Unlocking the Codex harness: how we built the App Server

kept by eddie feb 05

OpenAI introduced the Codex App Server, a bidirectional JSON-RPC protocol that exposes the full Codex agent harness for embedding in IDEs, web apps, and terminal clients.

CLAUDE_AGENT_SDK_SPEC.md
The Claude Agent SDK specification defines a JSON-message protocol for programmatic access to Claude Code's agentic capabilities via stdin/stdout.
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After two years of vibecoding, I'm back to writing by hand [video]
After two years of AI-assisted 'vibecoding', a developer explains why he's returning to writing code by hand, emphasizing responsibility and code quality.
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IntelliJ IDEA Goes LSP: Java and Kotlin Intelligence Comes to VS Code, Cursor, and Agentic Flows - The JetBrains Blog
JetBrains released a preview extension bringing IntelliJ IDEA's Java and Kotlin intelligence to VS Code and Cursor via LSP, with free 30-day trials.
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Claude Code Can Now Build and Test iOS Apps in Apple's Simulator - MacRumors
Anthropic updated Claude Code for desktop to directly control Apple's iOS Simulator, enabling building, running, and iterative testing of iOS apps without extra macOS permissions.
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Road to WWDC 2026: What’s a developer? – Six Colors
AI coding assistants allow non-programmers to build Mac apps, redefining developers as visionaries or product managers, while Apple's Xcode remains a barrier.
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