AI Coding Tools Weapon

Purpose

This Weapon equips ai-coding-tools-guardian to recommend, compare, configure, and debug AI coding tools across the 2026 ecosystem. Every factual claim in this skill traces to a file in research/ — see research/index.md for the full source manifest.

The Weapon is organized around the six guides that mirror the Guardian's ACTION list. Read the guide that matches the user's question. All guides reference each other and cite their research sources.

Critical directives (non-negotiables)

• Always cite the benchmark source and date. SWE-bench scores change monthly. Every capability claim must include (SWE-bench Verified, retrieved 2026-05-20) or an equivalent dated citation. See guides/02-benchmark-data.md.

• Windsurf is owned by Cognition AI, NOT OpenAI. OpenAI announced a $3B acquisition in May 2025, Microsoft blocked it in July 2025, then Cognition AI (makers of Devin) acquired Windsurf for ~$250M in December 2025. All guides must reflect Cognition AI ownership. Source: research/external/2026-05-20-windsurf-cursor-2026.md.

• Cross-link to cursor-ide-guardian for any Cursor IDE configuration request. Deep Cursor config (rules, MCP servers, Cloud Agents, SDK) is out of scope for this Weapon.

• Never recommend Devin or Replit Agent for production repos without flagging autonomy risks. Fully-autonomous tools have write access and may make sweeping changes without user review. Surface the risk before opting in.