Put Claude Code, Codex and Gemini in one MSN-style group chat
A developer vibe coded buddylist, a retro messenger where your buddies are Claude Code, Codex, Gemini and OpenCode. You add them to one group chat and give each a role: Claude builds, Codex reviews and Gemini tests.
Source
@SafaElmali on X · 2026-10-19
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-21.
What they did
A developer vibe coded buddylist, a retro messenger where your buddies are Claude Code, Codex, Gemini and OpenCode. You add them to one group chat and give each a role: Claude builds, Codex reviews and Gemini tests.
Result (as claimed)
Shared as a working app; each agent keeps its own job in the shared conversation.
Tools they used
Cost: Claude Code: from $17/mo; OpenAI Codex: free plan, paid from $8/mo.
Set it up
Pick a contained repo or task
Start on a branch or side project where mistakes are cheap.
Install and configure
Set up Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode. Read what it can run on your machine and limit permissions where possible.
Run it on a real task
Give it a well-scoped issue and let it work. Review the diff like any pull request.
Add guardrails
Keep tests and CI in the loop, and never let an agent push to main or touch production secrets unattended.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Put Claude Code, Codex and Gemini in one MSN-style group chat What the original author did: A developer vibe coded buddylist, a retro messenger where your buddies are Claude Code, Codex, Gemini and OpenCode. You add them to one group chat and give each a role: Claude builds, Codex reviews and Gemini tests. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Shared as a working app; each agent keeps its own job in the shared conversation. Source: https://x.com/SafaElmali/status/2112181979043233878 Tools they used: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Put Claude Code, Codex and Gemini in one MSN-style group chat What the original author did: A developer vibe coded buddylist, a retro messenger where your buddies are Claude Code, Codex, Gemini and OpenCode. You add them to one group chat and give each a role: Claude builds, Codex reviews and Gemini tests. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Shared as a working app; each agent keeps its own job in the shared conversation. Source: https://x.com/SafaElmali/status/2112181979043233878 Tools they used: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Put Claude Code, Codex and Gemini in one MSN-style group chat What the original author did: A developer vibe coded buddylist, a retro messenger where your buddies are Claude Code, Codex, Gemini and OpenCode. You add them to one group chat and give each a role: Claude builds, Codex reviews and Gemini tests. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Shared as a working app; each agent keeps its own job in the shared conversation. Source: https://x.com/SafaElmali/status/2112181979043233878 Tools they used: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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