OpenCode Crosses 165K GitHub Stars — Now the Most Widely Used Open-Source Coding Harness

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Multiple 2026 coding-agent roundups report OpenCode has passed ~165K stars and become the most widely used open-source coding harness, as terminal-first agents consolidate the market alongside Cursor, Copilot, and Claude Code. The milestone lands as Google shuts Gemini CLI for most public users, pushing more developers toward open harnesses. For builders, OpenCode's scale makes it a safer long-term bet for a self-hostable agent loop.