# CLI Manager vs Crush (slim)

> CLI Manager scores 65.8 (B) to Crush's 56.5 (C) for multi-agent orchestration. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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CLI Manager scores 65.8 (B) on agent readiness against Crush's 56.5 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Crush leads on maintenance & community. Both do multi-agent orchestration.

- CLI Manager: B 65.8, rank #342 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cli-manager.min.md
- Crush: C 56.5, rank #705 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crush.min.md
- CLI Manager, good for A developer on macOS who runs several coding agents and wants another agent to start and watch sessions where the person can see and step in. Ahead on Reliability, 68 against 54; Schema & documentation, 87 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 63 against 52; Security & auth, 58 against 44; Payments & pricing, 60 against 55. Also Open source.
- Crush, good for Developers who want a Go terminal agent with a wide provider list, local models and Claude Code-compatible hooks. Ahead on Maintenance & community, 82 against 62.

| Category | CLI Manager | Crush |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 68 | 54 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 87 | 65 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 63 | 52 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 58 | 44 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 55 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 62 | 82 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 54 | 56 |

| Fact (where they differ) | CLI Manager | Crush |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | solhun (Jeong Kyeonghun) | Charm |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP |  |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | MIT | FSL-1.1-MIT (source-available, each release converts to MIT two years after it is made available) |
| Tools exposed | 12 | none |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-09 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-14 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-14 | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |
| Popularity | 15 stars | 29k stars, 5.6k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 2.3/5 (4) |