The original title is: "A developer's catalog of AI coding tools, agents, and IDEs in 2026"

Short summary

A developer shares a comprehensive catalog of 30+ AI-powered development tools organized into categories: AI-native IDEs, editor extensions, and CLI agents. Each tool gets a brief description covering its core capability, with personal recommendations like Cline for its approval-before-action safety and Continue for local model privacy. The post aims to save developers time by surfacing tools they may not know exist, from Cursor and Windsurf to lesser-known options like BuilderStudio and Kilo Code.

• •30+ AI dev tools catalogued across IDEs, extensions, and CLI agents
• •Personal picks: Cline for safe file edits, Continue for local model privacy
• •Covers Cursor, Windsurf, Replit, GitHub Copilot, and many lesser-known tools

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