# Crush vs Cursor CLI (slim)

> Crush scores 56.5 (C) to Cursor CLI's 35.3 (F) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Crush scores 56.5 (C) on agent readiness against Cursor CLI's 35.3 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent harnesses.

- Crush: C 56.5, rank #705 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crush.min.md
- Cursor CLI: F 35.3, rank #1085 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cursor-cli.min.md
- Crush, good for Developers who want a Go terminal agent with a wide provider list, local models and Claude Code-compatible hooks. Ahead on Reliability, 54 against 27; Schema & documentation, 65 against 39; Agent ergonomics, 52 against 42; Payments & pricing, 55 against 25; Maintenance & community, 82 against 62. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.3 against 1.5 out of 5; No incidents deducted, where Cursor CLI loses 5 points for them.
- Cursor CLI, good for Teams already on Cursor who want the same agent and rules in a terminal or CI and a hand-off to Cloud Agents.

| Category | Crush | Cursor CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 54 | 27 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 65 | 39 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 52 | 42 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 44 | 46 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 55 | 25 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 62 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 56 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Crush | Cursor CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Charm | Cursor |
| Licence | FSL-1.1-MIT (source-available, each release converts to MIT two years after it is made available) | Proprietary, under Cursor's terms of service (Anysphere, Inc., updated 3 September 2026). No source is published |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-09 | 2026-09-28 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-09-03 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-09-29 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |
| Popularity | 29k stars, 5.6k npm/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 1.5/5 (2) |