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AI assistants that write, explain and fix code, plus add-ons that make them better.

Our top 8 picks. New to this? Start here.

ECC

Gives an AI coding assistant a ready-made routine for planning, testing, reviewing and remembering its work.

Gives AI coding assistants step-by-step processes, such as writing a plan before building a feature.

Maps a software project into a searchable web of connected ideas that your AI coding assistant can explore.

A desktop app for switching AI providers and managing settings in Claude Code, Codex and similar coding tools.

A workspace app for running several AI coding agents side by side and keeping track of them in one place.

A pack of skills that gives the Claude Code assistant expert know-how for many programming tasks.

Breaks a software project into an organised task list that AI coding tools can work through.

An open-source AI coding agent inside VS Code that works with your choice of AI model.

Project	Without coding?	Cost	Privacy
ECC	With some setup	Free, with optional paid extras	See page
Spec Kit	Developers only	Free, but needs an AI account	See page
graphify	Developers only	Free, with optional paid extras	Your choice
CC Switch	With some setup	Free, but needs an AI account	Sends what you give it to an online service
Orca	With some setup	Free, but needs an AI account	See page
Claude Skills (Full-Stack Dev Skills)	With some setup	Free, but needs an AI account	Sends what you give it to an online service
Taskmaster	Developers only	Free, but needs an AI account	Sends what you give it to an online service
OpenCursor	Developers only	Free, but needs an AI account	Your choice