ThriveBeacons

Sunday, 16 August 2026

This week’s edition is presented by Linear.

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Discover what makers shipped today. Vote for what you would actually install. Launch yours tomorrow.

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Makers
178

Launch of the day

What hunters are installing first

docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code

  • Read

    Maps the repo, the issue, and the tests that already exist.

  • Plan

    Writes a short plan you can edit before it touches files.

  • Edit

    Applies patches, runs the suite, and keeps a trail in the terminal.

  • Hand back

    Stops when you say so. Diff is yours.

Local CLI; talks to Anthropic’s API

Claude Code

Agent

Anthropic’s terminal agent for the repo you already have.

A command-line agent that reads the tree, edits files, runs tests, and opens PRs. Official. Local. Interruptible.

Claude CodeDesktop
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Anthropic, maker

Anthropic

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npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

Today's edition

Ranked by hunters

Presented by Linear. The ranking is not.

  1. 1

    Claude Code

    Agent

    Anthropic’s terminal agent for the repo you already have.

    ScannedActive
  2. 2

    Codex

    Agent

    OpenAI’s coding agent for the terminal and the cloud.

    Active
  3. 3

    Cursor Agent

    Agent

    An agent in the editor that already has your index.

    Active
  4. 4

    Devin

    Agent

    A hosted software engineer you assign tickets to.

  5. Ad

    Neon

    Advertisement

    A ledger that starts when the agent does.

    Paid · not a rank

    Visit
  6. 5

    OpenHands

    Agent

    The open software-engineering agent you can self-host.

    ScannedActive
  7. 6

    Goose

    Agent

    Block’s local agent. Extensions instead of a cloud copy of you.

    ScannedActive
  8. 7

    Aider

    Agent

    Pair programming in the terminal, with git as the memory.

    ScannedActive
  9. 8

    Cline

    Agent

    A VS Code agent that can use the browser and the terminal.

    Active
  10. 9

    Continue

    Agent

    Open autocomplete and agents for VS Code and JetBrains.

    ScannedActive
  11. 10

    Manus

    Agent

    A general agent that comes back with the file, not the chat.

Curated

Collections worth opening

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