Show HN: Modo – I built an open-source alternative to Kiro, Cursor, and Windsurf (github.com) AI

Modo is an open-source, MIT-licensed desktop AI IDE that aims to turn prompts into structured development plans before generating code. Built on top of a Void/VS Code fork, it adds spec-driven workflows (requirements/design/tasks persisted on disk), task run UI, project “steering” files for consistent context, configurable agent hooks, and an Autopilot vs Supervised mode. The project also supports multiple chat sessions, subagents, installable “powers” for common stacks, and a companion UI, with setup instructions and a full repository structure provided on GitHub.

April 06, 2026 01:35 Source: Hacker News