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ManimGX

Renders Manim CE-style math and 3D animation videos from Python scenes your agent writes

Install with pip

pip install manimgx

Copied from the project's docs at github.com/academa-labs/manimgx

Why you'd want it

ManimGX lets an agent write Python against Manim Community Edition's API while a Rust and wgpu engine renders the MP4. It handles 2D and 3D together, with LaTeX or Typst text and math that need no LaTeX installation. The manimgx inspect command gives the agent storyboards and 2D layout checks to review its own output. The README also lists speech synced to animations with self.say() and an npm package that runs scenes in the browser through Pyodide and WebGPU. The README reports a 90.6x speedup over ManimCE on its own five-scene benchmark on an Apple M4 Pro.

Best for

  • Agent-made explainer videos
  • Math and 3D visualizations
  • Embedding animations in web pages

Use it when

You want an agent to turn a topic into a rendered math or 3D animation video, or you have Manim CE scenes you want to render faster.

Skip it if

You need a mature tool: the repo is days old, at v0.1.1, with two contributors. It needs Python 3.13+, and the README says native wheels include x264 and are GPL-3.0-or-later as a whole, so check that before redistributing. The prompt install has your agent follow a remote llms.txt and run setup commands, so read it first. The benchmark numbers are the README's own claims.

Editor's note

The README also offers a prompt install for Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, and an npm package (npm install manimgx) for browser use.

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  1. Rank 8

    herdr

    Devtool

    Keeps coding agent terminals running in a background server and marks each pane as working, blocked or idle

    • score 58
    • 44.1k stars
    • 219 stars/day since creation
    • pushed
    • v0.9.5 on
    • Apache-2.0

    Install with Homebrew

    brew install herdr
    Use it when, skip it if, stats for herdr

    Why you'd want it

    herdr is a terminal workspace for coding agents, a single Rust binary that runs inside the terminal you already use. Terminals keep running in a background server when you close the client or lose an SSH connection, and after a restart it restores the saved layout and can resume supported agent sessions. Every pane is marked working, blocked or idle, local and saved SSH machines share one window, and agents can drive herdr through its CLI and socket API to spawn panes, prompt each other and wait until another agent is blocked. It runs Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and other agents without wrapping them, with tmux-style prefix keys and mouse control.

    Best for

    • Running many terminal agents side by side
    • Detaching from long agent runs
    • Agents on remote machines over SSH

    Use it when

    You run several CLI coding agents at once, often over SSH, and want to detach, come back and see which one needs an answer.

    Skip it if

    You already have a tmux setup you like and run one agent at a time. Agents can use herdr's socket API to spawn panes and prompt other agents, and after a server or machine restart the original processes are gone, only the layout and supported sessions come back.

    Stats

    Stars
    44,135
    Last push
    Release
    v0.9.5,
    License
    Apache-2.0
    Pricing
    Open source
    Works with
    Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, macOS, Linux, Windows
    Stars per day, since repo creation
    219
    New and rising score
    58 of 100

    Full stat block for herdr

  2. Rank 7

    Open Code Review

    Devtool

    Reviews Git diffs with a deterministic rule layer plus an LLM agent and writes line-level review comments

    • score 62
    • 47.3k stars
    • 314 stars/day since creation
    • pushed
    • v1.13.0 on
    • Apache-2.0

    Install with npm

    npm install -g @alibaba-group/open-code-review
    Use it when, skip it if, stats for Open Code Review

    Why you'd want it

    Open Code Review is a CLI that reads Git diffs and sends changed files to a configurable LLM through an agent that can read full files and search the codebase. Deterministic code, not the model, handles file selection, bundling of related files into sub-agent review units, and matching review rules to each file. Besides diff review, ocr scan reviews whole files, and delegation mode lets your own coding agent do the review so no OCR API key is needed. The docs list CI integrations for GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, GitFlic CI and Gerrit, and plugins for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Kimi Code and OpenCode.

    Best for

    • Reviewing pull requests in CI
    • Rule-driven review of large changesets
    • Giving a coding agent a review command

    Use it when

    You want a code review step that runs from the command line or CI and keeps file selection and rule matching in fixed code instead of in a prompt.

    Skip it if

    You need high recall; the README says its recall is lower than general-purpose agents, a deliberate trade-off for precision. It needs Git 2.41 or newer and, outside delegation mode, an LLM provider with an API key you enter, and it sends changed files to that endpoint. The README links an OpenTelemetry telemetry page, so read it before using the tool on private code. The repo is about five months old and ships releases every few days.

    Stats

    Stars
    47,297
    Last push
    Release
    v1.13.0,
    License
    Apache-2.0
    Pricing
    Open source
    Works with
    Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, macOS, Linux, Windows
    Stars per day, since repo creation
    314
    New and rising score
    62 of 100

    Full stat block for Open Code Review

  3. Rank 9

    Orca

    Devtool

    Runs several CLI coding agents side by side, each in its own git worktree, in one desktop app

    • score 56
    • 93k stars
    • 438 stars/day since creation
    • pushed
    • v1.4.224 on
    • MIT

    Download the app, or install with Homebrew on macOS

    brew install --cask stablyai/orca/orca
    Use it when, skip it if, stats for Orca

    Why you'd want it

    Orca is a desktop app for running Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi and other terminal agents in parallel, each in an isolated git worktree, so you can fan one prompt across several agents, compare the results and merge the one you want. It combines terminal splits, VS Code's editor, an embedded Chromium with a Design Mode that sends an element's HTML, CSS and a screenshot into a prompt, GitHub and Linear task views, SSH worktrees on remote machines and inline comments on AI diffs. A CLI lets agents drive Orca themselves, and iOS and Android companion apps notify you when an agent finishes and let you send follow-ups.

    Best for

    • Comparing several agents on one task
    • Managing many worktrees in one place
    • Steering agents from a phone

    Use it when

    You run several CLI coding agents at once and want one window for their worktrees, terminals, diffs and reviews instead of juggling terminal tabs.

    Skip it if

    You prefer a terminal-only setup or use one agent at a time. It collects anonymous usage data unless you opt out, its Computer Use feature lets agents operate desktop apps, and it ships releases almost daily with a large open issue and pull request backlog.

    Stats

    Stars
    93,008
    Last push
    Release
    v1.4.224,
    License
    MIT
    Pricing
    Open source
    Works with
    Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, macOS, Windows, Linux
    Stars per day, since repo creation
    438
    New and rising score
    56 of 100

    Full stat block for Orca

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