{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "cowagent", "name": "CowAgent", "vendor": "zhayujie", "vendorUrl": "https://cowagent.ai", "kind": "harness", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "CowAgent is an open-source AI assistant that its owner runs on a computer or server. It plans tasks, runs tools and skills, keeps long-term memory in local files and answers on a web console and messaging apps.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cowagent", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cowagent.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cowagent.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/cowagent.json", "repo": "https://github.com/zhayujie/CowAgent", "license": "MIT", "transports": [ "http" ], "packages": [ { "registry": "oci", "name": "zhayujie/chatgpt-on-wechat" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "No account. The web console listens on 127.0.0.1 with no password by default, and `web_password` adds a login whose session lasts 30 days. `external_api_token` is one Bearer token for the OpenAI-compatible endpoint, which stays off while the token is empty (https://docs.cowagent.ai/channels/web). Messaging channels use each platform's bot token or app secret in `config.json`. Model keys go in `config.json` or environment variables.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "Free under the MIT licence, with nothing to buy to run it. The owner pays the configured model provider, or nothing with a local model behind an OpenAI-compatible endpoint. The README names LinkAI as a seller of managed hosting, and link-ai.tech did not answer on 12 October 2026, so its prices were not read.", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs or the source (checked 2026-10-12).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 47400, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-12" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.cowagent.ai/intro/index", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.cowagent.ai/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "assistant.proactive", "assistant.messaging", "assistant.memory", "assistant.self-hosted", "agent.mcp-client", "assistant.accounts" ], "tags": [ "open-source", "self-hosted", "local", "free", "no-card", "llms-txt", "docker", "python", "openai-compatible" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-30", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 58.7, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 671, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1239, "categoryRank": 11, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 59, "maintenance": 83, "payments": 60, "reliability": 84, "schema": 67, "security": 43, "transparency": 47 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-12" }, "negative": -5, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-07-31. Issue #2998 reports that a member of a Feishu group asked the bot for local files and it sent the owner's documents into the group. This is the reporter's account and we did not reproduce it. We confirmed in the master source on 12 October 2026 that group channels accept every group, that full-access is the default and that the proposed sender gating is absent. Open and unfixed, -3. https://github.com/zhayujie/CowAgent/issues/2998", "2026-07-29. Version 2.1.5 fixed a chain in which injected content led the agent to rewrite the MCP config, run arbitrary commands and take keys, and fixed the `edit` tool reaching `~/.cow/.env`. Both are described in the release notes with no advisory. Fixed and documented, -2. https://docs.cowagent.ai/releases/v2.1.5" ], "verdict": "MIT software with seven releases in 90 days, memory kept as plain files in the owner's workspace and three per-session permission modes. Source and Docker installs default to full-access, no action asks for approval, and an open report of 31 July 2026 says group members could reach the owner's files through the bot.", "bestFor": "One technical owner who wants an assistant on WeChat, Feishu, DingTalk, Telegram, Slack or Discord with memory in local files and a choice of Chinese and Western model providers.", "strengths": [ "Memory is plain Markdown under `~/cow` (`MEMORY.md`, `memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md`), readable and removable by the owner", "Three permission modes per session (read-only, workspace-write, full-access), with a global default in `agent_permission_mode`", "The web console binds to 127.0.0.1 by default, and the cloud client loads only when `use_linkai` and a deployment id are both set", "Seven tagged releases between 20 July and 30 September 2026, each with dated notes in the docs", "Tests run on Python 3.11 and 3.13 for every push to master, and the 15 newest master runs we saw passed on 12 October 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "Source and Docker installs default to full-access, and no mode asks the owner before a shell command, a file send or an MCP call", "The permission checks read arguments and are not an OS sandbox, as the source says. The `bash` blocklist covers only root deletion, disk wiping and power commands", "Issue #2998, open since 31 July 2026, reports the bot sending the owner's local documents into a Feishu group. Its fix is not on master", "No setting limits which Telegram, Slack or Discord users may message the bot, and those channels reply in every group", "No SECURITY.md, security.txt, privacy policy or terms. Model keys sit in `config.json` and MCP keys in `mcp.json` as plain text" ], "agentNotes": [ "Set `agent_permission_mode` to `workspace-write` or `read-only` before connecting any channel. Source and Docker installs default to `full-access`", "Keep the bot out of group chats that include other people. Any member who mentions it reaches the same tools as the owner", "Set `web_password` before changing `web_host` to `0.0.0.0`. The password is empty by default", "Set `external_api_token` to enable `POST /v1/chat/completions`, and send `conversation_id` to keep one session. The `model` field does not select a model", "Run it in a container for a hard boundary. The docs and the source both say the permission modes are not isolation" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 58.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 59, "maintenance": 83, "payments": 60, "reliability": 84, "schema": 67, "security": 43, "transparency": 62 }, "provenanceScore": 31, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-10-12", "maintenance": "2026-10-12", "payments": "2026-10-12", "reliability": "2026-10-12", "schema": "2026-10-12", "security": "2026-10-12", "transparency": "2026-10-12" }, "last": "2026-10-12", "lastMoved": "2026-10-27", "oldest": "2026-10-12", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "install": "bash \u003c(curl -fsSL https://cdn.link-ai.tech/code/cow/run.sh) # or: curl -O https://cdn.link-ai.tech/code/cow/docker-compose.yml \u0026\u0026 docker compose up -d", "http": "curl http://localhost:9899/v1/chat/completions -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"model\":\"cowagent\",\"conversation_id\":\"example-conversation\",\"messages\":[{\"role\":\"user\",\"content\":\"Hello\"}]}'" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.proactive", "tool": "https://letme.dev/cowagent" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "", "domain": "cowagent.ai", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://docs.cowagent.ai/releases/overview", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-12", "notes": [ "No company or legal entity is named for CowAgent. The licence names zhayujie, and the cowagent.ai footer reads Copyright 2026 CowAgent.", "The README lists sales@simple-future.tech and LinkAI (link-ai.tech) for enterprise services and managed hosting. link-ai.tech did not answer our robots.txt request on 12 October 2026, so none of its pages were read.", "cowagent.ai links no terms and no privacy policy. Its sitemap lists the home, download and blog pages only.", "cowagent.ai answers `/.well-known/security.txt` and `/llms.txt` with the home page, so neither file exists. docs.cowagent.ai serves an llms.txt.", "The registration date of cowagent.ai was not looked up." ], "score": 31 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cowagent.json", "live": { "slug": "cowagent", "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "zhayujie/CowAgent", "version": "2.2.2", "released": "2026-10-30", "seenAt": "2026-10-30T14:06:42.172567293Z" } ], "githubStars": 47692, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://cowagent.ai/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-30T15:39:33.738494769Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.cowagent.ai/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-30T15:07:12.455980932Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "cowagent.ai", "registered": "2026-02-06", "source": "https://rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap/domain/cowagent.ai", "checkedAt": "2026-10-25T13:49:06.264453079Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.cowagent.ai/releases/overview", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-30T05:36:59.264972446Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-30T05:36:59.264972446Z", "fingerprint": "5ba7778e728e" } ], "github": { "repo": "zhayujie/cowagent", "checkedAt": "2026-10-26T08:20:10.101686627Z", "stars": 47600, "archived": false, "issuesEnabled": true, "pushedAt": "2026-10-25T02:44:27Z", "openIssues": 15, "openPRs": 29, "issuesOpened90d": 135, "issuesClosed90d": 138, "prsMerged90d": 593, "ci": { "branch": "master", "runs": 50, "success": 46, "failure": 4, "other": 0, "latest": "success", "latestAt": "2026-10-25T02:51:00Z" }, "advisories": [ { "ghsa": "GHSA-qwjc-xv6c-mqfx", "severity": "medium", "published": "2025-11-28T03:49:52Z" } ], "replies": { "sampled": 25, "unanswered": 2, "medianDays": 1.1 } }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-30T15:39:33.738494769Z" } }, "answer": "DeepTutor scores 62.7 (B) on agent readiness against CowAgent's 58.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. CowAgent leads on reliability.", "b": { "slug": "deeptutor", "name": "DeepTutor", "vendor": "HKUDS", "vendorUrl": "https://deeptutor.info", "kind": "harness", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "DeepTutor is an open-source, self-hosted learning workspace from HKUDS for tutoring, quizzes, research reports and knowledge bases, with persistent memory and optional multiple users. It runs as a web app, and a `deeptutor` CLI emits NDJSON for other agents.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deeptutor", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deeptutor.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deeptutor.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/deeptutor.json", "repo": "https://github.com/HKUDS/DeepTutor", "license": "Apache-2.0", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "deeptutor" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "deeptutor-cli" } ], "auth": "none", "authNotes": "No account with the project. The owner adds model provider keys in Settings or through `deeptutor config apply` with `api_key_env` naming an environment variable, or signs in to OpenAI Codex (OAuth), GitHub Copilot (device login) or CodeBuddy. Web sign-in is off by default; with `auth.json` enabled the first registered user becomes admin and grants models, knowledge bases, skills, tools and MCP access to other users (https://github.com/HKUDS/DeepTutor/blob/main/README.md).", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "Free under the Apache 2.0 licence, and the README says the project has no paid online products. The owner pays the chosen model, embedding and search providers, or nothing with a local model through Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp, vLLM or Lemonade. The README carries a PageIndex discount code and an API Route provider preset, both third parties (checked 2026-10-30).", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the README, SKILL.md or the developer handbook (checked 2026-10-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 51497, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://deeptutor.info/", "capabilities": [ "assistant.memory", "assistant.self-hosted", "assistant.messaging", "agent.mcp-client", "knowledge.search", "search.research", "memory.user", "document.write" ], "tags": [ "open-source", "self-hosted", "local", "free", "python", "apache-2.0", "cli", "harness", "docker", "mcp-client", "rag", "no-card" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-28", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 62.7, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 494, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1239, "categoryRank": 7, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 63, "maintenance": 84, "payments": 60, "reliability": 78, "schema": 71, "security": 51, "transparency": 52 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-30" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-09-30. CVE-2026-51870 (critical on NVD). Command execution through the TutorBot shell tool's `ExecTool.execute` in v1.4.0, reported in issue #506. v1.4.1 of 27 May 2026 lists it closed with a shell RCE (#518), a filesystem path traversal (#517) and three authorisation bypasses (#514 to #516), and makes shell exec opt-in. Fixed within five days and documented in release notes, -2. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-51870", "2026-06-30. GHSA-jg88-rvpc-qvxj (CVE-2026-58168, high). Before 1.4.10, a user grant without `mcp_tools` let non-admin users in multi-user mode invoke every configured MCP tool. Single-user installs were unaffected. Fixed in 1.4.10 of 21 June 2026 with deny-by-default MCP access, -1. https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-jg88-rvpc-qvxj" ], "verdict": "DeepTutor runs on the owner's machine under Apache 2.0, ships releases every few days with upgrade notes, and gives other agents a JSON CLI with resumable sessions. Its default launch binds all interfaces with sign-in off and permissive CORS, there is no security policy, and two CVEs in 2026 covered a shell-tool RCE and a multi-user MCP bypass, both fixed.", "bestFor": "A learner, a teacher or a small group that wants a self-hosted tutor over their own documents, with quizzes, research reports, memory and IM companions, or for an agent that hands study tasks to it through the JSON CLI.", "strengths": [ "Apache 2.0, self-hosted, and the README says the project sells nothing", "`deeptutor run ... --format json` streams NDJSON tagged with `session_id`, and `--session` chains turns headlessly", "SKILL.md and AGENT_SETUP.md give an agent a non-interactive setup path with `config apply --check` and `doctor --format json`", "Releases every few days with dated notes and upgrade steps, 27 in the 90 days to 30 October 2026", "Inspectable file-backed memory with an append-only L1 trace, and grants, audit records and per-user isolation in multi-user mode" ], "weaknesses": [ "The default launch binds the backend to 0.0.0.0 with sign-in off and CORS open to any origin with credentials", "No SECURITY.md, no private reporting route and no repository-published advisories, while two CVEs were assigned in 2026", "The `exec` sandbox falls back to a best-effort restricted subprocess by default when no runner or bubblewrap is present", "Nightly test runs on main failed every night from 20 to 28 October 2026 before passing again on 29 and 30 October", "Provider keys are stored in plain JSON under `data/user/settings/`" ], "agentNotes": [ "Run `deeptutor run \u003ccapability\u003e \"...\" --format json` and read the `done` event's `session_id`; pass `--session` to continue the same session", "Configure with `deeptutor config apply setup.json --check` first, naming keys through `api_key_env`; literal keys are rejected", "Before exposing it beyond one machine, enable sign-in in `auth.json`, set exact `cors_origins` and set `BACKEND_HOST=127.0.0.1` where loopback is wanted", "Run 1.4.10 or later. Earlier versions carry CVE-2026-51870 (shell tool RCE, fixed in 1.4.1) and CVE-2026-58168 (multi-user MCP bypass)", "Set `sandbox_allow_subprocess` to false where generated code must run only in the runner sidecar or bubblewrap" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 62.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 63, "maintenance": 84, "payments": 60, "reliability": 78, "schema": 71, "security": 51, "transparency": 65 }, "provenanceScore": 39, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-10-30", "maintenance": "2026-10-30", "payments": "2026-10-30", "reliability": "2026-10-30", "schema": "2026-10-30", "security": "2026-10-30", "transparency": "2026-10-30" }, "last": "2026-10-30", "oldest": "2026-10-30", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "install": "pip install -U \"deeptutor[full]\" # then: deeptutor init \u0026\u0026 deeptutor start # or: docker run --rm -p 127.0.0.1:3782:3782 -v deeptutor-data:/app/data ghcr.io/hkuds/deeptutor:latest", "headless": { "command": "deeptutor run chat \"$TASK\" --format json" } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.memory", "tool": "https://letme.dev/deeptutor" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "", "domain": "deeptutor.info", "domainRegistered": "2026-05-20", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/HKUDS/DeepTutor/releases", "securityTxt": "unknown", "checked": "2026-10-30", "notes": [ "No legal entity is named. The repository belongs to the GitHub organisation HKUDS, the Data Intelligence Lab at the University of Hong Kong, and the README says the project is led by Bingxi Zhao within the HKUDS group.", "deeptutor.info's robots.txt disallows ClaudeBot, Claude-Web and anthropic-ai, so its pages were not read. Its terms, privacy page and security.txt are unknown.", "No SECURITY.md was found in the repository tree on 30 October 2026.", "RDAP gives a registration date of 20 May 2026 for deeptutor.info. The README dates the docs site's launch to 22 May 2026.", "There is no hosted endpoint. The API answers on the owner's own host." ], "score": 39 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deeptutor.json" }, "facts": [ { "a": "Agent harness", "b": "Agent harness", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "zhayujie", "b": "HKUDS", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "None", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Free", "b": "Free", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "MIT", "b": "Apache-2.0", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-09-30", "b": "2026-10-28", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "47k stars", "b": "51k stars", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "DeepTutor scores 62.7 (B) on agent readiness against CowAgent's 58.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. CowAgent leads on reliability.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, CowAgent or DeepTutor?" }, { "answer": "Yes. CowAgent is open source (MIT). DeepTutor is open source (Apache-2.0).", "question": "Are CowAgent and DeepTutor open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 84 against 78" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "One technical owner who wants an assistant on WeChat, Feishu, DingTalk, Telegram, Slack or Discord with memory in local files and a choice of Chinese and Western model providers.", "slug": "cowagent", "watchFor": "Source and Docker installs default to full-access, and no mode asks the owner before a shell command, a file send or an MCP call" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Security \u0026 auth, 51 against 43", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 52 against 47" ], "also": [ "No key needed to call it" ], "goodFor": "A learner, a teacher or a small group that wants a self-hosted tutor over their own documents, with quizzes, research reports, memory and IM companions, or for an agent that hands study tasks to it through the JSON CLI.", "slug": "deeptutor", "watchFor": "The default launch binds the backend to 0.0.0.0 with sign-in off and CORS open to any origin with credentials" } ], "job": { "capability": "assistant.memory", "name": "Assistants that remember you" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-cowagent.json", "title": "asaply vs CowAgent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-cowagent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-deeptutor.json", "title": "asaply vs DeepTutor", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-deeptutor" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-cowagent.json", "title": "Asmi vs CowAgent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-cowagent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-deeptutor.json", "title": "Asmi vs DeepTutor", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-deeptutor" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-deeptutor.json", "title": "AstrBot vs DeepTutor", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-deeptutor" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-cowagent.json", "title": "Boba vs CowAgent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-cowagent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-deeptutor.json", "title": "Boba vs DeepTutor", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-deeptutor" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-cowagent.json", "title": "Brea vs CowAgent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-cowagent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-deeptutor.json", "title": "Brea vs DeepTutor", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-deeptutor" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-del.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Del", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-del" }, { "json": 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Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-zapia.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Zapia", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-zapia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-cowagent.json", "title": "AstrBot vs CowAgent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-cowagent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-cowagent.json", "title": "Boski vs CowAgent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-cowagent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-cowagent.json", "title": "Caddy vs CowAgent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-cowagent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-duet-vs-cowagent.json", "title": "Claude Duet vs CowAgent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-duet-vs-cowagent" }, { "json": 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vs Hermes Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-hermes-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-instinct.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-ironclaw.json", "title": "CowAgent vs IronClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-ironclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-leon.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-lindy.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Lindy", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-lindy" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-cowagent.json", "title": "Atticus vs CowAgent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-cowagent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-deeptutor.json", "title": "Atticus vs DeepTutor", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-deeptutor" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-deeptutor.json", "title": "Boski vs DeepTutor", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-deeptutor" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-deeptutor.json", "title": "Caddy vs DeepTutor", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-deeptutor" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-duet-vs-deeptutor.json", "title": 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-hermes-agent.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs Hermes Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-hermes-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-hirealpha.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs HireAlpha", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-hirealpha" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-instinct.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-ironclaw.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs IronClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-ironclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-learnharness.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs LearnHarness", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-learnharness" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-leon.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-lindy.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs Lindy", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-lindy" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-nanobot.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs nanobot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-nanobot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-nanoclaw.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs NanoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-nanoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-natura.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs Natura tinyNature", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-natura" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-openclaw.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs OpenClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-openclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-openduet.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs OpenDuet", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-openduet" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-orbits.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs Orbits", "url": 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-szn.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-talorys.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-talorys" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-tasker-ai.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs Tasker AI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-tasker-ai" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-tomo.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs Tomo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-tomo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-town.json", "title": "DeepTutor vs Town", "url": 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-pally.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Pally", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-pally" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-tomo.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Tomo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-tomo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-wajo.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Wajo (Fo)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-wajo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ai-job-search-vs-deeptutor.json", "title": "AI Job Search vs DeepTutor", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ai-job-search-vs-deeptutor" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 6, "cowagent": 84, "deeptutor": 78, "edge": "cowagent", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 4, "cowagent": 67, "deeptutor": 71, "edge": "deeptutor", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 4, "cowagent": 59, "deeptutor": 63, "edge": "deeptutor", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 8, "cowagent": 43, "deeptutor": 51, "edge": "deeptutor", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "weight": 14 }, { "by": 0, "cowagent": 60, "deeptutor": 60, "edge": "", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 1, "cowagent": 83, "deeptutor": 84, "edge": "deeptutor", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "weight": 7 }, { "by": 5, "cowagent": 47, "deeptutor": 52, "edge": "deeptutor", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "DeepTutor scores 62.7 (B) on agent readiness against CowAgent's 58.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. CowAgent leads on reliability. Both do assistants that remember you.", "tutorials": [], "verdicts": { "cowagent": "MIT software with seven releases in 90 days, memory kept as plain files in the owner's workspace and three per-session permission modes. Source and Docker installs default to full-access, no action asks for approval, and an open report of 31 July 2026 says group members could reach the owner's files through the bot.", "deeptutor": "DeepTutor runs on the owner's machine under Apache 2.0, ships releases every few days with upgrade notes, and gives other agents a JSON CLI with resumable sessions. Its default launch binds all interfaces with sign-in off and permissive CORS, there is no security policy, and two CVEs in 2026 covered a shell-tool RCE and a multi-user MCP bypass, both fixed." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-deeptutor", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-deeptutor.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-deeptutor.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-deeptutor.min.md" }, "markdown": "DeepTutor scores 62.7 (B) on agent readiness against CowAgent's 58.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. CowAgent leads on reliability. Both do assistants that remember you.\n\n- CowAgent: grade C, 58.7/100, rank #671 of 1239. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cowagent.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/cowagent.json\n- DeepTutor: grade B, 62.7/100, rank #494 of 1239. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deeptutor.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/deeptutor.json\n- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md\n- All 1196 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### CowAgent (C)\n\nGood for: One technical owner who wants an assistant on WeChat, Feishu, DingTalk, Telegram, Slack or Discord with memory in local files and a choice of Chinese and Western model providers.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 84 against 78\n\nWatch for: Source and Docker installs default to full-access, and no mode asks the owner before a shell command, a file send or an MCP call\n\n### DeepTutor (B)\n\nGood for: A learner, a teacher or a small group that wants a self-hosted tutor over their own documents, with quizzes, research reports, memory and IM companions, or for an agent that hands study tasks to it through the JSON CLI.\n\nAhead on:\n- Security \u0026 auth, 51 against 43\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 52 against 47\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No key needed to call it\n\nWatch for: The default launch binds the backend to 0.0.0.0 with sign-in off and CORS open to any origin with credentials\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | CowAgent | DeepTutor | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 84 | 78 | CowAgent +6 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 67 | 71 | DeepTutor +4 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 59 | 63 | DeepTutor +4 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 43 | 51 | DeepTutor +8 |\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) | 83 | 84 | DeepTutor +1 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 47 | 52 | DeepTutor +5 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -5 | -3 | |\n| **Total** | | **58.7 · C** | **62.7 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | CowAgent | DeepTutor |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | zhayujie | HKUDS |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | HTTP | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | None |\n| Pricing | Free | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-28 |\n| Terms last updated | no document linked | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | no document linked |\n| Customer content may train models | | |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | |\n| Popularity | 47k stars | 51k stars |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**CowAgent.** MIT software with seven releases in 90 days, memory kept as plain files in the owner's workspace and three per-session permission modes. Source and Docker installs default to full-access, no action asks for approval, and an open report of 31 July 2026 says group members could reach the owner's files through the bot.\n\n**DeepTutor.** DeepTutor runs on the owner's machine under Apache 2.0, ships releases every few days with upgrade notes, and gives other agents a JSON CLI with resumable sessions. Its default launch binds all interfaces with sign-in off and permissive CORS, there is no security policy, and two CVEs in 2026 covered a shell-tool RCE and a multi-user MCP bypass, both fixed.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### CowAgent\n\n1. Set `agent_permission_mode` to `workspace-write` or `read-only` before connecting any channel. Source and Docker installs default to `full-access`\n2. Keep the bot out of group chats that include other people. Any member who mentions it reaches the same tools as the owner\n3. Set `web_password` before changing `web_host` to `0.0.0.0`. The password is empty by default\n4. Set `external_api_token` to enable `POST /v1/chat/completions`, and send `conversation_id` to keep one session. The `model` field does not select a model\n5. Run it in a container for a hard boundary. The docs and the source both say the permission modes are not isolation\n\n### DeepTutor\n\n1. Run `deeptutor run \u003ccapability\u003e \"...\" --format json` and read the `done` event's `session_id`; pass `--session` to continue the same session\n2. Configure with `deeptutor config apply setup.json --check` first, naming keys through `api_key_env`; literal keys are rejected\n3. Before exposing it beyond one machine, enable sign-in in `auth.json`, set exact `cors_origins` and set `BACKEND_HOST=127.0.0.1` where loopback is wanted\n4. Run 1.4.10 or later. Earlier versions carry CVE-2026-51870 (shell tool RCE, fixed in 1.4.1) and CVE-2026-58168 (multi-user MCP bypass)\n5. Set `sandbox_allow_subprocess` to false where generated code must run only in the runner sidecar or bubblewrap\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, CowAgent or DeepTutor?\n\nDeepTutor scores 62.7 (B) on agent readiness against CowAgent's 58.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. CowAgent leads on reliability.\n\n### Are CowAgent and DeepTutor open source?\n\nYes. CowAgent is open source (MIT). DeepTutor is open source (Apache-2.0).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-deeptutor.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-deeptutor.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"cowagent\", \"b\": \"deeptutor\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare cowagent deeptutor`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/cowagent.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/deeptutor.json\n\n## Other comparisons with CowAgent or DeepTutor\n\n- [asaply vs CowAgent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-cowagent.md)\n- [asaply vs DeepTutor](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-deeptutor.md)\n- [Asmi vs CowAgent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-cowagent.md)\n- [Asmi vs DeepTutor](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-deeptutor.md)\n- [AstrBot vs DeepTutor](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-deeptutor.md)\n- [Boba vs CowAgent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-cowagent.md)\n- [Boba vs DeepTutor](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-deeptutor.md)\n- [Brea vs CowAgent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-cowagent.md)\n- [Brea vs 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