December 27, 2025

When AIs bicker, devs bicker louder

Show HN: Mysti – Claude, Codex, and Gemini debate your code, then synthesize

Devs split: VSCode drama, terminal hacks, and robot code debates

TLDR: Mysti brings dual‑AI code debates into VSCode, promising smarter fixes by merging Claude, Codex, or Gemini. Commenters are split between excitement over two bots catching different issues and frustration over VSCode-only vibes, with terminal hacks and security concerns fueling the drama.

Mysti drops into the scene promising a wild twist: let two AI assistants debate your code and merge the best answer. It lives in VSCode (a popular code editor), lets you pick Claude, Codex, or Gemini, and even run Brainstorm Mode so two bots argue before giving you one polished fix. Cue the comment chaos. The loudest chorus: “Why lock it to VSCode?” Critics like mlrtime want a CLI (command-line) option, insisting most power users live in the terminal. Terminal fans didn’t just complain—they hustled. One commenter, tiku, patched together a workaround using Claude with Google’s Gemini via consult-llm-mcp, basically DIY’ing their own command-line version.

Meanwhile, the pro-multi‑agent squad showed up strong. Tarrosion says Claude and Gemini catch different mistakes at work and wants both in one lane—as long as security signs off. Another voice shrugged off the “niche” worry, calling it a “yes or yes” win even if it just helps the creator. Elsewhere, someone compared it to eye2.ai, but for coding, suggesting the “AI sparring partners” concept is bigger than one app. Between the VSCode vs terminal turf war, security worries, and the giddy thought of two robots bickering like senior devs, Mysti’s rollout turned into a full-on forum soap opera—with plenty of hype for those two AIs, one answer vibes.

Key Points

  • Mysti is a VS Code AI coding assistant that integrates Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini without extra subscriptions.
  • Brainstorm Mode allows any two AI agents to collaborate, debate solutions, and synthesize a refined result.
  • Two collaboration modes are offered: Quick Mode for direct synthesis and Full Mode for agent discussion and critique.
  • Mysti provides 16 developer personas, intelligent plan detection, permission controls, and extensive settings.
  • Installation is via VS Code or Marketplace (ext install DeepMyst.mysti), and users with Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini accounts can start immediately.

Hottest takes

"Why make it a vscode extension... Is VSC required?" — mlrtime
"definitely these two catch different things... I'd be excited to have them working together" — Tarrosion
"Kind of a 'yes or yes' question" — altmanaltman
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