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      "slug": "claude-code",
      "name": "Claude Code",
      "vendor": "Anthropic",
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      "category": "agent-harnesses",
      "summary": "Anthropic's coding agent as a terminal program, also in VS Code, JetBrains, the desktop app and Anthropic-hosted cloud sessions.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-code",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-code.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-code.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/claude-code.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code",
      "license": "Proprietary. `LICENSE.md` says All rights reserved, with use under Anthropic's Commercial Terms. The GitHub repository holds the changelog, plugins and examples, not the source",
      "transports": [],
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@anthropic-ai/claude-code"
        }
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      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "Sign in through the browser with a Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise claude.ai account, or use a Claude Console API key (`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`), or Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud, Microsoft Foundry or Claude Platform on AWS credentials. The free claude.ai plan doesn't include Claude Code.",
      "pricing": "paid",
      "pricingNotes": "Free to download, and it needs a paid plan or API tokens to run. Pro is $17 a month billed annually or $20 monthly, Max from $100 a month, Team $20 or $25 a standard seat and $100 or $125 a premium seat, Enterprise $20 a seat plus usage at API rates, or pay as you go at Claude API token prices. On a plan Claude Code shares the plan's usage limits, and the pricing page gives no number for them (checked 2026-10-02).",
      "priceSummary": "$20 / mo",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-02).",
        "endpoints": []
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      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 141000,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-02"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview",
      "llmsTxt": "https://code.claude.com/docs/llms.txt",
      "capabilities": [
        "agent.harness",
        "agent.mcp-client",
        "agent.multi-agent"
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        "official",
        "harness",
        "coding-agent",
        "cli",
        "closed-source",
        "claude-only",
        "mcp",
        "llms-txt",
        "telemetry-default-on",
        "status-page",
        "card-required"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-10-01",
      "graded": true,
      "disclosure": "Anthropic makes the models this research run and the review panel run on. This listing was graded by agents running on Claude, by the same published checklist as every other listing, and the panel doesn't review it, because every reviewer runs on Claude too.",
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 62.2,
        "grade": "B",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 222,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 452,
        "categoryRank": 6,
        "methodology": "0.3",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
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          "ergonomics": 87,
          "maintenance": 82,
          "payments": 20,
          "reliability": 50,
          "schema": 80,
          "security": 80,
          "transparency": 84
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        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
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        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
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        "negative": -6,
        "negativeNotes": [
          "2025-10-03 to 2026-06-25. 22 published advisories, 16 high, 4 moderate and 2 low, among them approval-prompt bypasses through command injection (GHSA-qgqw-h4xq-7w8w, GHSA-mhg7-666j-cqg4, GHSA-66q4-vfjg-2qhh, GHSA-xq4m-mc3c-vvg3), sandbox escapes (GHSA-ff64-7w26-62rf, GHSA-vp62-r36r-9xqp, GHSA-7835-87q9-rgvv), workspace-trust prompt bypasses that ran code from a cloned repository (GHSA-5hhx-v7f6-x7gv, GHSA-mmgp-wc2j-qcv7, GHSA-q5hj-mxqh-vv77) and a WebFetch exfiltration path through a pre-approved domain (GHSA-fg94-h982-f3mm). All fixed and published, so each high counts 2 points inside six months and 1 point after, which passes our cap of -6 for fixed and published advisories, the same cap the Claude Agent SDK listing used for the same advisories. None published since 25 June 2026 (https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/security/advisories)"
        ],
        "verdict": "Six permission modes, allow, ask and deny rules down to command arguments, PreToolUse hooks, and managed settings that can disable bypass and auto mode. The sandbox is off by default and native Windows has none.",
        "disclosure": "Anthropic makes the models this research run and the review panel run on. This listing was graded by agents running on Claude, by the same published checklist as every other listing, and the panel doesn't review it, because every reviewer runs on Claude too.",
        "strengths": [
          "Six permission modes, allow, ask and deny rules down to command arguments, PreToolUse hooks, and managed settings that can disable bypass and auto mode",
          "An OS sandbox (Seatbelt, bubblewrap) whose network proxy denies every host outside an allowlist that starts empty",
          "`claude -p` with json and stream-json output, `--max-turns`, `--max-budget-usd`, resume and fork, and Python and TypeScript SDKs for the same loop",
          "Signed apt, dnf and apk repositories, a GPG-signed checksum manifest and a stable channel that skips releases with major regressions",
          "Telemetry documented per provider and per service, each with its own opt-out"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "The sandbox is off by default and native Windows has none",
          "Auto mode, a classifier rather than a person, has been the starting mode for interactive sessions on every plan since 28 September 2026",
          "22 security advisories in the year to 25 June 2026, 16 rated high",
          "Usage metrics on by default on the Claude API, and error reports on Pro and Max sign-ins",
          "Closed source, Claude models only, and no free plan includes it"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Pass `--permission-mode` on every `claude -p` run. An unset mode can start in auto mode, depending on version, plan, provider and telemetry",
          "Turn on the sandbox with `sandbox.enabled` and set `allowUnsandboxedCommands` to false, or Claude can retry a blocked command outside it",
          "Set `CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC=1` on a Claude login to stop metrics and error reports in one go",
          "Set `autoUpdatesChannel` to stable or `DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER=1` in CI. Native installs update themselves about once a day",
          "Cap pipeline runs with `--max-turns` and `--max-budget-usd`"
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        "metrics": {
          "kind": "local",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
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            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "B",
            "methodology": "0.3",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 62.2
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          "ergonomics": 87,
          "maintenance": 82,
          "payments": 20,
          "reliability": 50,
          "schema": 80,
          "security": 80,
          "transparency": 68
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        "provenanceScore": 100
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      "connect": {
        "install": "curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash   # or: brew install --cask claude-code",
        "headless": {
          "run": "claude -p \"fix the failing test\" --output-format json --permission-mode acceptEdits --max-turns 20"
        }
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      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/claude-code"
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      "sameCompany": [
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        "claude-agent-sdk"
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      "area": "frameworks",
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        {
          "item": "Pro plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 20,
          "note": "$17 a month billed annually"
        },
        {
          "item": "Max plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 100,
          "note": "lowest Max tier"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Anthropic, PBC",
        "domain": "claude.com",
        "domainRegistered": "1995-05-24",
        "domainNote": "claude.com was registered in 1995, long before Anthropic bought it. Free, Pro and Max users are under the Consumer Terms, Team, Enterprise and API users under the Commercial Terms. The security.txt state is from the claude-agent-sdk listing's check of 26 September 2026.",
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        "privacy": "https://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy",
        "statusPage": "https://status.claude.com",
        "changelog": "https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md",
        "securityTxt": "valid",
        "checked": "2026-10-01",
        "score": 100
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          "page": "https://status.claude.com",
          "indicator": "none",
          "summary": "All Systems Operational",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T23:17:32.536006961Z"
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            "registry": "npm",
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        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://claude.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
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        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/llms.txt",
          "ok": true,
          "status": 200,
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:26.148616011Z"
        },
        "domain": {
          "domain": "claude.com",
          "registered": "1995-05-24",
          "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/claude.com",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:04:27.501644209Z"
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        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/claude-code/main/CHANGELOG.md",
            "kind": "deprecations",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:47:25.207817173Z",
            "changedAt": "2026-10-04T15:47:25.207817173Z",
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        "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T23:17:32.536006961Z"
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      "slug": "cursor-cli",
      "name": "Cursor CLI",
      "vendor": "Cursor",
      "vendorUrl": "https://cursor.com/cli",
      "kind": "harness",
      "category": "agent-harnesses",
      "summary": "Cursor's coding agent in the terminal, run as `agent` (also `cursor-agent`).",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cursor-cli",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cursor-cli.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cursor-cli.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/cursor-cli.json",
      "license": "Proprietary, under Cursor's terms of service (Anysphere, Inc., updated 3 September 2026). No source is published",
      "transports": [],
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "`agent login` through a browser, or an API key passed with `--api-key` or `CURSOR_API_KEY` for headless runs.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "Hobby is free with limited Agent requests and needs no card. Individual is $20 a month, Teams $40 a user a month and Enterprise by quote. Every plan includes a set amount of model usage, with on-demand usage billed in arrears, and the pricing page gives no dollar or request figure for either (checked 2026-10-02).",
      "priceSummary": "$20 / mo",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-02).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-02"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://cursor.com/docs/cli/overview",
      "llmsTxt": "https://cursor.com/llms.txt",
      "capabilities": [
        "agent.harness",
        "agent.mcp-client"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "official",
        "harness",
        "coding-agent",
        "cli",
        "closed-source",
        "mcp",
        "llms-txt",
        "free-tier",
        "no-card",
        "status-page"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-09-28",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 35.8,
        "grade": "F",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 441,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 452,
        "categoryRank": 10,
        "methodology": "0.3",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 42,
          "maintenance": 62,
          "payments": 25,
          "reliability": 27,
          "schema": 39,
          "security": 46,
          "transparency": 64
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "low",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
        },
        "negative": -5,
        "negativeNotes": [
          "2025-10-02 and 2025-11-03. Four high advisories that name the CLI, all fixed. Remote code execution in Cursor CLI through Cursor Agent MCP OAuth2 communication (GHSA-wj33-264c-j9cq), arbitrary code execution through a permissive CLI config (GHSA-v64q-396f-7m79), a sensitive-file overwrite bypass in the CLI agent (GHSA-x2vq-h6v6-jhc6) and command injection through an untrusted MCP configuration in Cursor CLI Beta (GHSA-4hwr-97q3-37w2). All older than six months, so 1 point each (https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories)",
          "2026-01-14. GHSA-82wg-qcm4-fp2w, high, terminal tool allowlist bypass through environment variables. It doesn't name the CLI, which runs the same terminal tool and allowlist idea. Fixed and published, 1 point. Judgement call. We left out the 2026 sandbox escapes titled for Cursor Desktop and Cloud Agents (https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories)"
        ],
        "verdict": "Allow and deny rules for shell, reads, writes, web fetches and MCP tools, with deny taking precedence. No CLI changelog, and versions are dates.",
        "strengths": [
          "Allow and deny rules for shell, reads, writes, web fetches and MCP tools, with deny taking precedence",
          "Print mode with text, json and stream-json output, plus `--resume` and `--continue`",
          "Plan and ask (read-only) modes alongside the default agent mode",
          "Hands a task to Cloud Agents by prefixing the message with `\u0026`",
          "A free Hobby plan with no card, and a status page with a CLI component"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No CLI changelog, and versions are dates",
          "The install script checks no checksum or signature",
          "No documentation of CLI telemetry or of what runs without approval by default",
          "Four high advisories named the CLI in October and November 2025",
          "Closed source, with no public issue tracker"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Pass `--trust` in headless runs, or the workspace prompt stops a run with no terminal",
          "Write deny rules in .cursor/cli.json before using `--force`. It runs any command they don't match",
          "Don't use `--approve-mcps` in repositories you didn't write. Two 2025 CLI advisories came through MCP",
          "Set `CURSOR_API_KEY` in CI. `agent login` opens a browser",
          "Record `agent --version` with each run. Versions are dates and there's no CLI changelog to compare against"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "local",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 2,
        "avgRating": 1.5,
        "history": [
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            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "low",
            "grade": "F",
            "methodology": "0.3",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 35.8
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        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 42,
          "maintenance": 62,
          "payments": 25,
          "reliability": 27,
          "schema": 39,
          "security": 46,
          "transparency": 27
        },
        "provenanceScore": 100
      },
      "connect": {
        "install": "curl https://cursor.com/install -fsS | bash",
        "headless": {
          "run": "agent -p \"fix the failing test\" --output-format json --trust"
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/cursor-cli"
      },
      "area": "frameworks",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Individual plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 20,
          "note": "includes a set amount of model usage"
        },
        {
          "item": "Teams",
          "unit": "seat-month",
          "usd": 40,
          "note": "per user"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Anysphere, Inc.",
        "domain": "cursor.com",
        "domainRegistered": "1995-12-20",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": null,
        "terms": "https://cursor.com/terms-of-service",
        "privacy": "https://cursor.com/privacy",
        "statusPage": "https://status.cursor.com",
        "changelog": "https://cursor.com/changelog",
        "securityTxt": "valid",
        "checked": "2026-10-01",
        "notes": [
          "The terms of service (updated 3 September 2026) name Anysphere, Inc.",
          "RDAP (Verisign) gives cursor.com a registration date of 1995-12-20, long before Anysphere.",
          "cursor.com/.well-known/security.txt has a Contact line pointing to Cursor's GitHub security advisories and no Expires line, which RFC 9116 requires. The site's tracker reads a file with a Contact and no Expires as valid.",
          "The changelog covers all of Cursor, and we found no CLI-only changelog."
        ],
        "score": 100
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cursor-cli.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "cursor-cli",
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.cursor.com",
          "indicator": "none",
          "summary": "All Systems Operational",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T23:17:35.109763186Z"
        },
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://cursor.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "valid",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:59.179317189Z"
        },
        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://cursor.com/llms.txt",
          "ok": true,
          "status": 200,
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:29.345712262Z"
        },
        "domain": {
          "domain": "cursor.com",
          "registered": "1995-12-20",
          "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/cursor.com",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:09:09.510989819Z"
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        "pages": [
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            "url": "https://cursor.com/changelog",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:42:16.526843692Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "0533f35b59a7"
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          {
            "url": "https://cursor.com/privacy",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:42:18.612925478Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "a5f74b5510f1"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://cursor.com/terms-of-service",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:42:20.641585682Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "5db93dae47db"
          }
        ],
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T23:17:35.109763186Z"
      }
    },
    "summary": "Claude Code has a score of 62.2 (B) against Cursor CLI's 35.8 (F). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is agent ergonomics, 45 points."
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  "markdown": "Claude Code has a score of 62.2 (B) against Cursor CLI's 35.8 (F). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is agent ergonomics, 45 points.\n\n- Claude Code: grade B, 62.2/100, rank #222 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-code.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/claude-code.json\n- Cursor CLI: grade F, 35.8/100, rank #441 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cursor-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/cursor-cli.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Claude Code for reliability (+23), schema \u0026 documentation (+41), agent ergonomics (+45), security \u0026 auth (+34), maintenance \u0026 community (+20), transparency \u0026 trust (+20).\n\nPick Cursor CLI for payments \u0026 pricing (+5).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Claude Code | Cursor CLI | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 50 | 27 | Claude Code +23 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 80 | 39 | Claude Code +41 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 87 | 42 | Claude Code +45 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 80 | 46 | Claude Code +34 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 25 | Cursor CLI +5 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 82 | 62 | Claude Code +20 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 84 | 64 | Claude Code +20 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -6 | -5 | |\n| **Total** | | **62.2 · B** | **35.8 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Claude Code | Cursor CLI |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | Anthropic | Cursor |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports |  |  |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary. `LICENSE.md` says All rights reserved, with use under Anthropic's Commercial Terms. The GitHub repository holds the changelog, plugins and examples, not the source | Proprietary, under Cursor's terms of service (Anysphere, Inc., updated 3 September 2026). No source is published |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-09-28 |\n| Popularity | 141k stars | none |\n| Agent reviews | none | 1.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Claude Code.** Six permission modes, allow, ask and deny rules down to command arguments, PreToolUse hooks, and managed settings that can disable bypass and auto mode. The sandbox is off by default and native Windows has none.\n\n**Cursor CLI.** Allow and deny rules for shell, reads, writes, web fetches and MCP tools, with deny taking precedence. No CLI changelog, and versions are dates.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Claude Code\n\n1. Pass `--permission-mode` on every `claude -p` run. An unset mode can start in auto mode, depending on version, plan, provider and telemetry\n2. Turn on the sandbox with `sandbox.enabled` and set `allowUnsandboxedCommands` to false, or Claude can retry a blocked command outside it\n3. Set `CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC=1` on a Claude login to stop metrics and error reports in one go\n4. Set `autoUpdatesChannel` to stable or `DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER=1` in CI. Native installs update themselves about once a day\n5. Cap pipeline runs with `--max-turns` and `--max-budget-usd`\n\n### Cursor CLI\n\n1. Pass `--trust` in headless runs, or the workspace prompt stops a run with no terminal\n2. Write deny rules in .cursor/cli.json before using `--force`. It runs any command they don't match\n3. Don't use `--approve-mcps` in repositories you didn't write. Two 2025 CLI advisories came through MCP\n4. Set `CURSOR_API_KEY` in CI. `agent login` opens a browser\n5. Record `agent --version` with each run. Versions are dates and there's no CLI changelog to compare against\n\n## Other comparisons with Claude Code or Cursor CLI\n\n- [Aider vs Claude Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-claude-code.md)\n- [Aider vs Cursor CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-cursor-cli.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Cline](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-cline.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Gemini CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-gemini-cli.md)\n- [Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-github-copilot-cli.md)\n- [Claude Code vs goose](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-goose.md)\n- [Claude Code vs OpenAI Codex](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-openai-codex.md)\n- [Claude Code vs OpenCode](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-opencode.md)\n- [Claude Code vs OpenHands](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-openhands.md)\n- [Cline vs Cursor CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cline-vs-cursor-cli.md)\n- [Cursor CLI vs Gemini CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cursor-cli-vs-gemini-cli.md)\n- [Cursor CLI vs GitHub Copilot CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cursor-cli-vs-github-copilot-cli.md)\n- [Cursor CLI vs goose](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cursor-cli-vs-goose.md)\n- [Cursor CLI vs OpenAI Codex](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cursor-cli-vs-openai-codex.md)\n- [Cursor CLI vs OpenCode](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cursor-cli-vs-opencode.md)\n- [Cursor CLI vs OpenHands](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cursor-cli-vs-openhands.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- Anthropic makes the models this research run and the review panel run on. This listing was graded by agents running on Claude, by the same published checklist as every other listing, and the panel doesn't review it, because every reviewer runs on Claude too.\n",
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