My agentic coding stack for October 2025

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My agentic coding stack for October 2025

PublishedOctober 5, 2025

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I write about: Software architecture and engineering, Better software better. DDD, Scala and Rust

After wrapping my head around the constant changes in LLM subscriptions and performance, here’s my new coding stack for October 2025:

Warp Pro: my go-to agentic CLI, speedy and reliable for coding and task automation. Supports most top end LLMs.
Zed Pro (using the $20 trial, then €10/month)
OpenCode for agentic CLI dev (local + cloud models, easy swapping, no lock-in)

I dropped Claude Code and did not subscribe to Codex. If this turns out to be a bad idea, I can always resubscribe again.

My main decision influences: cost control, flexibility and avoiding vendor lock-in (Claude Code's past month changes have this effect).

After spending a few months in the CLI I want to look again at working more in an IDE, hence Zed is on this list.

Note: I do not subscribe to Max plans, I combine multiple lower cost plans.

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