# fx review

> Unix like coding agent

Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/vercel-labs-fx/

## fx at a glance

- **Category:** [Coding agents](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/coding-agents/)
- **Website:** [fx.sh](https://fx.sh)

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #108 overall, #45 in Coding agents, momentum score 62
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: 1; Aug 16: 2.1k; Aug 23: 464; Aug 30: 177; Sep 6: 142; Sep 13: 169; Sep 20: 86; Sep 27: 116; Oct 4: 91; Oct 11: 112; Oct 18: 136; Oct 25: 105

## fx alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [Cindy](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/makecindy-cindy/) | 8.8k | – |
| #2 | [OpenMausBot](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/milind-soni-openmausbot/) | 9.6k | – |
| #3 | [Orca](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/stablyai-orca/) | 111.7k | – |
| #4 | [OpenBot](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/copilotkit-openbot/) | 9.1k | – |
| #5 | [Agent Reach](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/panniantong-agent-reach/) | 107.2k | – |
| #6 | [Skill Recorder](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/microsoft-skill-recorder/) | 5.6k | – |

## fx FAQ

### How popular is fx?

fx has 3.7k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 105 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 308 a week. That made it #45 among AI coding agents on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to fx?

Other AI coding agents on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: Cindy (#1), OpenMausBot (#2), Orca (#3), OpenBot (#4), Agent Reach (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

## Sources

1. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)