Show HN: The independent guide to agent orchestrators

A solo developer from Berlin just dropped Agent MGMT, a simple public guide trying to keep track of the exploding mess of AI coding tools. The pitch is refreshingly humble: the scene changes every week, names blur together, and someone needed to make a living cheat sheet before everyone forgets what half these products are called. The site rounds up options like Zed, Cursor, VS Code Agents, Devin, and more, with prices, popularity, and whether the software is open for anyone to inspect.

But of course, the real action is in the replies, where the community immediately grabbed the spotlight and turned this tidy list into a mini identity crisis. The loudest reaction? People are already exhausted by the phrase “agent orchestrator.” One commenter basically said the label has been stretched so far it could mean almost anything now. In other words: is this a useful category, or just the latest fancy buzzword slapped onto every AI helper with a text box?

Then came the money drama. A commenter argued it was “really unfair” to group Zed and Cursor together as “freemium,” saying one can be used much more freely while the other quickly nudges users into paying. That turned a simple comparison chart into a classic internet cage match over what “free enough” actually means. The accidental joke running through it all: even a website meant to organize AI chaos instantly created fresh chaos in the comments. Honestly? Very on brand.