# Mysti

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Mysti and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for running Claude, Codex and Gemini in one interface, where they can brainstorm or debate code together. Critics note its earlier BSL license and no published pricing.

## Why people recommend it

- AI models check each other's work (3 comments): "Otherwise excited to deep dive into this as this is a variant of how we do development and seems to work great when the AI fights each other." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46402435)) "Mix and match based on what catches different issues." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46414076)) "seems to work great when the AI fights each other" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46407816))
- Shared context across AI tools (2 comments): "I like the fact that I can now use them with a consistent UI, shared context and ability to brainstorm" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46401809)) "Mysti shares the context which is very different from passing context as a parameter." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46404833))
- Consistent interface for several AI tools (2 comments): "I like the fact that I can now use them with a consistent UI, shared context and ability to brainstorm" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46401809)) "I'd be excited to have them working together in parallel in a nice interface." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46401376))
- Brainstorm mode unsticks stalled projects (2 comments): "I like the fact that I can now use them with a consistent UI, shared context and ability to brainstorm" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46401809)) "measured on few real world situations where projects got stuck and the brainstorm mode solved it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46408942))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Hax coding agent](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hax.md): 28 recommend
- [Roo Code](https://hackerapproved.com/p/roo-code.md): 26 recommend
- [Qwen Code](https://hackerapproved.com/p/qwen-code.md): 25 recommend
- [MiMo Code](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mimo-code.md): 24 recommend
- [GitHub Copilot Chat](https://hackerapproved.com/p/github-copilot-chat.md): 10 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Mysti", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mysti/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).