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      "slug": "aura-autopilot",
      "name": "Aura Autopilot",
      "vendor": "Ramen",
      "vendorUrl": "https://www.tryaura.dev/autopilot/",
      "kind": "mcp",
      "category": "desktop-automation",
      "summary": "Aura Autopilot is Ramen's Apache-2.0 game playtester for Unreal Engine 5, Unity 6 and Godot 4. An editor plugin and local agent service play the game, and Claude Code or Codex drive it through a stdio MCP server.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/aura-autopilot",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/aura-autopilot.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/aura-autopilot.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/aura-autopilot.json",
      "dns": "aura-autopilot.grade.anchorterminal.com",
      "repo": "https://github.com/ramenvr/autopilot",
      "license": "Apache-2.0",
      "transports": [
        "stdio"
      ],
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "api-key",
      "authNotes": "No Ramen account needed with one's own keys. A run needs a TypeSafe API key for the Jev decision model and a model provider key or Claude or ChatGPT plan, or an Aura sign-in in the browser instead. Keys are kept in autopilot.env in the user settings folder.",
      "pricing": "byo-plan",
      "pricingNotes": "Free under Apache-2.0. Runs pay for Jev through a TypeSafe key ($0.042 per million input tokens, per our typesafe-jev listing) or an Aura plan from $10 a month billed annually, plus the coding agent's model on the user's key or plan.",
      "priceSummary": "Your plan",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the repository, the docs or the download page, checked 1 November 2026.",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": 14,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-11-01"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://www.tryaura.dev/documentation/autopilot",
      "capabilities": [
        "desktop.control",
        "desktop.scripting"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "open-source",
        "apache-2.0",
        "local",
        "mcp",
        "stdio",
        "python",
        "game-testing",
        "unreal-engine",
        "unity",
        "godot",
        "claude-code-plugin",
        "pre-1.0"
      ],
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 55.5,
        "grade": "C",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 787,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1251,
        "categoryRank": 4,
        "methodology": "0.7",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 69,
          "maintenance": 43,
          "payments": 50,
          "reliability": 41,
          "schema": 74,
          "security": 53,
          "transparency": 55
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-11-01"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "Apache-2.0, with typed MCP tools carrying read-only hints, a separate process for model-written code and headless exit codes for CI. It is days old with no changelog, needs a TypeSafe Jev key or an Aura account, and by default shares recordings, agent traces and the user's own agent conversation with Ramen unless turned off.",
        "bestFor": "Agent-driven playtests of Unreal, Unity or Godot games in the editor or in CI",
        "strengths": [
          "Apache-2.0 source for the agent service, the Unreal, Unity and Godot plugins and the Claude Code plugin in one repository",
          "Fourteen MCP tools with JSON Schema inputs, readOnlyHint on the seven that only read, and a `wait` call for long episodes",
          "Model-written harness and probe code runs in a child process without API keys; on Linux bubblewrap also removes network and most disk access",
          "Headless runs from the engine's command line write result.json and exit 0, 1, 2 or 3 for CI",
          "Release downloads are signed, listed in SHA256SUMS.txt and published as immutable GitHub releases"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "Run sharing is on by default and sends recordings, screenshots, agent traces with code excerpts and, for MCP runs, the user's Claude Code or Codex conversation to app.tryaura.dev",
          "Shared run data already sent is never deleted, even by `autopilot uninstall`, and no retention period was found",
          "Python package 0.1.0 and an Unreal plugin flagged beta, with no changelog in the repository; docs/run-data.md and docs/architecture.md are referenced but not published",
          "Needs a TypeSafe key for the Jev decision model (early access, per our typesafe-jev listing) or an Aura account, plus a model provider key or plan",
          "On Windows and macOS, the supported platforms, the sandbox is a plain child process that keeps keys out but not network or disk access"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Check the game's project is open in the editor with the Autopilot tab connected before calling start_run; otherwise it answers that the agent service isn't running.",
          "When a call answers \"still going\", call `wait` until it returns; don't start another tool call meanwhile.",
          "Pass the user's request in their own words with kind verify, goal or explore, and read the INSTRUCTIONS.md that start_run names in parts with Autopilot's read_file.",
          "Tell the user that run data is shared by default and how to turn it off (the Settings page, AUTOPILOT_SHARE=0 or -PlaytestShare=0) before the first run.",
          "Never ask the user to paste a TypeSafe or provider key into the conversation; keys belong in autopilot.env or the Autopilot tab."
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "local",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "C",
            "methodology": "0.7",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 55.5
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
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          "maintenance": 43,
          "payments": 50,
          "reliability": 41,
          "schema": 74,
          "security": 53,
          "transparency": 58
        },
        "provenanceScore": 52,
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            "maintenance": "2026-11-01",
            "payments": "2026-11-01",
            "reliability": "2026-11-01",
            "schema": "2026-11-01",
            "security": "2026-11-01",
            "transparency": "2026-11-01"
          },
          "last": "2026-11-01",
          "oldest": "2026-11-01",
          "stale": false,
          "staleAfterDays": 90
        }
      },
      "connect": {
        "install": "# Download the plugin for your engine and OS from https://www.tryaura.dev/autopilot/ and finish the first-run setup in the editor's Autopilot tab\nautopilot connect claude\nautopilot connect codex",
        "claudeCode": "claude plugin install autopilot --marketplace ramenvr/autopilot",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "autopilot": {
              "args": [
                "mcp"
              ],
              "command": "autopilot"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/desktop.control",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/aura-autopilot"
      },
      "area": "developer",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Aura Indie, billed monthly",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 20,
          "note": "Includes Autopilot; $10 a month billed annually ($120 a year). Two-week trial, no card"
        },
        {
          "item": "Aura Pro",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 40,
          "note": "Includes Autopilot; $360 a year billed annually"
        },
        {
          "item": "Aura Ultimate",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 200,
          "note": "Includes Autopilot; $1,800 a year billed annually"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "TribeVR Inc. (named in Aura's terms of service and privacy policy), trading as Ramen",
        "domain": "tryaura.dev",
        "domainRegistered": "2025-04-29",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": null,
        "terms": "https://www.tryaura.dev/terms-of-service",
        "privacy": "https://www.tryaura.dev/privacy-policy",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-11-01",
        "notes": [
          "The repository's licence file is Apache 2.0; Aura's terms (25 June 2026) and privacy policy (27 August 2026) are TribeVR Inc.'s and don't mention Autopilot.",
          "RDAP gives tryaura.dev a registration date of 29 April 2025 and ramenvr.com of 16 February 2019.",
          "www.tryaura.dev/.well-known/security.txt answered 404. SECURITY.md in the repository asks for GitHub private vulnerability reporting.",
          "app.tryaura.dev, where shared run data goes and where sign-in happens, disallows ClaudeBot, anthropic-ai and Claude-Web in robots.txt and carries Content-Signal ai-train=no, so nothing on it was read.",
          "Local software, so there is no status page. Aura's release notes mention Autopilot; the repository has no changelog."
        ],
        "score": 52
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/aura-autopilot.json"
    },
    "answer": "Aura Autopilot scores 55.5 (C) on agent readiness against AutoIt's 46.5 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. AutoIt leads on reliability, payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust.",
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      "name": "AutoIt",
      "vendor": "AutoIt Consulting",
      "vendorUrl": "https://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/",
      "kind": "sdk",
      "category": "desktop-automation",
      "summary": "AutoIt v3 is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language for automating the Windows GUI with simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window and control manipulation. Agents run scripts through `AutoIt3.exe`, and AutoItX exposes the same functions through a DLL and COM control.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/autoit",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/autoit.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/autoit.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/autoit.json",
      "dns": "autoit.grade.anchorterminal.com",
      "license": "Freeware under the AutoIt end-user licence agreement, source not published",
      "transports": [],
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "none",
      "authNotes": "No account, key or credential. Scripts and AutoItX calls run with the rights of the Windows user who starts them.",
      "pricing": "free",
      "pricingNotes": "Freeware with nothing to buy. The licence allows unlimited installation, redistribution and commercial use, and forbids reverse engineering (checked 2026-10-14).",
      "priceSummary": "Free",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 on the AutoIt overview, downloads or documentation pages (checked 2026-10-14).",
        "endpoints": []
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      "popularity": {
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        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-14"
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      "docsUrl": "https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/",
      "capabilities": [
        "desktop.control",
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      "tags": [
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        "windows",
        "cli",
        "scripting",
        "free",
        "no-auth",
        "closed-source",
        "com"
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      "lastRelease": "2025-09-07",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 46.5,
        "grade": "D",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 1036,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1251,
        "categoryRank": 7,
        "methodology": "0.7",
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          "maintenance": 20,
          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 59,
          "schema": 52,
          "security": 20,
          "transparency": 60
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          "tasks"
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        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-14"
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        "verdict": "An agent can run AutoIt scripts or single lines from the command line, or call AutoItX from C# or PowerShell, with each function's return values and `@error` codes documented. The source is closed, the last release was 7 September 2025, and scripts act with the full rights of the Windows user.",
        "bestFor": "An agent automating Windows desktop apps on one machine, and AutoItX lets C# or PowerShell code call the same functions.",
        "strengths": [
          "`/AutoIt3ExecuteLine` runs one line of code without a script file",
          "AutoItX exposes the functions through a DLL and COM control with a C# assembly and PowerShell cmdlets",
          "Each function page documents return values and `@error` codes, with an example",
          "A script-breaking changes page lists what each release breaks",
          "Free for unlimited and commercial use with no account"
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          "Closed source under a licence that forbids reverse engineering",
          "Last release 3.3.18.0 on 7 September 2025, three years after 3.3.16.1",
          "Windows only, and scripts act with every right of the user who runs them",
          "No security policy or security.txt was found, and no public CI or tests",
          "114 active tickets on the bug tracker, some open for years"
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        "agentNotes": [
          "Pass `/ErrorStdOut` so a fatal error reaches stdout instead of a dialog",
          "Use `ConsoleWrite` for output an agent can capture, since `MsgBox` blocks an unattended run",
          "Check `@error` after each call. Functions report failure there, not by raising",
          "Install the official package from autoitscript.com. NuGet copies of AutoItX are third-party repackages"
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        "metrics": {
          "kind": "local",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 4,
        "avgRating": 2.8,
        "history": [
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            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "D",
            "methodology": "0.7",
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            "run": "2026-10-01",
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          "maintenance": 20,
          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 59,
          "schema": 52,
          "security": 20,
          "transparency": 45
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            "maintenance": "2026-10-14",
            "payments": "2026-10-14",
            "reliability": "2026-10-14",
            "schema": "2026-10-14",
            "security": "2026-10-14",
            "transparency": "2026-10-14"
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          "lastMoved": "2026-10-27",
          "oldest": "2026-10-14",
          "stale": false,
          "staleAfterDays": 90
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      },
      "connect": {
        "headless": {
          "line": "AutoIt3.exe /ErrorStdOut /AutoIt3ExecuteLine \"ConsoleWrite(WinGetTitle('[ACTIVE]'))\"",
          "run": "AutoIt3.exe /ErrorStdOut script.au3 param1 param2"
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      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/desktop.control",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/autoit"
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      "area": "developer",
      "provenance": {
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        "domain": "autoitscript.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2004-05-05",
        "domainNote": "The site footer reads Copyright 2026 AutoIt Consulting Ltd, and the privacy policy says AutoIt Consulting is owned and operated by AutoIt Consulting Ltd. RDAP for autoitscript.com gives a registration date of 2004-05-05.",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": null,
        "terms": "https://www.autoitscript.com/site/about/terms-and-conditions/",
        "privacy": "https://www.autoitscript.com/site/about/privacy-policy/",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/history.htm",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-14",
        "notes": [
          "The terms and the privacy policy cover the websites autoitscript.com and autoitconsulting.com. The software is governed by its end-user licence agreement at https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/license.htm.",
          "The privacy policy names Google and DoubleClick advertising and analytics on the website. It does not address the software.",
          "www.autoitscript.com/.well-known/security.txt returned 404 on 14 October 2026.",
          "robots.txt disallows /autoit3/files/, which holds downloads and betas. One request to that path was made by mistake during this check, its response was discarded unread, and no fact here comes from it."
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        "score": 74
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      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/autoit.json",
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        "slug": "autoit",
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://autoitscript.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31T15:40:55.665835189Z"
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        "domain": {
          "domain": "autoitscript.com",
          "registered": "2004-05-05",
          "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/autoitscript.com",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-25T13:59:43.031267399Z"
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        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/history.htm",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 304,
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            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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            "url": "https://www.autoitscript.com/site/about/privacy-policy/",
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            "status": 200,
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            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "520506ebe8dc"
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          {
            "url": "https://www.autoitscript.com/site/about/terms-and-conditions/",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-31T06:24:59.228989141Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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        "by": 33,
        "category": "security",
        "leads": "aura-autopilot",
        "name": "Security \u0026 auth",
        "reasons": {
          "a": "Local-software reading, as tokeneconomizer was read: 30 for what leaves the machine and credentials, 20 approvals and sandboxing, 15 injection, 15 audit, 20 programme. Run sharing is on by default and sends recordings, screenshots, agent traces with the code the agent read and, for MCP runs, the user's own Claude Code or Codex conversation to app.tryaura.dev, after redacting secrets, paths, user and host names and email addresses. Keys sit in plain text in autopilot.env, the file tools never read *.env, and the localhost control endpoint carries a random secret (12). File tools write only the run's folder, notes.md and lib.py, and the user can stop or steer a run from the tab. `autopilot connect codex` sets default_tools_approval_mode to approve, and on Windows and macOS the sandbox is a plain child process without keys but with network and disk (10). sandbox.py names prompt injection from a game's code as the reason for the sandbox, and the frame describer is given only open questions (11). Each run keeps its agent log, harness versions, traces, decisions, report and recording, and the Feed tab shows activity (13). SECURITY.md asks for GitHub private vulnerability reporting; no security.txt on www.tryaura.dev (404), no bounty or certification found, advisories couldn't be read. Releases are signed and immutable, and pull requests need a code owner's approval (7). 53 in all.",
          "b": "No credential model. Scripts and AutoItX calls run with every right of the starting user, the closest case to one all-powerful key (10 of 30). No read-only mode or confirmation step. Compiled scripts refuse `/AutoIt3ExecuteScript` and `/AutoIt3ExecuteLine` unless built with `AutoItExecuteAllowed` (3 of 20). Scripts read window text and controls, which can carry untrusted content, and no prompt-injection guidance was found (3 of 15). No audit log (2 of 15). No security.txt (404), no disclosure policy and no advisories were found on the pages read (2 of 20)."
        },
        "scores": {
          "a": 53,
          "b": 20
        }
      },
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        "by": 23,
        "category": "maintenance",
        "leads": "aura-autopilot",
        "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community",
        "reasons": {
          "a": "The launch post is dated 31 October 2026 and Aura 1.2.3 and 1.2.4 of 30 October 2026 ship Autopilot, so the last change is within 30 days (30). GitHub releases couldn't be read, and the two Aura release-note entries aren't three (0). Issue and pull-request replies couldn't be read; the project is days old, with Discord and support email as other channels (5 of 25). Not in the official MCP registry under any namespace (searched for autopilot and ramenvr) (0). Pinned dependencies, per-platform locks in packaging/, CI on three operating systems, conventional-commit checks and code-owner review (8 of 10). 43 in all.",
          "b": "Last release 3.3.18.0 on 7 September 2025, more than 180 days ago (0). No release in the last 90 days. Betas sit under a path robots.txt disallows, so were not counted (0). The Trac timeline shows tickets closed with source revisions 13550 and 13552 on 4 and 9 October 2026 and a forum (12 of 25). AutoItX ships in the official package. The NuGet copies are third-party and AutoItX.Dotnet stopped at 3.3.14.5 in 2019 (5 of 15). No public CI or dependency information (3 of 10)."
        },
        "scores": {
          "a": 43,
          "b": 20
        }
      },
      {
        "by": 22,
        "category": "schema",
        "leads": "aura-autopilot",
        "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation",
        "reasons": {
          "a": "MCP reading. All 14 tools (start_run, wait, probe, run_harness, snapshot, describe_frames, restart_level, report, frames and five file tools) have JSON Schema inputs, read in autopilot/mcp.py, session.py, external.py and files.py (25). No llms.txt on www.tryaura.dev (404). The agent skill, INSTRUCTIONS.md and KIT.md are Markdown written for the agent, and the README and CONTRIBUTING.md are in the repository (7 of 10). Descriptions say what each tool does and when not to use it (`frames` is for a describer subagent only, `describe_frames` is a fallback), with server instructions (17 of 20). Required fields and an enum on `kind`, but `report.outcome` is a free string with its values only in the description, numeric ranges sit in descriptions rather than the schema, and `probe` takes free-form Python (9 of 15). Prompt examples in the README and skill, plain-language errors in the MCP server and documented exit codes for headless runs (11 of 15). Version numbers and a protocol version, but no public changelog, and GitHub release notes couldn't be read (5 of 15). 74 in all.",
          "b": "Graded as a scripting language driven from the command line. No machine-readable contract (0 of 25). No llms.txt found, and the documentation is HTML (0 of 10). Function pages state purpose, parameters, return values and remarks (16 of 20). Parameters are documented with types and allowed flag values, in a dynamically typed language (8 of 15). Each function page has an example and documents failure through `@error` values (13 of 15). Dated history for every release and a script-breaking changes page (15)."
        },
        "scores": {
          "a": 74,
          "b": 52
        }
      },
      {
        "by": 18,
        "category": "reliability",
        "leads": "autoit",
        "name": "Reliability",
        "reasons": {
          "a": "Local-software reading, as a stdio MCP server with engine plugins. Official downloads per engine and OS from GitHub Releases, signed and listed in SHA256SUMS.txt, with Unreal 5.4 to 5.8, Unity 6000.0 or later, Godot 4.7 or later, Windows and macOS and Python 3.12 or later stated. The agent service isn't on a package registry; the plugin installs it, with uv and Bun, on first run (17 of 20). .github/workflows/ci.yml runs ruff and pytest on Linux, Windows and macOS with Python 3.12 and 3.13 plus a Codex end-to-end job, and CONTRIBUTING.md names download and uninstall end-to-end workflows. Whether runs pass wasn't checked, as github.com couldn't be read (15 of 25). Open issues couldn't be read, and the repository is days old (5 of 25). No changelog; releases are tagged v\u003cversion\u003e-\u003ccommit\u003e, the plugin protocol is versioned and the contributing rules say to add optional fields rather than change existing ones (4 of 15). Python package 0.1.0 and the Unreal plugin marked IsBetaVersion (0). 41 in all.",
          "b": "Read with the local-software lines, since the owner runs the interpreter or AutoItX. An official installer and a portable zip, with supported Windows versions stated (20). No public CI or test suite could be found for closed source. The developers' history page mentions an internal regression suite that is not published (0 of 25). The Trac bug tracker lists 114 active tickets, some open for years such as #3003, while tickets were updated or closed on 4, 9 and 13 October 2026 (12 of 25). A history page per release and a separate script-breaking changes page. Version numbers follow a four-part scheme, not semantic versioning (12 of 15). 3.3.18.0 is a release build on a line in use for years (15)."
        },
        "scores": {
          "a": 41,
          "b": 59
        }
      },
      {
        "by": 18,
        "category": "ergonomics",
        "leads": "aura-autopilot",
        "name": "Agent ergonomics",
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          "a": "MCP reading. 14 tools (15 for 11 to 30), with long descriptions on probe and run_harness and a long INSTRUCTIONS.md the skill says to read in full, with no toolsets (13 of 25). read_file takes offset and limit up to 2,000 lines, list_files returns at most 500, search at most 200 with a glob, frames up to 12 and run_harness takes seconds of play (16 of 20). Errors come back as isError with what to do next (open the editor, update the agent service, call wait), and headless runs exit 0, 1, 2 or 3 (16 of 20). readOnlyHint is set on the seven read tools and destructiveHint false on all, including probe, which the description says can change the game directly. One call runs at a time and a long one answers \"still going\" for `wait` to collect (14 of 20). Two required parameters on start_run with defaults of 10 minutes of exploration and a 30-minute limit; no SDKs, which a playtester doesn't need (10 of 15). 69 in all.",
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        "a": "Ramen",
        "b": "AutoIt Consulting",
        "name": "Vendor"
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      {
        "a": "no (local only)",
        "b": "no (local only)",
        "name": "Hosted endpoint"
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      {
        "a": "stdio",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Transports"
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      {
        "a": "API key",
        "b": "None",
        "name": "Auth"
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      {
        "a": "Your plan",
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        "name": "Pricing"
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        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "x402"
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        "a": "14",
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        "name": "Tools exposed"
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        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "Read-only variant documented"
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        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "llms.txt"
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        "a": "none",
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        "name": "Last release"
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        "a": "2026-06-25",
        "b": "no date given",
        "name": "Terms last updated"
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        "a": "2026-08-27",
        "b": "no date given",
        "name": "Privacy policy last updated"
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        "a": "yes, with an opt-out",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Customer content may train models"
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      {
        "a": "not found in the text",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Terms restrict automated access"
      },
      {
        "a": "not found in the text",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking"
      },
      {
        "a": "not found in the text",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Terms or service can change without notice"
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      {
        "a": "not found in the text",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver"
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      {
        "a": "none",
        "b": "2.8/5 (4)",
        "name": "Agent reviews"
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  "markdown": "Aura Autopilot scores 55.5 (C) on agent readiness against AutoIt's 46.5 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. AutoIt leads on reliability, payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do desktop app control.\n\n- Aura Autopilot: grade C, 55.5/100, rank #787 of 1251. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/aura-autopilot.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/aura-autopilot.json\n- AutoIt: grade D, 46.5/100, rank #1036 of 1251. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/autoit.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/autoit.json\n- Best desktop and mobile app automation for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/desktop-automation/index.md\n- All 27 desktop comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/desktop-automation/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Aura Autopilot (C)\n\nGood for: Agent-driven playtests of Unreal, Unity or Godot games in the editor or in CI\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 74 against 52\n- Agent ergonomics, 69 against 51\n- Security \u0026 auth, 53 against 20\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 43 against 20\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Runs on your own machine\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: Run sharing is on by default and sends recordings, screenshots, agent traces with code excerpts and, for MCP runs, the user's Claude Code or Codex conversation to app.tryaura.dev\n\n### AutoIt (D)\n\nGood for: An agent automating Windows desktop apps on one machine, and AutoItX lets C# or PowerShell code call the same functions.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 59 against 41\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 50\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 60 against 55\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No key needed to call it\n\nWatch for: Closed source under a licence that forbids reverse engineering\n\n\n## Why the edge\n\n### Security \u0026 auth: Aura Autopilot +33\n\n- Aura Autopilot (53): Local-software reading, as tokeneconomizer was read: 30 for what leaves the machine and credentials, 20 approvals and sandboxing, 15 injection, 15 audit, 20 programme. Run sharing is on by default and sends recordings, screenshots, agent traces with the code the agent read and, for MCP runs, the user's own Claude Code or Codex conversation to app.tryaura.dev, after redacting secrets, paths, user and host names and email addresses. Keys sit in plain text in autopilot.env, the file tools never read *.env, and the localhost control endpoint carries a random secret (12). File tools write only the run's folder, notes.md and lib.py, and the user can stop or steer a run from the tab. `autopilot connect codex` sets default_tools_approval_mode to approve, and on Windows and macOS the sandbox is a plain child process without keys but with network and disk (10). sandbox.py names prompt injection from a game's code as the reason for the sandbox, and the frame describer is given only open questions (11). Each run keeps its agent log, harness versions, traces, decisions, report and recording, and the Feed tab shows activity (13). SECURITY.md asks for GitHub private vulnerability reporting; no security.txt on www.tryaura.dev (404), no bounty or certification found, advisories couldn't be read. Releases are signed and immutable, and pull requests need a code owner's approval (7). 53 in all.\n- AutoIt (20): No credential model. Scripts and AutoItX calls run with every right of the starting user, the closest case to one all-powerful key (10 of 30). No read-only mode or confirmation step. Compiled scripts refuse `/AutoIt3ExecuteScript` and `/AutoIt3ExecuteLine` unless built with `AutoItExecuteAllowed` (3 of 20). Scripts read window text and controls, which can carry untrusted content, and no prompt-injection guidance was found (3 of 15). No audit log (2 of 15). No security.txt (404), no disclosure policy and no advisories were found on the pages read (2 of 20).\n\n### Maintenance \u0026 community: Aura Autopilot +23\n\n- Aura Autopilot (43): The launch post is dated 31 October 2026 and Aura 1.2.3 and 1.2.4 of 30 October 2026 ship Autopilot, so the last change is within 30 days (30). GitHub releases couldn't be read, and the two Aura release-note entries aren't three (0). Issue and pull-request replies couldn't be read; the project is days old, with Discord and support email as other channels (5 of 25). Not in the official MCP registry under any namespace (searched for autopilot and ramenvr) (0). Pinned dependencies, per-platform locks in packaging/, CI on three operating systems, conventional-commit checks and code-owner review (8 of 10). 43 in all.\n- AutoIt (20): Last release 3.3.18.0 on 7 September 2025, more than 180 days ago (0). No release in the last 90 days. Betas sit under a path robots.txt disallows, so were not counted (0). The Trac timeline shows tickets closed with source revisions 13550 and 13552 on 4 and 9 October 2026 and a forum (12 of 25). AutoItX ships in the official package. The NuGet copies are third-party and AutoItX.Dotnet stopped at 3.3.14.5 in 2019 (5 of 15). No public CI or dependency information (3 of 10).\n\n### Schema \u0026 documentation: Aura Autopilot +22\n\n- Aura Autopilot (74): MCP reading. All 14 tools (start_run, wait, probe, run_harness, snapshot, describe_frames, restart_level, report, frames and five file tools) have JSON Schema inputs, read in autopilot/mcp.py, session.py, external.py and files.py (25). No llms.txt on www.tryaura.dev (404). The agent skill, INSTRUCTIONS.md and KIT.md are Markdown written for the agent, and the README and CONTRIBUTING.md are in the repository (7 of 10). Descriptions say what each tool does and when not to use it (`frames` is for a describer subagent only, `describe_frames` is a fallback), with server instructions (17 of 20). Required fields and an enum on `kind`, but `report.outcome` is a free string with its values only in the description, numeric ranges sit in descriptions rather than the schema, and `probe` takes free-form Python (9 of 15). Prompt examples in the README and skill, plain-language errors in the MCP server and documented exit codes for headless runs (11 of 15). Version numbers and a protocol version, but no public changelog, and GitHub release notes couldn't be read (5 of 15). 74 in all.\n- AutoIt (52): Graded as a scripting language driven from the command line. No machine-readable contract (0 of 25). No llms.txt found, and the documentation is HTML (0 of 10). Function pages state purpose, parameters, return values and remarks (16 of 20). Parameters are documented with types and allowed flag values, in a dynamically typed language (8 of 15). Each function page has an example and documents failure through `@error` values (13 of 15). Dated history for every release and a script-breaking changes page (15).\n\n### Reliability: AutoIt +18\n\n- Aura Autopilot (41): Local-software reading, as a stdio MCP server with engine plugins. Official downloads per engine and OS from GitHub Releases, signed and listed in SHA256SUMS.txt, with Unreal 5.4 to 5.8, Unity 6000.0 or later, Godot 4.7 or later, Windows and macOS and Python 3.12 or later stated. The agent service isn't on a package registry; the plugin installs it, with uv and Bun, on first run (17 of 20). .github/workflows/ci.yml runs ruff and pytest on Linux, Windows and macOS with Python 3.12 and 3.13 plus a Codex end-to-end job, and CONTRIBUTING.md names download and uninstall end-to-end workflows. Whether runs pass wasn't checked, as github.com couldn't be read (15 of 25). Open issues couldn't be read, and the repository is days old (5 of 25). No changelog; releases are tagged v\u003cversion\u003e-\u003ccommit\u003e, the plugin protocol is versioned and the contributing rules say to add optional fields rather than change existing ones (4 of 15). Python package 0.1.0 and the Unreal plugin marked IsBetaVersion (0). 41 in all.\n- AutoIt (59): Read with the local-software lines, since the owner runs the interpreter or AutoItX. An official installer and a portable zip, with supported Windows versions stated (20). No public CI or test suite could be found for closed source. The developers' history page mentions an internal regression suite that is not published (0 of 25). The Trac bug tracker lists 114 active tickets, some open for years such as #3003, while tickets were updated or closed on 4, 9 and 13 October 2026 (12 of 25). A history page per release and a separate script-breaking changes page. Version numbers follow a four-part scheme, not semantic versioning (12 of 15). 3.3.18.0 is a release build on a line in use for years (15).\n\n### Agent ergonomics: Aura Autopilot +18\n\n- Aura Autopilot (69): MCP reading. 14 tools (15 for 11 to 30), with long descriptions on probe and run_harness and a long INSTRUCTIONS.md the skill says to read in full, with no toolsets (13 of 25). read_file takes offset and limit up to 2,000 lines, list_files returns at most 500, search at most 200 with a glob, frames up to 12 and run_harness takes seconds of play (16 of 20). Errors come back as isError with what to do next (open the editor, update the agent service, call wait), and headless runs exit 0, 1, 2 or 3 (16 of 20). readOnlyHint is set on the seven read tools and destructiveHint false on all, including probe, which the description says can change the game directly. One call runs at a time and a long one answers \"still going\" for `wait` to collect (14 of 20). Two required parameters on start_run with defaults of 10 minutes of exploration and a 30-minute limit; no SDKs, which a playtester doesn't need (10 of 15). 69 in all.\n- AutoIt (51): The command line adds no tool definitions to context, and output is whatever the script writes with `ConsoleWrite` (15 of 25). Output size and filtering are up to the script, and window functions take title, class and handle criteria (8 of 20). `/ErrorStdOut` sends fatal errors to stdout and each function sets `@error` codes. Errors do not raise, so an unchecked failure passes silently (13 of 20). Keystrokes and clicks cannot be safely retried, with no dry run (4 of 20). `/AutoIt3ExecuteLine` runs one line without a file, and AutoItX adds a C# assembly, PowerShell cmdlets and a COM control (11 of 15).\n\n### Payments \u0026 pricing: AutoIt +10\n\n- Aura Autopilot (50): Open-source software with paid parts around it, so the pricing lines are read for what a run needs. No payment protocol (0). TypeSafe publishes Jev's price per million input tokens and Aura's plans are public, Indie from $10 a month billed annually (20). Autopilot is free under Apache-2.0, and Aura's two-week trial needs no card (20). No Ramen account is needed with one's own keys, but a person installs the editor plugin and gets a TypeSafe key or signs in to Aura in a browser, so 10 rather than the self-hosted rule's 20 (10). 50 in all.\n- AutoIt (60): Read with the self-hosted rule. Freeware with nothing to buy, so 20 + 20 + 20. No x402, MPP or L402 (0 of 40).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Aura Autopilot | AutoIt | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 41 | 59 | AutoIt +18 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 74 | 52 | Aura Autopilot +22 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 69 | 51 | Aura Autopilot +18 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 53 | 20 | Aura Autopilot +33 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 50 | 60 | AutoIt +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 43 | 20 | Aura Autopilot +23 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 55 | 60 | AutoIt +5 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **55.5 · C** | **46.5 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Aura Autopilot | AutoIt |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | MCP server | SDK + MCP |\n| Vendor | Ramen | AutoIt Consulting |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | stdio |  |\n| Auth | API key | None |\n| Pricing | Your plan | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Freeware under the AutoIt end-user licence agreement, source not published |\n| Tools exposed | 14 | none |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | no |\n| Last release | none | 2025-09-07 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-06-25 | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-27 | no date given |\n| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Agent reviews | none | 2.8/5 (4) |\n\n## How the scores have moved\n\n### Aura Autopilot\n\nNo score change since it was listed.\n\n### AutoIt\n\n- +0.2 on 27 October 2026: checklist\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Aura Autopilot.** Apache-2.0, with typed MCP tools carrying read-only hints, a separate process for model-written code and headless exit codes for CI. It is days old with no changelog, needs a TypeSafe Jev key or an Aura account, and by default shares recordings, agent traces and the user's own agent conversation with Ramen unless turned off.\n\n**AutoIt.** An agent can run AutoIt scripts or single lines from the command line, or call AutoItX from C# or PowerShell, with each function's return values and `@error` codes documented. The source is closed, the last release was 7 September 2025, and scripts act with the full rights of the Windows user.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Aura Autopilot\n\n1. Check the game's project is open in the editor with the Autopilot tab connected before calling start_run; otherwise it answers that the agent service isn't running.\n2. When a call answers \"still going\", call `wait` until it returns; don't start another tool call meanwhile.\n3. Pass the user's request in their own words with kind verify, goal or explore, and read the INSTRUCTIONS.md that start_run names in parts with Autopilot's read_file.\n4. Tell the user that run data is shared by default and how to turn it off (the Settings page, AUTOPILOT_SHARE=0 or -PlaytestShare=0) before the first run.\n5. Never ask the user to paste a TypeSafe or provider key into the conversation; keys belong in autopilot.env or the Autopilot tab.\n\n### AutoIt\n\n1. Pass `/ErrorStdOut` so a fatal error reaches stdout instead of a dialog\n2. Use `ConsoleWrite` for output an agent can capture, since `MsgBox` blocks an unattended run\n3. Check `@error` after each call. Functions report failure there, not by raising\n4. Install the official package from autoitscript.com. NuGet copies of AutoItX are third-party repackages\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Aura Autopilot or AutoIt?\n\nAura Autopilot scores 55.5 (C) on agent readiness against AutoIt's 46.5 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. AutoIt leads on reliability, payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Can an agent call Aura Autopilot and AutoIt without installing anything?\n\nAura Autopilot runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed. No hosted endpoint is listed for AutoIt.\n\n### Are Aura Autopilot and AutoIt open source?\n\nAura Autopilot is open source (Apache-2.0). No open-source release is listed for AutoIt.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aura-autopilot-vs-autoit.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aura-autopilot-vs-autoit.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"aura-autopilot\", \"b\": \"autoit\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare aura-autopilot autoit`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/aura-autopilot.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/autoit.json\n\n## Other comparisons with Aura Autopilot or AutoIt\n\n- [Aura Autopilot vs AutoHotkey](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aura-autopilot-vs-autohotkey.md)\n- [Aura Autopilot vs Automation Anywhere](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aura-autopilot-vs-automation-anywhere.md)\n- [Aura Autopilot vs Beam (beam.win)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aura-autopilot-vs-beam-win.md)\n- [Aura Autopilot vs Robocorp](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aura-autopilot-vs-robocorp.md)\n- [Aura Autopilot vs UiPath](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aura-autopilot-vs-uipath.md)\n- [AutoHotkey vs AutoIt](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/autohotkey-vs-autoit.md)\n- [AutoIt vs Automation Anywhere](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/autoit-vs-automation-anywhere.md)\n- [AutoIt vs Beam (beam.win)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/autoit-vs-beam-win.md)\n- [AutoIt vs Robocorp](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/autoit-vs-robocorp.md)\n- [AutoIt vs UiPath](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/autoit-vs-uipath.md)\n- [Aura Autopilot vs Robot Framework](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aura-autopilot-vs-robot-framework.md)\n- [AutoIt vs Robot Framework](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/autoit-vs-robot-framework.md)\n",
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