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# 🚀 Missing AI Coding Tools

*Notable AI coding tools not yet documented in this repository*

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## 🎯 Purpose

This document tracks production AI coding tools that should be added to the repository. Each entry includes justification, availability info, and priority level.

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## 🔴 High Priority (Major Tools)

### 1. **Amazon CodeWhisperer (Q Developer)**

**Status:** Production
**Type:** IDE Plugin + CLI
**Availability:** Free tier + Pro ($19/mo)

**Why Include:**
- Official AWS AI coding assistant
- Enterprise-grade with security scanning
- Extensive language support (15+)
- Large enterprise user base
- Unique feature: Security vulnerability scanning built-in

**Unique Features:**
- AWS service integration
- Security scanning during code generation
- Reference tracker (shows code sources)

**Priority:** 🔴 Critical - Major cloud provider tool

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### 2. **Tabnine**

**Status:** Production (since 2020)
**Type:** IDE Plugin
**Availability:** Free + Pro ($12/mo) + Enterprise

**Why Include:**
- One of the earliest AI code completion tools
- Private deployment options (on-premise)
- Strong privacy focus
- Large enterprise adoption
- Supports 30+ languages

**Unique Features:**
- Private model training on your codebase
- Air-gapped deployment option
- Context-aware completions

**Priority:** 🔴 Critical - Historical significance + enterprise adoption

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### 3. **Codeium**

**Status:** Production
**Type:** IDE Plugin + CLI
**Availability:** Free + Teams ($12/user/mo) + Enterprise

**Why Include:**
- Free tier with unlimited usage
- 70+ language support
- Fast growing user base
- IDE integration for all major IDEs
- Chat + Autocomplete + Search

**Unique Features:**
- Completely free individual tier (unlimited)
- Fastest autocomplete (claims 3x faster)
- Context window up to 100k+ tokens

**Priority:** 🔴 Critical - Major competitor, generous free tier

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### 4. **Sourcegraph Cody**

**Status:** Production
**Type:** IDE Plugin + Web + CLI
**Availability:** Free + Pro ($9/mo) + Enterprise

**Why Include:**
- Code intelligence platform (search + AI)
- Entire codebase context (not just current file)
- Enterprise-grade with SOC 2
- Multi-repo support
- Unique code search + AI combination

**Unique Features:**
- Searches across entire org codebase
- Integrates with Sourcegraph code search
- Context from multiple repos

**Priority:** 🔴 Critical - Unique approach (search + AI)

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### 5. **Kite** (Historical)

**Status:** Shut down (2022)
**Type:** IDE Plugin
**Availability:** No longer available

**Why Include:**
- Historical significance (pioneer)
- Lessons from shutdown
- Shows market evolution

**Priority:** 🟡 Medium - Historical documentation

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### 6. **Supermaven**

**Status:** Production
**Type:** IDE Plugin
**Availability:** Free + Pro ($10/mo)

**Why Include:**
- Founded by co-creator of Copilot
- Claims fastest autocomplete (1M token context)
- Growing adoption in 2024-2025
- Unique performance focus

**Unique Features:**
- 1 million token context window
- Sub-millisecond latency claims
- Proprietary architecture

**Priority:** 🔴 Critical - Founded by Copilot co-creator

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### 7. **Pieces**

**Status:** Production
**Type:** Desktop App + IDE Plugin
**Availability:** Free + Cloud ($20/mo)

**Why Include:**
- Snippet management + AI
- Local-first approach
- Cross-platform (Mac, Windows, Linux)
- Growing developer community

**Unique Features:**
- On-device AI processing
- Snippet library + AI generation
- Context-aware code reuse

**Priority:** 🟡 Medium - Unique snippet + AI approach

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### 8. **Qodo (formerly Codium AI)**

**Status:** Production
**Type:** IDE Plugin
**Availability:** Free + Pro ($19/mo)

**Why Include:**
- AI test generation specialist
- Focus on code integrity
- Growing adoption
- Unique testing focus

**Unique Features:**
- Generates meaningful tests (not just coverage)
- Test analysis and suggestions
- Code behavior analysis

**Priority:** 🟡 Medium - Unique testing specialization

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### 9. **JetBrains AI**

**Status:** Production
**Type:** Built into JetBrains IDEs
**Availability:** Included with IDEs + AI Pro ($10/mo)

**Why Include:**
- Official JetBrains AI assistant
- Tight IDE integration
- Large JetBrains user base
- Multi-model support

**Unique Features:**
- Deep IDE integration
- Context from JetBrains indices
- Inline suggestions

**Priority:** 🔴 Critical - Official JetBrains tool

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### 10. **Continue.dev**

**Status:** Production (Open Source)
**Type:** IDE Plugin
**Availability:** Free + Enterprise support

**Why Include:**
- Open source Copilot alternative
- VS Code + JetBrains support
- Self-hosted option
- Customizable

**Unique Features:**
- Fully open source
- Use any LLM (OpenAI, Anthropic, local)
- Customizable context providers

**Priority:** 🔴 Critical - Leading open source alternative

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## 🟡 Medium Priority (Specialized/Niche)

### 11. **MutableAI**

**Status:** Production
**Type:** IDE Plugin
**Availability:** Free tier + Pro

**Why Include:**
- AI refactoring specialist
- Test generation
- Documentation generation

**Priority:** 🟡 Medium - Refactoring focus

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### 12. **Adrenaline**

**Status:** Beta/Early Access
**Type:** IDE Plugin
**Availability:** Waitlist/Beta

**Why Include:**
- Debugging-focused AI
- Founded by ex-Google engineers
- Unique debugging specialization

**Priority:** 🟡 Medium - Debugging specialization

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### 13. **GitHub Copilot Workspace**

**Status:** Production
**Type:** Web-based
**Availability:** GitHub Copilot subscription

**Why Include:**
- GitHub's issue-to-code tool
- Different from Copilot Chat
- Automated PR generation

**Priority:** 🔴 Critical - Official GitHub extension

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### 14. **Phind**

**Status:** Production
**Type:** Web + VS Code
**Availability:** Free + Pro ($15/mo)

**Why Include:**
- Developer-focused search + AI
- Instant answers for coding questions
- Web search + code generation

**Priority:** 🟡 Medium - Search + code hybrid

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### 15. **CodePal**

**Status:** Production
**Type:** Web platform
**Availability:** Free + Premium

**Why Include:**
- Collection of 30+ AI coding tools
- Code generation, review, documentation
- Large tool library

**Priority:** 🟢 Low - Multi-tool platform

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### 16. **Fig (now part of AWS)**

**Status:** Acquired by AWS (2023)
**Type:** CLI autocomplete
**Availability:** Free

**Why Include:**
- Terminal AI assistant
- Acquired by AWS
- CLI-focused

**Priority:** 🟡 Medium - CLI specialization + acquisition

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### 17. **Warp AI** (Already documented, but verify)

**Status:** Production
**Type:** Terminal
**Availability:** Free + Team

**Note:** Check if already in repository

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## 🟢 Low Priority (Emerging/Beta)

### 18. **Sweep**

**Status:** Production (GitHub App)
**Type:** GitHub Bot
**Availability:** Free tier + Pro

**Why Include:**
- Turns issues into PRs
- GitHub-native
- Growing adoption

**Priority:** 🟢 Low - Still emerging

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### 19. **Refact.ai**

**Status:** Production
**Type:** IDE Plugin + Self-hosted
**Availability:** Free + Enterprise

**Why Include:**
- Self-hosted option
- Privacy-focused
- Refactoring specialist

**Priority:** 🟢 Low - Niche use case

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### 20. **CodeGeeX**

**Status:** Production
**Type:** IDE Plugin
**Availability:** Free

**Why Include:**
- Chinese market leader
- 13B parameter model
- Open source

**Priority:** 🟢 Low - Regional importance

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## 🔵 Corporate/Internal Tools

### 21. **Google Duet AI (now Gemini Code Assist)**

**Status:** Production
**Type:** Cloud-based
**Availability:** Enterprise only

**Why Include:**
- Official Google tool
- GCP integration
- Enterprise-grade

**Priority:** 🔴 Critical - Major cloud provider

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### 22. **Microsoft IntelliCode**

**Status:** Production
**Type:** Built into Visual Studio
**Availability:** Free (included)

**Why Include:**
- Microsoft's pre-Copilot AI
- Still actively developed
- VS/VS Code built-in

**Priority:** 🟡 Medium - Historical context

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## 📋 Summary Table

| Tool | Priority | Type | Availability | Key Feature |
|------|----------|------|--------------|-------------|
| AWS CodeWhisperer/Q | 🔴 Critical | IDE + CLI | Free + Pro | Security scanning |
| Tabnine | 🔴 Critical | IDE | Free + Enterprise | Private deployment |
| Codeium | 🔴 Critical | IDE + CLI | Free unlimited | 70+ languages |
| Sourcegraph Cody | 🔴 Critical | IDE + Web | Free + Enterprise | Multi-repo context |
| Supermaven | 🔴 Critical | IDE | Free + Pro | 1M token context |
| JetBrains AI | 🔴 Critical | Built-in | Free + Pro | Deep IDE integration |
| Continue.dev | 🔴 Critical | IDE | Open source | Self-hosted, any LLM |
| Copilot Workspace | 🔴 Critical | Web | GitHub sub | Issue to PR |
| Google Gemini Code | 🔴 Critical | Cloud | Enterprise | GCP integration |
| Pieces | 🟡 Medium | Desktop | Free + Pro | Local-first |
| Qodo | 🟡 Medium | IDE | Free + Pro | Test generation |
| Phind | 🟡 Medium | Web + IDE | Free + Pro | Search + code |
| Fig (AWS) | 🟡 Medium | CLI | Free | Terminal AI |
| IntelliCode | 🟡 Medium | Built-in | Free | VS integration |
| Kite | 🟡 Medium | Historical | Shut down | Pioneer tool |
| Others | 🟢 Low | Various | Various | Emerging |

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## 🎯 Recommended Addition Order

### Phase 1: Critical Missing Tools
1. AWS CodeWhisperer/Q Developer
2. Tabnine
3. Codeium
4. Sourcegraph Cody
5. Supermaven
6. JetBrains AI
7. Continue.dev

### Phase 2: Major Specialized Tools
8. GitHub Copilot Workspace
9. Google Gemini Code Assist
10. Pieces
11. Qodo

### Phase 3: Historical & Context
12. Kite (historical)
13. Microsoft IntelliCode
14. Fig

### Phase 4: Emerging & Niche
15. Phind
16. Sweep
17. Others as they mature

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## 📊 Market Coverage Analysis

### Current Repository Coverage:
- ✅ Cursor (covered)
- ✅ GitHub Copilot (covered)
- ✅ Claude Code (covered)
- ✅ Windsurf (covered)
- ✅ Bolt (covered)
- ✅ v0 (covered)
- ✅ Replit (covered)
- ✅ Devin (covered)

### Major Gaps:
- ❌ AWS ecosystem (CodeWhisperer/Q)
- ❌ Google ecosystem (Gemini Code Assist)
- ❌ JetBrains ecosystem (JetBrains AI)
- ❌ Open source leaders (Continue.dev, Codeium free)
- ❌ Privacy-focused (Tabnine private)
- ❌ Enterprise alternatives (Sourcegraph Cody)

**Estimated Missing Market Share:** ~40-50% of AI coding tool users

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## 🔍 How to Obtain Prompts

### Documented Tools:
Most tools now document their prompts publicly or via:
- GitHub repositories (open source)
- Developer documentation
- Community reverse engineering
- Official blog posts

### Private Tools:
For enterprise tools:
- Request access as developer
- Community contributions
- Official partnerships

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## 💡 Contribution Guidelines

To add a missing tool:

1. **Create directory:** `ToolName/`
2. **Add files:**
   - `Prompt.txt` - System prompt
   - `Tools.json` - Tool definitions (if applicable)
   - `README.md` - Tool description, version, date
3. **Update main README.md** with tool entry
4. **Update COMPARISON.md** with tool details

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## 🚀 Call for Contributions

**If you have access to prompts from these tools, please contribute!**

Priority contributions:
1. AWS CodeWhisperer/Q Developer system prompts
2. Tabnine enterprise prompts
3. Codeium system instructions
4. Sourcegraph Cody prompts
5. JetBrains AI instructions

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## 📅 Review Schedule

This list should be reviewed:
- **Monthly:** Add newly launched tools
- **Quarterly:** Reassess priorities
- **Annually:** Remove defunct tools, update categories

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*Last Updated: October 2, 2025*
*Tools on this list: 22*
*Critical priority: 10*
*Medium priority: 7*
*Low priority: 5*
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