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31 jobs · 61 tools · signals refreshed Oct 19, 2026

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Code

AI code editor

I want an editor where AI writes and edits code with me.

PickCursor

Runner-upGitHub Copilot

Terminal coding agent

I want an agent that works across my whole repo from the command line.

PickClaude Code

Runner-upOpenAI Codex

Open-source coding agent

I want a coding agent I can inspect, self-host and point at any model.

PickOpenCode

Runner-upCline

AI code review on PRs

I want an AI to review every pull request before a human does.

PickCodeRabbit

Runner-upGreptile

Build

Prompt-to-app (no code)

I can't code (or don't want to) and want a working web app from a description.

PickLovable

Runner-upBolt.new

UI and frontends from a prompt

I want polished React/web UI generated from a prompt or screenshot.

Pickv0

Runner-upLovable

Build and host in the browser

I want to code, run and deploy an app without installing anything.

PickReplit

Runner-upBolt.new

Agents

Agent framework (Python)

I'm building a multi-step agent in Python and want structure.

PickLangGraph

Runner-upOpenAI Agents SDK

AI SDK for TypeScript apps

I'm adding AI features or agents to a TypeScript/Next.js app.

PickVercel AI SDK

Runner-upMastra

Browser automation agent

I want an agent that clicks through real websites for me.

PickBrowser Use

Runner-upStagehand

Long-term memory for agents

I want my agent to remember users and facts across sessions.

PickMem0

Runner-upLetta

AI workflow automation

I want to wire AI into automations across my apps without building a backend.

Pickn8n

Runner-upActivepieces

Web search API for agents

My agent needs to search the web and read results.

PickTavily

Runner-upExa

Sandboxes for agent code

My agent writes code and I need a safe place to run it.

PickE2B

Runner-upDaytona

Models

Run LLMs locally

I want to run open models on my own laptop or desktop.

PickOllama

Runner-upllama.cpp

Self-host LLM serving at scale

I want to serve open models to many users on my own GPUs.

PickvLLM

Runner-upSGLang

One API for many models

I want to switch between model providers without rewriting code.

PickOpenRouter

Runner-upLiteLLM

Fine-tune open models

I want to fine-tune a small open model on my own data.

PickUnsloth

Runner-upAxolotl

Data

Vector database

I need semantic search or RAG retrieval over embeddings.

Pickpgvector

Runner-upQdrant

Parse PDFs and docs for RAG

I need to turn PDFs, slides and docs into clean text and structure for LLMs.

PickDocling

Runner-upUnstructured

Web scraping for LLMs

I need to turn websites into clean markdown or data for my agent.

PickFirecrawl

Runner-upCrawl4AI

Media

Text-to-speech for your app

I need natural-sounding voices in my app or game.

PickElevenLabs

Runner-upCartesia

Speech-to-text

I need accurate transcription, live or from files.

PickDeepgram

Runner-upfaster-whisper

Real-time voice agents

I want a voice assistant that talks back in real time, on the web or phone.

PickLiveKit Agents

Runner-upPipecat

Generate images locally

I want to run image models on my own GPU with full control.

PickComfyUI

Runner-upInvokeAI

Image and video model APIs

I want to call image/video/audio models from my app without managing GPUs.

Pickfal

Runner-upReplicate

AI 3D assets for games

I want 3D models for my game from text or a reference image.

PickMeshy

Runner-upTripo

Ship

LLM tracing and observability

I want to see every prompt, tool call, cost and latency in production.

PickLangfuse

Runner-upLangSmith

Evals and prompt testing

I want automated tests that catch prompt and model regressions.

PickPromptfoo

Runner-upDeepEval

Backend for vibe-coded apps

My AI-built app needs a database, auth and storage.

PickSupabase

Runner-upConvex

Deploy a web app

I want my vibe-coded web app live on the internet.

PickVercel

Runner-upNetlify

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