Stop AI Coding Agents From Deleting Your Files
A string of incidents shows Claude Code and OpenAI Codex accidentally deleting files, dropping database tables, and overwriting work. None were malicious. Here are five guardrails that stop it.
Claude Security Plugin Scans Code in Your Terminal
Anthropic brought its Claude Security vulnerability scanner into the Claude Code terminal on July 22, 2026, as a public-beta plugin for every Claude Code user.
GPT-5.6 Codex Deleted User Files: How to Stay Safe
OpenAI confirmed that GPT-5.6 Codex, its flagship coding model, deleted files from users home directories in a handful of documented cases. If you run Codex in your build workflow, the fix is about permissions, and you can apply it today.
xAI Open-Sources Grok Build: Local AI Coding Agent
xAI open-sourced Grok Build, its Rust terminal coding agent, on July 15, 2026 under Apache 2.0. You can now compile it locally, point it at any model, and run with no cloud caps.
Figmaboy: A Local-First Figma Clone With Codex Built In
Figmaboy is an open-source, local-first Figma clone with OpenAI's Codex CLI built directly into the canvas. Instead of generating flat images, its MCP server lets Codex inspect and edit real frames, layers, and components in your live document.
Claude Fable Reviewed sqlite-utils Before Its Release
Simon Willison had Claude Fable review sqlite-utils 4.0 before shipping. The agent caught a silent data-loss bug that human review missed.
Condense Proxy Cuts Claude Code Token Bills up to 70%
Condense, a new context-compression proxy for AI coding agents, launched July 3 2026 with a claim aimed at heavy Claude Code users: up to 70% lower token bills with almost no quality loss.
GitHub Copilot Auto-Routes Models to Cut Token Cost
GitHub Copilot now routes each task to the best available model automatically and caches repeated prompt context to cut token cost.
GitHub Copilot CLI Gets Real Code Intelligence
GitHub Copilot CLI can now use Language Server Protocol servers for real code intelligence, replacing text heuristics with precise, type-aware answers across 14 languages.
Xiaomi Open-Sources MiMo Code, a Claude Code Rival
Xiaomi open-sourced MiMo Code, a free MIT-licensed terminal coding agent with persistent memory that runs on its MiMo-V2.5-Pro model and rivals Claude Code.
Zerostack: A Rust Coding Agent With 8MB RAM
Zerostack is a pure Rust coding agent that launched May 16, 2026, running in 8MB of RAM compared to 300MB for JavaScript-based alternatives like Opencode.
Open-Slide 1.0: React Slide Framework for Claude Code Agents
Open-Slide 1.0 ships a React presentation framework with a Claude Code skill. Step-by-step workflow tutorial for building polished slide decks from a single prompt with version control, comments, and HTML/PDF export.
OpenAI Codex Auto-Imports CLAUDE.md, Adds Codex Pets
OpenAI shipped a May 2 Codex update that auto-imports Claude Code CLAUDE.md and other rival agent configs into AGENTS.md, plus eight animated Codex Pets that float over your screen as ambient status indicators.
IBM Granite 4.1: Dense LLMs Walk Back the MoE Bet
IBM released Granite 4.1 on April 29, 2026 with dense decoder-only 3B, 8B, and 30B Apache 2.0 LLMs that walk back the Granite 4.0 MoE bet. The 8B dense beats the 32B-A9B MoE on most benchmarks. 128K production context, 512K extension.
Zed 1.0 Lands With Multi-Agent Coding and Edit Prediction
Zed Industries shipped Zed 1.0 on April 29 2026, a Rust-built, GPU-accelerated code editor with parallel agents, edit prediction, and the open Agent Client Protocol.
Cursor Launches SDK for Programmatic Coding Agents
Cursor released a TypeScript SDK on April 29, 2026 that lets developers build and deploy AI coding agents programmatically, embedding the same runtime that powers Cursor into their own products and pipelines.
Mistral Medium 3.5: 128B Open Weights, Cloud Vibe Agents
Mistral shipped Medium 3.5 as a 128B dense multimodal model under modified MIT, with cloud Vibe agents and Le Chat Work mode on day one.
Mistral Workflows: Durable Orchestration for AI Agents
Mistral launched Workflows in public preview on April 28, 2026. Built on Temporal durable execution, the platform brings replay-able workflows, HITL approval gates, and audit trails to AI orchestration.
Claude's Official Blender Connector: Setup and Workflow
Anthropic's official Claude Blender connector shipped April 28, 2026. Drag-and-drop install, Free-tier eligible, scene-graph aware. The verified setup, the four workflows Anthropic has demoed, and the limits to know.
Poolside Releases Laguna M.1 and Open-Weight XS.2
Poolside released the first two models in its Laguna family on April 28: a 225B-parameter flagship called M.1 and an open-weight 33B model called XS.2 under Apache 2.0. Both are pitched at agentic, long-horizon coding work.
AI Coding Tools 2026: Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code, and Beyond
The complete working developer guide to AI coding in 2026: Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, open-source agents, and the frontier models (Opus 4.7, GPT-5.5, DeepSeek V4, Kimi, Qwen) that power them.
AI Tools for Game Developers: 2026 Complete Guide
Best AI tools for game developers in 2026 across 3D assets, sprites, NPCs, voice, music, and code. Tested workflows for Unity, Unreal, and indie studios.
DeepSeek V4 Preview: Open-Source 1M Context Enters the Frontier
DeepSeek V4 Preview ships MIT-licensed 1.6T and 284B MoE models with 1M context at sub-$0.30 per million output tokens. What it means for creators.
SpaceX Inks $10B Cursor Deal With $60B Buyout Option
SpaceX paid $10B for an AI coding partnership with Cursor on April 21, 2026, with a $60B option to acquire the startup outright later this year. Cursor gains access to xAI Colossus.