# ghuntley/how-to-build-a-coding-agent

A workshop that teaches you how to build your own coding agent. Similar to Roo code, Cline, Amp, Cursor, Windsurf or OpenCode.

Repository: https://github.com/ghuntley/how-to-build-a-coding-agent
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/how-to-build-a-coding-agent
Homepage: https://ghuntley.com/agent/
Language: Go
License Family: other
Topics: agent, ai, cursor, tutorial, workshop
Last push: 2026-08-22T23:59:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 28
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- 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 5814, forks 654 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:29.995676+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: agent-framework, llm-inference, developer-tools
- domain: large-language-models, education, tutorials
- platform: go, cli, cross-platform
- tags: coding-agent, workshop, tutorial, anthropic-claude, tool-use, chatbot, ai-agents

## Member repositories
- ghuntley/how-to-build-a-coding-agent (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:29.995676+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 2026-08-29T17:52:12.711702+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.