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Other coding agents
Codex CLI, Aider, Copilot CLI, Windsurf — the first session with each.
- 14.01 How to Get Started with OpenAI Codex CLI Install Codex CLI with npm or Homebrew, sign in with ChatGPT, run your first task in a repo, and use /permissions to set what it can do. Copy-paste. 3 min
- 14.02 How to Start Using Aider Install Aider, point it at Claude or GPT with an API key, make your first edit, and control its git auto-commits. Copy-paste. 3 min
- 14.03 How to Use GitHub Copilot CLI in Your Terminal Install GitHub Copilot CLI, log in, ask it for a command or a code change, and control what it's allowed to run. Copy-paste. 3 min
- 14.04 How to Start with Windsurf (Now Devin Desktop) Windsurf is now Devin Desktop. Install it, open a project, run a first agent task, and find where your rules live. Copy-paste. 3 min
- 14.05 Gemini CLI: Add MCP Servers and Install Extensions Wire an MCP server into Gemini CLI's settings.json or add it with one command, check it with /mcp, and install a packaged extension. 4 min
- 14.06 AGENTS.md: one instructions file for every coding agent AGENTS.md is the cross-agent conventions file. Where to put it, what to write, which tools read it, and how Claude Code loads it next to CLAUDE.md. 3 min
- 14.07 OpenCode: First Session with the Coding Agent Install the OpenCode CLI, connect a cloud or local Ollama model, open a project, give the agent a task, and compare it to Claude Code and Cursor. 3 min
- 14.08 Add MCP servers to Codex CLI Enable MCP servers in OpenAI Codex CLI: config.toml location, the exact mcp_servers TOML shape, a worked example, and how to confirm it loaded. 3 min
- 14.09 AI coding agents compared: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor Compare Claude Code, Codex CLI, Copilot CLI, Cursor, OpenCode and Windsurf: terminal vs IDE, provider lock-in, MCP, open source and cost. 3 min
- 14.10 Getting started with Devin (Cognition) Access Devin by Cognition: the cloud web app, Devin Desktop IDE (formerly Windsurf), CLI and Slack, plus how it differs from terminal agents. 3 min
- 14.11 Authenticate GitHub Copilot CLI (login and GITHUB_TOKEN) Log in to GitHub Copilot CLI with /login, check your Copilot subscription, and set GITHUB_TOKEN for CI with the Copilot Requests permission. 3 min
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