Pieces for Developers
AI dev assistant that remembers everything — code snippets, browser tabs, IDE context.
Visit Pieces for Developers Free tier, Pro $10/mo
What is Pieces for Developers?
Pieces is an AI assistant for developers that quietly captures context across your tools — IDE files, browser tabs, GitHub PRs, Stack Overflow snippets — and recalls them in conversation. The "second brain for developers" pitch. Runs locally for privacy.
Key features
- Cross-tool context capture
- Local LLM option (privacy)
- IDE plugins (VS Code, JetBrains)
- Browser extension
- Long-term memory
- Multi-model backend
Pros
- Genuinely captures workflow context
- Local LLM option is real privacy win
- Good IDE integration
Cons
- Some users find it overzealous on capture
- Free tier limits memory size
- Mac-first; Linux trails
Best for
Developers with messy multi-tool workflowsPrivacy-conscious devsSenior engineers managing many projectsAnyone who copy-pastes a lot
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