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VT Code is an open-source Rust terminal coding agent.

56 mentions on Hacker News by 3 people: 12 stories, 44 comments · first 2025-09-30 · latest 2026-10-21

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  1. …code, reviewing changes, and working with the agent. [0] https://vtcode.vinhnx.chatgpt.site [1] https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-10-02 · in Sites in ChatGPT
  2. …VT Code in Rust with a similar goal: lightweight, terminal-first, and shipped as a single binary. https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-10-02 · in Pi 1.0
  3. …reasons. Single binary, low runtime overhead, with extensibility mostly handled through MCP. https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-10-02 · in Pi 1.0
  4. …to understand how coding-agent harnesses work in practice. This month I'm continuing building it https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode .
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-09-14 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)
  5. …sessions, subagents, and provider support. It's written in Rust and runs primarily in the terminal. https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode I'd be interested in feedback from others building coding agents, especially around long-running…
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-09-03 · in Show HN: VT Code – My attempt at building a coding-agent harness
  6. I have been building and maintaining a coding harness, with help from the community https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode . Hope you'll check it out.
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-08-15 · in GLM-5.3: Frontier coding with emergent cyber capabilities
  7. https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode (not affiliated, just saw someone posting it here) and of course Codex are still active.
    comment by GrayShade · 2026-08-12 · in Hax – a minimalist, terminal-native coding agent written in C
  8. …It's a way of me to self-research and explore how coding agent works in practice by building one. https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-08-11 · in Ask HN: What Project are you the most proud of?
  9. …exponentially. And If you are curious and want to fork it feel free, and welcome, let's build! [0] https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-08-10 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)
  10. …surface, more responsibility in the harness. I'm exploring that tradeoff in Rust with VT Code: https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-08-05 · in Pi's Minimalism Is Its Advantage
  11. …with Landlock/seccomp, scoped filesystem access, default-deny egress, and policy-based approvals. https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-08-05 · in Pi's Minimalism Is Its Advantage
  12. …exponentially. And If you are curious and want to fork it feel free, and welcome, let's build! [0] https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-08-03 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)
  13. This month I continue working on to refine my coding agent harness https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode . Recently, I've added back Anthropic Claude Fable 5 and OpenAI GPT 5.6 models family (Sol, Luna, Terra). Fortunately, I've had support…
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-07-13 · in Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026)
  14. …LLM providers/models and various configs like effort and plan/build/auto mode. Fable 5 included. > https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-07-08 · in Ask HN: What is your AI harness that lets you switch LLM models easily?
  15. I have been building my own coding agent, VT Code ( https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode ). I have now made it stable and mature enough, and I use it for most of my works.
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-06-21 · in Ask HN: Do you use Claude Code, Codex, or something else?
  16. I have been building coding agent: VT Code and I'm very proud of it. https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode > It's an open-source coding agent with LLM-native code understanding and robust shell safety. Supports multiple LLM providers with…
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-06-15 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
  17. I have been building tools; VT Code is my latest, and I'm very proud of it. VT Code: https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode > An open-source coding agent with LLM-native code understanding and robust shell safety. Supports multiple LLM providers…
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-06-13 · in Ask HN: What Are You Working On?
  18. …VT Code supports Mimo V2.5/Pro via official Xiaomi endpoints and via OpenRouter. Thank you! [0] https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode/blob/main/README.md#Provide...
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-06-12 · in MiMo Code is now released and open-source
  19. Shameless plug, I use Codex to build my coding agent VT Code ( https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode )
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-06-11 · in Ask HN: What coding agents are you using?
  20. …support open weight and local inference. So LM Studio and Ollama are supported but still have bugs. https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode/blob/a154162f/docs/provider... Notes: VT Code also supports custom OpenAI-compatible providers through the…
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-05-30 · in Show HN: VT Code – open-source terminal coding agent in Rust
  21. …their own internal monologue so they can reason about code grammars and code context by itself. https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode/blob/a154162f/docs/README.m... Note: I don't have enough understanding describing this cleanly as I learn by…
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-05-30 · in Show HN: VT Code – open-source terminal coding agent in Rust
  22. …with all providers, via: Official DeepSeek API, HuggingFace, Ollama Cloud, OpenRouter providers. > https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-05-23 · in DeepSeek makes the V4 Pro price discount permanent
  23. I've been building VT Code ( https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode ), an open-source coding agent with code understanding and robust shell safety. Supports multiple LLM providers with automatic failover and efficient context management. Written…
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-05-11 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)
  24. …translation methods, avoiding provider-specific code paths in the main application logic. ( https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode/blob/main/vtcode-core/src/l... ) The system uses a unified `LLMProvider` trait with shared request/response types,…
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-04-25 · in Show HN: VT Code – Rust TUI coding agent with multi-provider support
  25. I've been building VT Code ( https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode ), a Rust-based semantic coding agent. Just landed Codex OAuth with PKCE exchange, credentials go into the system keyring. I build VT Code with Tree-sitter for semantic…
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-03-21 · in OpenCode – Open source AI coding agent
  26. This month, I'm working on VT Code, a terminal-native coding agent I've been building in Rust ( https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode ). This month I'm focusing on long-pending TODO items: self-benchmarking with Terminal bench (…
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-03-09 · in Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)
  27. This month I'm currently continuing to work on my opensource coding agent VT Code ( https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode ). For the last few months I've been improving the harness and UI/UX. Focusing developer experience and TUI performance.
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-02-10 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)
  28. …improving tool discovery mechanisms, refining context engineering and performance optimization. https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-01-17 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (January 2026)
  29. …harness, but these fundamentals remain constant. [1] https://ampcode.com/how-to-build-an-agent [2] https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode [3] https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-effective-age...
    comment by vinhnx · 2026-01-09 · in How to code Claude Code in 200 lines of code
  30. https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode This month I'm continuing development on VT Code, my coding agent. I recently added Anthropic Agent Skills support and am really excited about it.
    comment by vinhnx · 2025-12-15 · in Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)
  31. …all the low-level details I would have never think about until I were implementing them. [1] [0] https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode [0.1] https://deepwiki.com/vinhnx/vtcode [1] https://buymeacoffee.com/vinhnx/vt-code
    comment by vinhnx · 2025-11-10 · in Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)
  32. …and improved terminal capabilities, including smoother mouse interaction and text selection. [0] https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode [1] https://github.com/ratatui/awesome-ratatui
    comment by vinhnx · 2025-11-09 · in Ask HN: What are you working on?
  33. …it with the improved_sentence. To mitigate this, I build the apply patch pattern. [0][1] [0] https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode/blob/main/vtcode-core/tests... [1] https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode/blob/main/vtcode-core/src/t...
    comment by vinhnx · 2025-11-07 · in Show HN: VT Code – Rust TUI coding agent with Tree-sitter and AST-grep
  34. …- all the low-level details I would have never think about until I were implementing them. [0] https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode
    comment by vinhnx · 2025-11-07 · in You should write an agent
  35. …and improved terminal capabilities, including smoother mouse interaction and text selection. [0] https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode [1] https://github.com/ratatui/awesome-ratatui
    comment by vinhnx · 2025-11-06 · in Ratatui – App Showcase
  36. …(for example, a VS Code plugin) you’re using? Open-source coding assistant: VT Code (my own coding agent -- github.com/vinhnx/vtcode) Model: gpt-oss-120b remote hosted via Ollama cloud experimental > What laptop hardware do you have (CPU,…
    comment by vinhnx · 2025-10-31 · in Ask HN: Who uses open LLMs and coding assistants locally? Share setup and laptop
  37. …ACP agent, works with any ACP-clients: Zed (first-class support), Neovim, marimo notebook. [4] [0] https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode [1] https://open-vsx.org/extension/nguyenxuanvinh/vtcode-compani... [2]…
    comment by vinhnx · 2025-10-28 · in Ask HN: What are you doing this week?
  38. …ACP agent, works with any ACP-clients: Zed (first-class support), Neovim, marimo notebook. [3] [0] https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode [1] https://crates.io/crates/vtcode [2] https://docs.rs/vtcode [3] https://agentclientprotocol.com/overview/…
    comment by vinhnx · 2025-10-20 · in Ask HN: What are some impressive vibe coding projects?
  39. …please let me know how could I can improve VT Code. Feel free to open an issue and I will check it https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode
    comment by vinhnx · 2025-10-14 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2025)
  40. …big-lab has research. A good system prompt is also very important, but not context is everything. https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode/blob/main/prompts/system.md // Sorry, English is not my main language, so pardon the typo and grammar. Thank…
    comment by vinhnx · 2025-10-13 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2025)
  41. …ACP agent, works with any ACP-clients: Zed (first-class support), Neovim, marimo notebook. [3] [0] https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode [1] https://crates.io/crates/vtcode [2] https://docs.rs/vtcode [3] https://agentclientprotocol.com/overview/…
    comment by vinhnx · 2025-10-13 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2025)
  42. …solution. I think I will integrate this next in my agent for safe code execution. [1] [0] https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45429787
    comment by vinhnx · 2025-10-01 · in Designing agentic loops
  43. …code understanding powered by tree-sitter and ast-grep, and fully configurable and open-source. > https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode .
    comment by vinhnx · 2025-09-30 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2025)
  44. …in my CLI coding agent VT Code, combining SOTA language model and agentic semantic code understanding github.com/vinhnx/vtcode
    comment by vinhnx · 2025-09-30 · in Claude Sonnet 4.5