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Model keys come from provider environment variables, `--env-from-file`, an account login or Docker Model Runner for local models. The servers it starts take an optional Bearer token (`--auth-token`), which HTTP MCP requires on a non-loopback address.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "Free and Apache-2.0, with nothing to buy for the CLI. You pay your model provider, or nothing with a local model through Docker Model Runner. Cloud sandboxes need a Docker login and weren't priced in this check.", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "library", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs or the README (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 4029, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://docker.github.io/docker-agent/", "llmsTxt": "https://docker.github.io/docker-agent/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "agent.framework", "agent.multi-agent", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.durable" ], "tags": [ "framework", "open-source", "go", "local", "free", "no-card", "llms-txt", "docker" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-07", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 76.5, "grade": "BB", "agentReady": true, "rank": 34, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1084, "categoryRank": 4, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 81, "maintenance": 96, "payments": 60, "reliability": 88, "schema": 90, "security": 70, "transparency": 80 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": -4, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-09-01. GHSA-8f6v-26r8-3r4h (high). `read_skill` was treated as read-only and could be auto-approved, yet it ran shell commands embedded in local skill files, so opening a repository that ships skills could run commands without a prompt. Affects 1.32.5 up to 1.130.0. Fixed in 1.130.0 and published, inside six months, -2. https://github.com/docker/docker-agent/security/advisories/GHSA-8f6v-26r8-3r4h", "2026-08-20. GHSA-f2g7-cxrq-x54m (high). `docker agent serve a2a` created unattended sessions with tool approval disabled, so a client that could reach the endpoint could run tools without approval. The listener binds to loopback by default. Affects 1.8.2 up to 1.126.0. Fixed in 1.126.0 and published, inside six months, -2. https://github.com/docker/docker-agent/security/advisories/GHSA-f2g7-cxrq-x54m" ], "verdict": "An agent with an MCP server is eight lines of YAML, and the same file runs in a terminal, headless, or as an HTTP, MCP or A2A server. Usage telemetry is on by default and can carry prompts passed as command arguments, and two high-severity approval bypasses were fixed in August and September 2026.", "bestFor": "Teams already on Docker who want agents defined in a file, shared through an OCI registry and run the same way in a terminal, in CI or behind an HTTP, MCP or A2A server.", "strengths": [ "An agent with one MCP server is eight lines of YAML, with a published JSON Schema for the config", "Four safety modes, allow, ask and deny rules, and a `--sandbox` flag that runs the agent in a Docker Sandboxes VM", "Headless `run --exec` with NDJSON events, structured output, and budgets for cost, tokens and time", "The same config runs as an HTTP API, an OpenAI-compatible chat server, an MCP server or an A2A server", "v1.149.0 on 7 October 2026, with 45 tagged releases in 90 days and a dated changelog" ], "weaknesses": [ "Usage telemetry is on by default and command events can include prompts passed as arguments", "Two high-severity advisories in 2026, each letting tools or shell commands run without approval, both fixed", "Breaking changes ship in minor releases, three of them between July and September 2026", "`max_iterations` is unlimited and no budget is set unless the config declares one", "The `--listen` control plane has no built-in authentication, and A2A support is described as early" ], "agentNotes": [ "Set `TELEMETRY_ENABLED=false` before `run` or `exec` with a prompt on the command line. Telemetry is on by default and sends positional arguments", "For unattended runs pass `--safety restricted` with an allow-list, or `--sandbox`. Without a policy, `--exec` rejects every tool call that needs approval", "Set `max_iterations` and a `budget` block in the config. Both are unlimited by default", "Run 1.130.0 or later. Earlier versions ran shell commands embedded in local skills, and A2A sessions before 1.126.0 skipped tool approval", "Review `runtime.safety` in any config pulled from a registry or URL. An author default of `autonomous` runs every tool call unprompted" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "BB", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 76.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 81, "maintenance": 96, "payments": 60, "reliability": 88, "schema": 90, "security": 70, "transparency": 75 }, "provenanceScore": 84 }, "connect": { "install": "brew install docker-agent # bundled with Docker Desktop 4.63 and later as `docker agent`", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport stdio myagent --env OPENAI_API_KEY=$OPENAI_API_KEY --env ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=$ANTHROPIC_API_KEY -- docker agent serve mcp myorg/agent:tag --working-dir $(pwd)", "headless": { "command": "docker agent run --exec --safety restricted agent.yaml --json \"$TASK\"", "env": { "OPENAI_API_KEY": "\u003ckey\u003e", "TELEMETRY_ENABLED": "false" } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.framework", "tool": "https://letme.dev/docker-agent" }, "sameCompany": [ "docker-model-runner" ], "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Docker, Inc.", "domain": "docker.com", "domainRegistered": "1995-01-25", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://www.docker.com/legal/docker-terms-use/", "privacy": "https://www.docker.com/legal/privacy/", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/docker/docker-agent/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The repository is under GitHub's docker organisation and SECURITY.md sends reports to security@docker.com. Docker's privacy policy names Docker, Inc.", "www.docker.com/.well-known/security.txt gives security@docker.com, a policy URL and an expiry of 1 January 2030.", "Main-branch docs are on docker.github.io/docker-agent and the stable docs on docs.docker.com/ai/docker-agent. Both loaded on 8 October 2026.", "Docker's general terms and privacy policy are listed. Neither the README nor the telemetry page says which terms govern the open-source CLI.", "No status page is listed because the software runs on the owner's machine. Usage telemetry goes to api.docker.com/events/v1/track per pkg/telemetry/client.go.", "RDAP for docker.com gives a registration date of 1995-01-25." ], "score": 84 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/docker-agent.json", "live": { "slug": "docker-agent", "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "docker/docker-agent", "version": "v1.150.0", "released": "2026-10-09", "seenAt": "2026-10-13T22:53:39.59987864Z" } ], "githubStars": 4478, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://docker.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2030-01-01T05:00:00.000Z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T15:46:20.478139127Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docker.github.io/docker-agent/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T14:13:55.978958947Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "docker.com", "registered": "1995-01-25", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/docker.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-11T13:18:10.884851064Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/docker/docker-agent/main/CHANGELOG.md", "kind": "changelog", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T21:06:51.560472999Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-09T18:45:07.147613372Z", "fingerprint": "253be35fb040" }, { "url": "https://www.docker.com/legal/privacy/", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T21:12:08.240714579Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-09T18:49:41.704132769Z", "fingerprint": "8e523e7e5859" }, { "url": "https://www.docker.com/legal/docker-terms-use/", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T21:12:06.374245016Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "e68baa3d8d9c" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-14T21:12:08.240714579Z" } }, "answer": "Docker Agent scores 76.5 (BB) on agent readiness against guilds.run's 56.5 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.", "b": { "slug": "guilds-run", "name": "guilds.run", "vendor": "Cigale AI", "vendorUrl": "https://guilds.run", "kind": "framework", "category": "frameworks", "summary": "Open-source, self-hosted system from Cigale AI for standing teams of AI agents, each with its own role, model and tools. A guild shares chat, notes and tables, and every run keeps the prompt, tool calls and memory changes.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/guilds-run", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/guilds-run.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/guilds-run.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/guilds-run.json", "repo": "https://github.com/CigaleAI/guilds", "license": "AGPL-3.0-only", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "The box has no model key of its own. Each organisation pastes a key for OpenAI, OpenRouter, xAI, DeepInfra or Kimi Code, or points at a local OpenAI-compatible endpoint, and the key is sent only to that provider. The web app on 127.0.0.1:8080 has no login by default; whoever reaches the port is the operator. AUTH_MODE=trusted-header takes identity from an authenticating proxy with a shared secret.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "Free under AGPL-3.0 to run yourself, with model usage billed by your own provider and no spend cap set by guilds.run. A hosted edition from $19 a month is listed as coming soon and not available on 14 October 2026 (https://www.guilds.run/pricing).", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "library", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the repository, the docs or on guilds.run (checked 2026-10-14).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 57, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.guilds.run/", "capabilities": [ "agent.framework", "agent.multi-agent", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.durable" ], "tags": [ "framework", "open-source", "self-hosted", "local", "docker", "typescript", "free", "no-card", "pre-1.0" ], "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 56.5, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 674, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1084, "categoryRank": 11, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 67, "maintenance": 41, "payments": 60, "reliability": 53, "schema": 58, "security": 68, "transparency": 52 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": -2, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-10-14. The home page says each agent has its own computer, and its script example reads sandboxed in scout's workspace. Since the change of 13 October 2026 (pull request #8, per-org machines), agents are placed on shared machines, and the vendor's own register (SEC-24, open and accepted) says agents on one machine can read each other's homes, git tokens, browser sessions and running commands' environments. The footer also links to terms and privacy pages that return 404. The docs state the shared-machine risk plainly, so 2 points. https://www.guilds.run/ and https://github.com/CigaleAI/guilds/blob/main/docs/architecture/security-register.md" ], "verdict": "A self-hosted multi-agent system that records each run's prompt, tool calls and memory changes, with per-agent models and tools and no telemetry by default. Public since 9 October 2026, it has no tagged release or published package, its own security register lists 13 open issues, and the site's terms and privacy links return 404.", "bestFor": "A person or small team that wants a standing, inspectable team of agents with schedules, shared tables and a web app, run on one machine, and is comfortable tracking main.", "strengths": [ "Every run stores the prompt the model saw, each tool call and result, and versioned memory with the author of each change", "Free under AGPL-3.0, with Sentry off unless SENTRY_DSN is set and no other telemetry found in the source", "MCP tools that write or are marked destructive start Off for a new login, and each agent is offered only the tools turned on for it", "CI runs typecheck, lint, unit tests and a smoke test of the Compose stack, and all 13 runs on main passed", "A public security register records 26 issues with status, exposure and residual risk" ], "weaknesses": [ "No tagged release, version number, changelog or published image. Users install whatever is on main", "13 issues in the vendor's security register are open, among them shared machines (SEC-24), root shells (SEC-6) and prompt injection into coding agents (SEC-8)", "No login on the default box. Whoever reaches port 8080 is the operator, and remote use needs a proxy or tailnet", "Terms and privacy links on guilds.run return 404, and no privacy statement for the software was found", "Five days of public history on 14 October 2026, with 57 stars and eight issues and pull requests" ], "agentNotes": [ "Keep the box on loopback or behind an authenticating proxy with AUTH_MODE=trusted-header. The default mode does not authenticate", "Put agents that hold different secrets or GitHub tokens on different machines. Agents on one machine can read each other's homes and tokens", "Back up the .env file written by ./setup.sh. It holds the only copy of the key that encrypts stored credentials", "Set a spend limit at your model provider. guilds.run sets no spend cap, and max_tool_calls defaults to 50 per run", "Pin a commit of main when you deploy. There are no tagged releases or versioned images yet" ], "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": 56.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 67, "maintenance": 41, "payments": 60, "reliability": 53, "schema": 58, "security": 68, "transparency": 63 }, "provenanceScore": 40 }, "connect": { "install": "git clone https://github.com/CigaleAI/guilds.git \u0026\u0026 cd guilds \u0026\u0026 ./setup.sh \u0026\u0026 docker compose up --detach --wait" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.framework", "tool": "https://letme.dev/guilds-run" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Cigale AI", "domain": "guilds.run", "domainRegistered": "2026-09-19", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "The site footer says Cigale is the company behind guilds.run, and THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md reads copyright Cigale AI. No legal form or address was found.", "The footer links to https://www.guilds.run/terms and https://www.guilds.run/privacy, and both returned 404 on 14 October 2026.", "www.guilds.run/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. The repository has SECURITY.md with GitHub private vulnerability reporting.", "RDAP gives guilds.run a registration date of 2026-09-19.", "The GitHub organisation CigaleAI was created on 2025-02-17 and is not verified." ], "score": 40 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/guilds-run.json", "live": { "slug": "guilds-run", "pages": [ { "url": "https://www.guilds.run/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T21:13:14.789150755Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "56ebea156266" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-14T21:13:14.789150755Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "Agent framework", "b": "Agent framework", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Docker", "b": "Cigale AI", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "None", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Free", "b": "Free", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Apache-2.0", "b": "AGPL-3.0-only", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-07", "b": "none", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-08-26", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-08-26", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "4k stars", "b": "57 stars", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Docker Agent scores 76.5 (BB) on agent readiness against guilds.run's 56.5 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Docker Agent or guilds.run?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Docker Agent is open source (Apache-2.0). guilds.run is open source (AGPL-3.0-only).", "question": "Are Docker Agent and guilds.run open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 88 against 53", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 90 against 58", "Agent ergonomics, 81 against 67", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 96 against 41", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 80 against 52" ], "also": [ "Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better", "No key needed to call it" ], "goodFor": "Teams already on Docker who want agents defined in a file, shared through an OCI registry and run the same way in a terminal, in CI or behind an HTTP, MCP or A2A server.", "slug": "docker-agent", "watchFor": "Usage telemetry is on by default and command events can include prompts passed as arguments" }, { "aheadOn": null, "also": null, "goodFor": "A person or small team that wants a standing, inspectable team of agents with schedules, shared tables and a web app, run on one machine, and is comfortable tracking main.", "slug": "guilds-run", "watchFor": "No tagged release, version number, changelog or published image. Users install whatever is on main" } ], "job": { "capability": "agent.framework", "name": "Agent frameworks" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agentos-vs-docker-agent.json", "title": "AgentOS vs Docker Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agentos-vs-docker-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agentos-vs-guilds-run.json", "title": "AgentOS vs guilds.run", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agentos-vs-guilds-run" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agno-vs-docker-agent.json", "title": "Agno vs Docker Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agno-vs-docker-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agno-vs-guilds-run.json", "title": "Agno vs guilds.run", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agno-vs-guilds-run" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-agent-sdk-vs-docker-agent.json", "title": "Claude Agent SDK vs Docker Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-agent-sdk-vs-docker-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-agent-sdk-vs-guilds-run.json", "title": "Claude Agent SDK vs guilds.run", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-agent-sdk-vs-guilds-run" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/crewai-vs-docker-agent.json", "title": "CrewAI vs Docker Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/crewai-vs-docker-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/crewai-vs-guilds-run.json", "title": "CrewAI vs guilds.run", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/crewai-vs-guilds-run" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/docker-agent-vs-google-adk.json", "title": "Docker Agent vs Agent Development Kit (ADK)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/docker-agent-vs-google-adk" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/docker-agent-vs-langgraph.json", "title": "Docker Agent vs LangGraph", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/docker-agent-vs-langgraph" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/docker-agent-vs-microsoft-agent-framework.json", "title": "Docker Agent vs Microsoft Agent Framework", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/docker-agent-vs-microsoft-agent-framework" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/docker-agent-vs-openai-agents-sdk.json", "title": "Docker Agent vs OpenAI Agents SDK", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/docker-agent-vs-openai-agents-sdk" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/docker-agent-vs-pydantic-ai.json", "title": "Docker Agent vs Pydantic AI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/docker-agent-vs-pydantic-ai" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-adk-vs-guilds-run.json", "title": "Agent Development Kit (ADK) vs guilds.run", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-adk-vs-guilds-run" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/guilds-run-vs-langgraph.json", "title": "guilds.run vs LangGraph", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/guilds-run-vs-langgraph" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/guilds-run-vs-microsoft-agent-framework.json", "title": "guilds.run vs Microsoft Agent Framework", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/guilds-run-vs-microsoft-agent-framework" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/guilds-run-vs-openai-agents-sdk.json", "title": "guilds.run vs OpenAI Agents SDK", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/guilds-run-vs-openai-agents-sdk" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/guilds-run-vs-pydantic-ai.json", "title": "guilds.run vs Pydantic AI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/guilds-run-vs-pydantic-ai" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 35, "docker-agent": 88, "edge": "docker-agent", "guilds-run": 53, "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 32, "docker-agent": 90, "edge": "docker-agent", "guilds-run": 58, "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 14, "docker-agent": 81, "edge": "docker-agent", "guilds-run": 67, "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 2, "docker-agent": 70, "edge": "docker-agent", "guilds-run": 68, "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "weight": 14 }, { "by": 0, "docker-agent": 60, "edge": "", "guilds-run": 60, "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 55, "docker-agent": 96, "edge": "docker-agent", "guilds-run": 41, "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "weight": 7 }, { "by": 28, "docker-agent": 80, "edge": "docker-agent", "guilds-run": 52, "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Docker Agent scores 76.5 (BB) on agent readiness against guilds.run's 56.5 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent frameworks.", "verdicts": { "docker-agent": "An agent with an MCP server is eight lines of YAML, and the same file runs in a terminal, headless, or as an HTTP, MCP or A2A server. Usage telemetry is on by default and can carry prompts passed as command arguments, and two high-severity approval bypasses were fixed in August and September 2026.", "guilds-run": "A self-hosted multi-agent system that records each run's prompt, tool calls and memory changes, with per-agent models and tools and no telemetry by default. Public since 9 October 2026, it has no tagged release or published package, its own security register lists 13 open issues, and the site's terms and privacy links return 404." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/docker-agent-vs-guilds-run", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/docker-agent-vs-guilds-run.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/docker-agent-vs-guilds-run.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/docker-agent-vs-guilds-run.min.md" }, "markdown": "Docker Agent scores 76.5 (BB) on agent readiness against guilds.run's 56.5 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent frameworks.\n\n- Docker Agent: grade BB, 76.5/100, rank #34 of 1084. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/docker-agent.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/docker-agent.json\n- guilds.run: grade C, 56.5/100, rank #674 of 1084. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/guilds-run.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/guilds-run.json\n- Best agent frameworks and SDKs: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/frameworks/index.md\n- All 55 frameworks comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/frameworks/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Docker Agent (BB)\n\nGood for: Teams already on Docker who want agents defined in a file, shared through an OCI registry and run the same way in a terminal, in CI or behind an HTTP, MCP or A2A server.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 88 against 53\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 90 against 58\n- Agent ergonomics, 81 against 67\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 96 against 41\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 80 against 52\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better\n- No key needed to call it\n\nWatch for: Usage telemetry is on by default and command events can include prompts passed as arguments\n\n### guilds.run (C)\n\nGood for: A person or small team that wants a standing, inspectable team of agents with schedules, shared tables and a web app, run on one machine, and is comfortable tracking main.\n\nWatch for: No tagged release, version number, changelog or published image. Users install whatever is on main\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Docker Agent | guilds.run | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 88 | 53 | Docker Agent +35 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 90 | 58 | Docker Agent +32 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 81 | 67 | Docker Agent +14 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 70 | 68 | Docker Agent +2 |\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) | 96 | 41 | Docker Agent +55 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 80 | 52 | Docker Agent +28 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -4 | -2 | |\n| **Total** | | **76.5 · BB** | **56.5 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Docker Agent | guilds.run |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent framework | Agent framework |\n| Vendor | Docker | Cigale AI |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | None | API key |\n| Pricing | Free | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-only |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-10-07 | none |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-08-26 | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-26 | no document linked |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | |\n| Popularity | 4k stars | 57 stars |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Docker Agent.** An agent with an MCP server is eight lines of YAML, and the same file runs in a terminal, headless, or as an HTTP, MCP or A2A server. Usage telemetry is on by default and can carry prompts passed as command arguments, and two high-severity approval bypasses were fixed in August and September 2026.\n\n**guilds.run.** A self-hosted multi-agent system that records each run's prompt, tool calls and memory changes, with per-agent models and tools and no telemetry by default. Public since 9 October 2026, it has no tagged release or published package, its own security register lists 13 open issues, and the site's terms and privacy links return 404.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Docker Agent\n\n1. Set `TELEMETRY_ENABLED=false` before `run` or `exec` with a prompt on the command line. Telemetry is on by default and sends positional arguments\n2. For unattended runs pass `--safety restricted` with an allow-list, or `--sandbox`. Without a policy, `--exec` rejects every tool call that needs approval\n3. Set `max_iterations` and a `budget` block in the config. Both are unlimited by default\n4. Run 1.130.0 or later. Earlier versions ran shell commands embedded in local skills, and A2A sessions before 1.126.0 skipped tool approval\n5. Review `runtime.safety` in any config pulled from a registry or URL. An author default of `autonomous` runs every tool call unprompted\n\n### guilds.run\n\n1. Keep the box on loopback or behind an authenticating proxy with AUTH_MODE=trusted-header. The default mode does not authenticate\n2. Put agents that hold different secrets or GitHub tokens on different machines. Agents on one machine can read each other's homes and tokens\n3. Back up the .env file written by ./setup.sh. It holds the only copy of the key that encrypts stored credentials\n4. Set a spend limit at your model provider. guilds.run sets no spend cap, and max_tool_calls defaults to 50 per run\n5. Pin a commit of main when you deploy. There are no tagged releases or versioned images yet\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Docker Agent or guilds.run?\n\nDocker Agent scores 76.5 (BB) on agent readiness against guilds.run's 56.5 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.\n\n### Are Docker Agent and guilds.run open source?\n\nYes. Docker Agent is open source (Apache-2.0). guilds.run is open source (AGPL-3.0-only).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/docker-agent-vs-guilds-run.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/docker-agent-vs-guilds-run.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"docker-agent\", \"b\": \"guilds-run\"}`. 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