ghuntley/how-to-build-a-coding-agent resource
A workshop that teaches you how to build your own coding agent. Similar to Roo code, Cline, Amp, Cursor, Windsurf or OpenCode. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
62/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 28
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
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- age_days: 405
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- days_push: 11
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Adoption not part of the score
5814 stars · 654 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A step-by-step workshop teaching developers to build their own AI coding agent in Go, similar to tools like Cursor or Cline. It progresses through six versions, from a basic Claude chatbot to an agent with file reading, editing, shell execution, and code search tools.
Use cases
- learn how coding agents work internally
- build my own AI coding assistant
- understand agent tool use and event loops
- tutorial on building an agent with the Claude API
- teach a workshop on AI agents
- go from chatbot to coding agent step by step
When to choose
- you want to understand how agents like Cursor or Cline work under the hood
- you prefer learning by building incrementally in Go
- you want a short (~300 lines) hands-on introduction to LLM tool use
When to avoid
- you need a production-ready coding agent rather than a learning exercise
- you want a framework or library to embed in your own product
- you need a project with a license or long-term maintenance guarantees
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
agent-framework llm-inference developer-tools large-language-models education tutorials go cli cross-platform coding-agent workshop tutorial anthropic-claude tool-use chatbot ai-agents
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ghuntley/how-to-build-a-coding-agent · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5023c4aa36cd
- homepage: https://ghuntley.com/agent/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 625e6e231ba9
- site_page: https://ghuntley.com/six-month-recap · fetched 2026-08-29 · c9df3a3af542
- site_page: https://ghuntley.com/overton · fetched 2026-08-29 · f4632653af23
- site_page: https://ghuntley.com/cogsec · fetched 2026-08-29 · 679628a42dc2
- site_page: https://ghuntley.com/warfare · fetched 2026-08-29 · f9d715365ecb
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
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| ghuntley/how-to-build-a-coding-agent | main | 62 |
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