CavemanJuliusBrussee/caveman
Cut coding agent tokens by making it talk lessPersonalAgent skillsCoding assistantsCLIExtension / plugin★ 109kApache-2.0commit 7 hours ago87worth
Open-source alternatives to ECC
24 projects in the catalog are in the same category as ECC: Coding assistants. They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 1 runs with Docker, 21 have a permissive license and 24 had a commit in the last 90 days.
Compare at a glance
| Project | Runs on | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECC (this project) | CLI, Extension / plugin | Not listed | MIT | 271k | |
| Caveman | CLI, Extension / plugin | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 109k | |
| Claude-Mem | Extension / plugin | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 95k | |
| Ponytail | Extension / plugin | Not listed | MIT | 152k | |
| Oh My ClaudeCode | Extension / plugin | Not listed | MIT | 40k | |
| Claude Code Templates | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 32k | |
| BMAD Method | CLI | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 54k | |
| Kilo Code | CLI, Extension / plugin | Not listed | MIT | 27k | |
| Oh My OpenAgent | CLI, Extension / plugin | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 70k | |
| Continue | CLI, Extension / plugin | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 36k | |
| Gemini CLI | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 107k | |
| goose | Desktop, CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 55k | |
| Oh My Pi | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 34k | |
| OpenCode | Desktop, CLI | Not listed | MIT | 212k | |
| Codewhale | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 41k | |
| Spec Kit | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 140k | |
| Qwen Code | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 28k | |
| Cline | Extension / plugin | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 70k | |
| RTK | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 82k | |
| Open Interpreter | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 68k | |
| AI Website Cloner | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 36k | |
| Codex CLI | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 128k | |
| OpenHands | Web, Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | MIT | 90k | |
| OpenSpec | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 71k | |
| Repomix | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 29k |
Command-line tools (20)
Claude Code Templatesdavila7/claude-code-templates
Install and monitor Claude Code componentsPersonalAgent skillsCoding assistantsCLI★ 32kMITcommit 9 hours ago81worth
BMAD Methodbmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD
Agile AI-driven development methodPersonalEnterpriseAgent skillsCoding assistantsCLI★ 54kcommit yesterday75worth
Kilo CodeKilo-Org/kilocode
Open-source agentic engineering platformPersonalCoding assistantsCLIExtension / plugin★ 27kMITcommit 13 hours ago82worth
Oh My OpenAgentcode-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent
Multi-agent orchestration add-on for coding agentsPersonalAgents & frameworksCoding assistantsCLIExtension / plugin★ 70kcommit 6 hours ago76worth
Continuecontinuedev/continue
Open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrainsPersonalEnterpriseCoding assistantsCLIExtension / plugin★ 36kApache-2.0commit 2 months ago75worth
Gemini CLIgoogle-gemini/gemini-cli
Gemini as an agent in your terminalPersonalEnterpriseCoding assistantsCLI★ 107kApache-2.0commit yesterday90worth
gooseaaif-goose/goose
Extensible on-machine AI agent from BlockPersonalEnterpriseAgents & frameworksCoding assistantsDesktopCLI★ 55kApache-2.0commit 18 hours ago88worth
Oh My Pican1357/oh-my-pi
Coding agent with the IDE wired inPersonalCoding assistantsCLI★ 34kMITcommit 7 hours ago87worth
OpenCodeanomalyco/opencode
Open-source coding agent for the terminalPersonalCoding assistantsDesktopCLI★ 212kMITcommit 12 hours ago86worth
CodewhaleHmbown/Codewhale
Rust coding agent for the terminalPersonalCoding assistantsCLI★ 41kMITcommit yesterday86worth
Spec Kitgithub/spec-kit
Toolkit for spec-driven development with AI agentsPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCoding assistantsCLI★ 140kMITcommit 11 hours ago85worth
Qwen CodeQwenLM/qwen-code
Open-source coding agent in the terminalPersonalCoding assistantsCLI★ 28kApache-2.0commit 5 hours ago85worth
RTKrtk-ai/rtk
Cut LLM token use on common dev commandsPersonalCoding assistantsCLI★ 82kApache-2.0commit 8 hours ago84worth
Open Interpreteropeninterpreter/openinterpreter
Coding agent for open modelsPersonalAgents & frameworksCoding assistantsCLI★ 68kApache-2.0commit yesterday84worth
AI Website ClonerJCodesMore/ai-website-cloner-template
Clone a website with AI coding agentsPersonalCoding assistantsCLI★ 36kMITcommit 6 days ago84worth
Codex CLIopenai/codex
Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminalPersonalEnterpriseCoding assistantsCLI★ 128kApache-2.0commit 5 hours ago83worth
OpenHandsOpenHands/OpenHands
AI software engineering agent platformPersonalEnterpriseAgents & frameworksCoding assistantsWebDocker / self-host★ 90kMITcommit 14 hours ago83worth
OpenSpecFission-AI/OpenSpec
Spec-driven development for AI coding assistantsPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCoding assistantsCLI★ 71kMITcommit 15 hours ago83worth
Repomixyamadashy/repomix
Pack a repository into one AI-friendly filePersonalDeveloper toolsCoding assistantsCLI★ 29kMITcommit 5 days ago83worth
Extensions & plugins (4)
Claude-Memthedotmack/claude-mem
Persistent memory across coding agent sessionsPersonalAgent skillsCoding assistantsExtension / plugin★ 95kApache-2.0commit yesterday88worth
PonytailDietrichGebert/ponytail
Skill that makes coding agents write less codePersonalAgent skillsCoding assistantsExtension / plugin★ 152kMITcommit 5 hours ago81worth
Oh My ClaudeCodeYeachan-Heo/oh-my-claudecode
Team-style multi-agent orchestration for Claude CodePersonalAgent skillsCoding assistantsExtension / plugin★ 40kMITcommit 2 days ago81worth
Clinecline/cline
Autonomous coding agent in your editorPersonalCoding assistantsExtension / plugin★ 70kApache-2.0commit 10 hours ago84worth