# Setting up and connecting (`setup`)

Feedback Bench, coding agents, built 2026-10-01, window 2026-08-31 to 2026-09-27. Web page: https://feedbackbench.com/#/criterion/setup

Area of 5 criteria. How hard is it to install and connect?

Criteria: [Install, launch and sign-in](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.install_signin.md), [Connecting own API keys, local models and custom endpoints](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.provider_byok_local.md), [MCP servers, plugins, skills and hooks](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.extensions_mcp.md), [Onboarding, discoverability and documentation](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.onboarding_docs.md), [IDE and editor integration](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.ide_integration.md)

Rated author-weeks, all agents: 4352. Complaint share: 60%.

## The brief

Written by Claude Opus 5.5 from 110 labelled posts and the numbers on this page. Interpretation, not measurement: every quote is verbatim and links to its post.

**Installing is easy. Wiring in your own models and tools is not.**

TL;DR:

- Pi and Claude Code win praise for built-ins and hooks that slot into real workflows.
- OpenAI Codex, Google Antigravity and Zed draw complaints about config friction, sign-in failures and missing providers.
- Bring-your-own-key is the big draw here, and updates often break it.

In plain terms: Getting an agent to launch is rarely the problem. The pain comes later. An update breaks your local model, an MCP server flakes, sign-in stops working, or the docs skip the one setting you need.

### How it breaks

- **Sign-in fails and platforms lag** ([Install, launch and sign-in](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.install_signin.md)). Users hit locked accounts, glitchy auth flows and desktop apps that skip Linux or trail on Windows.
  The most basic step still blocks people. A paid Google Antigravity user reports the IDE will not accept a pro account. A Claude Code user says the auth link disrupted browser audio during login. Cline's new desktop app pulls interest but leaves Linux and Windows users waiting on the VS Code extension. Linux desktop support is the single largest request in this area, and most of it targets Cline.
  Evidence:
  - Complaint, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-26: “@cline would love to try cline, but there is no linux desktop version.” [source](https://twitter.com/1601711797/status/2103693469474844955)
  - Complaint, Google Antigravity, @antigravity, 2026-09-26: “@antigravity has anything changed regarding antigravity ide? not able to sign in with my pro account. <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/1387740075316977667/status/2103814249047011535)
  - Complaint, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-14: “@cline i will continue to use cline on visual studio until the windows cline app will work similarly. i am waiting” [source](https://twitter.com/1490321932834820097/status/2099586047097131419)
  - Complaint, Claude Code, r/ClaudeCode, 2026-09-17: “i noticed on the last round, the claude auth link was doing some kind of audio fuckery with my browser / sound. all other sound outputs glitched while it was working.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wilyyk/the_maddening_reauth_process/pabxw5u/)

- **Local models break after updates** ([Connecting own API keys, local models and custom endpoints](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.provider_byok_local.md)). Custom endpoints and local servers are a top reason to pick an agent, and a frequent casualty of new releases.
  Posts show local and bring-your-own-key setups that worked yesterday and fail today. An OpenCode v2 update left one user with no visible way to reconnect a local llama-server. A GitHub Copilot user could not get a custom endpoint working. Amp's new BYOK mode returns server errors for one subscription. When these paths work, users love them. When they break, nothing in the UI explains why.
  Evidence:
  - Complaint, OpenCode, r/opencode, 2026-09-16: “this broke my local llama-server setup. i don't see any way to connect to it in v2 with /models or /connect??” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1we5v3x/opencode_20_is_out/pa3v09h/)
  - Complaint, GitHub Copilot, r/GithubCopilot, 2026-09-20: “i couldn't get the custom endpoint to work. but i do use openrouter, so i will definitely try adding my together.ai key. thanks.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wjw01d/copilot_with_togetherai_provider/pb2708g/)
  - Complaint, Amp, @AmpCode, 2026-09-13: “hey @ampcode is opencode go sub working in the new byok mode? i get internal server error when i try to use it” [source](https://twitter.com/2462114703/status/2099162573719437776)
  - Complaint, Cline, r/GoogleAntigravityIDE, 2026-09-13: “current set of models are not sufficient for many tasks. google should provide provide external model access like openrouter etc into antigravity ide . already tried using external extension like cline , but it looses context since need to switch from inbuilt agent” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GoogleAntigravityIDE/comments/1wfggsj/provide_external_model_access_like_openrouter_etc/)

- **MCP and plugins work until they don't** ([MCP servers, plugins, skills and hooks](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.extensions_mcp.md)). Extensions add real power, but users report flaky MCP connections, settings silently reset, and plugin ecosystems that are hard to navigate.
  An OpenAI Codex user asks the vendor to fix MCP reliability first. Another says updates sometimes disable features remotely, so they have to switch them back on by hand. Pi users praise tailored tooling but find a confusing pile of overlapping packages. Cursor users warn that skills can trigger when you only meant a slash command. Extensions widen what the agent can do. They also widen what can go wrong.
  Evidence:
  - Complaint, OpenAI Codex, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app, 2026-09-04: “hey @sama any reason y’all don’t point astra at <strict_link> and let it fix some long standing codex cli issues? mcp reliability would be a great place to start. thanks in advance 😁” [source](https://twitter.com/158734556/status/2095880917898203151)
  - Complaint, OpenAI Codex, r/codex, 2026-09-04: “no, no, you don't make the change, openai disables them remotely sometimes during updates so you gotta enable them back up manually.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1w7adqt/max_effort_gone/p7tmw7m/)
  - Complaint, Pi, r/PiCodingAgent, 2026-09-26: “also, no, i don't mind pi's minimalism though i like the appearance of opencode. it's that the ecosystem is challenging to navigate because of a bewildering number of packages that sometimes offer overlapping capabilities.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wqh2u4/ohmypi_or_opencode_why/pc47ifa/)
  - Complaint, Cursor, @cursor_ai, 2026-09-18: “@letscallsal @cursor_ai the flag is the whole point. once a slash recipe becomes a skill without disable-model-invocation, the agent starts pulling it when you only meant /name.” [source](https://twitter.com/2061779435557117952/status/2100999843342688384)

- **Docs skip the setting you need** ([Onboarding, discoverability and documentation](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.onboarding_docs.md)). Users report config options that exist but go undocumented, which sends them to forums or to burning tokens asking another model.
  An OpenCode user confirms a feature is supported but finds no instructions for the config. Another burned a chunk of usage asking Claude how to log into OpenCode web v2 and still got no answer. Devin users ask for a basic setup guide. Pi users say a plugin's internals are opaque. The gap is rarely missing features. It is missing explanations.
  Evidence:
  - Complaint, OpenCode, r/opencode, 2026-09-03: “i checked and it should support disabling thinking. i can't find any clear instructions on how to disable it in the config.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1w62dqj/how_to_turn_off_deepseek_model_thinking_using_the/p7jmvnq/)
  - Complaint, OpenCode, r/ClaudeCode, 2026-09-21: “<strict_link> i just asked claude sonnet 5 how to login to opencode web v2, because can't find proper info in their docs. fresh start of the fresh week. took out 25% of 5h and 3% of weekly. i'm on team premium seat. by the way. i didn't get the answer. all plans are scam right now.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wm2zcn/5x_max_plan_is_great_value/pb3uf1v/)
  - Complaint, Devin, @cognition, 2026-09-11: “@dabit3 @cognition @devinai is there a guide or something on getting this setup? would love to give it a go :)” [source](https://twitter.com/1933004142601277440/status/2098207544443588814)
  - Complaint, Pi, @pidotdev, 2026-09-23: “@pidotdev out of box it does not seem clear how it works under the hood (nothing in description other than ffmpeg). here is my implementation: <strict_link> much less feature reach, but covers same use cases with clear explanation” [source](https://twitter.com/1301159388690907136/status/2102771324137419258)

- **IDE extensions feel second-rate** ([IDE and editor integration](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.ide_integration.md)). Agents that ship a VS Code extension alongside their own app often get complaints that the extension is buggier and slower.
  A Google Antigravity user reports repeated git index errors and missing line-change views in the VS Code extension. A Cursor user calls the extensions a second-rate offering. A GitHub Copilot user says the Claude Code plugin in VS Code is faster and less buggy. Zed users want code-hosting integrations it does not yet offer. Users choose an editor and expect the agent to fit it, not the reverse.
  Evidence:
  - Complaint, Google Antigravity, r/google_antigravity, 2026-09-07: “i really like antigravity but using the extension in vsc is awful, many time i get the error fatal: index file smaller than expected, and can't see lines changed” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1w637hk/antigravity_20_release_v2120/p89v49y/)
  - Complaint, Cursor, r/cursor, 2026-09-03: “if you use 90% claude models, you should be on a claude sub for sure. for me, cursor’s usp is the ide (for how much longer, i dunno). first party models are genuinely good workhorses and - right now at least - access to loads of models from the one sub (until openai shuts the door). i make heavy use of bugbot but equally the claude code review skills are excellent (though i don’t think you can plug them into github actions without an enterprise plan) if the vscode extensions weren’t such a second rate offering, i’d probably be on a claude or openai sub only” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1w6b34p/cursor_claude_code_codex/p7mjlyg/)
  - Complaint, GitHub Copilot, r/GithubCopilot, 2026-09-27: “with opus 5.5 out now and sonnet 5.5 and haiku 5.5 not far behind, a claude pro subscription is way better value. not to mention the claude code plugin in vs code is faster and less buggy than github copilot.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wr5io2/best_cheaper_alternative/pcbmqn2/)
  - Complaint, Zed, r/ZedEditor, 2026-09-16: “crazy to me there are still no meaningful integrations to code hosting platforms like pr reviews and issue viewing, not even through extensions. turned me away from zed even though i like many other aspects of it. curious to see where this goes” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ZedEditor/comments/1whv207/i_love_zed_but/pa8238i/)

- **Single-account setups frustrate switchers** ([Install, launch and sign-in](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.install_signin.md), [Connecting own API keys, local models and custom endpoints](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.provider_byok_local.md)). People juggling several subscriptions want easy account switching, and posts show tools that block it.
  Multi-account support is a top request, led by OpenAI Codex users. Devin users report errors when several accounts connect to the same GitHub organization, and say they cannot switch between two subscriptions inside one chat. OpenCode wins praise for the opposite: one place to sign into Copilot, Codex and a local server with shared skills and MCP config.
  Evidence:
  - Complaint, Devin, @cognition, 2026-09-24: “@cognition in devin is there a way that multiple individual accounts can connect to the same github organization? if multiple accounts try they will get this. <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/39675957/status/2102993524337594760)
  - Complaint, Devin, @DevinAI, 2026-09-11: “@leodev @devinai @devindesktop the only problem (like maybe other tools that lets you connect other sub in one tool) is that you can't use 2 subs in the same chat, so if you use codex agent, you can't then change it to claude in the same chat.” [source](https://twitter.com/1766946333821206528/status/2098212363144946168)
  - Praise, OpenCode, r/opencode, 2026-09-18: “i have a github copilot license at work, a codex license, opencode zen and a local server with qwen 3.8 flash next. opencode lets me use all of them in a single place to have my skills, saved commands, mcp etc. and i even get the same subsidization i would on codex since you use an account sign in and not an api key. i don’t mind other harnesses this is just the one i learned since it’s a one-stop shop so i’m used to its commands. i have been using copilot cli and liked that too, and the codex one isn’t bad it’s just least intuitive to me. pi seems to minimal, and i’m not allowed to use deepseek harness at work anyway.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wj13ox/what_is_the_reason_you_use_opencode_instead_of/paij539/)

### Who stands out

- **Pi (stronger)**. Users praise how much works without installing anything, though some want more defaults out of the box.
  Posts describe a smooth first run with features built in rather than bolted on, and tooling users can trim to fit each project. Non-technical users get value quickly. The flip side is a split camp: some call it unusable out of the box and resent installing extensions for agents and tasks. Its minimalism is the selling point and the main complaint.
  Evidence:
  - Praise, Pi, @pidotdev, 2026-09-22: “@prob_fishing @pidotdev i've just recently used it but i realised you don't actually have to install plugins, etc. which is very interesting. it's all in-built, and the experience is very smooth.” [source](https://twitter.com/1492053555381174280/status/2102414835229282718)
  - Praise, Pi, r/PiCodingAgent, 2026-09-02: “tools need to be tailored to the project needs. pi allows for that beautifully. e.g. playwright on the console + minimal skill to use it is just ballast if you don’t need to interact with a ui. but if you do it’s indispensable. i’m not surprised by these results but it’s a nice confirmation” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1w593fd/i_benchmarked_pi_against_its_own_fork_omp_more/p7d7k1j/)
  - Praise, Pi, @pidotdev, 2026-09-03: “@pidotdev @jakob_ebe love seeing how non-technical folks are getting value out of this. it really shows how much the barrier to entry has dropped for these kinds of tools.” [source](https://twitter.com/126916586/status/2095489979460030906)
  - Complaint, Pi, @pidotdev, 2026-09-01: “@pidotdev add agents and task support out of the box. why i had to install 2 extensions already for this usecase.” [source](https://twitter.com/1547527916401082368/status/2094791215086735828)

- **Claude Code (stronger)**. Hooks, skills and plugin submission give users a real extension surface they wire into CI and review pipelines.
  Users say hooks turn the agent from a chat loop into something that plugs into CI gates and eval pipelines. Skills and editor integrations, like a Neovim annotation bridge, show up in daily workflows. Easier plugin submission draws applause. Not every hook lands cleanly. One user reports a hook that throws a flood of errors.
  Evidence:
  - Praise, Claude Code, @ClaudeDevs, 2026-09-04: “@claudedevs this is the missing piece. hooks turn claude code from a chat-with-files loop into something you can actually pin to a ci gate, a code-review bot, or your own eval pipeline. excited to test.” [source](https://twitter.com/2028308162382901248/status/2095881810945413290)
  - Praise, Claude Code, @ClaudeDevs, 2026-09-26: “@claudedevs big step for claude developers. making plugin submission and tracking this easy should unlock a lot more innovation.” [source](https://twitter.com/313123169/status/2103967888310759430)
  - Praise, Claude Code, r/ClaudeCode, 2026-09-03: “<strict_link> it exposes tools for your harness to interact with neovim's highlight and annotation features. i have a few skills to refine how it gets used, like stopping per-file or step and how to write multi-line annotation, but it's been a big help keeping claude honest about the what and why while allowing me to provide extra guidance as we walk around the changes. you could use it during planning or part of the code review process.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1w0l2f0/how_are_yous_reviewing_the_code_claude_writes/p7nt64z/)
  - Praise, Claude Code, r/ClaudeCode, 2026-09-19: “the efficient-fable skill works well for me. lots in this repo are in my daily driver list including plow ahead, quick recap, and read the damn docs. <strict_link>” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wjmx3z/wait_is_fable_orchestration_using_appropriate/paoy0ep/)

- **OpenAI Codex (weaker)**. Users describe configuration that leaves them lost, a codebase too tangled to customise, and no custom plugin path yet.
  One user is stuck simply configuring things. Another tried to patch the open-source harness, gave up on inconsistent settings and half-working features, and moved to Pi. A third forks out of frustration because custom plugins are not supported. MCP itself gets real praise when it connects. Multi-account switching is the agent's largest request here, with 26 asking.
  Evidence:
  - Complaint, OpenAI Codex, r/ClaudeCode, 2026-09-14: “im definitely going to have to consider h to is however i’m still absolutely stuck on just getting simple tasks done with codex and configuring things that it just has me at a lost right now.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wftqej/trying_codex_for_the_first_time_very_frustrating/p9p7dbn/)
  - Complaint, OpenAI Codex, r/codex, 2026-09-15: “the codex harness repo is such a bloated mess riddled with so many useless tests, weird bugs, stupid side-effects, inconsistent settings and things that half-work, that i am convinced they have llms doing 99% of the work and just go "lgtm" all day at openai, at least since sometime around gpt-5.2. i tried customising it and fixing some issues i noticed but had to give up, since i have work to do. there is no salvaging that spaghetti. ended up just moving to pi instead, since it ranks well and is free and open-source. [public benchmarks also show that codex sucks balls compared to literally anything else even for openai models, let alone as a harness for other llms](<strict_link>)” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wgzmul/coding_benchmarks_should_also_reward_the_leanest/p9zoty2/)
  - Complaint, OpenAI Codex, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app, 2026-08-31: “@did1k @tibudiyanto yes, pi it seems can and maybe opencode. the codex cli which turns out to be open source, can be forked if the intention is strong 😬 because i can't make a custom plugin yet <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/289148476/status/2094304198141870571)
  - Praise, OpenAI Codex, r/codex, 2026-09-05: “i'm on plus just like you. i created a skill to use an mcp just now. it was really thorough. love astra.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1w7uj5i/gpt_6_astra_is_genuinely_unusuable_on_plus/p7y0jw9/)

- **Google Antigravity (weaker)**. Sign-in failures and a Gemini-only lock-in in the CLI dominate complaints, even among users who like the tools.
  Paid users report they cannot sign in. Fixing login failures is a bigger request for Antigravity than for any other agent. A CLI fan calls the terminal UI well designed, then had to hack a protocol bridge to run anything beyond Gemini. Subscribers want bundled Google tools inside the app. The IDE does allow other agents, which users note approvingly.
  Evidence:
  - Complaint, Google Antigravity, @antigravity, 2026-09-26: “@antigravity has anything changed regarding antigravity ide? not able to sign in with my pro account. <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/1387740075316977667/status/2103814249047011535)
  - Complaint, Google Antigravity, @antigravity, 2026-09-21: “there’s a lot to like about @antigravity cli it has all the hot staff like remote control and /voice but i really like the tui — rich diffs, artifacts, diagrams, /agents and /tasks panels. feels intentionally designed terminal app, not a chat transcript poured into ansi only problem google restricts it to gemini recently @shengzheyao exposed google_gemini_base_url. it speaks the older gemini `generatecontent` format, so i added that protocol to swobu. now i can run unpatched w/ local qwen + openai for web-search fallback.” [source](https://twitter.com/880570939779555328/status/2102112135958667386)
  - Complaint, Google Antigravity, @antigravity, 2026-09-17: “@rodydavis @uzerkayat @antigravity i have google ai pro subscription but i can't even use all of those google features like google flow, google stitch, google ai studio, google jules and more if you guys add all of these directly into the antigravity it will help users a lot.” [source](https://twitter.com/2012729139296657408/status/2100409046067261754)
  - Praise, Google Antigravity, r/cursor, 2026-09-25: “just use the antigravity ide. it's a fork of vscode as well. you can choose what agents you want to use for moments when you need a little help - so your not just locked into gemini. i use claude but they even have access for open models. <strict_link>” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wosirg/its_just_getting_bad/pc0rnlg/)

- **Zed (weaker)**. Users like its speed and harness flexibility but sink time into configuration and find key integrations missing.
  Posts recommend Zed for plugging in any coding harness and for routing edit predictions to a local model. Then reality: one user wasted hours configuring it and still found it unfinished for their stack. Others flag missing PR and issue integrations, and extensions that auto-download tools with no off switch. Custom model provider support is its top request here.
  Evidence:
  - Complaint, Zed, r/ZedEditor, 2026-09-17: “thanks! yeah i wasted so much time in configuring all that, and its really fast, i like some features that zed have. but somehow it's feel unfinished, at least for .net developing. cant say much for other stacks.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ZedEditor/comments/1wj0n9s/net_in_zed/paexonz/)
  - Praise, Zed, r/opencodeCLI, 2026-09-22: “i never thought i’d enjoy writing code without an ide, but now i barely use zed and honestly, it feels much better. that said, if you still prefer working with an ide, i’d recommend zed. you can integrate pretty much any coding harness you want, whether it’s opencode, codex, claude code, or something else.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencodeCLI/comments/1t9zdv7/how_can_i_view_diffs_and_acceptreject_changes/pbebkpw/)
  - Complaint, Zed, r/ZedEditor, 2026-09-24: “again both of your comments are pointless. if i'm clicking install on an lsp extension i'm expecting it to download the lsp (or the agent runtime for an agent). i'm not familiar with the issue with zed myself, but it looked like it downloads the tools automatically and executes them, with no way of turning them off. where in vscode, auto update is turned off for all my extensions (i suppose it's the default?), so nothing is downloaded without me explicitly hitting that install or update button.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ZedEditor/comments/1wosnp7/zed_still_silently_downloads_binaries_after_two/pbrf9h1/)
  - Complaint, Zed, r/ZedEditor, 2026-09-16: “crazy to me there are still no meaningful integrations to code hosting platforms like pr reviews and issue viewing, not even through extensions. turned me away from zed even though i like many other aspects of it. curious to see where this goes” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ZedEditor/comments/1whv207/i_love_zed_but/pa8238i/)

### Fine print

- Posts are a sample of public feedback and skew toward people with strong opinions, often right after releases.
- Kiro, Conductor, Warp, Grok Build and Augment Code have too few posts here to rank or profile.
- Linux desktop requests cluster around Cline's new desktop app, so that count reflects one launch more than a broad trend.

## Top requests

What users ask to add or change, most asked first. 2045 author-weeks ask for something. Requests do not change the Feedback Score. Rule: A separate pass by Claude Sonnet 5 reads every counted post and extracts what the author 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. Claude Opus 5.5 groups the wordings within each criterion (the first criterion the request maps to) into themes; code counts them. A theme counts distinct author-weeks that ask for it, per agent; across agents, one author-week per agent. Themes asked in fewer than 2 author-weeks, and requests that share no theme, are not shown. Examples: up to 3 posts per theme from different authors, without slurs, preferring posts of 60 to 450 characters, most recent first.

| Rank | Request | Criterion | Author-weeks | Posts | Agents (author-weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linux desktop app and support | [Install, launch and sign-in](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.install_signin.md) | 82 | 92 | Cline 53, OpenAI Codex 17, Factory 3, OpenCode 3, Claude Code 2, Zed 2, Google Antigravity 1, Conductor 1 |
| 2 | Multi-account support and easy switching | [Install, launch and sign-in](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.install_signin.md) | 50 | 51 | OpenAI Codex 26, Claude Code 12, Google Antigravity 5, Cursor 5, Amp 1, OpenCode 1 |
| 3 | Local model support | [Connecting own API keys, local models and custom endpoints](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.provider_byok_local.md) | 37 | 37 | OpenAI Codex 13, Claude Code 5, Google Antigravity 4, Cursor 4, Pi 4, OpenCode 3, Amp 1, GitHub Copilot 1, Warp 1, Zed 1 |
| 4 | Windows support | [Install, launch and sign-in](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.install_signin.md) | 26 | 26 | Google Antigravity 5, Zed 5, Claude Code 4, OpenAI Codex 3, Cline 2, Cursor 2, Devin 2, OpenCode 2, Pi 1 |
| 5 | Fix login and sign-in failures | [Install, launch and sign-in](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.install_signin.md) | 24 | 26 | Google Antigravity 11, Cursor 5, OpenAI Codex 4, Claude Code 3, Cline 1 |
| 6 | Custom model provider support | [Connecting own API keys, local models and custom endpoints](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.provider_byok_local.md) | 21 | 22 | Zed 8, Google Antigravity 4, Cursor 3, OpenCode 3, OpenAI Codex 2, Amp 1 |
| 7 | Desktop and IDE feature parity in CLI | [IDE and editor integration](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.ide_integration.md) | 21 | 22 | OpenAI Codex 8, Google Antigravity 6, Claude Code 2, Devin 2, Amp 1, GitHub Copilot 1, Cursor 1 |
| 8 | Bring-your-own-key support | [Connecting own API keys, local models and custom endpoints](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.provider_byok_local.md) | 19 | 21 | Devin 6, Google Antigravity 5, Cursor 3, Zed 2, Amp 1, GitHub Copilot 1, Pi 1 |
| 9 | Changelogs and release notes for updates | [Onboarding, discoverability and documentation](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.onboarding_docs.md) | 18 | 18 | Google Antigravity 6, Cursor 5, Claude Code 2, Amp 1, OpenAI Codex 1, Factory 1, OpenCode 1, Zed 1 |
| 10 | Early and beta access invites | [Install, launch and sign-in](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.install_signin.md) | 17 | 17 | Zed 6, Claude Code 3, Cursor 2, Devin 2, OpenCode 2, Cline 1, GitHub Copilot 1 |
| 11 | Support more model providers | [Connecting own API keys, local models and custom endpoints](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.provider_byok_local.md) | 16 | 16 | Claude Code 4, OpenAI Codex 4, Google Antigravity 2, Cursor 2, Zed 2, OpenCode 1, Pi 1 |
| 12 | Beginner quick-start guides and tutorials | [Onboarding, discoverability and documentation](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.onboarding_docs.md) | 14 | 14 | Google Antigravity 3, Claude Code 2, OpenAI Codex 2, OpenCode 2, Amp 1, Augment Code 1, Cursor 1, Devin 1, Factory 1 |

### 1. Linux desktop app and support

- Factory, 2026-09-27, @FactoryAI (X): “@droid @factoryai here's what's sticking out right now - no droid ios app - desktop app missing from linux - syncing missions / repos / active work between droid computers (my own not droid managed). i need to be able to shift my coding workloads off my laptop and take them everywhere with me.” [source](https://twitter.com/1382136217601417222/status/2104238899493318925)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-09-26, @antigravity (X): “@antigravity the adaptation of antigravity ide to ubuntu is too poor.” [source](https://twitter.com/1587160379515228161/status/2103784620345135354)
- Cline, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline would love to try cline, but there is no linux desktop version.” [source](https://twitter.com/1601711797/status/2103693469474844955)

### 2. Multi-account support and easy switching

- Google Antigravity, 2026-09-23, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “yeah i'm not looking for any auto switching shenanigans...just log out and login and keep rolling.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wo8yb4/can_i_get_a_second_pro_account_i_dont_need_ultra/pbn3hc7/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-23, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “how are you all managing multiple codex subscriptions on a mac? i can switch between them using the cli, but i’m looking for a cleaner way to handle multiple subscriptions in the codex app.” [source](https://twitter.com/1244515682/status/2102764628824719617)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-20, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “i have two google ai pro accounts, and i'm currently logged into the **antigravity desktop application** with one of them. as the weekly usage iimit is approaching, i'm considering switching to my other pro account. i've successfully done this with openai codex, but i'm wondering if **antigravity (desktop)** allows for account swapping without losing any chats or memories. thanks!” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wlht2g/account_swapping_support_on_antigravity/)

### 3. Local model support

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-27, r/LocalLLaMA (Reddit): “its almost impossible to configure codex to run with a local model. dozens of tutorials, none work. they force you to use "ollama" or "lmstudio", not even the vllm tutorial hosted in the vllm site works anymore. how hard can it by? just specify the api endpoint and model. but no, you must use one of their friends software.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1wrfp50/another_harness_matters_post_codex_cli_pi_and/pcf5l2g/)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-09-26, @antigravity (X): “@rodydavis @antigravity i hope we can see this flexibility within the antigravity app, so we can use the google models as cordinators and seniors and then our own local models or openai compatible api´s for higher volumes of development without being restricted with native antigravity models limits.” [source](https://twitter.com/1413849052123369472/status/2103763456247709807)
- Claude Code, 2026-09-26, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@apocalyzabeth @claudedevs yea i had to switch to codex to continue my madness hahaha i really need a local model 🤣” [source](https://twitter.com/1695535328831111168/status/2103655847964668339)

### 4. Windows support

- Cursor, 2026-09-20, @cursor_ai (X): “@cursor_ai are you planning to include access to origin to cursor app? and are you planning to let origin cli work on windows?” [source](https://twitter.com/1207612277614170113/status/2101708333157683241)
- Devin, 2026-09-20, @cognition (X): “@dewyashtwts @supercodeai @devinai @cognition windows support?” [source](https://twitter.com/2281002014/status/2101622474307723333)
- Devin, 2026-09-20, @cognition (X): “@dewyashtwts @supercodeai @devinai @cognition when will the windows desktop version be released, and will it support chinese simplified?” [source](https://twitter.com/2074302211824431104/status/2101582409296941532)

### 5. Fix login and sign-in failures

- Google Antigravity, 2026-09-26, @antigravity (X): “this has been really a frustrating experience for me @google @antigravity. i am not able to login using my google pro account. i can login using a normal google account on same device. even after complaining, no response from @antigravity team. didn't expect this from @google <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/1772509048048377856/status/2103927459137966144)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-09-26, @antigravity (X): “@antigravity @antigravity getting "account not eligible for gemini code assist" on login with active google ai pro sub. ide fails to trigger the 403 validation_required auth prompt. many users reporting this today, any fix or update planned? <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/1935292916194312192/status/2103922445669499234)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-09-26, @antigravity (X): “@antigravity hi, google support team. i am having issues logging in to my antigravity ide account. i'm on a pro plan and haven't been able to log in for the past 3 days. kindly assist; it's urgent.” [source](https://twitter.com/2103865104693436416/status/2103866764396503496)

### 6. Custom model provider support

- Google Antigravity, 2026-09-25, @antigravity (X): “@antigravity are we able to use our own models within antigravity already ?” [source](https://twitter.com/1413849052123369472/status/2103613976987029584)
- Zed, 2026-09-25, @zeddotdev (X): “@zeddotdev delta is goood like really good just need custom provider” [source](https://twitter.com/1261173216455712768/status/2103520442594332993)
- Zed, 2026-09-25, @zeddotdev (X): “@zeddotdev can you guy make delta support custom llm providers please” [source](https://twitter.com/1925398929904214019/status/2103312711803420977)

### 7. Desktop and IDE feature parity in CLI

- Amp, 2026-09-24, @AmpCode (X): “@ampcode and while we're at it... why not support the "run review" command in the tui... 🤔 @thorstenball” [source](https://twitter.com/2062509956574650368/status/2103198859291922522)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-09-16, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “any update to cli? or its always agy 2.0? cant do delete conversation automatically on every time i quit the app on the app one while in cli, i could use powershell profile to do so. maybe a request to add like disabling knowledge and conversation history like in antigravity ide. i dont need bloated context from the previous chat like tha chatbot app.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wh9uyh/antigravity_2_release_v2140/pa3aiha/)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-09-16, @antigravity (X): “@antigravity i think this is last piece that make antigravity works. it do things pretty well. just ask too much. hope it comes to cli too.” [source](https://twitter.com/1192620866/status/2100096493848060297)

### 8. Bring-your-own-key support

- Cursor, 2026-09-26, @cursor_ai (X): “@mdamore9 @grok @bot @cursor_ai rate limits are also much more efficient the past 1-2 weeks this is critical if we can't bring our own models/api keys” [source](https://twitter.com/1756394384655003648/status/2103698095045489000)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-09-25, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “just want byok to be available in agy desktop to as ds and that the 3.8 flash issues get solved especially token slash and speed” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wom9gb/local_model_support_now_available/pby356u/)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-09-21, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “i like the model. i wish they would give me my api key and keep their ui. acp works but it's a pain in the ass.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wmad7c/they_are_ruining_antigravity_20/pb6blot/)

### 9. Changelogs and release notes for updates

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-27, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@otiscode @openaidevs i have a mate who isnt on x, having to update him on resets and updates like this all the time gets long. so does having to look what changed everytime the codex app updates because changelogs rarley get added.” [source](https://twitter.com/1587475693578997760/status/2104259133025255888)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-09-23, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “i wonder if there is a web or integrated ui in vscode to show what updates of an extension. after a long vacation, i found that antigravity ext was updated from 1.3.0 to 1.4.0. so, what bugs did google fix? i can't find the changelog of agy ext in [<strict_link> <strict_link>” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wnt3dq/whats_the_changes_in_antigravity_ext_v140/)
- Cursor, 2026-09-23, @cursor_ai (X): “@seanzoso @cursor_ai even a one-line note beside the update button would help: what changed, and does it need a restart? then you can decide whether to interrupt what you're working on.” [source](https://twitter.com/2089087915204943872/status/2102691017342497104)

### 10. Early and beta access invites

- OpenCode, 2026-09-20, r/opencode (Reddit): “can you add more then one invite code? mine is vw2etr if you can” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wl8m6y/free_1_billion_muse_spark_13_tokens/pax0hdi/)
- Claude Code, 2026-09-18, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs enterprise really needs 1) secret storage / external vault support for claude code cloud environments, and 2) claude code projects access — neither is available on enterprise plans yet, and it's blocking real adoption.” [source](https://twitter.com/21361149/status/2101024559076159609)
- Claude Code, 2026-09-17, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs i’d love to use this while i dev @wavemistio , please and thank you 🙏🏼” [source](https://twitter.com/2179155468/status/2100650181410660692)

### 11. Support more model providers

- OpenCode, 2026-09-27, r/opencode (Reddit): “this tools help in making of cost and token predictable, so we can plan accordingly. can't it work for other llm?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wrfhdx/i_built_a_telemetry_sidebar_for_the_opencode/pccm0hu/)
- Zed, 2026-09-23, @zeddotdev (X): “@gmi_cloud @cline please talk with @zeddotdev lately i have using the delta and it's really really good but sadly very selected few providers” [source](https://twitter.com/1261173216455712768/status/2102607334476558677)
- Claude Code, 2026-09-19, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “check out opencode, seriously we should advance not regress. we should move to being provider agnostic, sooner than later! we should have the power, to choose whoever as easy as a simple instruction.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wjl7t8/the_limits_are_disappearing_at_a_crazy_speed/patyhpi/)

### 12. Beginner quick-start guides and tutorials

- Cursor, 2026-09-26, @cursor_ai (X): “@sherryyanjiang @cursor_ai @poteto @mattyp this feature needs a dedicated video to make people understand projects and cloud agents. i've not fully tried it mostly because i haven't seen a proper video explaining its usecase and value.” [source](https://twitter.com/363814725/status/2103947956491555032)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-09-23, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “so many of us are non technical can you add like a helper tip to the models so we can really use the models in a better efficient way. because even if gpt or claude give us agi. gemini will always be goat if used properly” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wni05g/we_need_a_usage_reset_now/pbl9gtz/)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-09-16, @antigravity (X): “@nohedev @rodydavis @antigravity please do a run down for new users on how to set up and train antigravity” [source](https://twitter.com/1657089735687323648/status/2100335255429259347)

## Every agent

| Agent | Overall rank | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Pi](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/pi.md) | 7 | Better than peers | 0.632 | 0.602–0.661 | 307 | 192 | 115 |
| [Claude Code](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/claude-code.md) | 1 | Better than peers | 0.565 | 0.543–0.589 | 863 | 419 | 444 |
| [Cline](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/cline.md) | =8 | Typical | 0.528 | 0.491–0.564 | 136 | 60 | 76 |
| [Amp](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/amp.md) | =11 | Typical | 0.528 | 0.489–0.564 | 106 | 47 | 59 |
| [OpenCode](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/opencode.md) | 3 | Typical | 0.517 | 0.486–0.543 | 514 | 219 | 295 |
| [Factory](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/factory.md) | =11 | Typical | 0.512 | 0.484–0.537 | 35 | 16 | 19 |
| [Devin](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/devin.md) | =5 | Typical | 0.511 | 0.479–0.546 | 92 | 38 | 54 |
| [GitHub Copilot](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/copilot.md) | =8 | Typical | 0.507 | 0.473–0.544 | 106 | 47 | 59 |
| [Cursor](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/cursor.md) | 4 | Typical | 0.498 | 0.467–0.529 | 431 | 166 | 265 |
| [OpenAI Codex](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/codex.md) | 2 | Worse than peers | 0.443 | 0.420–0.466 | 992 | 340 | 652 |
| [Zed](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/zed.md) | =8 | Worse than peers | 0.422 | 0.388–0.454 | 175 | 42 | 133 |
| [Google Antigravity](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/antigravity.md) | =5 | Worse than peers | 0.389 | 0.360–0.421 | 524 | 136 | 388 |
| [Kiro](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/kiro.md) | 13 | Too few posts | – | – | 25 | 6 | 19 |
| [Conductor](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/conductor.md) | 14 | Too few posts | – | – | 23 | 8 | 15 |
| [Warp](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/warp.md) | 15 | Too few posts | – | – | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| [Grok Build](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/grok-build.md) | 16 | Too few posts | – | – | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| [Augment Code](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/augment.md) | 17 | Too few posts | – | – | 5 | 4 | 1 |

## Posts

Receipts rule: The 5 most recent praise and complaint posts per area (first 700 characters) and 3 per criterion (first 450 characters).

### Pi

- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “pi for my use case. i also use opencode for free models but pi when i use my own api” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wrjr75/the_good_opensource_harness/pcd80nj/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “pi has extension, i've built my own for my harness too. imho it's a way to go instead of compactions” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wrq50c/new_session_handoff_vs_compact_which_do_you_prefer/pceoo4i/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “i'm using pi-blackhole and never had problems with it. what did you used?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wrq50c/new_session_handoff_vs_compact_which_do_you_prefer/pcezess/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, @pidotdev (X): “running @pidotdev against my local proxy which serves the mac mini’s local copy of qwen on the tailnet is kinda amazing free tokens! currently averages 30-50 t/s (everything not super optimized yet, basically just set up) <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/46650115/status/2104144937923105124)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “the vast majority of posts i have seen which says a normally graet model is bad usually with starts with the fact that they use opencode...or codex. besides gpt models, it's hard for me to think of a model that actually works well in opencode. i thought the glm models has issues after compaction when i was using opencode. i switched to pi or claude code, and i never had that issue since. if you only used mimo models in opencode you would think the model is bad with tool calls, but the been one of the best i ever tried on any other harness. the compaction trigger on lot of the opensoruce model just isn't setup correctly on opencode either. so personally i think opencode is quite literally the” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wqh2u4/ohmypi_or_opencode_why/pc4180w/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “ok, honestly i do not understand why this is popular, this is literally just vibed code knock off from codex/ux, 'make an app that has pi backend, but look exactly like codex', done, one prompt, second, for any modern harness/app, esp claude code, one plugin, you could run anything, configure in anyways you want, codex is less customizable for obvious reasons, i cant believe how ignorant people are wasting time on garbage like this” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wcp3b7/supernova_a_minimal_opinionated_and_sleek/pcb85p7/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “giga bloat even with system prompt off no way to trim down tool output or set limits unless u waste a ton of tokens making a wrapper no custom extensions etc” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wrjr75/the_good_opensource_harness/pcgm7ya/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, @pidotdev (X): “@pigcodingagent @pidotdev i use opencode in pi but i tried and couldn't in pig. it would be great if you added opencode as a login option.” [source](https://twitter.com/299687169/status/2104021066016580085)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/LocalLLaMA (Reddit): “this is pi - for every possible qn, the answer is aways - just ask pi to create an extension for it yet - 1. pi.dev has a billion competing extensions for every possible thing, none of which work together and its upto the user to try endlessly 2. pi has no extension api's that make sense, eg if it had an api to 'launch subagent' then you could have extensions hook into it 3. so the answer to everything is - ignore the millions of existing extensions and add one more, and reinvent the wheel” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1wrfp50/another_harness_matters_post_codex_cli_pi_and/pcfd0um/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “nice work. i tried using it. it is fast. i tried using few extensions but they don’t seem to work with pig. mcp-adapter, pi-web-access, pi-rtk-optimizer” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wqe2v1/meet_pig_the_pi_coding_harness_that_is_yours_but/pc3o4sz/)

### Claude Code

- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “skills has been really useful for me to inject business related knowledge into the context. /handoff really good for managing context /grill-me has been really useful to get the model to write the exact specifications i am looking for. people are not very precise when speaking to an agent, and often underspecify their requirements and end up getting upset when the agent end up doing something else.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wowilt/i_still_dont_understand_this_agentic_workflow/pcb8zwi/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “i use the code tab in windows desktop and it has been fine... i used to use cli but now the harness is just convenient.. not as good as codex but still” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wrhtyd/new_to_claude_why_should_we_use_claude_code_over/pcckc6o/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “it runs bash commands effortlessly instead of searching for whether it should execute commands in windows or wsl shells. mind you, i'm running my cli on linux where it all just works seamlessly..” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wrhtyd/new_to_claude_why_should_we_use_claude_code_over/pccrvoc/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “oh nice, bookmarked. ffmpeg flags are the one thing i can never keep in my head, so a skill for it makes a lot of sense” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wr4yjz/wanted_to_edit_some_footage_of_a_game_i_was/pcde6qo/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “the two reasons you listed are not the ones that matter. claude code is my daily driver because it is a process you can compose: pipe it into a script, run claude -p headless from a git hook or cron, ssh into a box and drive it there. a desktop app needs a person sitting in front of it. that is where the extension surface lives too. skills, hooks, subagents and claude.md sit in the repo and travel with the checkout, so the setup moves with the project. desktop code mode already gets the shell and the filesystem, so capability is not the gap. faster or lighter on ram? i have not measured it against desktop, so i won't guess.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wrhtyd/new_to_claude_why_should_we_use_claude_code_over/pcese2a/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “living off the land. it comes preinstalled on most linux distros and macos. uninstall it and watch it being confused every other session.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wqwi4h/why_claude_code_uses_python_for_everything_and/pc9z0kz/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “and that’s right, because there are no skills or prompts included :-)” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wr4uat/if_your_prompts_skills_have_grown_into_an_entire/pc9zqq0/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “i just don't update external skills. the only ones i auto update are anthropic official ones, and our in-house skills. everything else is a snapshot. the security risks aren't worth whatever incremental improvement they might have made.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wr874k/has_anyone_found_a_reliable_way_to_scan_agent/pcb521b/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “it is the same situation for me. i use claude on macos tahoe. today it prompted to add a passkey and i did, and i received an email titled "security alert: new passkey added to your claude account". however, i find no clue about the passkey anywhere, neither in claude nor in macos passwords app.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1v1jot3/passkey_for_claude_desktop/pcbwgib/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “i never like doing dev work in the terminal. but i didn't consider vibe coding/agentic engineering as "dev work", at least not in the traditional sense, so who knows- maybe i won't hate it as much. i've been using the desktop client for the other harness and haven't had any problems with it. i've tried claude code when it first came out, but didn't find anything special about it. it's been a while, so maybe things have changed. maybe i'm missing something, since many people seem to prefer cc over the desktop client” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wrhtyd/new_to_claude_why_should_we_use_claude_code_over/pcczqcb/)

### Cline

- Praise, 2026-09-27, @cline (X): “@cline pulling instructions from the harness to fix the docker sign-in is clever problem-solving. this one had me hooked, so i couldn't resist featuring you on shipwithmuse. your feature is live here: <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/1724361026974646272/status/2104356319339876721)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline i love to use the cline extension in vs code.” [source](https://twitter.com/1582956433288544256/status/2103718054324801678)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline ssh support is a game changer running cline on a pi or dev server from your laptop is so clean” [source](https://twitter.com/1889631970667405317/status/2103747618610573440)
- Praise, 2026-09-23, @cline (X): “@cline cline + vs code rocks !!” [source](https://twitter.com/2093765123810680833/status/2102583000575721483)
- Praise, 2026-09-21, r/CLine (Reddit): “now that it's not in microshit vscode, i will try it! thank you cline team!” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wmb1co/kimi_k3_is_free_in_cline_desktop_for_a_limited/pb6a9tn/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, r/CLine (Reddit): “no linux, no dice.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wpyepq/gemini_38_flash_is_now_free_in_cline/pc49h8e/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline i cannot log in to the cline desktop, no windows pop up” [source](https://twitter.com/1761265380851363840/status/2103686635896688645)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline would love to try cline, but there is no linux desktop version.” [source](https://twitter.com/1601711797/status/2103693469474844955)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline when will cline desktop be available for linux?” [source](https://twitter.com/1910353177569890305/status/2103701847076712760)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline please add verify metode with email, because my number is not entered in the otp code” [source](https://twitter.com/1445902848374366209/status/2103731138703602074)

### Amp

- Praise, 2026-09-27, @AmpCode (X): “@benvargas @ampcode local always on was the pain. custom url via orbs is the kind of shortcut that sticks.” [source](https://twitter.com/1502677575776149504/status/2104182819664593107)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @AmpCode (X): “@bedesqui @catalinmpit @t3dotcodes @ampcode you can wire claude code into amp ui directly btw (this thread is running in cc) <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/3064259332/status/2103785310685647344)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @AmpCode (X): “@sqs @ampcode @ollama fantastic decision. that was one of the final jigsaw pieces for me. 🫡” [source](https://twitter.com/1590702228234391552/status/2103868668400775310)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @AmpCode (X): “first experience with @ampcode i feel care that have been put into this app, everything feels polished! simple to the point onboarding as well, starting from landing page where i can quickly watch few videos of in action use to understand what i am getting into before i even sign up going to be my main agent interface along with claude code for the near time” [source](https://twitter.com/1806712189757382656/status/2103900042218365057)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @AmpCode (X): “@stephenhaney @ampcode @paper ignore by other post with issue (spamming longer and it went through) i have gotten it to work at the end, seems that amp can support webmcp big thank you <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/1806712189757382656/status/2103919135994581227)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, @AmpCode (X): “@iannuttall @ampcode fresh workers still drop mid-auth state” [source](https://twitter.com/27319585/status/2104269838072091095)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, @AmpCode (X): “@ampcode, how is the slack bot supposed to work? i know one of the examples is "make a group dm with me and name", but that just doesn't work? it seems to only send dm's as my own user, which is very hard to interact with. i'm on a slack enterprise workspace if that matters.” [source](https://twitter.com/2095743155312467968/status/2103658167469293873)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, @AmpCode (X): “@homborg @ampcode amp can't be backed by the local codex cli or claude, right? i wish someone would do that. essentially a web orchestration layer on top of my clis.” [source](https://twitter.com/36411940/status/2103851323238297984)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, @AmpCode (X): “@iannuttall @ampcode oauth consoles still demand the human hop” [source](https://twitter.com/27319585/status/2103874472377811135)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, @AmpCode (X): “@iannuttall @ampcode 2fa still needs the jump desktop handoff” [source](https://twitter.com/27319585/status/2103876643601445186)

### OpenCode

- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/opencodeCLI (Reddit): “openchamber is simply an ui for opencode. from a ux perspective, it's actually very good. for serious work i prefer the vscode extension anyway.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencodeCLI/comments/1wrgmfe/whats_the_deal_with_openchamber/pcc9zmx/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “i'm using claude pro. at first, planning with opus 5.5 and implementing with sonnet 5 i was not hitting the limits. i tried full opus 5.5 and quickly reached the limit. i have the z.ai coding plan so when it happens i switch to opencode with glm5.3 to continue my workflow. this is possible because i use an ai memory external to the harness.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wrf0ld/is_claude_pro_actually_worth_20_just_for_one/pcguhs1/)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, r/opencodeCLI (Reddit): “since no one in comments seems to answer the questions (classic reddit). 1.- it was developed because v1 was incredibly messy and outdated, batch reading/editing for example was not a thing, image reading needed to be done manually, performance was trash, client/server wasn't a thing and therefore you had to make a whole app for every version of opencode which i suppose for devs was maintenance nightmare. and many, many more issues. 2.- clearly the performance was atrocious and needed a heavy redesign, native tools were also lacking, they were good a year ago but today models are way more capable and need more powerful stuff. and of course a ton of qol features that just got stacked until v2” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencodeCLI/comments/1wlcs58/questions_i_have_about_v2/pc4d50x/)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, r/opencode (Reddit): “"gemini, i am a total noob. i want a local llm for coding. i got a 5060 and 32gb ram. where do i get llama.cpp binaries and a model like ornith 35b? give me a small apex quant, offloading is ok. give me arguments for inference with fit on, fit context 128k and q8 kv cache." <strict_link> <strict_link> llama-server.exe -m "path\to\ornith-35b-quant.gguf" --fit on --fit-ctx 131072 --flash-attn on --cache-type-k q8_0 --cache-type-v q8_0 --port 8080 in opencode, use custom model endpoint <strict_link> and bob's your uncle. bonus: for vision add <strict_link> with --mmproj mmproj.gguf --no-mmproj-offload” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wqlgg3/best_ways_to_run_ollama_models/pc5bwqn/)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, r/opencode (Reddit): “v2 is much better, it adds codemode to save tokens, search for mcp tools, and it also has this idea where everything can be modified/customized.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wqppth/opencode_v2/pc6i087/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/opencode (Reddit): “i've had a lot of plugins break, 💔 if you don't use any plugins then yet it'll be a step up in theory. tbh been leaning on goose a lot as of late.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wqppth/opencode_v2/pcad331/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/opencode (Reddit): “yes, same experience here. i tried to migrate to v2 this friday but all my plugins failed. so, by now is a no-go for me as my workflow depends so much on these plugins.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wqppth/opencode_v2/pcag8ri/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/opencodeCLI (Reddit): “forget vscode + extension, if you want real performance go for wu which is rust (a fork of zed without ai modules) and terminal running opencode in a panel, vscode and extensions give you an overhead of electron and hundreds of megabytes or more than 1 gigabyte of memory versus the 180 or 200 mb of memory that wu consumes [<strict_link> <strict_link>” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencodeCLI/comments/1wrgmfe/whats_the_deal_with_openchamber/pcd1qha/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/opencode (Reddit): “it requires https, even if i'm using it over my tailscale network then my ssl cert isn't valid for my tailscale domain name lol give us the option for no https, ignore ssl cert errors or both” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wrgqw7/i_made_a_pocket_client_for_opencode/pcd2mne/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/opencode (Reddit): “yeah im trying to understand why or how to fix it but seems like there is no solution. maybe i'll just stick to pure api if i ever need more deepseek with pi.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wrg81n/go_subscription_is_slower_deepseek_flash_41/pceeqo7/)

### Factory

- Praise, 2026-09-27, @droid (X): “so yeah, you can use custom models in @droid cli, which is great currently trying this setup, is performing great so far ! <strict_link> <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/2028221376092581888/status/2104173498101117143)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @FactoryAI (X): “@trevorbmurkp @harrystuck77 @factoryai @droid @badlogicgames @ampcode @cursor_ai @opencode @anthropicai @claudeai @cognition @xai @grok @build if ur on mac or windows, the desktop app is great! depends on ur preference” [source](https://twitter.com/1721143727043887104/status/2103639050620145849)
- Praise, 2026-09-25, @FactoryAI (X): “@yuqih @factoryai @gmi_cloud their @droid is my main harness and running on gmi keys for open models” [source](https://twitter.com/1261173216455712768/status/2103332443025719806)
- Praise, 2026-09-24, @droid (X): “@tereza_tizkova @droid @tastelabs it’s really nice - i’ve enjoyed learning how to setup and work with the design system. i dove right in with the trial - it will take you a long way towards understanding the platform so far, sooo good!” [source](https://twitter.com/1681456803832561664/status/2103159986998456329)
- Praise, 2026-09-20, @droid (X): “@dragoscomedy @droid we do have a desktop app and it’s quite snazzy but free usage _weeks_ is wild 😭” [source](https://twitter.com/1721143727043887104/status/2101500413006786609)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, @FactoryAI (X): “@droid @factoryai having it for a while doesn't help if discoverability is this bad. most of us never saw it until now.” [source](https://twitter.com/2079846327744401408/status/2104094827193532478)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, @FactoryAI (X): “@droid @factoryai my nits are all qol - droid mobile app - windows and mac dev environments for bots (using namespace devboxes in the meantime) - handoff between local and cloud agents - extend droid cloud agent access, we are limited to 40h/month while competing products are unlimited” [source](https://twitter.com/2070908287978246144/status/2104255956439961935)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, @FactoryAI (X): “@anasibnanwar @factoryai 😅 we deffo need a better way to communicate features” [source](https://twitter.com/1721143727043887104/status/2104304405772435681)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, @FactoryAI (X): “@droid @factoryai byok is bugged on the gui, but idk where to report this kinda of stuff.” [source](https://twitter.com/4865415939/status/2104338825291891112)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, @droid (X): “@prathamdby @tereza_tizkova @droid yeah it’s cool i just don’t use half the features so i went back to pi and started building a stack of things that i use and want” [source](https://twitter.com/587982527/status/2104317744355082260)

### Devin

- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/windsurf (Reddit): “gemini is dumb codeium is like 2 years old..windsurf went away about 3 months ago and is now devin desktop. they stopped supporting the vs code extension about a month ago. but devin desktop is a vs code fork. just download the ide, it's going to feel very native for you” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/windsurf/comments/1wr7p7l/why_isnt_windsurf_available_in_vscode_anymore/pcap3zm/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/windsurf (Reddit): “devin has invested a lot in controlling how the ais think inside the ide, to maximize context and code management tools. if you are going to pay for devin, try the devin desktop ide. it's a fork of vs code so it's not unfamiliar. the ide is good for almost any workflow, from lightning-fast code completion to highly reliable vibe coding with swe-2.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/windsurf/comments/1wr7p7l/why_isnt_windsurf_available_in_vscode_anymore/pcb72fn/)
- Praise, 2026-09-25, @cognition (X): “@matthewcp tbh @cognition’s devinwiki is really good for this” [source](https://twitter.com/1595924352/status/2103536577209094392)
- Praise, 2026-09-25, G2 (G2): “q: what problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you? a: for ebiquity, i see the most value for data and engineering teams by reducing repetitive development, debugging and maintenance work. it could help teams move through smaller backlog tasks faster while allowing developers to focus on more complex work. q: what do you like best about the product? a: devin can take a development task from the initial request through coding, testing and debugging, rather than only suggesting code. it can also connect with tools like github, jira and slack, making it easier to fit into an existing engineering workflow. q: what do you dislike about the product? a: it still needs human revi” [source](https://www.g2.com/products/devin-ai/reviews/devin-ai-review-13609931)
- Praise, 2026-09-24, @cognition (X): “@cognition devin on its own pc was a sandbox. teams dms plus first-party m365 mail, calendar, files, and chats is what puts it on the same desk the tickets already live on.” [source](https://twitter.com/1667827210328363008/status/2103046701288464775)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, @DevinAI (X): “@devinai guys no offence but why when i open the website i cant tell what the product does right away, this is just a feedback that you guys could be getting more users if the main example is suffience to explain it, best” [source](https://twitter.com/1657919466498412546/status/2104085645853331896)
- Complaint, 2026-09-25, @cognition (X): “can someone from @cognition tell me why i have to use the browser instead of desktop app for wiki sessions and session ios simulator 🫩” [source](https://twitter.com/4108256724/status/2103280180357947496)
- Complaint, 2026-09-25, @cognition (X): “@cognition is there a way to get devin to respond to our agent on slack? trying to get them to talk to eachother. devin’s suggestion here didn’t work. <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/787864/status/2103318326864957759)
- Complaint, 2026-09-25, @cognition (X): “@bentlegen @cognition i think the bot could be considered a team member (another seat). unless it’s set up as an app, which then i’m not sure. a work around is using devin api instead of devin slack app (experience is not as clean)” [source](https://twitter.com/40244418/status/2103334918734725342)
- Complaint, 2026-09-25, @cognition (X): “@adihex_18 @cognition @devindesktop this requires prior setup which i'm too lazy to do @cognition” [source](https://twitter.com/1825243355501973504/status/2103536070222635517)

### GitHub Copilot

- Praise, 2026-09-26, @GitHubCopilot (X): “@behaviourtree @code @githubcopilot they invest a lot in byok suggest you open an issue in github if u r still having problems with this” [source](https://twitter.com/36475277/status/2103855607895998585)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, r/LocalLLaMA (Reddit): “i just don’t get the whole “code in the terminal” thing. lots of people apparently like it, but it seems archaic to me. like the coding equivalent of minecraft. for me, as a hobbyist, i am happy with vs code + copilot (no longer requires account) + model running on omlx on my mac studio. sandboxing with rootless podman + dev container. also use sonarqube for linting / safety net.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1wq9ivr/what_ide_to_use_for_local_models/pc6ok6e/)
- Praise, 2026-09-25, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “this is not true. i have tools and plugins that come from the c# dev kit in my copilot harness tools. using pre release and insider btw.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wpctlc/vs_code_chat_users_local_or_copilot_harness/pby1bzg/)
- Praise, 2026-09-25, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “yeah, extension tools should appear in the tools page in customizations. it's working for me.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wpctlc/vs_code_chat_users_local_or_copilot_harness/pc0jt01/)
- Praise, 2026-09-25, r/opencode (Reddit): “the only thing i miss compared to the copilot extension is the integrated tools, browser, and ''click to install'' features that vscode is providing more and more. there is still an option to add opencode go to the copilot extension, but it's not that perfect. it works, but openchamber seems to consume less tokens and manage the context and cache hit a bit better.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wpt89d/opencode_desktop_vs_opencode_v2_desktop_vs/pbzdp4z/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “with opus 5.5 out now and sonnet 5.5 and haiku 5.5 not far behind, a claude pro subscription is way better value. not to mention the claude code plugin in vs code is faster and less buggy than github copilot.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wr5io2/best_cheaper_alternative/pcbmqn2/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “this is the hell if you are using different ide’s see this blog: <strict_link>” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wre0j7/agentsmd_vs_githubcopilotinstructionsmd_when/pcc5yu2/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “just use .agents/ and configure vscode. it's stupid to have different structure for different editors” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wre0j7/agentsmd_vs_githubcopilotinstructionsmd_when/pccqav0/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “the documentation on how github copilot handles these in context instructions, and how it handles compaction cycles, is hot garbage” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wre0j7/agentsmd_vs_githubcopilotinstructionsmd_when/pcgu92v/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “not sure if it’s just me but i find vs code so frustrating to use compared to codex or claude code. doesn’t matter which agent, they always stop for some dumb reason and say yeah you’re right i stopped for no reason. never have that issue with codex or claude code.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wowuzs/copilot_uses_apply_patch_idiosyncracy_that_fails/pc7dwsv/)

### Cursor

- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/cursor (Reddit): “so here's my issue with grok models up until 3.x\~ they were training their own models on their own data. in house model, in house data. spacex sees what cursor is doing, which is basically using all the enterprise data flow and their retail use towards training their own in-house model and they want in on it too. here's the kicker, they all start with the same base, it's all kimi 2.5 under the hood. spacex agrees to "buy" cursor, provides biggest gpu cluster to scale up so they can harvest as much enterprise data as possible. western frontier models → alleged unauthorized chinese extraction → chinese open weights → *lawful* western post-training so when i hear about us labs complaining abou” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wrktgc/am_i_the_only_one_who_thinks_grok_47_is_actually/pcdbwh3/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/cursor (Reddit): “move to the desktop app, i left ide a month ago and will never look back” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wrbmrn/is_it_a_waste_of_money_to_run_opus_55_inside_of/pcfbz09/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/cursor (Reddit): “coding in windows is just joking with the filesystem . as cursor is based on vscode, at least udñse remote developement with wsl wich is highly integrated and 1 click install” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wq0bdq/cursor_wiped_out_a_guys_entire_drive/pcfz2m8/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/cursor (Reddit): “you don't use cursor for the models. you use it for the integrated ide. i use opus 5.5 in cursor.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wrx24u/1_year_of_cursor_switched_to_claude_best_decision/pcgo4xg/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/cursor (Reddit): “right?! i’ll never understand these posts. does claude have an ide i’m unaware of? does cursor not have claude’s models??” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wrx24u/1_year_of_cursor_switched_to_claude_best_decision/pcgqiul/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/cursor (Reddit): “i feel you. i went down this exact rabbit hole a few months ago — loved the tile view and the composer workflow, but the moment i hit a real refactor session the quota wall killed the flow. short answer: cursor doesn't let you bring your own key for their $20 plan, and the byok workaround people hack together is brittle (you lose the indexing, the diff view, the agent loops). what actually solved it for me was switching to an editor-agnostic tool that plugs into both jetbrains and vs code, lets me top up exactly what i use via stripe, and gives 2,000 test credits in the dashboard panel just for signing up — no card required. that way i keep the multi-chat tile ui, the plan/review workflow, a” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wqq46y/anyone_managed_to_use_cursors_ui_with_their/pcd5l9b/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, @cursor_ai (X): “cursor, where is the android version? 🤔 why is it still not available? iphone has it, and android users are still waiting... @cursor_ai 📱👀” [source](https://twitter.com/2000581649906667521/status/2104076132454985863)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, @cursor_ai (X): “@sicaniansun @cursor_ai it's been so long and there's still no android version released.” [source](https://twitter.com/2000581649906667521/status/2104152763622101005)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, @cursor_ai (X): “@larsencc grok is smart same with @bot but it can't make a call cuz @cursor_ai haven't added @agentlinehq plugin yet... @larsencc pls get it added..” [source](https://twitter.com/2015793046496198656/status/2104294622784802999)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, r/cursor (Reddit): “your plan already pays for an always-on box. why buy another just to run the same harness? cloud agents boot a clone, not your laptop house. a lot of people hit the empty house and try to copy common configurations into every project, or reach for a spare always-on machine for "parity." don't. you're already paying for the machine cursor spins; stuffing the harness into the repo (or buying a warm disk) still misses the point if boot doesn't install it the way the agent actually reads it. cursor's door: committed `.cursor/environment.json` \+ pinned image. skills from `$home/.cursor/skills` worked first try. slash commands from `$home` did not — only from the repo's `.cursor/commands`. path p” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wqkwtj/your_cursor_plan_already_spins_cloud_agents_why/)

### OpenAI Codex

- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “i'd take this as an opportunity to go tell your codex to investigate how hooks can help you. i promise it'll be worth it. codex can set it all up too, so it's hardly as complicated as most people think.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wqyau5/i_gave_sol6_medium_a_10_dollar_budget_it_blew_200/pca1wn4/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “fix #1 worked for me, spent 7-8 hours trying to troubleshoot this yesterday because both pcs have the same issue now. thank you so much!” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wr9j49/fix_chatgpt_windows_app_stuck_on_loading_spinner/pcav2bs/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “interesting take. i’ve used gpt image since v2, which i found better than nano banana pro for my use case, to turn hand-drawn sketches into app assets for products i built commercially, without having to leave codex for some mcp workaround like i’d need with claude, because, cough, there’s still no native image-gen tool in cc lol. i shipped those products, had the vibe-coded output reviewed by real devs, and made enough from them to become financially comfortable. if that’s “mid,” fine. i pay 20x for both btw, mainly because claude is still useful as a sanity check. it has strengths, but anthropic still gives you a 5h wall and charges separately for faster inference, while codex 5x/20x doe” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wrri5h/been_running_astra_high_100month_and_opus55_high/pcf8hoo/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “my $20 happened to be up today, so impulse cancelled last night. been playing with opus5.5 today for personal projects. i'd say it goes through a quarter the quota that astra did, with at least as good code quality. in fact, i never used to use astra, because it would burn through my 5-hour quota in 10 minutes, even on medium, which i always kept it at. so i was stuck with nerfed sol. guess i could have gone back to 5.6-sol, but i swapped to opus instead, and that was the better play for sure. and this is not done lightly. if astra was like 95% of opus (which it seems to be), and used a _bit_ more plan, fine. openai lets you use your own harness, which is huge for me, so there's good-will to” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wrri5h/been_running_astra_high_100month_and_opus55_high/pcgchqj/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “this shouldn't be a thing but kudos to the @openai codex team. working like this is amazing. i don't even have to leave codex. plus i realised that browser extensions are finally here as well! love the new update. can't wait for devday. <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/2517672250/status/2104011478797787366)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “the only way i got anything to work is the beta app for windows...which was last updated in july, probably before they started to vibe code it with astra and fuck everything up. on our end the user side, only models available are 5.6 sol in this beta version of the app and 5.5 lol gpt 6 isn't even in the model selector smfh” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wr57y7/new_ui_in_codex_is/pca2uup/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “of course that was the first thing i tried lol uninstall re-installed, nothing worked” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wr69nb/see_you_soon_guys_probably/pca71jo/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “they're going full sony on this one. i believe they're also tired of people using mcp to similar codex and they're trying to break that where are you seeing this though? i don't see it yet” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wr2ehk/chatgpt_pro_5x_is_now_standard/pcadeqw/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “this smells a little bit like a mild case of ai psychosis. it doesn't sound like you are fine-tuning. it sounds like you're loading context. \> the real cost is the multiple model calls per image job with the image in contex this is why agent usage scales quadratically with context size. that tool call output (or image in your case) is an input token (hopefully cached) read minimum of 1 but possibly hundreds of times. literally every time you say "now make it more purple" that image, log, source file, etc is more input tokens. does anyone still use mcp's? they are wildly inefficient. for the same reason as above.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wr97hm/codex_lazily_uses_context/pcarfmh/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “so the fix i found is just exit your codex session account from web (through security tab in settings) and then rejoin worked for me!” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wrdq32/cant_load_codex_in_windows_11/pcbxajq/)

### Zed

- Praise, 2026-09-26, @zeddotdev (X): “@zeddotdev zed + oxlint plugin + oxfmt plugin feels truly blessed.” [source](https://twitter.com/1996002534834798592/status/2103674527859503164)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @zeddotdev (X): “@theo since switching to mostly coding with agents in t3 code, i've been enjoying @zeddotdev more and more. it's ultra fast and without clutter. most of what i use is supported in there out of the box, i highly recommend it.” [source](https://twitter.com/1140568348285186048/status/2103845154587120104)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, r/cursor (Reddit): “i haven’t found any ui that is as nice to use as cursor, but you can try zed. if you maximise the agent panel then the ui is good. you can then use claude code + opus 5.5 via acp in zed. for dictation you can either pay for wisprflow or use typewhisper for free” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wptv9n/thinking_of_switching_from_codex_to_cursor/pc3n7mi/)
- Praise, 2026-09-25, @zeddotdev (X): “@zeddotdev haha, custom commands for my lsp-abusing extension, finally!” [source](https://twitter.com/77776543/status/2103280561326379213)
- Praise, 2026-09-25, @zeddotdev (X): “@zeddotdev love that this makes the boundary explicit. mcp is way more useful when it stays a boring, inspectable tool shelf. we’ve been building searchable access to 380k open svgs through mcp/cli if useful: <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/2103066627239489536/status/2103427213009834145)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/ZedEditor (Reddit): “no criticism here. looks like a really cool project you're working on. just an fyi that turning the feature flags on doesn't give you proper jupyter notebook support. zed's lack of effort in getting jupyter notebooks working is very annoying but there's a good reason for them being behind a feature flag, at the moment.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ZedEditor/comments/1wjp5nq/popular_zed_fork_where_the_community_is_more/pcbbw64/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/ZedEditor (Reddit): “sadly, zed devs are focusing too much on ai imo. one of the reasons i could not adopt zed, and for which there is already a feature request is creation configs to be referenced in tasks.json as in vscode” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ZedEditor/comments/1wris6u/pls_dont_turn_into_vs_code/pcfw6ns/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/ZedEditor (Reddit): “thanks for the support, however my \~/.agents/skills/ is already populated with the solid skill, as per the docs you provided. i think this file path is there for the zed agent and nothing else, as it does not appear in antigravity external agent / commands only in the integrated one.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ZedEditor/comments/1wruye7/does_anyone_use_antigravity_external_agent_what/pcgn1y2/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, r/ZedEditor (Reddit): “i think this may be a new error that's popped up recently because i haven't seen it before and i code in php with arrays regularly. `function newentry($name = "anonymous")` `{` `global $book;` `$id = uniqid("", true);` `$book[$id] = ["name" => $name];` `return $id;` `}` a very simple function that reads a global array and sets a value inside it. the inline error in zed, however, shows "the variable '$book' is assigned but its value is never used", despite it obviously being used two lines later. certainly not a massive problem but, as someone who teaches php coding, a confusing one for students. i'm running the latest stable version of zed and phpantom and this is in a local file. it per” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ZedEditor/comments/1wqdffc/variable_assigned_but_not_used_error_on_array/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, @zeddotdev (X): “@zeddotdev it works as it should... but is there any way to enter edit mode once it's open in the preview? the other guys allows it ;-)” [source](https://twitter.com/227082556/status/2103811869391958039)

### Google Antigravity

- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/GeminiCLI (Reddit): “i've enjoyed using gemini code assist while working in rider on unreal projects. but boy, can you break it pretty quickly. a summary of the log: the ide ai attempted a read_file tool call spanning line 1 to line 1,191. reading a 1,200-line c++ file in one go instantly blew past rider's c# ipc buffer limit, causing the plugin bridge to return "re":"endpoint not found" and kill the stream with nullnull. two seconds later, it tried to recover with a smaller read (lines 100–135), but because the socket connection had already dropped, it crashed again. any ideas? there's no real way around this from what i gather. i tried this in a brand new chat, tagging one file, and my gemini md with a gen” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GeminiCLI/comments/1wr7wkc/gemini_code_assist_unable_to_connect_constantly/)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, @antigravity (X): “opened antigravity 2.0. logged in with my google account. during the login/setup process, google prompted me to complete an account verification. i completed the verification successfully. after completing the verification, gemini code assist started working normally for me. <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/1594483888927154179/status/2104118663154434095)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, @antigravity (X): “@petergyang @antigravity i like the antigravity ide. gemini 3.8 flash is pretty awesome. i know i'm the exception, but i built some infra and gemini is pretty amazing.” [source](https://twitter.com/1267974208149209097/status/2104357227415138650)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “we use lean-ctx for more than 6 months with antigravity and we are so happy with it. also knowdlege graph and shell commands compressing are working out of the box, no custom configuration.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1v6ovl1/potential_solution_to_usage_limits/pcdscds/)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “just did this a couple minutes ago, but i havent removed the ide since i mainly code there, but thank you it now works” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wqesi5/antigravity_login_issues/pc58kvb/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/GoogleAntigravityIDE (Reddit): “<strict_link> why is it still asking me to authenticate via the web page instead of popping up a qr code?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GoogleAntigravityIDE/comments/1wqhclu/your_account_is_not_eligible_for_gemini_code/pcajvrt/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “but why when i verify in my phone and scan qr it alway someting went wrong try agian” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wqe4mp/error_in_ide/pcaoj6k/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “its a skill issue when gemini does not work well, skill issue in selecting a proper provider for models, which is not google” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wrbsby/antigravitys_gemini_models_are_worst_in_among_all/pcbqem5/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “it’s definitely not due to settings or a broken configuration. i logged into ag on a fresh system with a freshly installed ag and had the same issue. besides, it would be good to change the title of this post to something about the license, so people can find this information more easily.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wqyjle/does_anybody_else_experience_this_agy_error/pcbv3rk/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “i was having this same error for two days, too. so, i opened the cli and got that authentication link. when i pasted the link into my browser, it asked me to verify the account using the qr code and confirm my phone number. that fixed it, and i was able to log in. it enabled login for the cli, the "standard" application, and the ide.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wqe4mp/error_in_ide/pcdhtlp/)

### Kiro

- Praise, 2026-09-25, r/kiroIDE (Reddit): “i w found the kiro ide harness is significantly better than the cli. i use both” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1wo0mu2/kiro_vs_claude_code_any_difference_worth_knowing/pbvtlk3/)
- Praise, 2026-09-25, r/kiroIDE (Reddit): “i’ve been using it with opencode and direct bedrock calls and it’s been working great.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1wpi98x/opus_55_prediction/pbw9hib/)
- Praise, 2026-09-23, @kirodotdev (X): “@kirodotdev day 3 is looking strong. mcp and custom agents are exciting additions to the challenge.” [source](https://twitter.com/313123169/status/2102849930981413241)
- Praise, 2026-09-23, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “imo kiro is easier for newbies with no or very little dev experience” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wo0mjf/kiro_vs_claude_code_any_difference_worth_knowing/pbmxf8r/)
- Praise, 2026-09-13, r/kiroIDE (Reddit): “why? im trying to move away from cursor and kiro (cli) within vscode seems fine so far, very similar how you would add cursor rules in a project or globally.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1wevx2a/my_frustrating_experience_with_kiro_aws/p9kozzw/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-24, r/kiroIDE (Reddit): “cool! gonna try tomorrow. i prefer the vs lsp integration, debugger and interface. kiro only have the free debugger right now and somehow electron-like programs perform much worse then vs in my machine.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1wp53oc/i_added_native_kiro_support_to_visual_studio_2026/pbvamrb/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-23, r/kiroIDE (Reddit): “i use kiro at work and use claude code at home. claude code experience is much better. if you compare major features, kiro now supports most features (if not all) now: steering, mcp, skills etc. although, it is a bit confusing when you read the document at [<strict_link> but it actually supports skills pretty well and you can also use "npx skills add" to install theml. kiro has powers but i don't think it is popular. claude code has plugins and kiro power started to support plugins recently. if you search in github you will find way more repos to help you to setup claude code but much less for kiro. the real benefit maybe if you have aws enterprise support, you will get some enterprise di” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1wo0mu2/kiro_vs_claude_code_any_difference_worth_knowing/pbk4vsq/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-21, @kirodotdev (X): “@kirodotdev still not available to me even though i am a qualified customer. i don't understand how kiro works” [source](https://twitter.com/2048551282554585088/status/2102182077219410112)
- Complaint, 2026-09-15, r/kiroIDE (Reddit): “> client-declared tools (the harness's own functions) — not honored by kiro-cli today. definitions on session/prompt (top-level tools or _meta.tools) are accepted but ignored; as much as i want to use your gateway, this is still a blocker for me.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1w3j02c/𝐔𝐬𝐞_𝐀𝐖𝐒_𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐨_𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧_𝐟𝐨𝐫_𝐚𝐧𝐲_𝐀𝐈_𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬/p9xiah3/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-15, r/kiroIDE (Reddit): “this is true and blocker since it’s a limitation of kiro acp. here is the ticket: <strict_link> harness mcp server should pass through gateway., but not harness own tools” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1w3j02c/𝐔𝐬𝐞_𝐀𝐖𝐒_𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐨_𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧_𝐟𝐨𝐫_𝐚𝐧𝐲_𝐀𝐈_𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬/p9zf0jy/)

### Conductor

- Praise, 2026-09-24, @conductor_build (X): “@tigerjpeg no matter what u say antigravity lacks a lot features and integration the other agent gui offers even the open source ones are better @t3dotcodes @trysynara codex @conductor_build @cursor_ai” [source](https://twitter.com/2044713468931031040/status/2103051367820763271)
- Praise, 2026-09-13, @conductor_build (X): “@euboid @conductor_build local sync plus mcp is the right shape.” [source](https://twitter.com/1513567206352764929/status/2099030576866930710)
- Praise, 2026-09-12, @conductor_build (X): “the best agentic development environment is @conductor_build and it's not even close. → multi-agent workspaces → local sync (so you can test frontend even when working in the cloud) → ios app → mcp + cli - create cloud sessions programmatically. such a joy to use <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/1476508432559714304/status/2098880125886509326)
- Praise, 2026-09-12, @conductor_build (X): “@euboid @conductor_build mcp + cli programmable creation of cloud session is the most practical for us - only by scripting can we have the opportunity to enter ci, otherwise, no matter how good the environment is, it is just a manual ide. i'm curious about the conflict strategy of local sync: when local changes are inconsistent with the cloud session, which one takes precedence?” [source](https://twitter.com/1692146406914760704/status/2098903222182375702)
- Praise, 2026-09-09, @conductor_build (X): “little @conductor_build setup that's been helpful: personal claude + codex accounts by default; client ai accounts whenever i open a work repo. super simple. just have one global personal default plus a local override inside each work repo. prompt 👇” [source](https://twitter.com/1821276957428084738/status/2097739018129826296)
- Complaint, 2026-09-25, @conductor_build (X): “@jasdev @conductor_build need it to run local though” [source](https://twitter.com/6827332/status/2103526300355047844)
- Complaint, 2026-09-24, @conductor_build (X): “back to claude. @chatgpt is unusable with @conductor_build” [source](https://twitter.com/337722085/status/2103191328523694521)
- Complaint, 2026-09-21, r/conductorbuild (Reddit): “<strict_link> opencode lets me attach copilot models, but when i select them in conductor, there is exactly 1 skill available - switch to plan mode. is that a known issue?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/conductorbuild/comments/1wma8yq/cant_use_skills_in_copilot_via_opencode_bug_report/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-20, r/conductorbuild (Reddit): “this release was way under marketed” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/conductorbuild/comments/1wkn35i/any_word_on_that_ios_app_question/pb0fjt4/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-16, @conductor_build (X): “@euboid @conductor_build @cursor_ai @t3dotcodes astra, and more broadly gpt, not being supported in cursor was my forcing function to try conductor. i’ve been loving it so far, though there are some @manaflowai features like browser terminal tabs that conductor does not support yet.” [source](https://twitter.com/253333081/status/2100228936903057563)

### Warp

- Praise, 2026-09-26, @warpdotdev (X): “@lxfater look at this introduction, then i would still prefer to recommend @warpdotdev open source + fully support byok <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/1820087559634202624/status/2103890485442150688)
- Praise, 2026-09-22, @warpdotdev (X): “warp now natively supports grok build (xai's terminal coding agent cli). run "grok" inside warp and you get enhanced ux: rich multi-cursor input for long prompts, /remote-control to share sessions across devices, plus integrated file explorer and code review panels. evaluation: solid upgrade. it layers ide-like polish on grok build's strong plan/subagent/mcp core without changing the agent itself. great for warp users who want better prompt editing and remote access. boosts grok build adoption in a popular terminal. no major downsides if you already use warp.” [source](https://twitter.com/1720665183188922368/status/2102401340576043233)
- Praise, 2026-09-22, @warpdotdev (X): “understood. spelling out: warp now natively supports grok build the terminal coding agent command line interface. run grok inside warp and you get enhanced user experience with rich multi-cursor input for long prompts remote-control to share sessions across devices plus integrated file explorer and code review panels. solid upgrade adding integrated development environment-like polish to the strong plan subagent model context protocol core without changing the agent. great for warp users seeking better prompt editing and remote access. boosts adoption in a popular terminal with no major downsides if already using warp.” [source](https://twitter.com/1720665183188922368/status/2102403367939006521)
- Praise, 2026-09-17, r/codex (Reddit): “there’s no way they can continue offering these plans with all of us hammering on their servers basically all day every single day. had a sense this would come to an end. have basically been at it nonstop to get product advanced as far as possible. fyi….the grok $300 plan is incredible……soooo much programming. shit tons. way more than even codex 20x or claude max. i use all 3. also, for grok….100% use it with warp. free to use warp…byom…bring your own model. gives me the context between tasks like we have on desktop programs for claude or codex.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1whlif0/support_just_told_me_they_arent_renewing_people/paad0jv/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-21, @warpdotdev (X): “now, at the core of my herdr flow, which allows connecting to all work servers in one window and working with them from any of my computers or from my phone. and warp still hasn't added native support for herdr. @warpdotdev, please hear me.” [source](https://twitter.com/1246700435513245706/status/2102010401873371180)
- Complaint, 2026-09-18, r/warpdotdev (Reddit): “is there any way to enable automatic update for warp, as everytime it is asking me update it manually instead of automatic or restart to update. <strict_link> let's say like every other apps are updating on restart or with single click its getting updated, why not warp alone.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/warpdotdev/comments/1wd585l/cant_afford_restart/paizwvi/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-18, @warpdotdev (X): “@vikvang1 @warpdotdev appreciate you asking: 1. make byok / custom inference actually credit-free. i pointed warp at openrouter and the agent still bailed repeatedly on "press y to confirm" steps because i had no credits. if i'm using external inference, the harness shouldn't gate.” [source](https://twitter.com/14132756/status/2100994479591411732)
- Complaint, 2026-09-18, @warpdotdev (X): “@vikvang1 @warpdotdev 3. let the client talk to a local endpoint. i don't want my ollama on the internet but a custom endpoint has to be public for your harness to talk to it. client-side (or at least lan-reachable) would unlock a lot.” [source](https://twitter.com/14132756/status/2100994815861383422)
- Complaint, 2026-09-18, @warpdotdev (X): “@ericmann @vikvang1 @warpdotdev this. if i bring my own keys / openrouter, the harness should not still gate on its own credits. keys in the os credential manager, desktop free, i pay the model vendor. that is the contract i want.” [source](https://twitter.com/2074942490466033664/status/2101000906388935078)

### Grok Build

- Praise, 2026-09-24, r/ChatGPTCoding (Reddit): “all harnesses are tui. though a few like grok build has menus clickable by mouse. i actually recommend using that with a local model if you don’t want to subscribe to anything.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPTCoding/comments/1womcvr/best_claude_code_alternatives/pboumxa/)
- Praise, 2026-09-10, r/cursor (Reddit): “try "grok build for vs code" extension. 120k+ installs via open vsx and vs code marketplace. open source. [<strict_link> works as a cursor ide extension too. unlike in cursor, you get oryginal harnesses for grok build, claude code, and codex. and bring your own subscriptions without cursor's. below, a remote control view, the ui is similar across all surfaces. <strict_link>” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wbust5/grok_officially_ruined_cursor_ide/p8wzb6g/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-09, r/cursor (Reddit): “just use cursor instead of grok build. you can use imagine inside cursor by prompting the grok agent to call generateimage/imagine. also, codex and claude cowork aren't ides. codex/claude code are extensions you use inside an ide, generally either vscode or cursor. cowork is a different app.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wbjv4t/im_confused_about_the_grok_and_cursor_plans/p8rkgrv/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-09, r/cursor (Reddit): “the naming trips everyone. grok bot is a cursor product, so you need a cursor sub for it. grok imagine / regular grok chat is the separate grok subscription. same brand word, different products. if what you actually want is an ide with tools, cursor is the one that wires that up. grok build alone won't give you that surface.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wbjv4t/im_confused_about_the_grok_and_cursor_plans/p8sm3pi/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-07, r/vibecoding (Reddit): “grok build user here. i prefer it, albeit i wish the xcode integration were seamless rather than having to do a custom mcp. just recently received claude code due to being a teacher and codex since i am a student back in university for four months.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/vibecoding/comments/1w74l2u/is_everyone_here_on_claude_or_codex_only_anyone/p8cx591/)

### Augment Code

- Praise, 2026-09-26, G2 (G2): “q: what problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you? a: it completely eliminates the tedious manual effort of navigating unfamiliar codebases, writing repetitive boilerplate, and tracing cross-field dependencies saving me 1-2 hours of grunt work every day. q: what do you like best about the product? a: the context engine is really amazing. in contrast to a simple ai autocomplete function, it creates an index of all of your multi-repo architecture and understands how your microservices and dependencies work. the extension works great without any delays for vs code and jetbrains. q: what do you dislike about the product? a: the usage pricing and token credit limit require ac” [source](https://www.g2.com/products/augment-code/reviews/augment-code-review-13618001)
- Praise, 2026-09-23, G2 (G2): “q: what problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you? a: it takes away all the pain of digging through massive codebases manually tracking down cross-file dependencies. i save about 1-2 hours of grunt work every single day just in refactoring and boilerplate. q: what do you like best about the product? a: the context is really amazing. in contrast to a simple ai autocomplete function, it creates an index of all of your multi-repo architecture and understands how your microvaves and dependencies work. the extension works great without any delays for vs code and jetbrains. q: what do you dislike about the product? a: the credit system feels a bit restrictive when you run heav” [source](https://www.g2.com/products/augment-code/reviews/augment-code-review-13582326)
- Praise, 2026-09-17, G2 (G2): “q: what problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you? a: i use it to build, refactor and manage a large codebase. work like that gets tedious when changes touch a lot of files, and having augment code help with it makes those tasks more manageable. it's only been a week or two, so i don't have hard numbers, but it has made refactoring work feel less of a chore. q: what do you like best about the product? a: the main thing i like is how easy it is to get going. setup didn't take long, and the ui is clean enough that i didn't have to hunt around to figure out where things are. i've been using it for building and refactoring in a fairly large codebase, and it's easy to work wi” [source](https://www.g2.com/products/augment-code/reviews/augment-code-review-13367494)
- Praise, 2026-09-10, G2 (G2): “q: what problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you? a: code analyzing, editing, autocompleting, very good for professional developers. good as compared to other software in the market. q: what do you like best about the product? a: it has excellent fetching quality of code database. i could easily integrate it with github. the speed is good as compared to other products in the market. it also edits and autocompletes your code. q: what do you dislike about the product? a: it is an expensive software also i have used it i could feel a little bugs in customer support system.” [source](https://www.g2.com/products/augment-code/reviews/augment-code-review-13433460)
- Complaint, 2026-09-01, G2 (G2): “q: what problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you? a: my workflow involves generating code across multiple platforms, which often means the output needs refinement before it's actually usable. augment code solves that last-mile problem, it takes rough, generated code and polishes it into something cleaner and more reliable. the benefit is that i'm spending less time manually reviewing and fixing output, and more time actually shipping. it fits naturally into a multi-tool setup without requiring me to rebuild my workflow around it. q: what do you like best about the product? a: the way it polishes code generated from other platforms. i bring in rough output and augment co” [source](https://www.g2.com/products/augment-code/reviews/augment-code-review-13394203)