Mysti and hcom
These tools are **complementary**: DeepMyst/Mysti provides an AI coding dream team within VS Code for collaborative code generation and brainstorming, while aannoo/hcom enables AI agents to message, watch, and spawn each other across terminals, which could be used to manage or interact with the agents created by DeepMyst/Mysti or other AI coding environments.
About Mysti
DeepMyst/Mysti
AI coding dream team of agents for VS Code. Claude Code + openai Codex collaborate in brainstorm mode, debate solutions, and synthesize the best approach for your code.
Supports 12 AI providers (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, GitHub Copilot, Cline, Cursor, OpenClaw, Manus, OpenCode, Qwen Code, Ollama, LocalAI) with flexible switching and local model execution via Ollama/LocalAI for privacy. Uses multi-agent collaboration with five debate strategies (Quick, Debate, Red-Team, Perspectives, Delphi) where agents reach convergence through structured discussion, plus @-mention routing to assign tasks to specific agents. Built as a VS Code extension with 16 configurable personas, real-time task rendering, and granular permission controls ranging from read-only to full codebase access.
About hcom
aannoo/hcom
Let AI agents message, watch, and spawn each other across terminals. Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, OpenCode
Implements a **hook-based event system** where AI agents share a persistent database of file edits, commands, and transcripts—agents subscribing to activity get real-time notifications rather than polling. Built in Rust with a Python CLI, it provides shell command wrappers (`hcom send`, `hcom events`, `hcom term`) that any AI tool can invoke, plus a TUI dashboard for manual inspection, and supports cross-device sync via MQTT relay for distributed multi-agent workflows.
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