Melty

Melty is an open-source code editor built around a persistent chat pane rather than inline suggestions: it watches your terminal, compiler output, debugger, and GitHub activity so it can propose changes, fix errors, and draft commit messages with real context on what you’re doing.

Why it stands out

• Chat-first workflow, where a single conversational pane drives authoring across files instead of jumping between separate edit and chat modes.
• Environment awareness, since it plugs into your terminal, compiler, and debugger to understand what’s actually happening, not just the code on screen.
• Built-in GitHub integration that can navigate large codebases and generate commit messages as part of the same flow.

Good for

Developers who want an AI editor that treats the whole development loop — terminal, compiler, and git — as part of its context, not just the current file.