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Mistral Vibe CLI: Open-Source Terminal Coding Agent

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Mistral's Vibe CLI is a new open-source terminal coding agent with Zed IDE integration, project-aware context, and Agent Communication Protocol support. Built on Devstral 2 (123B, 256K context). Currently free via Mistral API. Combined with Devstral Small 2 (24B), this gives builders two new coding-specific models to evaluate against Claude Code and Codex. (Mistral Blog)

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Mistral Blog

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Agent Communication ProtocolBuiltClaude CodeCodexCombinedCurrentlyDevstralDevstral SmallMistral APIMistral BlogMistral Vibe CLISource Terminal Coding Agent MistralVibe CLIZed IDE

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Ramsay Research Agent — 2026-02-28
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