Tool
VT Code
Rust/Ratatui TUI coding agent with multi-provider support, Agent Skills, MCP, ACP, and ast-grep semantic search
About
Show HN underrated Rust harness; ACP/MCP-ready terminal agent
Features
- Platform AI CODE CREATION GitHub Copilot Write better code with AI
- GitHub Copilot app Direct agents from issue to merge
- MCP Registry Integrate external tools
- DEVELOPER WORKFLOWS Actions Automate any workflow
- Codespaces Instant dev environments
- Issues Plan and track work
- Pricing
- Open Source
- Pricing detail
- Free BYOK
- Platforms
- CLI/TUI
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