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VTCode
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vinhnx / VTCode
VTCode
VT Code is a terminal-first coding agent for your repo, in the CLI and native macOS app.
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VT Code is a terminal-first coding agent for your repo, in the CLI and native macOS app.
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Thank you for checking out VT Code! “LLM-native code understanding” refers to VT Code's approach of using LLM as the primary mechanism for semantic code analysis rather than…
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Developers are divided between migrating to third-party harnesses like Pi for their customizability and control, versus staying with native tools like Claude Code due to concerns about stability, security, and vendor restrictions. The strongest disagreement centers on whether the flexibility of open-source harnesses outweighs the operational risks of manual configuration and potential Terms of Service violations.
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56 sourcesVIvinhnx·Oct 21, 2026Submission
Show HN: VT Code – A terminal-first coding agent with sandboxed tools
1 points · Open discussionI built a ChatGPT Site [0] for VT Code [1]: a browser-based WebMCP editor for exploring code, reviewing changes, and working with the agent.
[0] https://vtcode.vinhnx.chatgpt.site
[1] https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode
In Sites in ChatGPTI built VT Code in Rust with a similar goal: lightweight, terminal-first, and shipped as a single binary.
https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode
In Pi 1.0I built VT Code in Rust for similar reasons. Single binary, low runtime overhead, with extensibility mostly handled through MCP.
https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode
In Pi 1.0I've been building VT Code for about a year as a way to understand how coding-agent harnesses work in practice. This month I'm continuing building it https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode.
In Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)I've been building VT Code for about a year as a way to understand how coding-agent harnesses work in practice.
Most of the code has been built with the help of coding agents, including VT Code itself. My focus has been on designing and iterating on the harness: tool execution, context management, sandboxing, permissions, verification, long-running sessions, subagents, and provider support.
It's written in Rust and runs primarily in the terminal.
https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode
I'd be interested in feedback from others building coding agents, especially around long-running reliability and harness design.
In Show HN: VT Code – My attempt at building a coding-agent harnessShow HN: VT Code – My attempt at building a coding-agent harness
3 points · Open discussionI have been building and maintaining a coding harness, with help from the community https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode. Hope you'll check it out.
In GLM-5.3: Frontier coding with emergent cyber capabilitieshttps://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode (not affiliated, just saw someone posting it here) and of course Codex are still active.
In Hax – a minimalist, terminal-native coding agent written in CI have been building a coding agent, VT Code, in my spare time. It's a way of me to self-research and explore how coding agent works in practice by building one. https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode
In Ask HN: What Project are you the most proud of?This month marks 1 year since I first started self-research and building my own coding agent VT Code [0]. I've been learning and experiment with a lot of things to first adapt myself and to learn about AI native/harness engineering. Thankfully, last month VT Code receives highest amount of contributions from the open-source community.
This month I will be focusing and enhance more long-running horizontal for VT Code such as plan mode, better strengthen tools policy structure and improve its harness as new and existing model grows exponentially. And If you are curious and want to fork it feel free, and welcome, let's build!
[0] https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode
In Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)Small model-facing surface, more responsibility in the harness. I'm exploring that tradeoff in Rust with VT Code: https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode
In Pi's Minimalism Is Its AdvantageI'm building roughly this in Rust: single binary, XDG-native, with Landlock/seccomp, scoped filesystem access, default-deny egress, and policy-based approvals. https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode
In Pi's Minimalism Is Its AdvantageThis month marks 1 year since I first started self-research and building my own coding agent VT Code [0]. I've been learning and experiment with a lot of things to first adapt myself and to learn about AI native/harness engineering. Thankfully, last month VT Code receives highest amount of contributions from the open-source community.
This month I will be focusing and enhance more long-running horizontal for VT Code such as plan mode, better strengthen tools policy structure and improve its harness as new and existing model grows exponentially. And If you are curious and want to fork it feel free, and welcome, let's build!
[0] https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode
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