Code Companion

Plugin

• Cline
• Support multiple AI providers
• Open-source
• https://cline.bot/
• https://github.com/cline/cline

• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=saoudrizwan.claude-dev

• OpenAI Codex IDE

• Requires ChatGPT Plus ($20/month)
• https://developers.openai.com/codex/ide

• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=openai.chatgpt

• Github Copilot

• Can also be used via CLI
• https://github.com/features/copilot

• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.copilot

• Windsurf

• Formely "Codeium"
• Proprietary crap
• https://windsurf.com/editor

• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Codeium.codeium

• Qodo

• Formely "Codium"
• Proprietary crap
• https://www.qodo.ai/
• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Codium.codium

IDE

• Cursor
• Closed-source

• https://cursor.com/home

• Void

• Open-Source alternative to Cursor
• https://github.com/voideditor/void

TUI

• Opencode

• https://github.com/sst/opencode

• Goose

• https://github.com/block/goose

• OpenAI Codex CLI

• https://developers.openai.com/codex/cli

• Requires ChatGPT Plus ($20/month)

• Claude Code

• https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code
• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=anthropic.claude-code
• Proprietary
• Supports Claude LLMs only
• Integrates with IDEs by means of plugins, but both program and plugin is required

Agents

• Plan agent: ask questions about the codebase
• Build agent: make changes on your codebase