plandex-ai/plandex
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Open source AI coding agent. Designed for large projects and real world tasks.
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https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/blob/9017ba33a627c518a... Well your perfectionism needs to be pointed towards this line. If you get truly large numbers of users this will either slow down token checking directly or your process for…
comment by Zagreus2142 · 2025-09-26 · in ChatGPT Pulse -
…and local models. It focuses especially on large context and longer tasks with many steps. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2025-07-23 · in Qwen3-Coder: Agentic coding in the world -
…to keep changes separate until you approve them. It solves the same problem as worktrees. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2025-07-20 · in Show HN: Conductor, a Mac app that lets you run a bunch of Claude Codes at once -
…codebase grows and edge cases accumulate, the advantages of Go become more and more noticeable. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2025-06-09 · in Go is a good fit for agents -
…3.7 for context size under 200k, but you can switch to Gemini with `\set-model gemini-preview`. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2025-05-19 · in Claude Code SDK -
…more 'aider-style' manual context management once the relevant files are clearly established. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex Also, a bit more on auto vs. manual context management in the docs:…
comment by danenania · 2025-05-19 · in GitHub Copilot Coding Agent -
…nthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/overview ) or Codex ( https://github.com/openai/codex ) or plandex ( https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex ) or kwaak ( https://github.com/bosun-ai/kwaak ) I'd venture to say there's more of these than…
comment by terhechte · 2025-05-09 · in Void: Open-source Cursor alternative -
…I will look into it—also would be happy to accept a PR if someone wants to take a crack at it. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2025-05-08 · in Notes on rolling out Cursor and Claude Code -
…on git) that keeps cumulative changes separate from project files until they're ready to apply. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2025-05-08 · in Void: Open-source Cursor alternative -
Haven't tried it yet, but I've heard good things about Plandex. https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by vunderba · 2025-05-06 · in Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview -
…I'm also working on direct integration of model provider API keys—should release it this week. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2025-05-05 · in As an experienced LLM user, I don't use generative LLMs often -
…can read all of the prompts in Plandex (open source CLI coding agent focusing on larger projects): https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/tree/main/app/server/m... They're pretty long and extensive, and honestly could use some cleaning up…
comment by danenania · 2025-05-05 · in As an experienced LLM user, I don't use generative LLMs often -
…with something CLI-based, you might find the open source CLI coding agent I've built interesting: https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex - It can handle up to 2M tokens of context directly, and can index/work with/chat with projects up to…
comment by danenania · 2025-05-05 · in Cursor hits $9B valuation -
You could try my project Plandex ( https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex ) — you can use it to explore/understand/chat with just about any codebase, including massive ones up to 20M tokens. Here's an example, chatting with the SQLite…
comment by danenania · 2025-05-03 · in Ask HN: AI tools to help you learn faster (GitHub, books, PDFs) -
…what my project Plandex[1] focuses on—breaking up and completing large tasks step by step. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2025-05-01 · in Mercury: Commercial-scale diffusion language model -
…more complex, but I think in these cases at least, there's a real payoff for the trouble. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2025-04-23 · in Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source IDE for multi-agent systems -
…modality in terms of UX, I think this is an area where a CLI-based agent can really shine. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2025-04-19 · in Vibe Coding is not an excuse for low-quality work -
Hey, I'm the creator of Plandex ( https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex ), which takes a more agentic approach than aider, and combines models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google. You might find it interesting. I did a Show HN for it a few…
comment by danenania · 2025-04-19 · in Claude Code: Best practices for agentic coding -
…- Aider - https://aider.chat/ | https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider - Plandex - https://plandex.ai/ | https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex - Goose - https://block.github.io/goose/ | https://github.com/block/goose [0]…
comment by jasir · 2025-04-19 · in Claude Code: Best practices for agentic coding -
…an example in the docs: plandex rm app/**/*.ts # by glob pattern. However, looking at the code ( https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/blob/main/app/cli/cmd/... ), it seems you're using path/filepath for pattern matching, which doesn't…
comment by Yiling-J · 2025-04-17 · in Show HN: Plandex v2 – open source AI coding agent for large projects and tasks -
…to alternatives, including Codex CLI. I’m planning a Show HN within the next few days. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2025-04-16 · in OpenAI Codex CLI: Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal -
…easy edits with fallbacks for more complex changes/large files that don’t feel incredibly slow. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2025-04-13 · in Wasting Inferences with Aider -
…for higher stakes work and goes a long way to protect you from stray edits getting left behind. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2025-03-20 · in AI Blindspots – Blindspots in LLMs I've noticed while AI coding -
…I actually built an AI coding tool to help enable the workflow of backing up and re-prompting: https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2024-08-22 · in I'm tired of fixing customers' AI generated code -
…language servers to get anywhere close, and many of those are way too slow to run inline. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2024-08-04 · in Parsing Protobuf Definitions with Tree-sitter -
…`llm` tool[2]. Are you familiar with it? The recording feature also reminds me of savvy[3]. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex 2 - https://github.com/simonw/llm 3 - https://github.com/getsavvyinc/savvy-cli
comment by danenania · 2024-08-02 · in Show HN: Ell – A command-line interface for LLMs written in Bash -
…in a version-controlled sandbox rather than being directly applied to project files. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2024-07-19 · in Show HN: How we leapfrogged traditional vector based RAG with a 'language map' -
…as a primarily synchronous, single-threaded runtime. I built an agent-based AI coding tool in Go ( https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex ) and I've been very happy with that choice. While there's much less of an ecosystem of LLM-related…
comment by danenania · 2024-06-21 · in Why we no longer use LangChain for building our AI agents -
…prompts are like this). It seems like a good foundation to build red teaming on top of. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2024-06-13 · in Show HN: Automated red teaming for your LLM app -
…is worth it for their task vs. just manually selecting the exact context they want to load. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2024-05-22 · in Systematically Improving Your RAG -
If you’re open to something terminal-based, you might find Plandex helpful (I’m the creator) - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2024-05-12 · in Alternatives to Cursor.sh and Copilot? -
…likely going to be better at it than an agent designed for building new features from scratch. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2024-05-09 · in Show HN: Ellipsis – Automated PR reviews and bug fixes -
Thanks! Cloud is active yes. Just install Plandex as described here https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex?tab=readme-ov-file#ins... — then run `plandex new` and you’ll be prompted to start an anonymous trial on cloud.
comment by danenania · 2024-05-08 · in Show HN: I made a better Perplexity for developers -
…`plandex load [url]` but you have to figure out which urls would be helpful to load yourself. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2024-05-08 · in Show HN: I made a better Perplexity for developers -
In this video, I use the latest 0.9.0 release of Plandex - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex - an open source, terminal-based tool for building more complex software with LLMs. This release includes many options for using models beyond…
comment by danenania · 2024-05-02 · in Fixing a real-world bug with AI using Claude Opus 3 with Plandex [video] -
…the developer will always be able to a drop a few layers down and take over the controls. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2024-04-30 · in Ask HN: Can Devin genuinely replace the roles of developers? -
…creator here. I just pushed a release today that includes fixes for exactly this kind of problem - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/releases/tag/cli%2Fv0.... -- Plandex now has a much better 'working memory' that helps it not to go…
comment by danenania · 2024-04-29 · in GitHub Copilot Workspace: Technical Preview -
…terminal-based approach to using AI on larger tasks and real-world projects, I'm building Plandex: https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex I've tried to create a very tight feedback loop between the developer and the LLM. I wanted something…
comment by danenania · 2024-04-29 · in GitHub Copilot Workspace: Technical Preview -
…and a more relaxed day or two. It's just a matter of finding a balance that works for you. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex 2 - https://envkey.com
comment by danenania · 2024-04-18 · in Ask HN: One-person companies—how do you manage it all and stay sane? -
I'm building Plandex ( https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex ), a terminal-based AI coding tool which currently uses the OpenAI api--I'm working on support for Anthropic and OSS models right now and hoping I can ship it later today. You…
comment by danenania · 2024-04-18 · in Meta Llama 3 -
…the AWS CDK. I want to add Mistral support soon, probably via together.ai or a similar service. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2024-04-11 · in Mistral AI Launches New 8x22B MOE Model -
Agreed on providing a docker image. I made an issue to track it here: https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/issues/78 I do want to make self-hosting as easy as possible. In my experience, there will still be enough folks who prefer cloud…
comment by danenania · 2024-04-11 · in Aider: AI pair programming in your terminal -
…model, it becomes a text analysis task rather than a counting task. Here are the relevant prompts: https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/blob/main/app/server/m...
comment by danenania · 2024-04-10 · in Aider: AI pair programming in your terminal -
Yes, VSCode and JetBrains plugins are on the roadmap. Here's the current roadmap by the way: https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex#roadmap-%EF%B8%8F (it's not exhaustive, but can give you a sense of where I'd like to take Plandex in the…
comment by danenania · 2024-04-10 · in Aider: AI pair programming in your terminal -
…stages of building Plandex. I'm grateful to Paul for building it and making it open source. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2024-04-10 · in Aider: AI pair programming in your terminal -
…making corrections when needed. Imho that is currently the sweet spot for real productivity. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2024-04-09 · in How Do AI Software Engineers Like Devin Compare to Humans? -
Check out some of the test prompts here for examples of larger tasks: https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/blob/main/test/test_pr...
comment by danenania · 2024-04-06 · in Show HN: Plandex – an AI coding engine for complex tasks -
The server does quite a bit. Most of the features are covered here: https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/blob/main/guides/USAGE... I actually did start out with just the CLI running locally, but it reached a point I needed a database and…
comment by danenania · 2024-04-05 · in Show HN: Plandex – an AI coding engine for complex tasks -
…function calls. Full support for function calls is crucial for building advanced functionality. 1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
comment by danenania · 2024-04-05 · in Tool Use (function calling) -
There's an issue here to keep track of this: https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/issues/20 It seems that while ollama does have partial OpenAI API compatibility, it's missing function calling, so that's a blocker for now.
comment by danenania · 2024-04-05 · in Show HN: Plandex – an AI coding engine for complex tasks