# kodu-ai/claude-coder

Kodu is an autonomous coding agent that lives in your IDE. It is a VSCode extension that can help you build your dream project step by step by leveraging the latest technologies in automated coding agents

Repository: https://github.com/kodu-ai/claude-coder
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/claude-coder
Homepage: https://www.kodu.ai
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: chatgpt, claude, coding-agents, llm, openai, vscode, vscode-extension
Last push: 2025-04-30T10:21:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 31/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 19, release rhythm 35, longevity 52
- inputs: {"age_days": 731, "days_push": 490, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5228, forks 199 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:13.295306+00:00)

## What it is
Kodu (Claude Coder) is an autonomous AI coding agent distributed as a VS Code extension. It takes natural-language task descriptions and builds, debugs, and deploys projects step by step using LLMs like Claude.

## Use cases
- build a website from a natural language description in vscode
- autonomous ai coding agent inside my ide
- convert mockups and wireframes into working applications
- debug and fix code automatically with an llm agent
- generate boilerplate and automate repetitive coding tasks
- deploy a project online without manual setup
- learn to code with ai explanations and best practices

## When to choose
- you use VS Code and want an autonomous agent to implement features end to end
- you have limited coding experience and want idea-to-implementation help
- you want an agent that can search the web, edit files, and deploy within your editor

## When to avoid
- you need a fully local/offline coding assistant without LLM API costs
- you prefer strict, reviewable incremental suggestions rather than autonomous edits
- your project is outside VS Code or requires a different IDE

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: agent-framework, llm-inference, chatbot, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, artificial-intelligence, large-language-models, web-development
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: vscode-extension, coding-agent, claude, autonomous-coding, ai-pair-programmer, ai-agents

## Member repositories
- kodu-ai/claude-coder (main) score 31

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:13.295306+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:59:40.487901+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kodu-ai/claude-coder (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:13.295306+00:00, sha 471fe31f566a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.