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Gauge CLI finds where coding agents get stuck in your product

What to do

Run the Gauge CLI on Node 22.13 or later with Docker to test fixes locally.

Why

Open-source and account-free, it runs agents against your product to surface failure points.

Read the source at github.com

What the research found

Gauge is an open-source CLI (npm @withgauge/cli, Node.js 22.13+, Docker required) that runs coding agents against your product to find where they get stuck and test fixes locally without an account.

Claims and how well the evidence supports them

  1. Installs via npm as @withgauge/cli and requires Node.js 22.13+ 98%
  2. Supports Claude Code, Codex, Pi, and OpenCode agents 99%
  3. Full local loop runs with Docker and needs no Gauge account 98%
  4. Local mode supports Skills, SDKs, CLIs, and files; hosted compute adds docs and authenticated MCPs 95%

Evidence

Actionability rated medium.