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      "slug": "crush",
      "name": "Crush",
      "vendor": "Charm",
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      "category": "agent-harnesses",
      "summary": "Terminal coding agent from Charm, written in Go, that works with the model of the owner's choice. It has a TUI, a one-shot `crush run` mode, LSP context, MCP servers, Agent Skills and an optional local client-server mode.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crush",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crush.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crush.min.md",
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      "repo": "https://github.com/charmbracelet/crush",
      "license": "FSL-1.1-MIT (source-available, each release converts to MIT two years after it is made available)",
      "transports": [],
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@charmland/crush"
        },
        {
          "registry": "go",
          "name": "github.com/charmbracelet/crush"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "No Charm account is needed. Provider keys come from environment variables such as `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` or `OPENAI_API_KEY`, the model picker or a `crushrc`, local models need none, and Charm's Hyper provider uses a device login. `crush server` has no authentication and listens on a per-user Unix socket by default.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "The CLI is free to use under FSL-1.1-MIT. You pay your model provider, or Charm's Hyper subscription, which the README says has a free tier. Hyper's public provider file lists per-million-token figures for 22 models. Plan prices sit in a script-rendered app and weren't read.",
      "priceSummary": "Freemium",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the README, the docs folder or the source (checked 2026-10-18).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 29000,
        "npmWeekly": 5594,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-18"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://github.com/charmbracelet/crush#readme",
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        "agent.harness",
        "agent.mcp-client",
        "agent.multi-agent"
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        "harness",
        "coding-agent",
        "cli",
        "source-available",
        "go",
        "mcp",
        "telemetry-default-on",
        "pre-1.0",
        "freemium",
        "no-card",
        "local"
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      "lastRelease": "2026-10-09",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 56.5,
        "grade": "C",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 705,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1146,
        "categoryRank": 26,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 52,
          "maintenance": 82,
          "payments": 55,
          "reliability": 54,
          "schema": 65,
          "security": 44,
          "transparency": 56
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        "pending": [
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          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-18"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "Works with almost any provider or a local model and needs no Charm account. `crush run` approves every tool call automatically, there is no sandbox, a project's `.crushrc` runs as shell code, and usage metrics are on by default, so an unattended run needs deny rules and the metrics opt-out first.",
        "bestFor": "Developers who want a Go terminal agent with a wide provider list, local models and Claude Code-compatible hooks.",
        "strengths": [
          "Any OpenAI- or Anthropic-compatible provider, Bedrock, Vertex, Azure and local models through Ollama, llama.cpp, LM Studio or LiteLLM, with no Charm account",
          "PreToolUse hooks, compatible with Claude Code's format, can block or rewrite tool calls",
          "Releases cosign-signed, with CodeQL, Grype and govulncheck in CI",
          "20 releases in the 90 days to 18 October 2026, the latest on 9 October",
          "Built for macOS, Linux, Windows, Android and three BSDs, with packages for npm, Homebrew, Winget, Scoop, apt, yum and Nix"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "`crush run` approves every permission request automatically, which the README doesn't mention",
          "No sandbox, only a fixed list of refused shell commands",
          "A project's `.crushrc` and `$(...)` in `crush.json` run as code when Crush starts",
          "Usage metrics are on by default and are linked to the Hyper account after a Hyper login",
          "No JSON output, turn limit or cost limit for `crush run`, and the client-server API is opt-in and has no authentication"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Add `permissions deny` rules or a PreToolUse hook before `crush run`. It approves every permission request in its session",
          "Read `.crushrc`, `crushrc` and `crush.json` in a cloned repository before running Crush there. They execute as shell code at startup",
          "Set `CRUSH_DISABLE_METRICS=1` or `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` to stop usage metrics to data.charm.land",
          "Wrap `crush run` in your own timeout. It has no turn, time or cost limit flag",
          "Configure a provider by environment variable or `crushrc` first. With none, `crush run` exits with an error asking for interactive setup"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "local",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 4,
        "avgRating": 2.3,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "C",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 56.5
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 52,
          "maintenance": 82,
          "payments": 55,
          "reliability": 54,
          "schema": 65,
          "security": 44,
          "transparency": 49
        },
        "provenanceScore": 63
      },
      "connect": {
        "install": "npm install -g @charmland/crush   # or: brew install charmbracelet/tap/crush",
        "headless": {
          "command": "crush run --quiet \"$TASK\"",
          "env": {
            "CRUSH_DISABLE_METRICS": "1"
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/crush"
      },
      "area": "frameworks",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Hyper, qwen3.8-max (default large model), input",
          "unit": "1m-tokens",
          "usd": 2,
          "note": "output $6, from Hyper's public provider file"
        },
        {
          "item": "Hyper, deepseek-v4.1-flash (default small model), input",
          "unit": "1m-tokens",
          "usd": 0.33,
          "note": "output $1.31, from Hyper's public provider file"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Charmbracelet, Inc.",
        "domain": "charm.land",
        "domainRegistered": "2023-08-17",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": null,
        "terms": "",
        "privacy": "",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "https://github.com/charmbracelet/crush/releases",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-18",
        "notes": [
          "LICENSE.md and the charm.land footer name Charmbracelet, Inc.",
          "charm.land/privacy, charm.land/terms and charm.land/.well-known/security.txt return Charm's not-found page. Hyper links Terms of Service and a Privacy Policy at hyper.charm.land/legal, which render by script and weren't read.",
          "The organisation's SECURITY.md gives vt100@charm.sh for reports. The crush repository has no SECURITY.md of its own.",
          "Release notes are generated from commit messages on GitHub releases. There is no CHANGELOG file in the repository."
        ],
        "score": 63
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crush.json"
    },
    "answer": "Qwen Code scores 72.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Crush's 56.5 (C), and leads in every scored category.",
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      "slug": "qwen-code",
      "name": "Qwen Code",
      "vendor": "Alibaba (Qwen team)",
      "vendorUrl": "https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/overview/",
      "kind": "harness",
      "category": "agent-harnesses",
      "summary": "Open-source coding agent from Alibaba's Qwen team for the terminal, with desktop, browser and editor interfaces. It runs Qwen, OpenAI, Anthropic and Gemini-compatible models or a local one, and runs headless with `qwen -p`.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen-code",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen-code.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen-code.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/qwen-code.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code",
      "license": "Apache-2.0",
      "transports": [],
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@qwen-code/qwen-code"
        },
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@qwen-code/sdk"
        },
        {
          "registry": "pypi",
          "name": "qwen-code-sdk"
        },
        {
          "registry": "oci",
          "name": "ghcr.io/qwenlm/qwen-code"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "api-key",
      "authNotes": "No account of its own. A model key goes in an environment variable or `~/.qwen/settings.json`, for Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (Coding Plan, Token Plan or a standard key), a listed third-party provider, or any OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini-compatible endpoint including a local server. Vertex AI credentials also work. The Qwen OAuth sign-in was discontinued on 15 April 2026.",
      "pricing": "free",
      "pricingNotes": "Free and Apache-2.0, with nothing to buy for the CLI. The owner pays the model provider, or nothing with a local model. The Qwen OAuth free tier ended on 15 April 2026. Alibaba Cloud sells a fixed-fee Coding Plan and a usage-billed Token Plan for it, and we couldn't load their price pages on 8 October 2026.",
      "priceSummary": "Free · OSS",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs or the source (checked 2026-10-08).",
        "endpoints": []
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        "githubStars": 28362,
        "npmWeekly": 104819,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-08"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/overview/",
      "llmsTxt": "https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/llms.txt",
      "capabilities": [
        "agent.harness",
        "agent.mcp-client",
        "agent.multi-agent"
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        "official",
        "harness",
        "coding-agent",
        "cli",
        "open-source",
        "typescript",
        "mcp",
        "llms-txt",
        "telemetry-default-on",
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        "free",
        "no-card",
        "local",
        "docker"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-10-05",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 72.4,
        "grade": "BB",
        "agentReady": true,
        "rank": 107,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1146,
        "categoryRank": 4,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
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          "maintenance": 88,
          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 69,
          "schema": 91,
          "security": 53,
          "transparency": 63
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        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-08"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "Apache-2.0 with no account of its own, any OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini-compatible endpoint, and headless runs bounded by turn, tool-call and wall-time budgets with distinct exit codes. Out of the box, Auto mode lets an LLM classifier approve tool calls, with the sandbox and folder trust both off. Usage statistics are on by default.",
        "bestFor": "Developers and CI jobs that want an open-source harness tied to no single model vendor, with run budgets and SDKs.",
        "strengths": [
          "Apache-2.0, with CI on main showing 12 passes and 3 cancelled runs in the last 15, none failed",
          "Headless `qwen -p` with json and stream-json output, and exit codes 53 for the turn limit and 55 for a wall-time or tool-call budget",
          "Works with any OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini-compatible endpoint, including a local server, with keys set by environment variable",
          "39 stable releases in the 90 days to 8 October 2026, each with a Breaking Changes heading in a generated changelog",
          "A Linux tool sandbox (Bubblewrap or Landlock) with `network: closed`, plus Seatbelt, Docker and Podman"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "The default approval mode is Auto, where an LLM classifier approves tool calls, and sandboxing and folder trust are both off by default",
          "Usage statistics are on by default and go to an Alibaba Cloud endpoint that the docs don't name",
          "SECURITY.md points only to an Alibaba Cloud console portal, with no response time, and the repository has no published advisories",
          "Pre-1.0 at 0.25.0, with breaking changes shipped in patch releases such as 0.23.4 and 0.24.1",
          "1,402 open issues and 334 open pull requests on 8 October 2026",
          "The Qwen OAuth free tier ended on 15 April 2026, so every run needs a paid key or a local model"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Pass `--approval-mode` on every run. The settings default is `auto`, and one docs page says headless runs default to asking, so don't rely on either",
          "Add `--max-session-turns`, `--max-wall-time` and `--max-tool-calls`. All three are unlimited by default. Exit 53 is the turn limit and 55 a budget",
          "`--yolo` doesn't turn on a sandbox. Add `--sandbox`, or on Linux set `tools.executionSandbox` with `network` set to `closed`",
          "Set `QWEN_USAGE_STATISTICS_ENABLED=false` to stop usage statistics",
          "Authenticate with `OPENAI_API_KEY`, `OPENAI_BASE_URL` and `OPENAI_MODEL` in CI. The browser sign-in is discontinued"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "local",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 4,
        "avgRating": 2.8,
        "history": [
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            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "BB",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 72.4
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        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 85,
          "maintenance": 88,
          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 69,
          "schema": 91,
          "security": 53,
          "transparency": 77
        },
        "provenanceScore": 48
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      "connect": {
        "install": "npm install -g @qwen-code/qwen-code@latest   # or: brew install qwen-code",
        "headless": {
          "command": "qwen -p \"$TASK\" --output-format json --approval-mode auto-edit --max-session-turns 30 --max-wall-time 10m",
          "env": {
            "OPENAI_API_KEY": "\u003ckey\u003e",
            "OPENAI_BASE_URL": "\u003cendpoint\u003e",
            "OPENAI_MODEL": "\u003cmodel\u003e",
            "QWEN_USAGE_STATISTICS_ENABLED": "false"
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/qwen-code"
      },
      "area": "frameworks",
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Qwen team, Alibaba Group (no legal entity is named in the repository or the docs)",
        "domain": "qwenlm.github.io",
        "domainRegistered": "",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": null,
        "terms": "https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/support/tos-privacy/",
        "privacy": "https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/support/tos-privacy/",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-08",
        "notes": [
          "The project's own Terms of Service and Privacy Notice is one page. It covers usage statistics and the Chrome extension, and maps each sign-in method to the model provider's terms and privacy policy. The project publishes no separate privacy policy for the CLI, so both fields point at that page.",
          "The LICENSE file carries Copyright 2025 Google LLC and Copyright 2025 Qwen. The docs describe the project as Alibaba's, and SECURITY.md sends reports to an Alibaba Cloud console portal.",
          "The docs are on GitHub Pages. qwen.ai returned its application page for /.well-known/security.txt, so no security.txt was found. alibabacloud.com couldn't be reached from our network on 8 October 2026.",
          "The qwen.ai terms and privacy pages render only with JavaScript and weren't read."
        ],
        "score": 48
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen-code.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "qwen-code",
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          "url": "https://qwenlm.github.io/.well-known/security.txt",
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      {
        "a": "Charm",
        "b": "Alibaba (Qwen team)",
        "name": "Vendor"
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      {
        "a": "no (local only)",
        "b": "no (local only)",
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      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Transports"
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        "a": "OAuth or key",
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        "name": "Auth"
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      {
        "a": "Freemium",
        "b": "Free",
        "name": "Pricing"
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      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "x402"
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      {
        "a": "FSL-1.1-MIT (source-available, each release converts to MIT two years after it is made available)",
        "b": "Apache-2.0",
        "name": "Licence"
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      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "Read-only variant documented"
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      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "yes",
        "name": "llms.txt"
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      {
        "a": "2026-10-09",
        "b": "2026-10-05",
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        "a": "no document linked",
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        "name": "Terms last updated"
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        "a": "no document linked",
        "b": "2026-10-01",
        "name": "Privacy policy last updated"
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        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Customer content may train models"
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        "a": "",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Terms restrict automated access"
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      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking"
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      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Terms or service can change without notice"
      },
      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver"
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        "a": "29k stars, 5.6k npm/wk",
        "b": "28k stars, 105k npm/wk",
        "name": "Popularity"
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      {
        "a": "2.3/5 (4)",
        "b": "2.8/5 (4)",
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    "faq": [
      {
        "answer": "Qwen Code scores 72.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Crush's 56.5 (C), and leads in every scored category.",
        "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Crush or Qwen Code?"
      },
      {
        "answer": "No open-source release is listed for Crush. Qwen Code is open source (Apache-2.0).",
        "question": "Are Crush and Qwen Code open source?"
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        "goodFor": "Developers who want a Go terminal agent with a wide provider list, local models and Claude Code-compatible hooks.",
        "slug": "crush",
        "watchFor": "`crush run` approves every permission request automatically, which the README doesn't mention"
      },
      {
        "aheadOn": [
          "Reliability, 69 against 54",
          "Schema \u0026 documentation, 91 against 65",
          "Agent ergonomics, 85 against 52",
          "Security \u0026 auth, 53 against 44",
          "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 55",
          "Maintenance \u0026 community, 88 against 82",
          "Transparency \u0026 trust, 63 against 56"
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          "Open source",
          "Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.8 against 2.3 out of 5"
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        "slug": "qwen-code",
        "watchFor": "The default approval mode is Auto, where an LLM classifier approves tool calls, and sandboxing and folder trust are both off by default"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-crush.json",
        "title": "Agent Zero vs Crush",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-crush"
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  "markdown": "Qwen Code scores 72.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Crush's 56.5 (C), and leads in every scored category. Both do agent harnesses.\n\n- Crush: grade C, 56.5/100, rank #705 of 1146. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crush.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/crush.json\n- Qwen Code: grade BB, 72.4/100, rank #107 of 1146. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen-code.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/qwen-code.json\n- Best agent harnesses and coding agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-harnesses/index.md\n- All 713 harnesses comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-harnesses/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Crush (C)\n\nGood for: Developers who want a Go terminal agent with a wide provider list, local models and Claude Code-compatible hooks.\n\nWatch for: `crush run` approves every permission request automatically, which the README doesn't mention\n\n### Qwen Code (BB)\n\nGood for: Developers and CI jobs that want an open-source harness tied to no single model vendor, with run budgets and SDKs.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 69 against 54\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 91 against 65\n- Agent ergonomics, 85 against 52\n- Security \u0026 auth, 53 against 44\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 55\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 88 against 82\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 63 against 56\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better\n- Open source\n- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.8 against 2.3 out of 5\n\nWatch for: The default approval mode is Auto, where an LLM classifier approves tool calls, and sandboxing and folder trust are both off by default\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Crush | Qwen Code | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 54 | 69 | Qwen Code +15 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 65 | 91 | Qwen Code +26 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 52 | 85 | Qwen Code +33 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 44 | 53 | Qwen Code +9 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 55 | 60 | Qwen Code +5 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 82 | 88 | Qwen Code +6 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 56 | 63 | Qwen Code +7 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **56.5 · C** | **72.4 · BB** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Crush | Qwen Code |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | Charm | Alibaba (Qwen team) |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports |  |  |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | FSL-1.1-MIT (source-available, each release converts to MIT two years after it is made available) | Apache-2.0 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-05 |\n| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-10-01 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-10-01 |\n| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 29k stars, 5.6k npm/wk | 28k stars, 105k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Crush.** Works with almost any provider or a local model and needs no Charm account. `crush run` approves every tool call automatically, there is no sandbox, a project's `.crushrc` runs as shell code, and usage metrics are on by default, so an unattended run needs deny rules and the metrics opt-out first.\n\n**Qwen Code.** Apache-2.0 with no account of its own, any OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini-compatible endpoint, and headless runs bounded by turn, tool-call and wall-time budgets with distinct exit codes. Out of the box, Auto mode lets an LLM classifier approve tool calls, with the sandbox and folder trust both off. Usage statistics are on by default.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Crush\n\n1. Add `permissions deny` rules or a PreToolUse hook before `crush run`. It approves every permission request in its session\n2. Read `.crushrc`, `crushrc` and `crush.json` in a cloned repository before running Crush there. They execute as shell code at startup\n3. Set `CRUSH_DISABLE_METRICS=1` or `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` to stop usage metrics to data.charm.land\n4. Wrap `crush run` in your own timeout. It has no turn, time or cost limit flag\n5. Configure a provider by environment variable or `crushrc` first. With none, `crush run` exits with an error asking for interactive setup\n\n### Qwen Code\n\n1. Pass `--approval-mode` on every run. The settings default is `auto`, and one docs page says headless runs default to asking, so don't rely on either\n2. Add `--max-session-turns`, `--max-wall-time` and `--max-tool-calls`. All three are unlimited by default. Exit 53 is the turn limit and 55 a budget\n3. `--yolo` doesn't turn on a sandbox. Add `--sandbox`, or on Linux set `tools.executionSandbox` with `network` set to `closed`\n4. Set `QWEN_USAGE_STATISTICS_ENABLED=false` to stop usage statistics\n5. Authenticate with `OPENAI_API_KEY`, `OPENAI_BASE_URL` and `OPENAI_MODEL` in CI. The browser sign-in is discontinued\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Crush or Qwen Code?\n\nQwen Code scores 72.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Crush's 56.5 (C), and leads in every scored category.\n\n### Are Crush and Qwen Code open source?\n\nNo open-source release is listed for Crush. Qwen Code is open source (Apache-2.0).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/crush-vs-qwen-code.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/crush-vs-qwen-code.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"crush\", \"b\": \"qwen-code\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare crush qwen-code`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/crush.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/qwen-code.json\n\n## Other comparisons with Crush or Qwen Code\n\n- [Agent Zero vs Crush](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-crush.md)\n- [Agent Zero vs Qwen Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-qwen-code.md)\n- [Aider vs Crush](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-crush.md)\n- [Aider vs Qwen Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-qwen-code.md)\n- [Amp vs Crush](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amp-vs-crush.md)\n- [Amp vs Qwen Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amp-vs-qwen-code.md)\n- [Antigravity CLI vs Crush](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antigravity-cli-vs-crush.md)\n- [Antigravity CLI vs Qwen Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antigravity-cli-vs-qwen-code.md)\n- [Auggie CLI vs 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