{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "droid-cli", "name": "Droid CLI", "vendor": "Factory", "vendorUrl": "https://factory.com", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "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.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/droid-cli", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/droid-cli.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/droid-cli.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/droid-cli.json", "repo": "https://github.com/Factory-AI/factory", "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", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "droid" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@factory/droid-sdk" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "droid-sdk" } ], "auth": "mixed", "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).", "priceSummary": "$20 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs index, the pricing pages or the terms (checked 2026-10-09).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 49, "npmWeekly": 7766, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-09" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.factory.com/droid-cli/overview", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.factory.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "harness", "coding-agent", "cli", "closed-source", "mcp", "acp", "llms-txt", "sdk", "sandbox", "telemetry-default-on" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-08", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 59.1, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 619, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1146, "categoryRank": 20, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 79, "payments": 10, "reliability": 49, "schema": 79, "security": 63, "transparency": 64 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-09" }, "negative": 0, "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.", "strengths": [ "`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" ], "weaknesses": [ "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" ], "agentNotes": [ "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" ], "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": 59.1 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 79, "payments": 10, "reliability": 49, "schema": 79, "security": 63, "transparency": 55 }, "provenanceScore": 72 }, "connect": { "install": "curl -fsSL https://app.factory.ai/cli | sh # or: npm install -g droid", "headless": { "command": "droid exec --auto low --output-format json \"$TASK\"", "env": { "FACTORY_API_KEY": "fk-..." } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/droid-cli" }, "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Pro plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 20, "note": "rolling rate limits, numbers not published" }, { "item": "Plus plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 100, "note": "about 5 times Pro usage" }, { "item": "Max plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 200, "note": "about 10 times Pro usage" }, { "item": "Teams seat", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 40, "note": "plus $60 a month per team, up to 10 seats" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "The San Francisco AI Factory, Inc.", "domain": "factory.com", "domainRegistered": "1999-03-09", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://factory.com/legal/terms-individual", "privacy": "https://factory.com/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://docs.factory.com/changelog/release-notes", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-09", "notes": [ "The Terms and Conditions for Individual Plans (last updated 14 July 2026) name The San Francisco AI Factory, Inc., a Delaware corporation in San Francisco. The privacy policy (last updated 20 August 2026) names the same company.", "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." ], "score": 72 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/droid-cli.json", "live": { "slug": "droid-cli", "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@factory/droid-sdk", "version": "0.9.1", "seenAt": "2026-10-18T02:44:24.761698314Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "droid", "version": "0.244.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-18T02:44:23.996163919Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "droid-sdk", "version": "0.5.0", "released": "2026-09-24", "seenAt": "2026-10-18T02:44:26.202616889Z" } ], "githubStars": 56, "npmWeekly": 4922, "pypiWeekly": 13520, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://factory.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T15:53:13.220177119Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.factory.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T14:24:54.073661008Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "factory.com", "registered": "1999-03-09", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/factory.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T13:44:12.771674834Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.factory.com/changelog/release-notes", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:28:32.725535744Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-17T22:49:52.812496435Z", "fingerprint": "cad5353e1589" }, { "url": "https://factory.com/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:30:43.515689465Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "5ef46e9f3c4f" }, { "url": "https://factory.com/legal/terms-individual", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:30:41.299854406Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "ebfbb9d9f0ab" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-18T23:30:43.515689465Z" } }, "answer": "Qoder CLI and Droid CLI score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 59.3 (C) and 59.1 (C). Droid CLI leads on security \u0026 auth and maintenance \u0026 community.", "b": { "slug": "qoder-cli", "name": "Qoder CLI", "vendor": "Qoder (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED)", "vendorUrl": "https://qoder.com/cli", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "summary": "Qoder's terminal coding agent. It reads and edits files, runs commands and calls MCP servers under permission rules, with a `-p` headless mode, an Agent Client Protocol server and a TypeScript and Python Agent SDK. Needs a Qoder account.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/qoder-cli.json", "license": "Proprietary, under the Qoder Terms of Service (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED, last updated 29 April 2026). No source is published, and the Agent SDK's LICENSE file points to the same terms", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@qoder-ai/qodercli" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@qoder-ai/qoder-agent-sdk" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "qoder-agent-sdk" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "`/login` or `qoder login` through a browser on a Qoder account, with background token refresh, or a Personal Access Token in `QODER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN` for CI, ACP clients and the SDK. A PAT is created at qoder.com/account/integrations with chosen permissions and an expiry, and can be revoked. Organisations can use service accounts with scoped tokens.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free gives basic models for a limited number of messages and a 14-day Pro trial with 300 credits. Pro is $20 a month (2,000 credits), Pro+ $60 (6,000) and Ultra $200 (20,000). Credit Packs cost $20 for 1,500 credits and expire after a month. Teams is $40 a seat a month with 3,000 credits, Enterprise $20 a seat with credits bought separately (checked 2026-10-18).", "priceSummary": "$20 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the CLI or SDK docs, the pricing docs or the CLI release notes (checked 2026-10-18).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 4996, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-18" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.qoder.com/cli/overview", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.qoder.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "official", "harness", "coding-agent", "cli", "closed-source", "mcp", "acp", "llms-txt", "telemetry-default-on", "free-tier" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-16", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 59.3, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 609, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1146, "categoryRank": 19, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 80, "maintenance": 72, "payments": 35, "reliability": 51, "schema": 81, "security": 55, "transparency": 64 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-18" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-09-19. CLI 1.1.57 fixed \"a security issue where internal Git calls could execute repository configuration commands\", so opening an untrusted repository could run commands from its Git configuration. Fixed within the month and disclosed only as a release-note line, with no advisory, affected versions or CVE found. Inside six months, -2 (https://docs.qoder.com/release-notes/qoder-cli.md)", "2026-07-16. CLI 1.0.47 fixed the PreToolUse hook not taking effect in headless and SDK modes. The permissions page describes that hook as an interception that holds even in YOLO mode, so headless and SDK runs before the fix skipped organisation hooks. Fixed and noted in the release notes. Judgement call, -1 (https://docs.qoder.com/release-notes/qoder-cli.md)" ], "verdict": "A closed-source terminal agent with a documented headless mode, an ACP server, typed TypeScript and Python SDKs and near-daily releases. Permission rules and modes are detailed, but no local sandbox is documented, usage statistics are on by default, and security fixes appear only as one-line release notes with no advisories or disclosure policy.", "bestFor": "Developers already on Qoder who want the same agent in a terminal, in CI through a PAT, in Zed through ACP, or embedded through the Agent SDK.", "strengths": [ "Headless `-p` with text, json and stream-json output, `--max-turns`, and ask turned into deny", "Agent SDK for TypeScript and Python that drives the CLI with approval callbacks, hooks and session control", "Documented exit codes and Result error subtypes for scripts and SDK hosts", "Personal Access Tokens with chosen permissions and expiry, and scoped service accounts for organisations", "74 dated releases in the 90 days to 16 October 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "No local sandbox is documented, and `auto` mode approves read-only tools on any path", "Usage and AI code statistics are on by default, and content use for improvement depends on the plan", "Closed source with no public CI, issue tracker or security advisories, and the audit log leaves out CLI execution", "No security.txt, disclosure policy or status page found", "Agent SDK release notes stop at 1.0.41 on 15 September while npm has 1.0.53" ], "agentNotes": [ "Set `QODER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN` in CI. The browser sign-in can't complete in a headless run", "Pass `--permission-mode` with `--allowed-tools` in headless runs. Every ask is denied, and `--yolo` removes all checks", "Set `--max-turns` on unattended runs, and branch on exit codes 41 (authentication) and 53 (turn limit)", "Set `privacy.usageStatisticsEnabled` and `aiCodeStatistics.enabled` to false in ~/.qoder/settings.json if usage data must stay local", "Don't pass `--model lite`. The Lite tier was removed on 18 September 2026 and headless requests naming it fail" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 59.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 80, "maintenance": 72, "payments": 35, "reliability": 51, "schema": 81, "security": 55, "transparency": 51 }, "provenanceScore": 76 }, "connect": { "install": "curl -fsSL https://qoder.com/install | bash", "headless": { "env": { "QODER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "\u003ctoken\u003e" }, "run": "qoder -p \"Review these changes and list potential issues\" --output-format json --permission-mode accept_edits --max-turns 20" } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/qoder-cli" }, "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Pro plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 20, "note": "2,000 credits a month" }, { "item": "Credit Pack", "unit": "tx", "usd": 20, "note": "1,500 credits, expires after one month, not refundable" }, { "item": "Teams", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 40, "note": "3,000 credits a seat a month" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED", "domain": "qoder.com", "domainRegistered": "2009-08-21", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://qoder.com/product-service", "privacy": "https://qoder.com/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://docs.qoder.com/release-notes/qoder-cli.md", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-18", "notes": [ "The terms of service (last updated 29 April 2026) name BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED as the provider of the Services. The privacy policy (last updated 12 May 2026) describes it as a Singapore registered entity, with a DPO at intldpo@qoder.com.", "We didn't name a parent company, because neither the terms nor the privacy policy names one.", "qoder.com/.well-known/security.txt and docs.qoder.com/.well-known/security.txt answered 404 on 18 October 2026.", "No status page was found, and status.qoder.com didn't resolve.", "RDAP (Verisign) gives qoder.com a registration date of 21 August 2009, long before the product.", "qoder.com's robots.txt disallows /pricing, so prices come from docs.qoder.com/account/pricing.md." ], "score": 76 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli.json", "live": { "slug": "qoder-cli", "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.qoder.com/release-notes/qoder-cli.md", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:29:24.344546027Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "ad416e727d33" }, { "url": "https://docs.qoder.com/release-notes/lite-model-tier-retirement-notice.md", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:29:19.692659395Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "6c149bbabe94" }, { "url": "https://docs.qoder.com/release-notes/model-consumption-reference-update.md", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:29:22.276830732Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "bc85b1b0ed5c" }, { "url": "https://qoder.com/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:36:08.120044012Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "2117f74023c8" }, { "url": "https://qoder.com/product-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:36:10.318722396Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "b0a4a5ea5693" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-18T23:36:10.318722396Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "Agent harness", "b": "Agent harness", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Factory", "b": "Qoder (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED)", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "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", "b": "Proprietary, under the Qoder Terms of Service (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED, last updated 29 April 2026). No source is published, and the Agent SDK's LICENSE file points to the same terms", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-08", "b": "2026-10-16", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-07-14", "b": "", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-08-20", "b": "", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "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": "49 stars, 7.8k npm/wk", "b": "5k npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "none", "b": "3.5/5 (4)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Qoder CLI and Droid CLI score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 59.3 (C) and 59.1 (C). Droid CLI leads on security \u0026 auth and maintenance \u0026 community.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Droid CLI or Qoder CLI?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Security \u0026 auth, 63 against 55", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 79 against 72" ], "also": [ "No incidents deducted, where Qoder CLI loses 3 points for them" ], "goodFor": "Teams that want a terminal coding agent with tiered autonomy, command rules and an optional sandbox, and that will pay for a Factory plan.", "slug": "droid-cli", "watchFor": "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" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Agent ergonomics, 80 against 72", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 10" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Developers already on Qoder who want the same agent in a terminal, in CI through a PAT, in Zed through ACP, or embedded through the Agent SDK.", "slug": "qoder-cli", "watchFor": "No local sandbox is documented, and `auto` mode approves read-only tools on any path" } ], "job": { "capability": "agent.harness", "name": "Agent harnesses" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-droid-cli.json", "title": "Agent Zero vs Droid CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-droid-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "Agent Zero vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-qoder-cli" }, { "json": 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"json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/droid-cli-vs-harness-autonomous.json", "title": "Droid CLI vs Harness", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/droid-cli-vs-harness-autonomous" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/droid-cli-vs-paperclip.json", "title": "Droid CLI vs Paperclip", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/droid-cli-vs-paperclip" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/droid-cli-vs-parallax-agents.json", "title": "Droid CLI vs Parallax", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/droid-cli-vs-parallax-agents" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness-autonomous-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "Harness vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness-autonomous-vs-qoder-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paperclip-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "Paperclip vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paperclip-vs-qoder-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/parallax-agents-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "Parallax vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/parallax-agents-vs-qoder-cli" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 2, "droid-cli": 49, "edge": "qoder-cli", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "qoder-cli": 51, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 2, "droid-cli": 79, "edge": "qoder-cli", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "qoder-cli": 81, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 8, "droid-cli": 72, "edge": "qoder-cli", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "qoder-cli": 80, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 8, "droid-cli": 63, "edge": "droid-cli", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "qoder-cli": 55, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 25, "droid-cli": 10, "edge": "qoder-cli", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "qoder-cli": 35, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 7, "droid-cli": 79, "edge": "droid-cli", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "qoder-cli": 72, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 0, "droid-cli": 64, "edge": "", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "qoder-cli": 64, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Qoder CLI and Droid CLI score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 59.3 (C) and 59.1 (C). Droid CLI leads on security \u0026 auth and maintenance \u0026 community. Both do agent harnesses.", "tutorials": [], "verdicts": { "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.", "qoder-cli": "A closed-source terminal agent with a documented headless mode, an ACP server, typed TypeScript and Python SDKs and near-daily releases. Permission rules and modes are detailed, but no local sandbox is documented, usage statistics are on by default, and security fixes appear only as one-line release notes with no advisories or disclosure policy." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/droid-cli-vs-qoder-cli", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/droid-cli-vs-qoder-cli.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/droid-cli-vs-qoder-cli.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/droid-cli-vs-qoder-cli.min.md" }, "markdown": "Qoder CLI and Droid CLI score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 59.3 (C) and 59.1 (C). Droid CLI leads on security \u0026 auth and maintenance \u0026 community. Both do agent harnesses.\n\n- Droid CLI: grade C, 59.1/100, rank #619 of 1146. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/droid-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/droid-cli.json\n- Qoder CLI: grade C, 59.3/100, rank #609 of 1146. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/qoder-cli.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### 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 55\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 79 against 72\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No incidents deducted, where Qoder CLI loses 3 points for them\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### Qoder CLI (C)\n\nGood for: Developers already on Qoder who want the same agent in a terminal, in CI through a PAT, in Zed through ACP, or embedded through the Agent SDK.\n\nAhead on:\n- Agent ergonomics, 80 against 72\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 10\n\nWatch for: No local sandbox is documented, and `auto` mode approves read-only tools on any path\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Droid CLI | Qoder CLI | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 49 | 51 | Qoder CLI +2 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 79 | 81 | Qoder CLI +2 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 72 | 80 | Qoder CLI +8 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 63 | 55 | Droid CLI +8 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 10 | 35 | Qoder CLI +25 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 79 | 72 | Droid CLI +7 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 64 | 64 | even |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -3 | |\n| **Total** | | **59.1 · C** | **59.3 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Droid CLI | Qoder CLI |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | Factory | Qoder (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED) |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |\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 | Proprietary, under the Qoder Terms of Service (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED, last updated 29 April 2026). No source is published, and the Agent SDK's LICENSE file points to the same terms |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-16 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-07-14 | |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-20 | |\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 | yes | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | |\n| Popularity | 49 stars, 7.8k npm/wk | 5k 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**Qoder CLI.** A closed-source terminal agent with a documented headless mode, an ACP server, typed TypeScript and Python SDKs and near-daily releases. Permission rules and modes are detailed, but no local sandbox is documented, usage statistics are on by default, and security fixes appear only as one-line release notes with no advisories or disclosure policy.\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### Qoder CLI\n\n1. Set `QODER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN` in CI. The browser sign-in can't complete in a headless run\n2. Pass `--permission-mode` with `--allowed-tools` in headless runs. Every ask is denied, and `--yolo` removes all checks\n3. Set `--max-turns` on unattended runs, and branch on exit codes 41 (authentication) and 53 (turn limit)\n4. Set `privacy.usageStatisticsEnabled` and `aiCodeStatistics.enabled` to false in ~/.qoder/settings.json if usage data must stay local\n5. Don't pass `--model lite`. The Lite tier was removed on 18 September 2026 and headless requests naming it fail\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Droid CLI or Qoder CLI?\n\nQoder CLI and Droid CLI score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 59.3 (C) and 59.1 (C). Droid CLI leads on security \u0026 auth and maintenance \u0026 community.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/droid-cli-vs-qoder-cli.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/droid-cli-vs-qoder-cli.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"droid-cli\", \"b\": \"qoder-cli\"}`. 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