AI CLI agents

• 2021 openai/codex: cloud (OpenAI+codex-1+codex-mini/AzureOpenAI/LiteLLM) or local (Ollama/LMStudio) [general, autonomous/agentic] [$/token]
• 2023 Aider-AI/aider: local (Ollama/LiteLLM) or cloud (Anthropic/OpenAI/DeepSeek/Google) [autonomous/agentic]
• 2023 TheR1D/shell_gpt: local (Ollama) or OpenAI [general]
• 2024 aws/amazon-q-developer-cli: cloud (Anthropic) [$0-19/mo]
• 2024 github/gh-copilot: cloud (OpenAI/Anthropic/Google/xAI) [general] [$0-39/mo]
• 2025 smol-ai/developer: cloud (OpenAI/LiteLLM) or local (Ollama) [autonomous/agentic]
• 2025 block/goose: local (Ollama/LiteLLM) or cloud (Anthropic/OpenAI/Google) [v autonomous/agentic]
• 2025 anthropics/claude-code: cloud (Anthropic) [autonomous/agentic] [$0-200/mo]
• 2025 All-Hands-AI/OpenHands: local (LiteLLM) or cloud (Anthropic/Google/DeepSeek/OpenAI) [general, v autonomous/agentic]
• 2025 google-gemini/gemini-cli: cloud (Google) [general, autonomous/agentic] [$0-45/mo]
• 2025 cline/cline: local (Ollama/LMStudio) or cloud (Anthropic/OpenAI/xAI/Google) [v autonomous/agentic]
• 2025 Cursor Agent CLI: cloud (OpenAI/Anthropic/Google/xAI) or local (workaround) v autonomous/agentic (not open-source 😞)

cloud: $ per API call (key required)

contributions ideas

• support all local LLM runners
• support all LLM gateways
• improve autonomy
• improve agenticity?

⚠️ DO NOT: modify BUSL agents to work with other LLMs (even if free), functionality likely considered bypassing core functionality to work with competitive products (my opinion)

BUSL: Business Source License

TODO: test eastlondoner/vibe-tools and others