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Short write-ups of new open-source developer tools worth knowing about: what they do, their license and how to try them. Also as an RSS feed.

• leanrea: One 8 KB skill that replaces REA (Reverse Engineer Anything) (2026-10-23): One 8 KB skill that replaces REA (Reverse Engineer Anything): plain CLI tools, no MCP. Benchmarked: 38% faster, 35% cheaper.
• reylo: Import .sql files into TypeScript with full type inference and zero codegen (2026-10-23): Import .sql files into TypeScript with full type inference and zero codegen.
• harp: Run many Claude Code and Codex agents side by side, in one sidebar that tells you which… (2026-10-23): Run many Claude Code and Codex agents side by side, in one sidebar that tells you which one needs you. An unofficial fork of Warp.
• How tools are picked (2026-10-23): Where the tools on this blog come from, what makes one qualify, and what each post tells you.
• omnara: The open-source managed agent platform (2026-10-23): The open-source managed agent platform. A self-hostable alternative to Claude Managed Agents and OpenAI's Agents API.
• hatchzip: Extract huge archives in place (2026-10-23): Extract huge archives in place: the archive shrinks as your files hatch, so you only need room for the output. ZIP, 7z, tar, split archives.