Agentic Coding Tools — Complete Reference

One link for everything: tools, configs, workflows, multi-machine setup. Updated: 2026-02-26

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Tool Stack (Feb 2026)

When to Use What

Complex architecture / multi-file / OSSA  →  Claude Code (Opus via Max)
Daily coding / bug fixes / single-file    →  Aider (GPT-4o) or Claude Code (Sonnet)
Bulk operations / boilerplate / docs      →  Aider (Ollama local) — $0
MCP experiments / workflow automation      →  Goose (recipes)
IDE autocomplete / quick inline           →  Continue.dev (Ollama local) — $0
Research / planning / white papers        →  Claude.ai (Max subscription)

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Multi-Machine Development Setup

Three Locations, One Workflow

Bare Repo Structure (mirrored local ↔ NAS)

__BARE_REPOS/
├── agent-platform/          # GitLab group: blueflyio/agent-platform
│   ├── tools/
│   │   ├── agent-buildkit.git
│   │   ├── api-schema-registry.git
│   │   ├── gitlab_components.git
│   │   └── ide-supercharger.git
│   ├── services/
│   │   ├── agent-brain.git
│   │   ├── agent-mesh.git
│   │   ├── agent-protocol.git
│   │   ├── agent-router.git
│   │   ├── agent-tracer.git
│   │   └── ...
│   └── apps/
│       ├── agent-studio.git
│       └── studio-ui.git
├── ossa/
│   ├── openstandardagents.git
│   └── openstandardagents.org.git
├── collaborative-impact/
├── acquia-source/
└── assets/

Worktree Commands (same on every machine)

# Variables — set these based on your location
# Home:  BARE=~/Sites/blueflyio/__BARE_REPOS  WT=~/Sites/blueflyio/worktrees
# Road:  BARE=/Volumes/AgentPlatform/applications/__BARE_REPOS  WT=/Volumes/AgentPlatform/applications/WORKTREES
# Phone: BARE=/volume1/AgentPlatform/applications/__BARE_REPOS  WT=/volume1/AgentPlatform/applications/WORKTREES

# Fetch latest
git --git-dir=$BARE/agent-platform/tools/agent-buildkit.git fetch origin

# Create worktree for an issue branch (GitLab created the branch)
git --git-dir=$BARE/agent-platform/tools/agent-buildkit.git \
    worktree add $WT/agent-buildkit/123-issue-slug 123-issue-slug

# Work
cd $WT/agent-buildkit/123-issue-slug
# ... edit, test, commit, push ...

# Cleanup after merge
git --git-dir=$BARE/agent-platform/tools/agent-buildkit.git \
    worktree remove $WT/agent-buildkit/123-issue-slug

Remote Access Options (On the Road / Phone)

Streamlining tip: Add these to ~/.ssh/config on every machine:

Host nas
    HostName blueflynas.tailcf98b3.ts.net
    User your-user

Host oracle
    HostName oracle-platform.tailcf98b3.ts.net
    User ubuntu

Then: ssh nas, ssh oracle from anywhere on Tailscale.

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Tool Configurations

Aider ([object Object])

# Default: GPT-4o (working, no extra cost)
# Switch to Sonnet: aider --model anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929
model: openai/gpt-4o
editor-model: openai/gpt-4o-mini

# Git integration
auto-commits: true
dirty-commits: false
attribute-author: true
commit-prompt: "Use conventional commits format (feat:, fix:, refactor:, etc.)"

# Token efficiency
cache-prompts: true
map-tokens: 2048
map-refresh: auto

# Quality gates
lint-cmd: "npm run lint --silent"
auto-lint: true
test-cmd: "npm test"
gitignore: true

Quick commands:

# Daily coding (GPT-4o, default)
aider

# Use local model (free)
aider --model ollama_chat/qwen2.5-coder:7b-instruct

# Architecture work (if you add Anthropic API credits)
aider --model anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929

Goose ([object Object])

• Provider: claude-code (uses Max subscription)
• Model: claude-opus-4-6
• Router enabled, telemetry disabled
• 5 recipes in ~/.config/goose/recipes/:
  • bluefly-platform.yaml — full platform access
  • drupal-dev.yaml — Drupal module development
  • mr-reviewer.yaml — MR code review
  • ossa-agent-builder.yaml — OSSA agent creation
  • test.yaml — testing
• MCP extensions: bluefly-mcp, bluefly-gkg, gitlab, github, filesystem, sequential-thinking

Continue.dev ([object Object])

{
  "models": [
    {"title": "Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B (Local)", "provider": "ollama", "model": "qwen2.5-coder:7b-instruct"},
    {"title": "Qwen3 30B (Local)", "provider": "ollama", "model": "qwen3:30b-a3b"}
  ],
  "tabAutocompleteModel": {
    "title": "Qwen Coder 7B Autocomplete",
    "provider": "ollama",
    "model": "qwen2.5-coder:7b-instruct"
  },
  "embeddingsProvider": {
    "provider": "ollama",
    "model": "nomic-embed-text"
  }
}

API Keys ([object Object])

# Loaded automatically from 1Password or ~/.tokens/ fallback
# 1Password: op read 'op://AgentPlatform/ANTHROPIC_API_KEY/credential'
# Fallback: ~/.tokens/anthropic.token, ~/.tokens/openai.token, ~/.tokens/gemini.token

Ollama Models (Local)

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Infrastructure Services

Oracle Cloud (Production) — 46 containers

NAS (Always-On)

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Best Practice Workflow

Daily Development Flow

1. PICK ISSUE    → GitLab issue board (never create new issues — 723+ open)
2. CLASSIFY      → Architecture? → Claude Code
                   Daily coding? → Aider or Claude Code
                   Bulk/boilerplate? → Aider + Ollama (free)
                   MCP/agent work? → Goose recipe
3. WORKTREE      → git worktree add from __BARE_REPOS
4. CODE          → Use the right tool (see "When to Use What")
5. LOCAL GATE    → npm run lint && npm run typecheck && npm test
6. PUSH          → Only after local gate passes
7. MR            → Already exists (created from GitLab issue)
8. CI            → Runs on Oracle self-hosted runner (zero shared minutes)
9. REVIEW        → Human reviews, merges
10. CLEANUP      → Remove worktree

Token Budget (Monthly)

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Streamlining Recommendations

Already Optimized

• Bare repos mirrored local ↔ NAS — same structure everywhere
• Tailscale mesh connects all devices — SSH from anywhere
• code-server on NAS — full VS Code from browser/phone
• Self-hosted GitLab runner — zero shared minutes burn
• GKG indexed — 25 projects, ~3,900 files searchable

Future Improvements

• Shell aliases for location-aware worktrees: detect if Mac or NAS and set $BARE/$WT automatically
• Goose recipe for issue worker: automated issue→branch→code→test→push
• Pre-push hooks via lefthook: enforce lint+typecheck+test before any push
• Open WebUI + Ollama on NAS: team chat with RAG over research papers (NAS has 10GB+ RAM)

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Quick Reference Card

# Aider (daily coding)
aider                                    # GPT-4o, auto-commit
aider --model ollama_chat/qwen2.5-coder:7b-instruct  # Free, local

# Goose (recipes)
goose session --recipe bluefly-platform  # Full platform
goose session --recipe drupal-dev        # Drupal work

# Claude Code (complex)
claude                                   # Interactive
claude -p "fix the auth bug in src/..."  # One-shot

# Worktree (from any machine)
git --git-dir=$BARE/<path>.git worktree add $WT/<project>/<branch> <branch>

# SSH shortcuts
ssh nas                                  # NAS (add to ~/.ssh/config)
ssh oracle                               # Oracle prod

# GKG (knowledge graph)
curl https://gkg.bluefly.internal/mcp/sse  # MCP endpoint

# Open WebUI
https://webui.blueflyagents.com          # AI chat interface