign and polish

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-17, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@thsottiaux one of the main issues that i'm seeing right now, is you have an extremely disconnected experience across the entire codex app. these tools are all good in their own right but the ui and presentation are still very hard to understand fully.” [source](https://twitter.com/230008143/status/2111294081137852768)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-10-14, @antigravity (X): “@antigravity what an awesome model, but you still need to optimize the harness and ui. antigravity is still far behind claude code and codex in terms of user experience.” [source](https://twitter.com/2081687789008224256/status/2110392231471485166)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-11, r/codex (Reddit): “how about a better codex/chatgpt app experience? one less x shitposting, one more regression test.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x303a0/what_are_they_planning_for_us/pf7bmqm/)

### 2. Revert to previous UI layout

- Cursor, 2026-10-17, @cursor_ai (X): “@doutorcaleb @spacex @cursor_ai don't do this, go back to how it was.” [source](https://twitter.com/1267671003251048448/status/2111321591548400063)
- OpenCode, 2026-10-16, @opencode (X): “@opencode would you please stop changing the console's layout/menus please , every 2 weeks , i have to search for the new location of the api key , thanks” [source](https://twitter.com/2096282486934315010/status/2111189124858417276)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-15, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “the text pool is neat, i wish i had both, but if i had to choose i'd rather choose the old layout, also the donut context chart was very useful, instead of weekly and 5hr usage limit, which don't explain much..!” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x6t0fx/where_is_the_blue_waffle_looking_usage_stats_at/)

### 3. Group sidebar sessions by project

- Amp, 2026-10-18, @AmpCode (X): “@sqs @crasperjoome @ampcode having a better sidebar would help a lot!” [source](https://twitter.com/474153793/status/2111888285324693551)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-18, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs please fix this, this redesign is unusable for me! how can i browse and group sessions by repo/directory? it's crazy that i have to sift through all sessions to find an old session in an old repo i haven't worked on for a while. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/99570742/status/2111798902949347360)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-10-15, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “hey, please fix the chat history management in the ide. i still use the ide as my primary tool, but if i have multiple projects that i was working on, the chats are all jumbled. please also let the antigravity and antibravity ides share their chats for the same projects” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1x6w4dx/antigravity_app_releases_v2220_v2231/pgzft4d/)

### 4. Live visibility of agent actions and commands

- Google Antigravity, 2026-10-16, @antigravity (X): “@geminiapp and @antigravity fix this - i want to read in plain english what its doing , all other models have figured out the importance of human communication and keeping us in the loop while the ai works [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1809928813012525057/status/2111061155095761369)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-10-14, @antigravity (X): “it’s a bit frustrating that antigravity operates silently; is there any way for me to track its progress step-by-step? with claude, for instance, i get messages at each stage that help me follow the task and ensure it doesn't veer off track. @antigravity @_mohansolo [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1533997728858243072/status/2110297023786479717)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-09, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs make the process visual. 👉 architect style skeleton screens and blueprint-like motion graphics that visually communicate what is being done, not just short sentences of what is happening. @grok, @chatgpt, @geminiapp” [source](https://twitter.com/1671730555824553985/status/2108604494015516720)

### 5. Configurable keyboard shortcuts

- Claude Code, 2026-10-15, @ClaudeDevs (X): “i tried to use claude code desktop to see if it's better than the tui but i have to use the mouse a lot. on the askuserquestion tool for instance there is no way to answer without clicking among other issues. going back to the terminal for now until @claudedevs fix this” [source](https://twitter.com/991182752/status/2110750071763374562)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-14, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@alexstlouis10 @chrisheatherly @alightinastorm @elonmusk @threejs @mrdoob @andersonmancini @claudeai @claudedevs @markpinc @jradoff @notch @mattshumer_ @alexandr_wang @nikitabier @bcherny @gamepix customize keyboard controls (allow to be customized buttons) and you have a fan .” [source](https://twitter.com/77039692/status/2110498576824762831)
- Cursor, 2026-10-12, @cursor_ai (X): “is it possible to have separate @raycast shortcuts for @cursor_ai ide and agent view? it's tiresome shortcutting to agent window when i'm primarily in ide fine-tuning something” [source](https://twitter.com/1536248836515061767/status/2109590459798716720)

### 6. Agent completion and attention notifications

- Google Antigravity, 2026-10-17, @antigravity (X): “@antigravity can you guys add this desktop notification feature like vs code whenever we're out of the editor and an agent finishes a task? [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1756013131439235072/status/2111510976478822732)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-17, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@jacksunny18 @claudedevs i think right now the "do it here" option is fine but it keeps everything sequential, would be great to have a clearer view or notifications/inbox of "things that need a decision" because right now it gets lost in the noise” [source](https://twitter.com/157527411/status/2111444906527105357)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-16, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@gracker_gao @claudedevs waiting for this small update on the limit is very understanding of night shift tasks. if the notifications can also distinguish between "stopped due to insufficient quota" and "truly completed," i can just take a look in the morning and take over.” [source](https://twitter.com/1367480252193210376/status/2110938850264817699)

### 7. Customizable model picker

- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-16, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “the picker needs a new separate section that has all the pinned models. or just change it back to old one. this one is not comfortable.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x798cg/new_model_picker_is_not_good/)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-10-16, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “atleast i wish they removed the greyed out model with message that "this is only for paid users" in the ui. yes, i get it google.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1x5ofnn/be_mad_at_google_that_they_are_giving_away_18/ph2g3v6/)
- OpenCode, 2026-10-16, @opencode (X): “i wish @opencode model picker gave little popularity ratings or "best for" suggestions [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/29724482/status/2111011639541522944)

### 8. Custom color themes and theme options

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-17, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@thsottiaux i know it's small but can you please fix theming in codex cli? [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/42802561/status/2111481081006629352)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-15, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs and and and add the custom them and bg please...” [source](https://twitter.com/866275238526427136/status/2110781992967221597)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-15, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs give me font setup, real px in code, separated ui font size, give me font selection list for ui too (not only terminal) and not input, but dropdown with search of available fonts. give me theme selector for ui. i can't use it when i can't set basic settings.” [source](https://twitter.com/51992161/status/2110614606573932831)

### 9. Customizable status line

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-14, r/codex (Reddit): “1. some information/notification when a task has been completed 2. remaining context window 3. remaining weekly usage in % maybe as something like a statusline” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x5318x/could_codex_task_updates_live_on_your_iphone_home/pgodzf1/)
- Cursor, 2026-10-08, @cursor_ai (X): “request to the @cursor_ai team, please add an option "usage" in this list, or add a cursor icon at the bottom bar where we can hover and quickly see the usage, something similar to how copilot has in vs code. @ericzakariasson @mntruell [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1392816038362845185/status/2108259526130725031)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-07, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “when using github copilot cli on windows 11 25h2 pro, the github copilot cli status line show bytes, not token count. how can i configure the github copilot cli status line to show token count? [link]” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x0atn8/how_can_i_configure_the_github_copilot_cli_status/)

### 10. Fix visual glitches and layout bugs

- Claude Code, 2026-10-17, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs cool now how about you fix the ui — this shit sucks now [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1470514966117511169/status/2111509940011749755)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-15, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@amorriscode side chat and reply feature buttons are also inverted. please make our lives easier @claudedevs [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1097556075069419525/status/2110837839495868848)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-06, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@victornunez i have a suggestion for the codex cli interface. currently, the full project path and session name share the same row. when the path is long, the session name gets cut off unless i significantly reduce the font size, which makes everything harder to read.” [source](https://twitter.com/1107655735268249603/status/2107607426748862627)

### 11. Interface localization

- Devin, 2026-10-17, @cognition (X): “@scarletkc @cognition provide a chinese language pack adaptation for all users of devin [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1159835302275346433/status/2111569042813435955)
- Devin, 2026-10-17, @cognition (X): “@scarletkc @cognition a few questions, support chinese / support alipay payment / support switching local cli” [source](https://twitter.com/2028258445363937281/status/2111437075975479616)
- Devin, 2026-10-17, @cognition (X): “@scarletkc @cognition 1. the client supports chinese. 2. it would be best to support alipay.” [source](https://twitter.com/2019432457213472772/status/2111414831203152065)

### 12. Show model's full reasoning traces

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-08, r/codex (Reddit): “thats the type of things i want to see on the "thinking" bar.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x0y6u9/hot_take_the_engineering_process_matters_more/pepe2vn/)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-10-06, @antigravity (X): “@adhidesign @googledeepmind @antigravity output some thought processes like codex instead of making me look at a bunch of execution processes and then suddenly outputting the result.” [source](https://twitter.com/1523180283813679108/status/2107504562798305550)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-05, @ClaudeDevs (X): “how can i re-enable the thinking traces in claude desktop @claudeai @claudedevs @bcherny @trq212? very hard for me to work without them on longer horizon tasks.” [source](https://twitter.com/514459293/status/2106934301116010621)

## Every agent

| Agent | Overall rank | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Claude Code](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/claude-code.md) | 1 | 1st of 12 | 0.587 | 0.555–0.617 | 924 | 389 | 535 |
| [Pi](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/pi.md) | 4 | 2nd of 12 | 0.537 | 0.508–0.564 | 142 | 63 | 79 |
| [OpenCode](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/opencode.md) | 3 | 3rd of 12 | 0.521 | 0.489–0.552 | 404 | 150 | 254 |
| [Factory](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/factory.md) | 6 | 4th of 12 | 0.515 | 0.492–0.540 | 38 | 15 | 23 |
| [Conductor](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/conductor.md) | 12 | 5th of 12 | 0.502 | 0.486–0.519 | 35 | 13 | 22 |
| [Devin](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/devin.md) | 2 | 6th of 12 | 0.501 | 0.479–0.522 | 51 | 17 | 34 |
| [Cursor](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/cursor.md) | 7 | 7th of 12 | 0.497 | 0.467–0.527 | 263 | 85 | 178 |
| [Amp](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/amp.md) | 5 | 8th of 12 | 0.480 | 0.455–0.507 | 140 | 43 | 97 |
| [Zed](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/zed.md) | 8 | 9th of 12 | 0.474 | 0.447–0.502 | 219 | 66 | 153 |
| [GitHub Copilot](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/copilot.md) | 9 | 10th of 12 | 0.471 | 0.449–0.494 | 60 | 12 | 48 |
| [OpenAI Codex](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/codex.md) | 10 | 11th of 12 | 0.445 | 0.417–0.477 | 1157 | 343 | 814 |
| [Google Antigravity](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/antigravity.md) | 14 | 12th of 12 | 0.414 | 0.386–0.444 | 254 | 49 | 205 |
| [Cline](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/cline.md) | 11 | Too few posts | – | – | 28 | 16 | 12 |
| [Warp](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/warp.md) | 15 | Too few posts | – | – | 23 | 10 | 13 |
| [Kiro](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/kiro.md) | 13 | Too few posts | – | – | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| [Grok Build](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/grok-build.md) | 16 | Too few posts | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| [Augment Code](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/augment.md) | 17 | Too few posts | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Posts

Receipts rule: Up to 5 praise and 5 complaint posts per area and 3 per criterion. Each is a whole post of 60 to 450 characters (700 for areas) with at least 8 words beyond handles and links, that judges the criterion, whose labels are all praise or all complaint, and that contains no slur. Posts that touch the fewest criteria come first, then posts of at most 280 characters, then the newest. A second large language model reads the first 3 candidates per slot and keeps a post only if it clearly praises, or clearly complains about, the agent on that criterion. Links and personal details removed by the source show as marks such as [link].

### Claude Code

- Praise, 2026-10-18, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “i dont get why people didnt like the todo list thing. i kind of like seeing an outline of the overall stuff claude is trying to do” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x6iggz/claude_uses_todo_lists_again_i_thought_they/phf09re/)
- Praise, 2026-10-17, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “so much better. thank you anthropic. when you had dozens of task chips, you couldn’t keep track of which parents were managing which chips. problem solved.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x8i7nf/task_chip_management_is/)
- Praise, 2026-10-17, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@theo on top of this, the claude code desktop is now 🔥! love the look and feel. they really cooked on this one. great work @claudedevs 🙌🏿” [source](https://twitter.com/712192128/status/2111360431722033330)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “yeah i would *really* like it if the card were optional. i feel like the quality of dialogue during a project has dropped dramatically because i can’t learn as i go from the explanations. it’s probably the least user-friendly thing i’ve seen anthropic do” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x93k3s/these_new_cards_cause_claude_not_to_explain_as/phhuqct/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs @claudeai please bring back the project picker below the chat input in claude desktop. it was so much more convenient having it right there. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1555277989331750912/status/2111813679259975815)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs hey if its easy. please add meta enter to submit prompt. let us click enter only to create multi line. no need to brag everyday when you cannot build this simple features” [source](https://twitter.com/2935462884/status/2111909724400824707)

### Pi

- Praise, 2026-10-16, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “i think he means leveraging a multiplexer to create different panels that you can then resize, put on a tab, etc. that would be a rather fancy enhancement but i very much enjoy the current implementation, it's a great idea.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x6mwd9/split_thoughtstools_usageresponses_in_separate/ph1sr7a/)
- Praise, 2026-10-16, @pidotdev (X): “i'm impressed with @pidotdev it's the second terminal-based harness i see implementing good accessibility for screen readers. i've tried @opencode and the accessibility is bad unfortunately. i used the web version, it works well. @thdxr please improve the tui accessibility.” [source](https://twitter.com/1988730539722043392/status/2111135168748511362)
- Praise, 2026-10-12, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “i can take a look at that too. thank you for that! yeah i like customizing it to what is important to me. i feel like it makes my experience better each day” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x4br7x/new_pi_user_reflections_questions/pfj2d5n/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “seriously? how? teach me please. i tried to copy the text, but the text that can be selected is very little, so it's not possible to copy text longer than the one shown on the screen.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x76qul/is_it_possible_to_make_pi_coding_agent_copy_and/ph1p3a5/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-11, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “no sure when it broke, but cutting and pasting text seems to be almost impossible in pi 1.1.0. istr reading that this may be related to a "full screen tui" setting, but i can't find such a setting anywhere. anyone know how i can get this functionality back?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x3ajxg/how_to_restore_cut_and_paste/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-08, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “nope, there's no way to change it. one of the devs has this totally moronic stance against it because of some stupid osx interaction.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x0jca6/your_thoughts_on_xdg/pel4gub/)

### OpenCode

- Praise, 2026-10-16, r/opencode (Reddit): “dsh blows in my opinion and not in a good way. if i wanted a bloated ux i’d stick with claude or codex - i use opencode and omp for the minimalist/terminal interface. the latter is a move in the opposite direction.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1x7iqzv/is_opencode_v2_quietly_becoming_the_better/ph6zgs1/)
- Praise, 2026-10-16, r/cursor (Reddit): “the solution for me was to leave cursor, acquire claude max for $100, and instead of using it through the terminal, i use it in opencode + openchamber, which offered me a rich development interface.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1x7d6j4/cursors_days_are_gone_pro_lasts_5_days_super/ph39dyg/)
- Praise, 2026-10-12, @opencode (X): “@opencode i hope session controls and background tasks / sub-agents are genuinely better. the tui is gorgeous as always” [source](https://twitter.com/811630768707485697/status/2109685225093570619)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, r/opencode (Reddit): “opencode desktop is messy. check if it works in the terminal. if it does, install openchamber and use it as the gui, it's much better.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1x7myr5/problem_after_fresh_install/ph5rewe/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, @opencode (X): “@opencode would you please stop changing the console's layout/menus please , every 2 weeks , i have to search for the new location of the api key , thanks” [source](https://twitter.com/2096282486934315010/status/2111189124858417276)
- Complaint, 2026-10-14, r/opencode (Reddit): “why does the display of the "thinking" process no longer display correctly once the conversation reaches a certain size?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1x5vn5k/reflection_problem/)

### Factory

- Praise, 2026-10-14, @droid (X): “@thecoderbtw agree. and sometimes you need a data viz. for coding, i think @droid nailed the ui. way underrated harness.” [source](https://twitter.com/1531318899630809089/status/2110371858415517927)
- Praise, 2026-10-06, @droid (X): “@droid hey you guys finally change your ui into more cleaner better for reading ui !! [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1518742213936570368/status/2107347842687979964)
- Praise, 2026-10-05, @FactoryAI (X): “visually; this is my favorite part of @droid @factoryai it’s just sleek. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1552915034585669633/status/2107189082082193866)
- Complaint, 2026-09-30, @FactoryAI (X): “@droid @factoryai the archive session tooltip covering up new session button would be nice. the new session button just shows the project and to the side. trivial behavior but bugs me.” [source](https://twitter.com/1923709631265959936/status/2105436180347322687)
- Complaint, 2026-09-20, @droid (X): “@droid been using yall for quite some time, u need a desktop app and change colors from amoled black and orange cuz it truly hurts the eyes. otherwise i would main it” [source](https://twitter.com/2059310670131195904/status/2101727194577805459)

### Conductor

- Praise, 2026-10-03, @conductor_build (X): “started using @conductor_build , loving it. especially that notification sound” [source](https://twitter.com/1681728539933163521/status/2106534673044406715)
- Praise, 2026-10-01, @conductor_build (X): “@buckwilson @conductor_build that single click toggle fix is so clean, love how you kept it minimal” [source](https://twitter.com/358209071/status/2105804927192949191)
- Praise, 2026-09-12, @conductor_build (X): “@euboid @conductor_build @cursor_ai @t3dotcodes tabs is the killer feature for me in conductor helps a lot to manage context better and work on multiple things in rhe same worktree i have 1 tab to plan, another to work, and another one to review / commit” [source](https://twitter.com/1356251789520203777/status/2098921149904093186)
- Complaint, 2026-09-24, r/conductorbuild (Reddit): “the surprise ui changes that keep me guessing every time i update” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/conductorbuild/comments/1wp7deq/favourite_thing_in_conductor/pbsyyxw/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-24, r/conductorbuild (Reddit): “isnt this a bad thing? i kinda felt the ui we had a few months back was much cleaner” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/conductorbuild/comments/1wp7deq/favourite_thing_in_conductor/pbsz9de/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-24, r/conductorbuild (Reddit): “this drives me insane. i don't always want the last prompt run to be what causes the worktree to move to the top. is there a way to set it so i can organize the worktrees order under a repo?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/conductorbuild/comments/1wpgkbh/self_sort_workspaces/)

### Devin

- Praise, 2026-09-11, @cognition (X): “when it comes to @cognition and @devindesktop , clearly the best user experience comes from the cli” [source](https://twitter.com/485519497/status/2098462583216848914)
- Praise, 2026-10-13, @DevinAI (X): “why can't the claude code app just use haiku 5.5 to add nice statuses below chat titles like @devinai does makes it [phone]x easier to work on multiple things at once right now you just see a grey/yellow dot that's 2 pixels tall/wide does claude need an answer from me? is it waiting for something? is it checking pr ci? it's so hard to tell” [source](https://twitter.com/1762175022527877120/status/2110121906330570811)
- Praise, 2026-10-18, @cognition (X): “been testing this since yesterday, there is no company out there thats listening to their customers with as much care as @cognition, the devin next beta is incredible, massive ui improvement im so happy [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1948445208594591746/status/2111891952476229917)
- Complaint, 2026-09-30, @cognition (X): “dear @cognition change this back immediately i clicked on these pr icons 50 times every day now it's suddenly hidden in that overlay popup no thank you sincerely, a devin user @dabit3 @willyxiao1 [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1773217467558744064/status/2105189386199646539)

### Cursor

- Praise, 2026-10-18, @cursor_ai (X): “@reidophotoshops @cursor_ai exactly! yours still has more stuff in between... here on mine, every day i'm getting more into the cursor... did you see the news in design mode? now we can take the css values and change them to see how it looks really fine stuff 🤌🏼” [source](https://twitter.com/1786389425401827328/status/2111816367498207446)
- Praise, 2026-10-14, r/cursor (Reddit): “i went all in on codex now using gpt 6.1 sol on medium + gpt 6 luna on high with some non-blocking orchestration. [this is my usage after a week]([link]). overall i'm enjoying it. its a little different and i miss the cursor ui for some things but i'll adjust i guess.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1x5ksj3/cursor_premium_8_grok_chat_messages_ate_3_of_my/pgptvsl/)
- Praise, 2026-10-14, @cursor_ai (X): “.@mattyp quality of life feature request for @bot: add canvas/html/generative ui artifacts rendering in chat just like in @cursor_ai 🙏” [source](https://twitter.com/861301133075238912/status/2110206253884678298)
- Complaint, 2026-10-12, @cursor_ai (X): “is it possible to have separate @raycast shortcuts for @cursor_ai ide and agent view? it's tiresome shortcutting to agent window when i'm primarily in ide fine-tuning something” [source](https://twitter.com/1536248836515061767/status/2109590459798716720)
- Complaint, 2026-10-10, @cursor_ai (X): “why does @cursor_ai still not show you a timestamp when the chat was executed?” [source](https://twitter.com/1823115271311089664/status/2108955977638633750)
- Complaint, 2026-10-09, r/cursor (Reddit): “i like the concept, but not the ui presentation. when i kick off a mt thread, i can't clearly keep track of each agent's response. i'd prefer an expandable bubble for each agent's update/response so i can continue guiding each one (in agents ui).” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1x0jpax/cursor_multitask_useful_or_useless/peuh6mp/)

### Amp

- Praise, 2026-10-16, @AmpCode (X): “@ampcode much much much cleaner look! kudos to who did this!🫡 [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/838785842/status/2110910193341223264)
- Praise, 2026-10-12, @AmpCode (X): “i missed this over the weekend but @ampcode added interactive views like t3code has. it just created a visual demo of how the new instagram post fetch works for [link] you could mock up a bunch of different uis and components with this too and test in chat 🔥 [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/9111552/status/2109697292156670084)
- Praise, 2026-10-10, @AmpCode (X): “whoa, @ampcode can also render html now?? i was surprised while working on other stuff it decided to render html directly in the chat, then i tested it out and sure does [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/2022713436736753664/status/2109045184835334226)
- Complaint, 2026-10-13, @AmpCode (X): “i feel like this should be indented in under the projects @ampcode like the actual icon used for projects [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1751151/status/2109800936713425182)
- Complaint, 2026-10-13, @AmpCode (X): “@sqs @ampcode the ui feels complex, maybe i just need to adjust to it. i've been using [link] for months. also have used claude code and cursor off and on for like 2ish years since the early days” [source](https://twitter.com/1232338194/status/2109857021843697746)

### Zed

- Praise, 2026-10-14, @zeddotdev (X): “@zeddotdev wait, when did we get refs on the left? that’s huge!” [source](https://twitter.com/963954289/status/2110423976224952454)
- Praise, 2026-10-02, r/ZedEditor (Reddit): “yes, it is, but i like the "always collapsed" thinking display in zed. i mainly use glm models and they are notorious for their long thinking that i don't really need to see most of the time.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ZedEditor/comments/1whydrw/delta_in_public_beta/pde30od/)
- Praise, 2026-09-25, r/ZedEditor (Reddit): “i have been a wezterm user for years now, but i recently switched my font from jetbrains mono to berkeley mono, and wezterm doesn't render it properly. also tried alacritty; same problem. but zed terminal renders it perfectly fine.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ZedEditor/comments/1wpr20d/is_there_any_zed_terminal/pbxyyl0/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, @zeddotdev (X): “this @zeddotdev little bug drives me crazy if you leave your mouse from the left, the tooltip on the file item shows up until you come back to the window. trying to train myself to leave move out my mouse from the bottom of the window. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/813555/status/2111490457763213633)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, @zeddotdev (X): “@zeddotdev @ollama currently it doesn't support previewing files like markdown or html.” [source](https://twitter.com/2959524282/status/2111192959635145067)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, @zeddotdev (X): “@zeddotdev you still don't prefill the palette with the selected text. i'm angry.” [source](https://twitter.com/204731905/status/2111206036380303846)

### GitHub Copilot

- Praise, 2026-10-05, @GitHubCopilot (X): “the new insights tab in the @githubcopilot app is really cool! [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/14566379/status/2107162873164411033)
- Praise, 2026-10-03, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “im using claude now, but i still miss the copilot ui/ux in vs code, it was so much better than everything else i’ve tried” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wvu1eg/biggest_ai_fumble_in_tech/pdldnw6/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “where is that post? i'm using copilot, codex and claude code and overall, i like copilot the most for many reasons. one reason being that you can see what's sent to the model, so that your instructions are actually included, for example...” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wr5io2/best_cheaper_alternative/pcct3o8/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “yeah, the old one was way better. directly focus the search, all models visible with a single click. the only thing i might have changed is to show the favorites also in the "full list". but who asked for this revamp, that does everything worse?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x798cg/new_model_picker_is_not_good/ph3mna5/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “its also just become more opaque than before. earlier it would show the thinking steps which were very useful for me. now it just shows "thinking".” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x7f8pf/copilot_is_slow_and_doing_a_terrible_job_today/ph44lz4/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “the picker needs a new separate section that has all the pinned models. or just change it back to old one. this one is not comfortable.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x798cg/new_model_picker_is_not_good/)

### OpenAI Codex

- Praise, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@yb_xander codex app is soooo much better than the cli ux- and feature-wise.” [source](https://twitter.com/1213832156721532929/status/2111704275143340179)
- Praise, 2026-10-16, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “popped back over to codex app to say hi to my dot, saw @thsottiaux and team have added a suggested message functionality like @claudeai. nice touch! [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/222147077/status/2111070500793520389)
- Praise, 2026-10-15, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “the recent @openai codex feature where the next prompt is automatically coming in the chatbox is incredible! making it more proactive and reactive. a great stat to monitor would be how many times the suggested prompt is used” [source](https://twitter.com/809780816867753984/status/2110561497827139960)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “i've used claude code , opencode bit ux wise codex cli is dogshit” [source](https://twitter.com/1574024114221654016/status/2111747502550737161)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@theobileonard why use cli when you can just use a gui that's a more natural interface? i use t3code and i'd rather die than use claude or codex cli” [source](https://twitter.com/1296003275322527744/status/2111845605463007496)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@thsottiaux one of the main issues that i'm seeing right now, is you have an extremely disconnected experience across the entire codex app. these tools are all good in their own right but the ui and presentation are still very hard to understand fully.” [source](https://twitter.com/230008143/status/2111294081137852768)

### Google Antigravity

- Praise, 2026-10-13, @antigravity (X): “a feature i really love in @antigravity is the /𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲_𝘂𝗶 slash command which allows me to have some interactive & live widgets in the chat. like in this example where i display the progress of my running @langchain4j integration tests: [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/14441858/status/2109936820318277647)
- Praise, 2026-10-13, @antigravity (X): “huge shoutout to @antigravity for finally fixing the inconsistent scrollbars—my biggest ui pet peeve. having them only appear when needed makes the interface look so much cleaner. bravo! 👏” [source](https://twitter.com/2056251/status/2110023889858277456)
- Praise, 2026-10-08, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “no issues here but the chat search and copy and paste functions are nice.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1x0owd7/antigravity_20_2211/pemksya/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, @antigravity (X): “@_mohansolo @antigravity agy doesn't seem to have ctrl+r history search? and i can't send a pr because it's not open source? wtf folks 😭” [source](https://twitter.com/1853296525373546496/status/2111635455406198848)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, @antigravity (X): “tried agy on cli for gemini 4 and it cuts off some long lines in answers with ellipses. wut @_mohansolo @antigravity” [source](https://twitter.com/972383157214474241/status/2111688430589751477)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, @antigravity (X): “yo @google @antigravity please add the option to select a folder with the file explorer, after the project has been created, back. i am not copying and pasting file path. why remove it in the first place?? [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1308138857964212230/status/2111433741050474680)

### Cline

- Praise, 2026-09-20, @cline (X): “@cline custom themes and icons make long dev sessions so much better 🎨” [source](https://twitter.com/2087482063087919104/status/2101717312181272866)
- Praise, 2026-09-20, @cline (X): “@cline love this custom icons and theme colors make the new cline desktop app feel so personal!” [source](https://twitter.com/2008812694628175872/status/2101735916218061245)
- Praise, 2026-09-19, @cline (X): “@cline okay, this is cool thanks for making the ui amazing:)” [source](https://twitter.com/1032195487/status/2101440643063034169)
- Complaint, 2026-09-30, r/CLine (Reddit): “i am testing cline desktop on linux, and the maximum font size is too small for visually impaired users. please keep in mind that not everyone is the same.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wu9w9k/font_size_in_cline_desktop/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-18, @cline (X): “@cline cline desktop has a very poor design. i wish people had used it before its release; it looks very much like a beta version right now” [source](https://twitter.com/2075232388582375425/status/2101011168408080592)
- Complaint, 2026-09-15, @cline (X): “@cline bug: agent asked question 2. i didnt choose and just typed. 3. expected behaviour is it dissappears. but it doesnt.” [source](https://twitter.com/1814890298037633024/status/2099686231475105814)

### Warp

- Praise, 2026-09-25, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “never heard of warp, but over native terminal it's got all the benefits of iterm plus for claude code cli specifically i find the diff viewer and the session bar (on the right) is very nice for monitoring multiple agents across different cli sessions.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wovn0s/claude_code_integration_with_iterm2_is/pbvynqw/)
- Praise, 2026-09-24, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “hell yeah! i also quite like warp for local sessions because it gives you file explorer for convenience.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wovn0s/claude_code_integration_with_iterm2_is/pbsaucy/)
- Praise, 2026-09-23, @warpdotdev (X): “you can just view your markdown files in your @warpdotdev terminal, gotta love it.” [source](https://twitter.com/861176555871113217/status/2102695197750575444)
- Complaint, 2026-09-29, @warpdotdev (X): “my one complaint with @warpdotdev is still how they show reasoning as seperate models :| gimmie a slider in the ux and cleanup the giant model list 😞 [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/22610703/status/2105075918813429804)
- Complaint, 2026-09-28, @warpdotdev (X): “@aiandcloud @lxfater @warpdotdev warp always feels a bit awkward to use... it has a bit of a terminal and a bit of an editor feel, which is a bit uncomfortable mixed together. master zhang, do you have any guidance or suggestions?” [source](https://twitter.com/969484233851879424/status/2104507265621643563)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, @warpdotdev (X): “@warpdotdev made a change that i hate so much... i used the terminal to get the full path of a file, so i just drag and drop the file over it, and i had the full path.. in this last update it goes from terminal to agency and the file is attached.. no way to get the full path” [source](https://twitter.com/3718351337/status/2103829169302024470)

### Kiro

- Praise, 2026-10-01, @kirodotdev (X): “hmm, i think i'll stick with mission control @kirodotdev the star trek vibe is pretty cool. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/7215722/status/2105530036728336695)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/kiroIDE (Reddit): “yes you can zoom it but scaling it not only affects text it increases the overall size of the ide, including buttons, menus, etc. i don't want that i want to only increase the text size and i can't so i don't use it” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1wqueq0/claude_pro_vs_kiro_pro_subscription_which_is/pcd08ni/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-11, r/kiroIDE (Reddit): “yeah.. it has been super annoying. i use the cli to do pr reviews. it will get done and scroll back to the top.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1wdwbhs/intermittent_scrollsnaptotop_when_scrolling/p997kzb/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-10, r/kiroIDE (Reddit): “the cli is horrific lmfao so many free open source ones you could just yoink, login reset, no select copy, the dragging to the top of the windows constantly and looking like it hasn't, jts really bizzare” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1wchsii/frontier_models_on_other_providers_vs_the_same/p915boh/)

### Grok Build

- Praise, 2026-10-02, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “[link] always liked the way grok build showed images in the terminal. now with mods i built it for claude code. can be found here: `/plugin marketplace add hedingerm/claude-plugins` `/plugin install image-preview@hedingerm` works in ghostty and kitty (it uses the kitty graphics protocol). other terminals just show the file name. needs claude code 2.1.287+, since mods are still early access. source: [[link]” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wvmswb/ok_mods_are_cool/)