HelixCode seeks testers for an AI coding agent with Gemini, OpenRouter and local LLMs
CupApprehensive3179 · reddit · 2026-07-24
The author is looking for testers for HelixCode, an AI agent coder, and says it can run with Gemini, OpenRouter, or a local LLM.
- The project is available on GitHub as neonatro/helixcode.
- It supports web search for local-LLM setups.
- It also works with most Gemini and OpenRouter models.
- The author recommends Nemotron on OpenRouter and says Gemini 2.0+ models performed best for tool use.
- The post is essentially a request for feedback on bugs and improvements.
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