The latest articles on DEV Community by Verone Lazio (@veronelazio). https://dev.to/veronelazio https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F761739%2Fbd405e5c-cd03-4fd8-8b5b-ee7bd29aa01a.png https://dev.to/veronelazio en Verone Lazio Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:34:17 +0000 https://dev.to/veronelazio/why-i-built-an-ide-with-11-ai-tools-instead-of-picking-one-1egp https://dev.to/veronelazio/why-i-built-an-ide-with-11-ai-tools-instead-of-picking-one-1egp <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F7sg51xhfniy1g0wt8ej7.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F7sg51xhfniy1g0wt8ej7.png" alt=" " width="800" height="511"></a></p> <h2> The Problem </h2> <p>I kept running into the same issue: Claude Code is great at reasoning.<br> Gemini handles long context well. Codex integrates nicely with<br> GitHub. DROID is climbing the benchmarks.</p> <p>But I had to pick one. And every time I switched, I lost all my<br> context. Copy-pasting between terminals. Re-explaining the same<br> problem to each AI. Forgetting which one gave me the best answer last<br> time.</p> <p>## The Question</p> <p>What if I didn't have to choose?</p> <p>What if all these tools could work together in one workspace, sharing<br> context?</p> <p>## What I Built</p> <p>HiveTechs is an IDE where 11 AI CLI tools run in integrated terminals:</p> <ul> <li>Claude Code (Anthropic)</li> <li>Gemini CLI (Google)</li> <li>Codex CLI (OpenAI)</li> <li>DROID (Factory)</li> <li>Grok (xAI)</li> <li>GitHub Copilot CLI</li> <li>Cursor CLI</li> <li>DeepSeek</li> <li>Qwen Code</li> <li>GitHub Spec Kit</li> <li>HiveTechs CLI</li> </ul> <p>### Shared "Consensus Memory"</p> <p>Context from one session carries to another. Ask Claude a question,<br> switch to Gemini, and it knows what you were working on.</p> <p>### Consensus Validation</p> <p>For important decisions, 3 AI models analyze independently, then a 4th<br> synthesizes their findings. Helps reduce hallucinations.</p> <p>### Real IDE Engineering</p> <p>Monaco editor, Git integration, PTY terminals. Not a wrapper around<br> APIs - actual IDE architecture.</p> <p>## Where I'm At</p> <p>Shipped it. Works. Now trying to find users.</p> <p>Marketing is hard when you'd rather be building.</p> <p>## Try It / Feedback</p> <p>Site: <a href="https://hivetechs.io" rel="noopener noreferrer">hivetechs.io</a></p> <p>Would love to hear:</p> <ul> <li>Does this solve a real problem for you?</li> <li>What's missing?</li> <li>What would make you try it?</li> </ul> <p><em>I'm Verone - find me on X <a href="https://x.com/VeroneLazio" rel="noopener noreferrer">@VeroneLazio</a></em></p> ai productivity devtools vibecoding