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Coding AssistantsOpen Source✦ Free Tier
Aide
VS Code fork with deeply agentic, proactive coding
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VS Code fork from Codestory with a proactive AI agent that notices issues without being asked. Designed for deep autonomous coding assistance.
Choose Aide when…
- •You want an OSS VS Code fork with AI built in
- •You're self-hosting your AI dev environment
- •You want Cursor-like features without vendor lock-in
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Your primary coding environment — the IDE where you spend most of your time
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