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Background coding agents side by side: reviews, head-to-heads, and how each one handles real tickets.

13 posts

· 10 min read

Run multiple coding agents at once: the limits by vendor

Can you run multiple coding agents at once? The published limits for Jules, Devin, Codex, Copilot, Cursor and more, and what happens past each one.

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· 12 min read

Cloud coding agent CLI cheat sheet: 8 tools side by side

Every cloud coding agent CLI side by side: the commands to start, check, pull, reply to and stop hosted tasks in Codex, Claude Code, Jules, Copilot and more.

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· 13 min read

Background coding agent APIs, compared for CI and scripts

Eight coding agent APIs compared: how each hosted agent authenticates, starts a run, streams or polls, takes messages, stops, and handles retries.

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· 11 min read

AI coding agents in Slack, compared: plans and billing

Every AI coding agent you can @mention in Slack, compared: which plans include it, what a mention bills, DMs, stop controls and what comes back.

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· 10 min read

Self-hosted AI coding agents (2026): OpenHands, Centaur, Cyrus

Self-hosted coding agents that turn tickets into PRs: OpenHands, Centaur, Cyrus, Claude Code on your own runners, and what running one actually costs you.

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· 7 min read

Google Jules review (2026): the free tier is the product

A Google Jules review for engineers: the label-to-PR loop, the 15-task free tier, what Gemini-only and no Linear trigger mean, and who should pick it.

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· 6 min read

Codegen alternatives: how to keep turning Linear tickets into PRs

Codegen shut down after the ClickUp acquisition. Honest Codegen alternatives for the Linear ticket to PR workflow, plus a migration checklist.

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· 8 min read

The best coding agents for Linear, compared (2026)

The coding agents for Linear compared for 2026: how you trigger each, where the code runs, what comes back, and what every option costs.

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· 8 min read

Copilot coding agent vs Jules vs Codex (2026)

Copilot coding agent vs Jules vs Codex: how the GitHub, Google, and OpenAI background agents compare on triggers, models, pricing, and lock-in.

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· 6 min read

OpenHands review (2026): the open-source coding agent

An OpenHands review for engineers: what the open-source agent platform does well, what self-hosting actually costs, and when its cloud makes sense.

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· 7 min read

Devin vs GitHub Copilot coding agent: which fits your team?

Devin vs GitHub Copilot coding agent, compared for 2026: triggers, where code runs, model lock-in, pricing, and enterprise posture.

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· 7 min read

Devin review (2026): strengths, struggles, and pricing

A fair Devin review for 2026: what Cognition's autonomous engineer does well, where it struggles, current Devin pricing, and who it actually fits.

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· 11 min read

The best background coding agents in 2026, compared

The best background coding agents in 2026, compared: Sinatra, Devin, Copilot coding agent, Jules, Codex cloud, OpenHands, Factory, Tembo, and Cursor.

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