{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "cli-manager", "name": "CLI Manager", "vendor": "solhun (Jeong Kyeonghun)", "vendorUrl": "https://climanager.solhun.com", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "summary": "CLI Manager is an open-source macOS desktop app that runs Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI and shells side by side, with Git worktrees as workspaces. An opt-in local REST and MCP API lets another agent open and drive sessions.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cli-manager", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cli-manager.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cli-manager.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/cli-manager.json", "repo": "https://github.com/woorichicken/CLI_manager", "license": "MIT", "transports": [ "streamable-http" ], "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "No account. The AI Control API is off until switched on in Settings \u003e Agents, binds to 127.0.0.1 (default port 47821) and needs a bearer token generated by the app, which can be regenerated. The token is also written to `~/.climanager/control-api.json` (mode 600) while the app runs.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "Free under MIT with nothing to buy since v1.5.0 (8 April 2026). Versions 1.0 to 1.4 had a paid Pro licence, which the commit of 8 April 2026 removed. The owner pays for each agent CLI's own plan or API key.", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the source, the README or the website (checked 2026-10-14). The app has no paid tier.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 12, "popularity": { "githubStars": 15, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "docsUrl": "https://climanager.solhun.com/docs/ai-control-api", "llmsTxt": "https://climanager.solhun.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "open-source", "local", "free", "no-card", "mit", "macos", "typescript", "mcp", "llms-txt", "desktop-app" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-13", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 65.8, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 341, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1133, "categoryRank": 9, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 63, "maintenance": 62, "payments": 60, "reliability": 68, "schema": 87, "security": 58, "transparency": 54 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "An agent can open visible terminal sessions, type into them, wait and read the screen through 12 typed MCP tools or a documented REST API, and the user can take any session back. The API reaches every open session once enabled, the app runs only on macOS, and none of the last 35 CI runs on the main branch passed.", "bestFor": "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.", "strengths": [ "12 MCP tools with typed JSON Schema inputs and server instructions that say when not to focus or close a session", "Off by default, loopback only, bearer token, and Host and Origin checks against DNS rebinding and web pages", "Text is refused while a question or permission prompt is on screen, and Disconnect AI ends an agent's hold on a session", "No telemetry or analytics calls found in the app source. Outbound traffic is the update check against GitHub Releases", "Twelve releases between 17 August and 13 October 2026, each with notes on GitHub" ], "weaknesses": [ "Once switched on, the API can read, type into and close every session in the app, including the user's own", "macOS only, and the API answers only while the desktop app is running and its window is alive", "None of the last 35 CI runs on the main branch passed, and nine Dependabot pull requests were open, the oldest from 18 August 2026", "No MCP tool annotations (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint) and no security policy or security.txt", "The privacy policy covers the website and another product, not the app" ], "agentNotes": [ "Ask the user to switch on Settings \u003e Agents \u003e AI Control API first, then read the URL and token from `~/.climanager/control-api.json`", "On `409 awaiting_input`, read the screen and answer with `keys` such as [\"down\",\"enter\"]. Leave folder-trust and permission choices to the user", "Stop using a session on `409 disconnected`. The user took it back", "Treat `timedOut: true` from `wait` as still running, not as a failure, and wait again", "Pass `ephemeral: true` when opening a scratch or worktree folder, and close only sessions you opened" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 2.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 65.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 63, "maintenance": 62, "payments": 60, "reliability": 68, "schema": 87, "security": 58, "transparency": 57 }, "provenanceScore": 50 }, "connect": { "install": "Download cli-manager-\u003cversion\u003e-arm64.dmg or -x64.dmg from https://github.com/woorichicken/CLI_manager/releases/latest", "http": "curl -s -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN\" http://127.0.0.1:47821/v1/templates", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --scope user --transport http cli-manager http://127.0.0.1:47821/mcp --header \"Authorization: Bearer \u003ctoken\u003e\"" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.multi-agent", "tool": "https://letme.dev/cli-manager" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "solhun (Jeong Kyeonghun)", "domain": "solhun.com", "domainRegistered": "2025-12-01", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://climanager.solhun.com/terms", "privacy": "https://climanager.solhun.com/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://climanager.solhun.com/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "The terms and the privacy policy (both last updated 14 September 2026) name solhun, cover solhun.com, CLI Manager and FAIR Social Ops, and choose the law of the Republic of Korea. The privacy policy describes the website and FAIR Social Ops, not data handled by the app.", "solhun.com names its owner as Jeong Kyeonghun (정경훈), a design engineer at LightSoft. The app's build config reads Copyright © 2024 LightSoft, and the licence file reads Copyright (c) 2024 woorichicken. package.json still declares ISC.", "RDAP at Verisign gives a registration date of 2025-12-01 for solhun.com. The GitHub repository was created on 22 November 2025 under the account agi040922, which now redirects to woorichicken.", "climanager.solhun.com/.well-known/security.txt returned 404 on 14 October 2026. The repository has no SECURITY.md.", "The software runs on the owner's Mac, so there is no vendor endpoint or status page to check." ], "score": 50 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cli-manager.json", "live": { "slug": "cli-manager", "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "woorichicken/CLI_manager", "version": "v1.13.1", "released": "2026-10-13", "seenAt": "2026-10-17T01:40:17.630878579Z" } ], "githubStars": 17, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://solhun.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T15:52:02.430717797Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://climanager.solhun.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T14:21:39.678463755Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://climanager.solhun.com/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T22:57:32.690043568Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-17T22:46:13.654527431Z", "fingerprint": "f8b295f41024" }, { "url": "https://climanager.solhun.com/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T22:57:35.588640413Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-17T22:46:16.899175611Z", "fingerprint": "276cc3ab2863" }, { "url": "https://climanager.solhun.com/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T22:57:36.703664502Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-17T22:46:17.938020731Z", "fingerprint": "297bfa066a98" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-17T22:57:36.703664502Z" } }, "answer": "CLI Manager scores 65.8 (B) on agent readiness against Mirror CLI's 54.2 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories.", "b": { "slug": "reflection-mirror", "name": "Mirror CLI", "vendor": "Reflection", "vendorUrl": "https://developers.reflection.ai/mirror-overview", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "summary": "Mirror CLI is Reflection's open-source coding agent for the terminal, in early beta. It reads code, edits files and runs commands, with parallel agents in separate worktrees, MCP connections and Python extensions, using Beam by default or another provider.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reflection-mirror", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reflection-mirror.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reflection-mirror.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/reflection-mirror.json", "repo": "https://github.com/reflection-oss/mirror", "license": "Apache-2.0", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "reflection-mirror" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "The default provider is the Reflection API, with a key from platform.reflection.ai in `REFLECTION_API_KEY` or pasted at first start and saved to `~/.mirror/reflection_api_key`. OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic, a ChatGPT plan through a Codex sign-in, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint (keyless if the endpoint allows) can be used instead.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "Free and Apache-2.0. Model calls are billed by the provider chosen. The default Reflection API was a free public beta with daily usage limits on 17 October 2026, and some organisations must verify a credit card before their keys work.", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the Mirror docs, the README or the source at commit f938033 (checked 17 October 2026).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-17" }, "docsUrl": "https://developers.reflection.ai/mirror-overview", "llmsTxt": "https://developers.reflection.ai/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "official", "harness", "coding-agent", "cli", "open-source", "python", "rust", "mcp", "llms-txt", "beta", "pre-1.0", "telemetry-default-on", "approvals", "free", "no-card", "local" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-16", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 54.2, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 765, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1133, "categoryRank": 22, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 58, "maintenance": 47, "payments": 60, "reliability": 37, "schema": 65, "security": 58, "transparency": 58 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-17" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Mirror CLI is Apache-2.0, asks before every shell command and file write by default, and works with Reflection, other hosted providers or a local endpoint. It is a one-day-old 0.1.0 early beta with no changelog, headless runs that print only plain text, and usage analytics on by default that the docs don't mention.", "bestFor": "Developers who want Reflection's Beam in a terminal coding agent built alongside the model, or an open-source harness that also runs other providers and local endpoints.", "strengths": [ "Apache-2.0 source for the Python CLI and the Rust agent core, with a public CI workflow and 186 test files", "Manual approval by default, covering every shell command, file write, MCP tool call and most extension tools", "Provider keys are kept out of the environment of commands the agent runs, and MCP definitions are read only from the home directory", "Works with Reflection, OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, including a keyless local server", "`mirror acp` serves the Agent Client Protocol on stdio, and `/worktree` runs parallel agents in separate checkouts" ], "weaknesses": [ "Version 0.1.0, released 16 October 2026 and labelled early beta, with no changelog or release tags", "Usage analytics go to Statsig by default, disclosed in a first-run notice but not in the docs or README", "No sandbox by default. The opt-in microVM sandbox covers file and shell tools only, and extensions and local MCP servers run on the host", "`mirror exec` prints only the final answer as plain text, with exit codes not documented and no budget or time limit", "Approval mode is saved globally, so switching to auto in one directory applies to later launches everywhere" ], "agentNotes": [ "Open Mirror interactively once in each directory before `mirror exec` or `mirror acp`. Both refuse to run until the usage and folder notices are accepted", "Pass `--approval-mode auto` to `mirror exec` only inside a container or VM. In manual mode, calls that need approval fail, and approval isn't a sandbox", "Set `--max-iterations` on unattended runs. Turns are unlimited by default", "Check the result with your own tests. `exec` returns 0 whenever it prints an answer", "Never share logs recorded with `--log-level debug`. The docs say they contain request headers with the API key" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 54.2 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 58, "maintenance": 47, "payments": 60, "reliability": 37, "schema": 65, "security": 58, "transparency": 56 }, "provenanceScore": 60 }, "connect": { "install": "uv tool install reflection-mirror", "headless": { "command": "mirror exec --approval-mode auto --max-iterations 50 \"$TASK\"", "env": { "REFLECTION_API_KEY": "\u003cyour-key\u003e" } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/reflection-mirror" }, "sameCompany": [ "reflection-beam" ], "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Reflection AI, Inc.", "domain": "reflection.ai", "domainRegistered": "2017-12-16", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://reflection.ai/legal/commercial-terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://reflection.ai/legal/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-17", "notes": [ "The software is under Apache-2.0 (LICENSE and NOTICE in the repository). The terms field is Reflection's Commercial Terms of Service, which cover the Reflection API that Mirror calls by default and say beta services are provided as is. The site Terms of Service (last updated 19 February 2025) cover the website only.", "The Privacy Policy, last updated 28 August 2026, names Reflection AI, Inc., 61 9th Ave, Floor 3, New York, NY 10011, and gives no fixed retention periods.", "RDAP for reflection.ai gives a registration date of 16 December 2017.", "No changelog or release notes were found for Mirror. The repository has no tags.", "reflection.ai/.well-known/security.txt and developers.reflection.ai/.well-known/security.txt return 404. The repository's SECURITY.md sends vulnerability reports to developers@reflection.ai.", "Mirror is software the owner runs, so no status page applies to it. The Reflection API's status page wasn't looked for here." ], "score": 60 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reflection-mirror.json" }, "facts": [ { "a": "Agent harness", "b": "Agent harness", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "solhun (Jeong Kyeonghun)", "b": "Reflection", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "Streamable HTTP", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Free", "b": "Free", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "MIT", "b": "Apache-2.0", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "12", "b": "none", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-13", "b": "2026-10-16", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-09-14", "b": "", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-09-14", "b": "", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "15 stars", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "2.5/5 (4)", "b": "3/5 (4)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "CLI Manager scores 65.8 (B) on agent readiness against Mirror CLI's 54.2 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, CLI Manager or Mirror CLI?" }, { "answer": "Yes. CLI Manager is open source (MIT). Mirror CLI is open source (Apache-2.0).", "question": "Are CLI Manager and Mirror CLI open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 68 against 37", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 87 against 65", "Agent ergonomics, 63 against 58", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 62 against 47" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "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.", "slug": "cli-manager", "watchFor": "Once switched on, the API can read, type into and close every session in the app, including the user's own" }, { "aheadOn": null, "also": [ "Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.5 out of 5" ], "goodFor": "Developers who want Reflection's Beam in a terminal coding agent built alongside the model, or an open-source harness that also runs other providers and local endpoints.", "slug": "reflection-mirror", "watchFor": "Version 0.1.0, released 16 October 2026 and labelled early beta, with no changelog or release tags" } ], "job": { "capability": "agent.multi-agent", "name": "Multi-agent orchestration" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-reflection-mirror.json", "title": "Agent Zero vs Mirror CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-reflection-mirror" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-reflection-mirror.json", "title": "Aider vs Mirror CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-reflection-mirror" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amp-vs-reflection-mirror.json", "title": "Amp vs Mirror CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amp-vs-reflection-mirror" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antigravity-cli-vs-reflection-mirror.json", "title": "Antigravity CLI vs Mirror CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antigravity-cli-vs-reflection-mirror" }, { "json": 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It is a one-day-old 0.1.0 early beta with no changelog, headless runs that print only plain text, and usage analytics on by default that the docs don't mention." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-reflection-mirror", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-reflection-mirror.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-reflection-mirror.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-reflection-mirror.min.md" }, "markdown": "CLI Manager scores 65.8 (B) on agent readiness against Mirror CLI's 54.2 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Both do multi-agent orchestration.\n\n- CLI Manager: grade B, 65.8/100, rank #341 of 1133. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cli-manager.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/cli-manager.json\n- Mirror CLI: grade C, 54.2/100, rank #765 of 1133. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reflection-mirror.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/reflection-mirror.json\n- Best agent harnesses and coding agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-harnesses/index.md\n- All 331 harnesses comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-harnesses/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### CLI Manager (B)\n\nGood 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.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 68 against 37\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 87 against 65\n- Agent ergonomics, 63 against 58\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 62 against 47\n\nWatch for: Once switched on, the API can read, type into and close every session in the app, including the user's own\n\n### Mirror CLI (C)\n\nGood for: Developers who want Reflection's Beam in a terminal coding agent built alongside the model, or an open-source harness that also runs other providers and local endpoints.\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.5 out of 5\n\nWatch for: Version 0.1.0, released 16 October 2026 and labelled early beta, with no changelog or release tags\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | CLI Manager | Mirror CLI | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 68 | 37 | CLI Manager +31 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 87 | 65 | CLI Manager +22 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 63 | 58 | CLI Manager +5 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 58 | 58 | even |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 60 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 62 | 47 | CLI Manager +15 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 54 | 58 | Mirror CLI +4 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **65.8 · B** | **54.2 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | CLI Manager | Mirror CLI |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | solhun (Jeong Kyeonghun) | Reflection |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | Streamable HTTP | |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Free | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |\n| Tools exposed | 12 | none |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-16 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-09-14 | |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-14 | |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | |\n| Popularity | 15 stars | none |\n| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**CLI Manager.** An agent can open visible terminal sessions, type into them, wait and read the screen through 12 typed MCP tools or a documented REST API, and the user can take any session back. The API reaches every open session once enabled, the app runs only on macOS, and none of the last 35 CI runs on the main branch passed.\n\n**Mirror CLI.** Mirror CLI is Apache-2.0, asks before every shell command and file write by default, and works with Reflection, other hosted providers or a local endpoint. It is a one-day-old 0.1.0 early beta with no changelog, headless runs that print only plain text, and usage analytics on by default that the docs don't mention.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### CLI Manager\n\n1. Ask the user to switch on Settings \u003e Agents \u003e AI Control API first, then read the URL and token from `~/.climanager/control-api.json`\n2. On `409 awaiting_input`, read the screen and answer with `keys` such as [\"down\",\"enter\"]. Leave folder-trust and permission choices to the user\n3. Stop using a session on `409 disconnected`. The user took it back\n4. Treat `timedOut: true` from `wait` as still running, not as a failure, and wait again\n5. Pass `ephemeral: true` when opening a scratch or worktree folder, and close only sessions you opened\n\n### Mirror CLI\n\n1. Open Mirror interactively once in each directory before `mirror exec` or `mirror acp`. Both refuse to run until the usage and folder notices are accepted\n2. Pass `--approval-mode auto` to `mirror exec` only inside a container or VM. In manual mode, calls that need approval fail, and approval isn't a sandbox\n3. Set `--max-iterations` on unattended runs. Turns are unlimited by default\n4. Check the result with your own tests. `exec` returns 0 whenever it prints an answer\n5. Never share logs recorded with `--log-level debug`. The docs say they contain request headers with the API key\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, CLI Manager or Mirror CLI?\n\nCLI Manager scores 65.8 (B) on agent readiness against Mirror CLI's 54.2 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories.\n\n### Are CLI Manager and Mirror CLI open source?\n\nYes. 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