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      "summary": "Droid CLI is Factory's closed-source coding agent for the terminal. It runs interactively or headless through `droid exec`, connects MCP servers, runs multi-agent Missions, and can be driven by TypeScript and Python SDKs. A paid Factory plan is required.",
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      "license": "Proprietary, under Factory's Terms and Conditions. The `droid` npm package is marked `UNLICENSED` and the public repository holds documentation only. The Python SDK is Apache-2.0",
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          "registry": "pypi",
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      "authNotes": "A Factory account is required. The interactive CLI signs in through a browser with OAuth, and the docs say stored tokens rotate every 30 days. Headless runs set `FACTORY_API_KEY` to a key starting `fk-` created on the API keys page in Factory settings. Organisations can use service accounts whose keys can be rotated and revoked through an API.",
      "pricing": "paid",
      "pricingNotes": "Pro is $20 a month, Plus $100 and Max $200, each with the CLI, the Factory App and the SDK. Teams is $60 a month per team plus $40 a seat, and Business and Enterprise are by quote. Usage is capped by rolling 5-hour, 7-day and 30-day rate limits stated without numbers. Extra usage is prepaid credit from $10. No free tier or trial was found (checked 2026-10-09).",
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        "verdict": "`droid exec` is read-only unless `--auto` raises the autonomy level, with command rules, an optional kernel-enforced sandbox, JSON output and documented exit codes. No free tier, status page or security.txt was found, the source is closed, and usage metrics go to Factory by default.",
        "bestFor": "Teams that want a terminal coding agent with tiered autonomy, command rules and an optional sandbox, and that will pay for a Factory plan.",
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          "`droid exec` is read-only by default. `--auto low`, `medium` or `high` opens edits and commands by risk tier, and a run that exceeds its level exits non-zero",
          "Optional OS sandbox using Seatbelt on macOS and bubblewrap with seccomp on Linux, with writes limited to the working directory and network limited to allowed domains",
          "Text, JSON and JSON-RPC output, exit codes 0, 1 and 2, session resume and fork, and tool lists that can be restricted per run",
          "llms.txt with a Markdown copy of every docs page, and a dated changelog with 62 entries between 11 July and 8 October 2026",
          "The install script verifies a SHA-256 checksum, and the `droid` npm package is published from GitHub Actions through a trusted publisher"
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          "No free tier or trial was found. Plans start at $20 a month and included usage is stated only as rolling rate limits without numbers",
          "The sandbox is off until `sandbox.enabled` is set, and `--skip-permissions-unsafe` skips every permission prompt",
          "Usage metrics go to Factory's collector by default. The pages read give no opt-out outside an airgapped deployment",
          "Closed source on a 0.x version line with near-daily releases. The public tracker had 33 open issues on 9 October 2026, most with no reply",
          "No status page and no security.txt were found. The trust centre is drawn by script and was not read",
          "The individual terms forbid using the service for benchmarking or competitive analysis, which matters before any probe is run"
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          "Set `FACTORY_API_KEY` (starts `fk-`) from the API keys page in Factory settings for headless runs. Interactive use signs in through a browser",
          "Start with `droid exec` and no flags for analysis. Add `--auto low` for edits and `--auto medium` for installs, tests and local commits",
          "Use `--output-format json` and read `is_error`, `num_turns` and `session_id`. Treat a non-zero exit code as failure",
          "Set `sandbox.enabled` to true before running on untrusted code. In `droid exec` a sandbox violation is denied without a prompt",
          "Pin the version in CI with `npm install -g droid@\u003cversion\u003e`, or set `FACTORY_DROID_AUTO_UPDATE_ENABLED=false` on standalone installs, which update themselves"
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          "payments": 10,
          "reliability": 49,
          "schema": 79,
          "security": 63,
          "transparency": 55
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        "provenanceScore": 72
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          "usd": 20,
          "note": "rolling rate limits, numbers not published"
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        {
          "item": "Plus plan",
          "unit": "month",
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          "note": "about 5 times Pro usage"
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        {
          "item": "Max plan",
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          "note": "about 10 times Pro usage"
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          "item": "Teams seat",
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          "RDAP (Verisign) gives factory.com a registration date of 1999-03-09, long before the company.",
          "The CLI installs from app.factory.ai and downloads.factory.ai and signs in to app.factory.ai, a second domain of the vendor's.",
          "factory.com/.well-known/security.txt answered 404 on 9 October 2026.",
          "No status page is linked from the home page, the docs support page or the other pages read. factory.com/sla states a 99 per cent availability target.",
          "The terms linked are those for individual plans. Organisation plans are sold under separate orders, which we did not read."
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      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code",
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      "authNotes": "MiniMax sign-in in a browser (`mcode login --region global`) for M Plan or Token Plan usage, a MiniMax API key read from an environment variable (`mcode provider set-minimax-key`), or a key for any OpenAI- or Anthropic-compatible provider (BYOK), which needs no MiniMax login. Provider keys are stored in `config.yaml` in the data directory, `~/.minimax` by default.",
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      "pricingNotes": "The CLI is free and MIT-licensed. Model use is paid separately, through an M Plan (Go $22, Explore $55, Build $132 a month), MiniMax's pay-as-you-go API, or another provider's key. M Plan usage is shared between MiniMax Code and other tools on the same subscription (https://platform.minimax.io/docs/m-plan/monthly-offer, checked 19 October 2026).",
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        "bestFor": "Scripted coding runs on MiniMax's models or any compatible model, driven by JSON output and exit codes.",
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          "Telemetry off by default, each channel opted into separately, with every field and destination documented",
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          "Which actions run inside the sandbox by default isn't documented",
          "The CLI changelog trails npm by five releases",
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          "Keep `--permission full` and `off` for a container or throwaway workspace. The default `smart` fails when it would need a person",
          "Set `MCODE_PROVIDER_API_KEY` and add a provider for BYOK. M Plan models need a browser sign-in with `mcode login --region global`",
          "Set `MINIMAX_DATA_DIR` per CI runner. Keys and sessions live in `~/.minimax` by default",
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        "terms": "https://agent.minimax.io/doc/en/terms-of-service.html",
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        "checked": "2026-10-19",
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          "The MiniMax Agent terms of use and privacy policy, both updated 19 January 2026 and linked from the download page, name Nanonoble Pte. Ltd., as do the MiniMax API terms. The repository's MIT licence names 'MiniMax Code' as the copyright holder.",
          "SECURITY.md takes private reports at a dedicated MiniMax Code security address and through GitHub's private advisories, with no response SLA. platform.minimax.io answers 404 for /.well-known/security.txt and www.minimax.io redirects it to the home page.",
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      {
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        "a": "no (local only)",
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  "markdown": "MiniMax Code scores 67.5 (B) on agent readiness against Droid CLI's 59.1 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Droid CLI leads on security \u0026 auth. Both do agent harnesses.\n\n- Droid CLI: grade C, 59.1/100, rank #624 of 1175. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/droid-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/droid-cli.json\n- MiniMax Code: grade B, 67.5/100, rank #277 of 1175. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/minimax-code.json\n- Best agent harnesses and coding agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-harnesses/index.md\n- All 752 harnesses comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-harnesses/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Droid CLI (C)\n\nGood for: Teams that want a terminal coding agent with tiered autonomy, command rules and an optional sandbox, and that will pay for a Factory plan.\n\nAhead on:\n- Security \u0026 auth, 63 against 57\n\nWatch for: No free tier or trial was found. Plans start at $20 a month and included usage is stated only as rolling rate limits without numbers\n\n### MiniMax Code (B)\n\nGood for: Scripted coding runs on MiniMax's models or any compatible model, driven by JSON output and exit codes.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 63 against 49\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 10\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Free to start without a card\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: Pre-1.0 and labelled a source preview, with npm at 0.6.12 and the public source at 0.6.5\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Droid CLI | MiniMax Code | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 49 | 63 | MiniMax Code +14 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 79 | 81 | MiniMax Code +2 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 72 | 75 | MiniMax Code +3 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 63 | 57 | Droid CLI +6 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 10 | 60 | MiniMax Code +50 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 79 | 77 | Droid CLI +2 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 64 | 61 | Droid CLI +3 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **59.1 · C** | **67.5 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Droid CLI | MiniMax Code |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | Factory | MiniMax |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports |  |  |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary, under Factory's Terms and Conditions. The `droid` npm package is marked `UNLICENSED` and the public repository holds documentation only. The Python SDK is Apache-2.0 | MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-15 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-07-14 | 2026-01-19 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-20 | 2026-01-19 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | yes |\n| Popularity | 49 stars, 7.8k npm/wk | 2k stars, 6.8k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (4) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Droid CLI.** `droid exec` is read-only unless `--auto` raises the autonomy level, with command rules, an optional kernel-enforced sandbox, JSON output and documented exit codes. No free tier, status page or security.txt was found, the source is closed, and usage metrics go to Factory by default.\n\n**MiniMax Code.** An MIT-licensed terminal coding agent with a headless mode that returns versioned JSON, documented exit codes and an ACP server, and telemetry off by default. It's pre-1.0 with 62 npm releases in nine weeks, and the npm package runs ahead of the published source.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Droid CLI\n\n1. Set `FACTORY_API_KEY` (starts `fk-`) from the API keys page in Factory settings for headless runs. Interactive use signs in through a browser\n2. Start with `droid exec` and no flags for analysis. Add `--auto low` for edits and `--auto medium` for installs, tests and local commits\n3. Use `--output-format json` and read `is_error`, `num_turns` and `session_id`. Treat a non-zero exit code as failure\n4. Set `sandbox.enabled` to true before running on untrusted code. In `droid exec` a sandbox violation is denied without a prompt\n5. Pin the version in CI with `npm install -g droid@\u003cversion\u003e`, or set `FACTORY_DROID_AUTO_UPDATE_ENABLED=false` on standalone installs, which update themselves\n\n### MiniMax Code\n\n1. Run `mcode exec --cwd \u003crepo\u003e --output-format json --timeout 10m --max-steps 50` and check both the exit code and the JSON `status`\n2. Keep `--permission full` and `off` for a container or throwaway workspace. The default `smart` fails when it would need a person\n3. Set `MCODE_PROVIDER_API_KEY` and add a provider for BYOK. M Plan models need a browser sign-in with `mcode login --region global`\n4. Set `MINIMAX_DATA_DIR` per CI runner. Keys and sessions live in `~/.minimax` by default\n5. Pin a version. npm published 62 releases in nine weeks and the public source trails it\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Droid CLI or MiniMax Code?\n\nMiniMax Code scores 67.5 (B) on agent readiness against Droid CLI's 59.1 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Droid CLI leads on security \u0026 auth.\n\n### Are Droid CLI and MiniMax Code open source?\n\nNo open-source release is listed for Droid CLI. MiniMax Code is open source (MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/droid-cli-vs-minimax-code.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/droid-cli-vs-minimax-code.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"droid-cli\", \"b\": \"minimax-code\"}`. 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