Knowledge Base

A curated reference for developers working with AI coding tools. Every page carries a Last verified date; the CI job flags pages that drift past their refresh window.

Getting Started

New to agentic coding? Start here:

• Cheat Sheet — TL;DR one-pager
• What is Agentic Coding? — The paradigm shift
• Landscape Overview — Tools, frameworks, protocols, models
• Choosing Your First Tool — Decision guide

Tools

In-depth guides for the leading AI coding tools:

• Tool Comparison Matrix — Side-by-side features + pricing
• Claude Code — Anthropic's CLI coding agent
• Cursor — AI-native code editor
• GitHub Copilot — Completions, chat, workspace agents
• Windsurf — Cascade flow-based agent
• Codex CLI — OpenAI's terminal coding agent
• Zed — Fast, collaborative, AI-native editor
• Aider — Git-native, model-agnostic CLI
• Continue — Open-source IDE extension + CI checks (VS Code / JetBrains)
• MCP Guide — Model Context Protocol explained

Frameworks

Building your own AI agents? Compare the options:

• Framework Comparison — Claude Agent SDK, OpenAI Agents SDK, Pydantic AI, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, and more
• Orchestration Patterns — Pipeline, graph, multi-agent shapes
• Claude Agent SDK — Claude Code as a library (Python + TypeScript)
• OpenAI Agents SDK — Lightweight Python, agents + handoffs + guardrails
• Pydantic AI — Model-agnostic Python with typed outputs

Patterns

How to use these tools well:

• Prompt Engineering — Patterns for coding agents
• CLAUDE.md Guide — Project configuration best practices
• Context Management — Use your context window well
• Vibe Coding — When to let the agent drive, when to step in
• Testing AI Code — Making AI-generated code safe to ship
• Evaluation — Measuring whether your agent actually works
• Observability — Tracing, logging, cost accounting
• Permissions & Guardrails — Bounding the blast radius
• Security — Prompt injection, exfiltration, PII, secrets
• Cost Optimization — Prompt caching, batch API, model routing
• Latency Optimization — Streaming, parallel tool use, regions
• CI Integration — Running agents in CI, PR bots, budget guards
• Glossary — Key terms defined

Reference

• Pricing (Unified) — Cross-vendor pricing matrix
• Models (Unified) — Cross-vendor model matrix with API IDs

API & Delivery

• API Reference — Public REST API for article data
• Delivery Channels — How digests reach you (web, RSS, Telegram, Slack, email)