Where Aura fits.
Most AI tools help one agent write code faster. Aura is the layer above that: it drives every agent you already use from one window, reads what each one actually changed, and proves it against the goal it was meant to deliver: on the Git you already have.
Which coding agent should I use?
Probably more than one, which is the honest answer nobody selling a single agent can give. Each has work it is best at, and Aura is the layer they share: one project, one history, one place to see what each is doing. Compare them here, then run the ones you pick together.
The layer the others don't have
A semantic diff, not a text diff
When agents rewrite thousands of lines, Git shows a wall of red and green. Aura reads the change at the logic level: rename-proof, under a "why it changed" header.
A verdict, not a hope
Every change is checked against the goal it was meant to deliver (wired, partially wired, or not) and sealed into a record you can hand to anyone.
Provenance, not guesswork
Trace any line back to the agent session and the exact reasoning that produced it. Which human, which agent, signed.
Side by side
Go deeper on a matchup
AI editors and coding agents
The tools that write the code.
Aura vs Cursor
An editor with one agent, vs an engine that drives them all, with a verdict on every change.
Aura vs Claude Code
One great CLI agent, vs a window that runs Claude Code and the rest on one history, with proof.
Aura vs Cline
An open VS Code agent, vs an open semantic engine with a verdict on every change.
Aura vs Kilo
A multi-mode in-editor assistant, vs a control layer that reads, proves and records what any agent does.
Aura vs Devin
A hosted autonomous engineer in its own sandbox, vs a local layer that drives every agent, with a verdict on each change.
Aura vs GitHub Copilot
A GitHub-native issue-to-PR agent, vs a layer that drives every agent, with a verdict on each change.
Parallel agent orchestrators
The tools that run several agents at once, each in its own worktree.
Aura vs Conductor
Both isolate agents in worktrees. Only one of them tells you whether the work was right.
Aura vs Superset
Same scale of parallelism. Aura adds an AST diff, a goal check, and an OSI licence.
Aura vs Paseo
Reach versus review. Paseo is the remote control; Aura is the verdict.
Aura vs Vibe Kanban
Both give agents a task graph. Aura closes the loop with a proof at the merge.
Aura vs Crystal / Nimbalyst
Parallel attempts are cheap. Knowing which attempt was right is the expensive part.
Aura vs Claude Squad
A terminal multiplexer for agents, versus a semantic layer that judges what they commit.
Terminal agents
The command-line agents you already keep in a tab.
Aura vs Aider
Aider writes and commits. Aura reads the commit and says whether it was the change you wanted.
Aura vs OpenCode
An agent, versus the layer that reads, proves and records what the agent did.
Aura vs Codex CLI
A sandbox stops the agent doing damage outside the repo. Aura stops it doing damage inside.
Aura vs Gemini CLI
Keep the agent. Add the semantic diff, the intent record and the proof.
Aura vs Amp
Both bet on autonomy. Aura pairs it with a gate at the commit.
Aura vs OpenHands
An autonomous agent, versus the thing that verifies autonomous agents.
Editors, terminals and Git tooling
The layer underneath all of it.
Aura vs Windsurf
An IDE with an agent inside it, versus a layer above every agent you run.
Aura vs Zed
An editor built for latency, versus a layer built for trust.
Aura vs Warp
A better terminal, versus a layer that reads and proves what came out of it.
Aura vs Git
Aura is Git plus a semantic index, an intent log and a proof. Your repo stays a Git repo.
Aura vs Graphite
Stacking makes review possible. Proof makes it unnecessary to guess.
Aura vs Entire
Same thesis, different half. Entire keeps the session; Aura keeps a verdict on the change.
Keep your agents. Add the control layer.
Aura doesn't ask you to drop the tools you like. Point it at a repo and keep driving Claude Code, Gemini, Cursor and the rest: now with a semantic diff, a verdict, and a record on every change.