The builders shaping AI.
Open source tools, frameworks, and models we use, admire, and build alongside.
Claude Code
Anthropic's official CLI. Powers this entire ecosystem.
Bun
Our runtime. Fast JS/TS, built-in SQLite, native speed.
Ink
React for CLIs. Powers the 8gent TUI.
Vercel AI SDK
Our AI integration layer. Powers the agent loop.
MCP Servers
Model Context Protocol. How agents talk to tools.
Next.js
React framework. Powers 8gent.world and 8gent.dev.
Tauri
Native desktop apps. Powers our CLUI overlay.
Convex
Reactive backend. Cloud sync for 8gent OS.
Biome
Fast formatter + linter. Replaces ESLint + Prettier.
Remotion
Programmatic video in React. Our video pipeline.
Harbor
Benchmark framework for AI agents. Terminal-Bench.
OpenRouter
Free model access. Our cloud fallback provider.
whisper.cpp
Local speech-to-text. Powers /voice input.
Ollama
Run LLMs locally. Our foundation for local-first AI.
Qwen
Our default local model. Fast, capable, free.
Devstral
Mistral's coding model. Strong benchmark performer.
Cursor
AI code editor. What James codes in daily.
Hermes Agent
Persistent memory and self-evolution patterns.
CashClaw
Autonomous work discovery and value generation.
NeMo Guardrails
Policy-driven governance. Inspired our permission engine.
usecomputer
Desktop automation via native Zig. Inspired computer use.
Quitty
Process management UX. Inspired resource conservation.
ClawTeam
Multi-agent swarm. Inspired worktree orchestration.
Nuggets
Holographic memory. Facts recalled 3x auto-promote.
pi-dj
Terminal DJ. Inspired the music/DJ ability.
MetaClaw
Continuous RL fine-tuning. Inspired kernel training.
autoresearch
Karpathy's overnight improvement methodology.
code-review-graph
Tree-sitter knowledge graph. Inspired AST indexing.
agent-browser
Headless browser for AI agents. Snapshot-based refs.