{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "claude-code", "name": "Claude Code", "vendor": "Anthropic", "vendorUrl": "https://www.anthropic.com", "kind": "harness", "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" } ], "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 billed annually with a 20-seat minimum, 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 2026-10-17).", "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": 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" ], "tags": [ "official", "harness", "coding-agent", "cli", "closed-source", "claude-only", "mcp", "llms-txt", "telemetry-default-on", "status-page", "card-required" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-16", "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 re-checked on 15 October 2026 with every judgement call written in the note. Since that date the panel reviews it too, at our founder's request, and every review carries a conflict label, because every reviewer and the arbiter run on Claude.", "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 59.9, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 588, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1146, "categoryRank": 17, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 87, "maintenance": 82, "payments": 20, "reliability": 50, "schema": 80, "security": 80, "transparency": 81 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-17" }, "negative": -8, "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. Since then the advisories page, read on 15 October, lists GHSA-gfvf-j8jh-jxxw (Low, 29 September, managed settings not applied when a stored API key was preferred) and GHSA-5j29-h97v-84ch (High, 5 October, arbitrary file write by symlink following), both published and read as fixed. GitHub's reviewed advisory database, read through OSV on 17 October, adds GHSA-pq7j-f95f-qfcv (CVE-2026-86063, High, published 15 October 2026, a plugin hash-pin bypass in the plugin install flow, fixed in 2.1.179). All three sit under the same cap (https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/security/advisories and https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-pq7j-f95f-qfcv). -6", "2026-10-02 to 2026-10-14. The changelog for 2.1.288 to 2.1.300 lists fixes for a dangerous `rm` inside `bash -c` running without a prompt under a shell allow rule (2.1.288, 2 October), Bash deny and ask rules missed behind an environment-variable prefix under sandbox auto-allow (2.1.289, 3 October), background workers sending telemetry and a feature-flag request to Anthropic behind a Claude apps gateway (2.1.290, 5 October), hook approvals and auto mode skipping the prompt for file reads from network (UNC) paths, marked Security (2.1.292, 6 October), sandboxed commands writing into a `--plugin-dir` folder whose code runs outside the sandbox, or reaching a denied path through a symlink on macOS (2.1.299, 14 October), and agent hooks whose model was unavailable allowing the action instead of falling back to the caller's model (2.1.300, 14 October). All fixed. Judgement call. No advisory for them appears on the first page of the advisories list read on 15 October or in GitHub's reviewed database read through OSV on 17 October, so they're disclosed only in the changelog, and we applied to the group the -2 GitHub Copilot CLI got for one changelog-only enforcement-gap fix. Counting each item at -2 would give -12, and we found no listing whose changelog fixes were counted one by one. If these carry GHSA ids, they fall under the -6 advisory cap already reached and this line goes. 2.1.301 and 2.1.302 (15 and 16 October) list no comparable fix (https://code.claude.com/docs/en/changelog). -2" ], "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.", "bestFor": "A developer or a pipeline that wants Claude doing repository work with fine-grained, centrally managed permissions and an SDK for the same loop.", "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 re-checked on 15 October 2026 with every judgement call written in the note. Since that date the panel reviews it too, at our founder's request, and every review carries a conflict label, because every reviewer and the arbiter run on Claude.", "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 high, further highs on 5 and 15 October 2026, and sandbox and deny-rule fixes in October releases", "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`, `--max-turns` and `--max-budget-usd` on every `claude -p` run. The unset mode changed again in 2.1.302, and the docs page still gives the older rule", "Turn on the sandbox with `sandbox.enabled` and set `allowUnsandboxedCommands` to false, or Claude can retry a blocked command outside it", "Write MCP allow rules as `mcp__\u003cserver\u003e__*` with the server's whole name. Since 2.1.299 a rule for `mcp__a` no longer covers a server named `a__b`", "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" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 2.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 59.9 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 87, "maintenance": 82, "payments": 20, "reliability": 50, "schema": 80, "security": 80, "transparency": 68 }, "provenanceScore": 94 }, "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" } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/claude-code" }, "sameCompany": [ "anthropic-api", "claude-agent-sdk" ], "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "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 anthropic.com's, read on 17 October 2026 (HackerOne contact, Expires 2026-12-31). claude.com serves none (404 on 17 October). The terms and privacy URLs answered on 17 October but their text wasn't re-read. The status page was read through its RSS feed.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://www.anthropic.com/legal/commercial-terms", "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": "2026-10-17", "score": 94 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-code.json", "live": { "slug": "claude-code", "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.claude.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T00:04:48.701326956Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "anthropics/claude-code", "version": "v2.1.302", "released": "2026-10-16", "seenAt": "2026-10-18T02:38:33.340848872Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@anthropic-ai/claude-code", "version": "2.1.302", "seenAt": "2026-10-18T02:38:32.486170342Z" } ], "githubStars": 151807, "npmWeekly": 6083065, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://claude.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T15:53:21.914253623Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T14:24:30.633087297Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "claude.com", "registered": "1995-05-24", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/claude.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T13:45:35.28471087Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/changelog", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:25:15.506723458Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-18T23:25:15.506723458Z", "fingerprint": "f3c894b5bda8" }, { "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/claude-code/main/CHANGELOG.md", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:37:09.630962104Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-18T23:37:09.630962104Z", "fingerprint": "c6b0a6563308" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-19T00:04:48.701326956Z" } }, "answer": "Claude Code and Qoder CLI score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 59.9 (C) and 59.3 (C). Qoder CLI leads on payments \u0026 pricing.", "b": { "slug": "qoder-cli", "name": "Qoder CLI", "vendor": "Qoder (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED)", "vendorUrl": "https://qoder.com/cli", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "summary": "Qoder's terminal coding agent. It reads and edits files, runs commands and calls MCP servers under permission rules, with a `-p` headless mode, an Agent Client Protocol server and a TypeScript and Python Agent SDK. Needs a Qoder account.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/qoder-cli.json", "license": "Proprietary, under the Qoder Terms of Service (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED, last updated 29 April 2026). No source is published, and the Agent SDK's LICENSE file points to the same terms", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@qoder-ai/qodercli" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@qoder-ai/qoder-agent-sdk" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "qoder-agent-sdk" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "`/login` or `qoder login` through a browser on a Qoder account, with background token refresh, or a Personal Access Token in `QODER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN` for CI, ACP clients and the SDK. A PAT is created at qoder.com/account/integrations with chosen permissions and an expiry, and can be revoked. Organisations can use service accounts with scoped tokens.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free gives basic models for a limited number of messages and a 14-day Pro trial with 300 credits. Pro is $20 a month (2,000 credits), Pro+ $60 (6,000) and Ultra $200 (20,000). Credit Packs cost $20 for 1,500 credits and expire after a month. Teams is $40 a seat a month with 3,000 credits, Enterprise $20 a seat with credits bought separately (checked 2026-10-18).", "priceSummary": "$20 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the CLI or SDK docs, the pricing docs or the CLI release notes (checked 2026-10-18).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 4996, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-18" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.qoder.com/cli/overview", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.qoder.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "official", "harness", "coding-agent", "cli", "closed-source", "mcp", "acp", "llms-txt", "telemetry-default-on", "free-tier" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-16", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 59.3, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 609, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1146, "categoryRank": 19, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 80, "maintenance": 72, "payments": 35, "reliability": 51, "schema": 81, "security": 55, "transparency": 64 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-18" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-09-19. CLI 1.1.57 fixed \"a security issue where internal Git calls could execute repository configuration commands\", so opening an untrusted repository could run commands from its Git configuration. Fixed within the month and disclosed only as a release-note line, with no advisory, affected versions or CVE found. Inside six months, -2 (https://docs.qoder.com/release-notes/qoder-cli.md)", "2026-07-16. CLI 1.0.47 fixed the PreToolUse hook not taking effect in headless and SDK modes. The permissions page describes that hook as an interception that holds even in YOLO mode, so headless and SDK runs before the fix skipped organisation hooks. Fixed and noted in the release notes. Judgement call, -1 (https://docs.qoder.com/release-notes/qoder-cli.md)" ], "verdict": "A closed-source terminal agent with a documented headless mode, an ACP server, typed TypeScript and Python SDKs and near-daily releases. Permission rules and modes are detailed, but no local sandbox is documented, usage statistics are on by default, and security fixes appear only as one-line release notes with no advisories or disclosure policy.", "bestFor": "Developers already on Qoder who want the same agent in a terminal, in CI through a PAT, in Zed through ACP, or embedded through the Agent SDK.", "strengths": [ "Headless `-p` with text, json and stream-json output, `--max-turns`, and ask turned into deny", "Agent SDK for TypeScript and Python that drives the CLI with approval callbacks, hooks and session control", "Documented exit codes and Result error subtypes for scripts and SDK hosts", "Personal Access Tokens with chosen permissions and expiry, and scoped service accounts for organisations", "74 dated releases in the 90 days to 16 October 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "No local sandbox is documented, and `auto` mode approves read-only tools on any path", "Usage and AI code statistics are on by default, and content use for improvement depends on the plan", "Closed source with no public CI, issue tracker or security advisories, and the audit log leaves out CLI execution", "No security.txt, disclosure policy or status page found", "Agent SDK release notes stop at 1.0.41 on 15 September while npm has 1.0.53" ], "agentNotes": [ "Set `QODER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN` in CI. The browser sign-in can't complete in a headless run", "Pass `--permission-mode` with `--allowed-tools` in headless runs. Every ask is denied, and `--yolo` removes all checks", "Set `--max-turns` on unattended runs, and branch on exit codes 41 (authentication) and 53 (turn limit)", "Set `privacy.usageStatisticsEnabled` and `aiCodeStatistics.enabled` to false in ~/.qoder/settings.json if usage data must stay local", "Don't pass `--model lite`. The Lite tier was removed on 18 September 2026 and headless requests naming it fail" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 59.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 80, "maintenance": 72, "payments": 35, "reliability": 51, "schema": 81, "security": 55, "transparency": 51 }, "provenanceScore": 76 }, "connect": { "install": "curl -fsSL https://qoder.com/install | bash", "headless": { "env": { "QODER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "\u003ctoken\u003e" }, "run": "qoder -p \"Review these changes and list potential issues\" --output-format json --permission-mode accept_edits --max-turns 20" } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/qoder-cli" }, "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Pro plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 20, "note": "2,000 credits a month" }, { "item": "Credit Pack", "unit": "tx", "usd": 20, "note": "1,500 credits, expires after one month, not refundable" }, { "item": "Teams", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 40, "note": "3,000 credits a seat a month" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED", "domain": "qoder.com", "domainRegistered": "2009-08-21", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://qoder.com/product-service", "privacy": "https://qoder.com/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://docs.qoder.com/release-notes/qoder-cli.md", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-18", "notes": [ "The terms of service (last updated 29 April 2026) name BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED as the provider of the Services. The privacy policy (last updated 12 May 2026) describes it as a Singapore registered entity, with a DPO at intldpo@qoder.com.", "We didn't name a parent company, because neither the terms nor the privacy policy names one.", "qoder.com/.well-known/security.txt and docs.qoder.com/.well-known/security.txt answered 404 on 18 October 2026.", "No status page was found, and status.qoder.com didn't resolve.", "RDAP (Verisign) gives qoder.com a registration date of 21 August 2009, long before the product.", "qoder.com's robots.txt disallows /pricing, so prices come from docs.qoder.com/account/pricing.md." ], "score": 76 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli.json", "live": { "slug": "qoder-cli", "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.qoder.com/release-notes/qoder-cli.md", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:29:24.344546027Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "ad416e727d33" }, { "url": "https://docs.qoder.com/release-notes/lite-model-tier-retirement-notice.md", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:29:19.692659395Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "6c149bbabe94" }, { "url": "https://docs.qoder.com/release-notes/model-consumption-reference-update.md", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:29:22.276830732Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "bc85b1b0ed5c" }, { "url": "https://qoder.com/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:36:08.120044012Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "2117f74023c8" }, { "url": "https://qoder.com/product-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:36:10.318722396Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "b0a4a5ea5693" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-18T23:36:10.318722396Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "Agent harness", "b": "Agent harness", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Anthropic", "b": "Qoder (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED)", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "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", "b": "Proprietary, under the Qoder Terms of Service (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED, last updated 29 April 2026). No source is published, and the Agent SDK's LICENSE file points to the same terms", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-16", "b": "2026-10-16", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "yes, with an opt-out", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "141k stars", "b": "5k npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "2.5/5 (4)", "b": "3.5/5 (4)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Claude Code and Qoder CLI score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 59.9 (C) and 59.3 (C). Qoder CLI leads on payments \u0026 pricing.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Claude Code or Qoder CLI?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Agent ergonomics, 87 against 80", "Security \u0026 auth, 80 against 55", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 82 against 72", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 81 against 64" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "A developer or a pipeline that wants Claude doing repository work with fine-grained, centrally managed permissions and an SDK for the same loop.", "slug": "claude-code", "watchFor": "The sandbox is off by default and native Windows has none" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 20" ], "also": [ "Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 2.5 out of 5" ], "goodFor": "Developers already on Qoder who want the same agent in a terminal, in CI through a PAT, in Zed through ACP, or embedded through the Agent SDK.", "slug": "qoder-cli", "watchFor": "No local sandbox is documented, and `auto` mode approves read-only tools on any path" 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trust", "qoder-cli": 64, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Claude Code and Qoder CLI score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 59.9 (C) and 59.3 (C). 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Permission rules and modes are detailed, but no local sandbox is documented, usage statistics are on by default, and security fixes appear only as one-line release notes with no advisories or disclosure policy." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-qoder-cli", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-qoder-cli.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-qoder-cli.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-qoder-cli.min.md" }, "markdown": "Claude Code and Qoder CLI score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 59.9 (C) and 59.3 (C). Qoder CLI leads on payments \u0026 pricing. Both do agent harnesses.\n\n- Claude Code: grade C, 59.9/100, rank #588 of 1146. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-code.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/claude-code.json\n- Qoder CLI: grade C, 59.3/100, rank #609 of 1146. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/qoder-cli.json\n- Best agent harnesses and coding agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-harnesses/index.md\n- All 713 harnesses comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-harnesses/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Claude Code (C)\n\nGood for: A developer or a pipeline that wants Claude doing repository work with fine-grained, centrally managed permissions and an SDK for the same loop.\n\nAhead on:\n- Agent ergonomics, 87 against 80\n- Security \u0026 auth, 80 against 55\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 82 against 72\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 81 against 64\n\nWatch for: The sandbox is off by default and native Windows has none\n\n### Qoder CLI (C)\n\nGood for: Developers already on Qoder who want the same agent in a terminal, in CI through a PAT, in Zed through ACP, or embedded through the Agent SDK.\n\nAhead on:\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 20\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 2.5 out of 5\n\nWatch for: No local sandbox is documented, and `auto` mode approves read-only tools on any path\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Claude Code | Qoder CLI | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 50 | 51 | Qoder CLI +1 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 80 | 81 | Qoder CLI +1 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 87 | 80 | Claude Code +7 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 80 | 55 | Claude Code +25 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 35 | Qoder CLI +15 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 82 | 72 | Claude Code +10 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 81 | 64 | Claude Code +17 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -8 | -3 | |\n| **Total** | | **59.9 · C** | **59.3 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Claude Code | Qoder CLI |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | Anthropic | Qoder (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED) |\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 the Qoder Terms of Service (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED, last updated 29 April 2026). No source is published, and the Agent SDK's LICENSE file points to the same terms |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-16 | 2026-10-16 |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | |\n| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | |\n| Popularity | 141k stars | 5k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 3.5/5 (4) |\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**Qoder CLI.** A closed-source terminal agent with a documented headless mode, an ACP server, typed TypeScript and Python SDKs and near-daily releases. Permission rules and modes are detailed, but no local sandbox is documented, usage statistics are on by default, and security fixes appear only as one-line release notes with no advisories or disclosure policy.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Claude Code\n\n1. Pass `--permission-mode`, `--max-turns` and `--max-budget-usd` on every `claude -p` run. The unset mode changed again in 2.1.302, and the docs page still gives the older rule\n2. Turn on the sandbox with `sandbox.enabled` and set `allowUnsandboxedCommands` to false, or Claude can retry a blocked command outside it\n3. Write MCP allow rules as `mcp__\u003cserver\u003e__*` with the server's whole name. Since 2.1.299 a rule for `mcp__a` no longer covers a server named `a__b`\n4. Set `CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC=1` on a Claude login to stop metrics and error reports in one go\n5. Set `autoUpdatesChannel` to stable or `DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER=1` in CI. Native installs update themselves about once a day\n\n### Qoder CLI\n\n1. Set `QODER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN` in CI. The browser sign-in can't complete in a headless run\n2. Pass `--permission-mode` with `--allowed-tools` in headless runs. Every ask is denied, and `--yolo` removes all checks\n3. Set `--max-turns` on unattended runs, and branch on exit codes 41 (authentication) and 53 (turn limit)\n4. Set `privacy.usageStatisticsEnabled` and `aiCodeStatistics.enabled` to false in ~/.qoder/settings.json if usage data must stay local\n5. Don't pass `--model lite`. The Lite tier was removed on 18 September 2026 and headless requests naming it fail\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Claude Code or Qoder CLI?\n\nClaude Code and Qoder CLI score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 59.9 (C) and 59.3 (C). Qoder CLI leads on payments \u0026 pricing.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-qoder-cli.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-qoder-cli.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"claude-code\", \"b\": \"qoder-cli\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare claude-code qoder-cli`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/claude-code.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/qoder-cli.json\n\n## Other comparisons with Claude Code or Qoder CLI\n\n- [Agent Zero vs Claude Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-claude-code.md)\n- [Agent Zero vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Aider vs Claude Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-claude-code.md)\n- [Aider vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Amp vs Claude Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amp-vs-claude-code.md)\n- [Amp vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amp-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Antigravity CLI vs Claude Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antigravity-cli-vs-claude-code.md)\n- [Antigravity CLI vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antigravity-cli-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Auggie CLI vs Claude Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/auggie-vs-claude-code.md)\n- [Auggie CLI vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/auggie-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Cline](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-cline.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Crush](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-crush.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Cursor CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-cursor-cli.md)\n- [Claude Code vs DeepSeek Harness (dsh)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-deepseek-harness.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Devin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-devin.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Droid CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-droid-cli.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Pi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-earendil-pi.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 Harness²](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-harness2.md)\n- [Claude Code vs HarnessRouter](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-harnessrouter.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Jules](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-jules.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Junie CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-junie.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Kilo Code CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-kilo-code-cli.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Kimi Code CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-kimi-code-cli.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Kiro CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-kiro-cli.md)\n- [Claude Code vs mini-swe-agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-mini-swe-agent.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Mistral Vibe CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-mistral-vibe-cli.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Muse Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-muse-code.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- [Claude Code vs Prime Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-prime-agent.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Qwen Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-qwen-code.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Mirror CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-reflection-mirror.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Rovo Dev CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-rovo-dev-cli.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-warp.md)\n- [Cline vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cline-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Crush vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/crush-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Cursor CLI vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cursor-cli-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [DeepSeek Harness (dsh) vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deepseek-harness-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Devin vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/devin-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Droid CLI vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/droid-cli-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Pi vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/earendil-pi-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Gemini CLI vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [GitHub Copilot CLI vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/github-copilot-cli-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [goose vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/goose-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Harness² vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness2-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [HarnessRouter vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harnessrouter-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Jules vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jules-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Junie CLI vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Kilo Code CLI vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Kimi Code CLI vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Kiro CLI vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [mini-swe-agent vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mini-swe-agent-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Mistral Vibe CLI vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Muse Code vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/muse-code-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [OpenAI Codex vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-codex-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [OpenCode vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/opencode-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [OpenHands vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openhands-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Prime Agent vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/prime-agent-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Qoder CLI vs Qwen Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qoder-cli-vs-qwen-code.md)\n- [Qoder CLI vs Mirror CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qoder-cli-vs-reflection-mirror.md)\n- [Qoder CLI vs Rovo Dev CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qoder-cli-vs-rovo-dev-cli.md)\n- [Qoder CLI vs Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qoder-cli-vs-warp.md)\n- [Claude Code vs CLI Manager](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-cli-manager.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Harness](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-harness-autonomous.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Paperclip](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-paperclip.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Parallax](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-parallax-agents.md)\n- [CLI Manager vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Harness vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness-autonomous-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Paperclip vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paperclip-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n- [Parallax vs Qoder CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/parallax-agents-vs-qoder-cli.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- Anthropic makes the models this research run and the review panel run on. 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