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      "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": 58.5,
        "grade": "C",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 592,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1010,
        "categoryRank": 9,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 59,
          "maintenance": 83,
          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 84,
          "schema": 67,
          "security": 43,
          "transparency": 45
        },
        "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": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 58.5
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        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 59,
          "maintenance": 83,
          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 84,
          "schema": 67,
          "security": 43,
          "transparency": 62
        },
        "provenanceScore": 27
      },
      "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": 27
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cowagent.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "cowagent",
        "versions": [
          {
            "registry": "github",
            "name": "zhayujie/CowAgent",
            "version": "2.2.0",
            "released": "2026-09-30",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-13T22:51:12.997000915Z"
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        ],
        "githubStars": 47384,
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://cowagent.ai/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-13T15:46:06.445043921Z"
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        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://docs.cowagent.ai/llms.txt",
          "ok": true,
          "status": 200,
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-13T14:11:19.298641829Z"
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        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://docs.cowagent.ai/releases/overview",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-13T20:14:33.661628287Z",
            "changedAt": "2026-10-13T20:14:33.661628287Z",
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        "updatedAt": "2026-10-13T22:51:12.997000915Z"
      }
    },
    "answer": "CowAgent scores 58.5 (C) on agent readiness against Del's 20.6 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Del leads on transparency \u0026 trust.",
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      "name": "Del",
      "vendor": "Human Interface, Inc.",
      "vendorUrl": "https://www.withdel.com",
      "kind": "platform",
      "category": "personal-assistants",
      "summary": "Del is a hosted personal assistant and task workspace reached by text over iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS, Discord or Slack. It keeps tasks, notes and reminders, reads and edits calendars, and handles Gmail and web tasks.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/del",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/del.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/del.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/del.json",
      "license": "Closed service under Del's Terms of Service (Human Interface, Inc., a Delaware corporation, last updated 5 August 2026).",
      "transports": [],
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "\"No app, no login, just text Del\" to start, with a web app for the workspace (https://www.withdel.com). Google access uses the calendar.events and gmail.modify scopes. gmail.modify cannot permanently delete messages, and disconnecting deletes the stored tokens (https://www.withdel.com/privacy). Website logins are kept in a Vault (https://www.withdel.com/updates).",
      "pricing": "paid",
      "pricingNotes": "\"Free to get started\" with a 14-day trial that needs no card, per the home page and the updates page (https://www.withdel.com and https://www.withdel.com/updates, checked 14 October 2026). The updates page records the monthly price lowered from $20 to $14.99 and names Standard and Pro plans, with web browsing tasks limited to five a month on Standard and unlimited on Pro. No pricing page was found.",
      "priceSummary": "$14.99 / mo",
      "where": "local",
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        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on withdel.com, llms.txt or the terms, checked 14 October 2026.",
        "endpoints": []
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        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-14"
      },
      "llmsTxt": "https://withdel.com/llms.txt",
      "capabilities": [
        "assistant.messaging",
        "assistant.accounts",
        "assistant.memory",
        "messaging.rcs",
        "messaging.whatsapp",
        "messaging.inbound",
        "mailbox.read",
        "mailbox.send",
        "calendar.write",
        "browser.hosted",
        "tasks.create",
        "memory.user"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "official",
        "closed-source",
        "paid",
        "llms-txt",
        "no-card"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-10-07",
      "graded": true,
      "disclosure": "Del competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.",
      "competesWith": "localghost",
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 20.6,
        "grade": "F",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 991,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1010,
        "categoryRank": 28,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 0,
          "maintenance": 60,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 25,
          "schema": 10,
          "security": 0,
          "transparency": 57
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        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-14"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "Del is a hosted texting assistant and task workspace across iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS, Discord and Slack, with a near-daily public changelog and a card-free 14-day trial. No outside agent can call it, no status page or security contact was found, and recent updates let some email actions skip approval.",
        "bestFor": "People who want tasks, notes, reminders and Gmail handled by text on the channel they already use.",
        "disclosure": "Del competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.",
        "strengths": [
          "Dated changelog entries on most days, the latest on 7 October 2026.",
          "Card-free 14-day trial.",
          "The privacy policy names hosting providers and regions, and says user content doesn't train generalised models.",
          "Gmail access uses the modify scope, which can't permanently delete messages."
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.",
          "Since late September Del saves Gmail drafts, and sends email when the owner is the only recipient, without asking.",
          "No pricing page, and Standard and Pro aren't priced separately.",
          "No status page, security.txt or security contact found.",
          "A Human Interface employee may review requests, which Del discloses in the conversation."
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Don't plan to call Del from another agent. It answers only the owner's messaging threads and web workspace.",
          "Tell the owner web browsing tasks are limited to five a month on Standard and unlimited on Pro."
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          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
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        "avgRating": 0,
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            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "F",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 20.6
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          "maintenance": 60,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 25,
          "schema": 10,
          "security": 0,
          "transparency": 54
        },
        "provenanceScore": 59
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.messaging",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/del"
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      "area": "frameworks",
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        {
          "item": "Del subscription",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 14.99,
          "note": "Lowered from $20, per the updates page. Plan tier not stated for this price."
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Human Interface, Inc.",
        "domain": "withdel.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2026-05-14",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": null,
        "terms": "https://www.withdel.com/terms",
        "privacy": "https://www.withdel.com/privacy",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "https://www.withdel.com/updates",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-14",
        "notes": [
          "The terms were last updated on 5 August 2026 and the privacy policy on 30 September 2026.",
          "withdel.com/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. No status page was found.",
          "robots.txt carries Content-Signal search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=yes.",
          "RDAP gives a registration date of 2026-05-14 for withdel.com."
        ],
        "score": 59
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/del.json"
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        "a": "Agent harness",
        "b": "Platform",
        "name": "Kind"
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      {
        "a": "zhayujie",
        "b": "Human Interface, Inc.",
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        "a": "no (local only)",
        "b": "no (local only)",
        "name": "Hosted endpoint"
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        "a": "HTTP",
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        "a": "OAuth or key",
        "b": "OAuth or key",
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        "a": "Free",
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        "a": "no",
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        "a": "MIT",
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      {
        "a": "yes",
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        "name": "Read-only variant documented"
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        "a": "yes",
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        "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver"
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        "a": "47k stars",
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      {
        "answer": "CowAgent scores 58.5 (C) on agent readiness against Del's 20.6 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Del leads on transparency \u0026 trust.",
        "question": "Which is better for AI agents, CowAgent or Del?"
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      {
        "answer": "CowAgent is open source (MIT). No open-source release is listed for Del.",
        "question": "Are CowAgent and Del open source?"
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          "Reliability, 84 against 25",
          "Schema \u0026 documentation, 67 against 10",
          "Agent ergonomics, 59 against 0",
          "Security \u0026 auth, 43 against 0",
          "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 30",
          "Maintenance \u0026 community, 83 against 60"
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          "Open source"
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        "slug": "cowagent",
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      {
        "aheadOn": [
          "Transparency \u0026 trust, 57 against 45"
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        "slug": "del",
        "watchFor": "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent."
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-cowagent.json",
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        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-del"
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-cowagent.json",
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        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-cowagent"
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-del.json",
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        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-del"
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-del.json",
        "title": "AstrBot vs Del",
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        "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-del.json",
        "title": "Boba vs Del",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-del"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-del.json",
        "title": "Boski vs Del",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-del"
      },
      {
        "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-del.json",
        "title": "Brea vs Del",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-del"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-del.json",
        "title": "Caddy vs Del",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-del"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-hirealpha.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs HireAlpha",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-hirealpha"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-openinstinct.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs OpenInstinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-openinstinct"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-orbits.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs Orbits",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-orbits"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-orchid-ai.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs Orchid",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-orchid-ai"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-szn.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs szn",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-szn"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-tab-bot.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs 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/del-vs-folk-nozomio.json",
        "title": "Del vs folk",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-folk-nozomio"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-gaia.json",
        "title": "Del vs GAIA",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-gaia"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-grok-bot.json",
        "title": "Del vs Grok Bot",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-grok-bot"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-haven.json",
        "title": "Del vs Haven",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-haven"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-hermes-agent.json",
        "title": "Del vs Hermes Agent",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-hermes-agent"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-hirealpha.json",
        "title": "Del vs HireAlpha",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-hirealpha"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-instinct.json",
        "title": "Del vs Instinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-instinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-ironclaw.json",
        "title": "Del vs IronClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-ironclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-lindy.json",
        "title": "Del vs Lindy",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-lindy"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-nanobot.json",
        "title": "Del vs nanobot",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-nanobot"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-nanoclaw.json",
        "title": "Del vs NanoClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-nanoclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-natura.json",
        "title": "Del vs Natura tinyNature",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-natura"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openai-dots.json",
        "title": "Del vs Dots",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openai-dots"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openclaw.json",
        "title": "Del vs OpenClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openinstinct.json",
        "title": "Del vs OpenInstinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openinstinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-orbits.json",
        "title": "Del vs Orbits",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-orbits"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-orchid-ai.json",
        "title": "Del vs Orchid",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-orchid-ai"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-pally.json",
        "title": "Del vs Pally",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-pally"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "Del vs PicoClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-picoclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-poke.json",
        "title": "Del vs Poke",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-poke"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-qwenpaw.json",
        "title": "Del vs QwenPaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-qwenpaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-szn.json",
        "title": "Del vs szn",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-szn"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-tab-bot.json",
        "title": "Del vs Tab",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-tab-bot"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-tomo.json",
        "title": "Del vs Tomo",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-tomo"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-town.json",
        "title": "Del vs Town",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-town"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Del vs Zapia",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-zapia"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-zeroclaw.json",
        "title": "Del vs ZeroClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-zeroclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-zo-computer.json",
        "title": "Del vs Zo Computer",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-zo-computer"
      },
      {
        "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/cowagent-vs-folk-nozomio.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs folk",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-folk-nozomio"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-gaia.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs GAIA",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-gaia"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-gemini-spark.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs Gemini Spark",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-gemini-spark"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-grok-bot.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs Grok Bot",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-grok-bot"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-haven.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs Haven",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-haven"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-hermes-agent.json",
        "title": "CowAgent 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-nanobot.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs nanobot",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-nanobot"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-nanoclaw.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs NanoClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-nanoclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-openai-dots.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs Dots",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-openai-dots"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-openclaw.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs OpenClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-openclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs PicoClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-picoclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-poke.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs Poke",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-poke"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-qwenpaw.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs QwenPaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-qwenpaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-town.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs Town",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-town"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-zeroclaw.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs ZeroClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-zeroclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "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/cowagent-vs-natura.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs Natura tinyNature",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-natura"
      },
      {
        "json": "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/del-vs-gemini-spark.json",
        "title": "Del vs Gemini Spark",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-gemini-spark"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-leon.json",
        "title": "Del vs Leon",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-leon"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-wajo.json",
        "title": "Del vs Wajo (Fo)",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-wajo"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-talorys.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs Talorys",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-talorys"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-talorys.json",
        "title": "Del vs Talorys",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-talorys"
      }
    ],
    "scores": [
      {
        "by": 59,
        "cowagent": 84,
        "del": 25,
        "edge": "cowagent",
        "key": "reliability",
        "name": "Reliability",
        "weight": 16
      },
      {
        "key": "performance",
        "name": "Performance",
        "pending": true,
        "weight": 10
      },
      {
        "by": 57,
        "cowagent": 67,
        "del": 10,
        "edge": "cowagent",
        "key": "schema",
        "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation",
        "weight": 13
      },
      {
        "by": 59,
        "cowagent": 59,
        "del": 0,
        "edge": "cowagent",
        "key": "ergonomics",
        "name": "Agent ergonomics",
        "weight": 13
      },
      {
        "by": 43,
        "cowagent": 43,
        "del": 0,
        "edge": "cowagent",
        "key": "security",
        "name": "Security \u0026 auth",
        "weight": 14
      },
      {
        "by": 30,
        "cowagent": 60,
        "del": 30,
        "edge": "cowagent",
        "key": "payments",
        "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing",
        "weight": 10
      },
      {
        "key": "tasks",
        "name": "Task success",
        "pending": true,
        "weight": 10
      },
      {
        "by": 23,
        "cowagent": 83,
        "del": 60,
        "edge": "cowagent",
        "key": "maintenance",
        "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community",
        "weight": 7
      },
      {
        "by": 12,
        "cowagent": 45,
        "del": 57,
        "edge": "del",
        "key": "transparency",
        "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust",
        "weight": 7
      }
    ],
    "summary": "CowAgent scores 58.5 (C) on agent readiness against Del's 20.6 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Del leads on transparency \u0026 trust. Both do assistants reached by message.",
    "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.",
      "del": "Del is a hosted texting assistant and task workspace across iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS, Discord and Slack, with a near-daily public changelog and a card-free 14-day trial. No outside agent can call it, no status page or security contact was found, and recent updates let some email actions skip approval."
    }
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    "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-del",
    "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-del.json",
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  "markdown": "CowAgent scores 58.5 (C) on agent readiness against Del's 20.6 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Del leads on transparency \u0026 trust. Both do assistants reached by message.\n\n- CowAgent: grade C, 58.5/100, rank #592 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cowagent.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/cowagent.json\n- Del: grade F, 20.6/100, rank #991 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/del.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/del.json\n- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md\n- All 834 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 25\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 67 against 10\n- Agent ergonomics, 59 against 0\n- Security \u0026 auth, 43 against 0\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 30\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 83 against 60\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Open source\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### Del (F)\n\nGood for: People who want tasks, notes, reminders and Gmail handled by text on the channel they already use.\n\nAhead on:\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 57 against 45\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No incidents deducted, where CowAgent loses 5 points for them\n\nWatch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | CowAgent | Del | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 84 | 25 | CowAgent +59 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 67 | 10 | CowAgent +57 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 59 | 0 | CowAgent +59 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 43 | 0 | CowAgent +43 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 30 | CowAgent +30 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 83 | 60 | CowAgent +23 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 45 | 57 | Del +12 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -5 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **58.5 · C** | **20.6 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | CowAgent | Del |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |\n| Vendor | zhayujie | Human Interface, Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | HTTP |  |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Free | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | Closed service under Del's Terms of Service (Human Interface, Inc., a Delaware corporation, last updated 5 August 2026). |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-07 |\n| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 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 | none |\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**Del.** Del is a hosted texting assistant and task workspace across iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS, Discord and Slack, with a near-daily public changelog and a card-free 14-day trial. No outside agent can call it, no status page or security contact was found, and recent updates let some email actions skip approval.\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### Del\n\n1. Don't plan to call Del from another agent. It answers only the owner's messaging threads and web workspace.\n2. Tell the owner web browsing tasks are limited to five a month on Standard and unlimited on Pro.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, CowAgent or Del?\n\nCowAgent scores 58.5 (C) on agent readiness against Del's 20.6 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Del leads on transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Are CowAgent and Del open source?\n\nCowAgent is open source (MIT). No open-source release is listed for Del.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-del.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-del.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"cowagent\", \"b\": \"del\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare cowagent del`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/cowagent.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/del.json\n\n## Other comparisons with CowAgent or Del\n\n- [asaply vs CowAgent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-cowagent.md)\n- [asaply vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-del.md)\n- [Asmi vs CowAgent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-cowagent.md)\n- [Asmi vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-del.md)\n- [AstrBot vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-del.md)\n- [Boba vs CowAgent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-cowagent.md)\n- [Boba vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-del.md)\n- [Boski vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-del.md)\n- [Brea vs CowAgent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-cowagent.md)\n- [Brea vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-del.md)\n- [Caddy vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-del.md)\n- [CowAgent vs HireAlpha](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-hirealpha.md)\n- [CowAgent vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-orbits.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-orchid-ai.md)\n- [CowAgent vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-szn.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Del vs folk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-folk-nozomio.md)\n- [Del vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-gaia.md)\n- [Del vs Grok Bot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-grok-bot.md)\n- [Del vs Haven](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-haven.md)\n- [Del vs Hermes Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-hermes-agent.md)\n- [Del vs HireAlpha](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-hirealpha.md)\n- [Del vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Del vs IronClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-ironclaw.md)\n- [Del vs Lindy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-lindy.md)\n- [Del vs nanobot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-nanobot.md)\n- [Del vs NanoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-nanoclaw.md)\n- [Del vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-natura.md)\n- [Del vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openai-dots.md)\n- [Del vs OpenClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openclaw.md)\n- [Del vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Del vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Del vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-orchid-ai.md)\n- [Del vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-pally.md)\n- [Del vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Del vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-poke.md)\n- [Del vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-qwenpaw.md)\n- [Del vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-szn.md)\n- [Del vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Del vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Del vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-town.md)\n- [Del vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Del vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [Del vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [AstrBot vs CowAgent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-cowagent.md)\n- [Boski vs CowAgent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-cowagent.md)\n- [Caddy vs CowAgent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-cowagent.md)\n- [CowAgent vs folk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-folk-nozomio.md)\n- [CowAgent vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-gaia.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Gemini Spark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-gemini-spark.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Grok Bot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-grok-bot.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Haven](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-haven.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Hermes Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-hermes-agent.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-instinct.md)\n- [CowAgent vs IronClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-ironclaw.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-leon.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Lindy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-lindy.md)\n- [CowAgent vs nanobot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-nanobot.md)\n- [CowAgent vs NanoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-nanoclaw.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-openai-dots.md)\n- [CowAgent vs OpenClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-openclaw.md)\n- [CowAgent vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-poke.md)\n- [CowAgent vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-qwenpaw.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-town.md)\n- [CowAgent vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-natura.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-pally.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-tomo.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-wajo.md)\n- [Del vs Gemini Spark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-gemini-spark.md)\n- [Del vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-leon.md)\n- [Del vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-wajo.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Del vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-talorys.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- Del competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. 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