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tailcallhq/forgecode

tailcallhq/forgecode is a developer tool that RepoRadar is tracking in its Coding Agents section, currently rated Gold tier with a 'try now' verdict. Its strongest signal is workflow potential, scored 10.0 out of 10.

Score8.6
Popularity91.0
Riskconditional
TierGold
Score breakdown
Usefulness8.0
Novelty8.0
Momentum8.0
Maturity8.6
Open-source/build8.4
Evidence7.2
Workflow potential10.0
Setup ease6.4

Popularity is tracked separately. Support, ads, sponsorships, and tips never affect these signals.

Why it matters

Useful for teams evaluating terminal-native pair-programmer patterns without adopting a monolithic IDE-first stack.

Who should use it

developers using terminal workflows teams trying lightweight coding agents operators evaluating local AI coding assistants

Who should skip it

Pass on tailcallhq/forgecode if its scope or audience does not match what your team is building right now.

About this signal

tailcallhq/forgecode is tracked by RepoRadar as a developer tool in the Coding Agents section. It was first seen on 2026-06-18 and last updated on 2026-06-18. The current verdict is 'try now' with a Gold tier and moderate setup difficulty. Across RepoRadar's eight signals, tailcallhq/forgecode is strongest on workflow potential (10.0) and maturity (8.6) and weakest on setup ease (6.4) — a profile worth weighing against your own priorities. This page summarizes the public evidence on the linked source page and states where additional review is still needed. The score, tier, risk label, and verdict on this page are never influenced by sponsorship, ads, or tips — they reflect only the usefulness, popularity, novelty, momentum, maturity, and evidence signals described in the RepoRadar methodology.

How this item is evaluated

RepoRadar assigned tailcallhq/forgecode a composite score of 8.6 out of 10, placing it in the Gold tier. This score combines weighted sub-signals: usefulness (35%), novelty (18%), momentum (14%), maturity (10%), open-source/build quality (7%), evidence quality (6%), workflow potential (6%), and setup ease (4%). Popularity is tracked separately at 91.0 and never affects the composite score or tier. The risk label of 'conditional' reflects inherent user-impacting hazards, not generic novelty. Items with no risk flag may still require normal code review before production use.

Putting this into practice? Read How to vet an AI agent or MCP server before you wire it in for the checklist behind this score.

Risk explanation

The tool executes local shell and file operations; keep workspace scope tight and review generated commands before running.

Evidence links
Closest alternatives / related signals
coding-agent terminal developer-tool workflow llm
Verification record

What RepoRadar actually verified

Discovered

Automated discovery and source capture. Last checked 2026-08-03T18:56:10Z.

No editorial or hands-on review is claimed. This record remains at Discovered.

Verification sources

Longitudinal intelligence

How this decision record is moving

Raw history JSON →

37 dated snapshots retained from 2026-06-18 through 2026-08-03; see the snapshot index for explicit coverage gaps. Stars, version, release, pricing, integration, risk, maintenance, verdict, score, and momentum fields remain explicit even when a source has not reported them. Repository momentum is a normalized 0–10 RepoRadar signal; GitHub stars appear only where the popularity monitor retained exact timestamped observations.

RepoRadar score8.6 current · +0.0 net
Repository momentum9.3 current · +1.3 net
GitHub stars (observed)7,478 current · +25 net
GitHub stars7,478 exact observation
Versionv2.13.21
Last release2026-07-31T17:48:09Z
Maintenanceactive
Current riskconditional
Current verdicttry now
Pricing baselineNo structured commercial pricing baseline
Pricing checkedNot applicable or not recorded
Pricing freshnessNo dated commercial pricing review
Integrations baselineOpenAI

Recent dated points

DateScoreMomentumStarsRiskVerdictMaintenance
2026-08-038.69.37,478conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-028.69.37,476conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-018.69.07,474conditionaltry nowactive
2026-07-318.68.0Not recordedconditionaltry nownot recorded
2026-07-308.68.0Not recordedconditionaltry nownot recorded
2026-07-298.69.07,463conditionaltry nowactive
2026-07-288.69.07,463conditionaltry nowactive
2026-07-218.69.07,463conditionaltry nowactive
2026-07-208.69.07,463conditionaltry nowactive
2026-07-198.69.07,463conditionaltry nowactive
2026-07-188.69.07,463conditionaltry nowactive
2026-07-178.69.07,463conditionaltry nowactive

Why the record changed

stars changed

Stars changed: 7476 → 7478.

stars changed

Stars changed: 7474 → 7476.

stars changed

Source-observed stars changed: 7473 → 7474. This reports the retained observation delta and does not infer why the upstream change occurred.

stars changed

Source-observed stars changed: 7472 → 7473. This reports the retained observation delta and does not infer why the upstream change occurred.

version changed

Version changed: v2.13.18 → v2.13.19.

version changed

Version changed: v2.13.17 → v2.13.18.

stars changed

Stars changed: 7453 → 7463.