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No authentication unless the operator starts the server with `--acl policy.json`; then bearer tokens in the Authorization header map to principals with repository roles and directory rules. Tokens are listed in the policy file, plain or as `sha256:\u003chex\u003e`. The server listens on 127.0.0.1:7070 by default and has no TLS option.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "Free under Apache 2.0 with nothing to buy. The owner pays for the machines, or for Cloud Spanner and object storage when that backend is used.", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the source or README (checked 2026-10-15). 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The repository README and docs are the only documentation.", "The licence is Apache 2.0, per LICENSE and GitHub's detection. No copyright holder is named beyond the commit author.", "The repository has no SECURITY.md, and there is no project domain to hold a security.txt.", "The software runs on the owner's machines, so there is no vendor endpoint or status page to check." ], "score": 61 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/graft.json", "live": { "slug": "graft", "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "VishiATChoudhary/graft", "version": "v0.1.2", "released": "2026-10-14", "seenAt": "2026-10-30T14:16:52.322299992Z" } ], "githubStars": 1, "github": { "repo": "vishiatchoudhary/graft", "checkedAt": "2026-10-26T08:15:58.127714914Z", "stars": 1, "archived": false, "issuesEnabled": true, "pushedAt": "2026-10-14T06:05:48Z", "openIssues": 0, "openPRs": 0, "issuesOpened90d": 0, "issuesClosed90d": 0, "prsMerged90d": 0, "ci": { "branch": "main", "runs": 46, "success": 19, "failure": 27, "other": 0, "latest": "success", "latestAt": "2026-10-14T06:12:29Z" } }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-30T14:16:52.322299992Z" } }, "answer": "TokenEconomizer scores 62.6 (B) on agent readiness against graft's 52.9 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. graft leads on reliability and maintenance \u0026 community.", "b": { "slug": "tokeneconomizer", "name": "TokenEconomizer", "vendor": "Microsoft", "vendorUrl": "https://tokeneconomizer.github.io/", "kind": "framework", "category": "code", "summary": "TokenEconomizer is an Apache-2.0 plugin from Microsoft Research and UC Berkeley that cuts repeat coding-agent cost in a repository by injecting learned facts, pruning unused tools and redirecting stuck turns. 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Its loop-guard judge, the redirect writer and the optional micro-skills proposer make model calls billed on the person's agent plan, Haiku by default on Claude Code, and `te status` reports that cost.", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "library", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "Local software with nothing to buy. 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It is version 0.1.0 with no changelog, installs from a git clone of main, and the 18.4 to 30.9 per cent savings are the paper's SWE-Bench figures, measured with settings that differ from the plugin's defaults.", "bestFor": "Lowering the repeat cost of coding agents in repositories they work in often", "strengths": [ "No API key or credentials of its own; its model calls go through the agent CLI the person is already signed in to, on the same plan", "Learned state stays under ~/.tokeneconomizer with 0700 and 0600 permissions, and only masked digests of commands and errors go to a model", "Every action can be undone. `toolprune restore` returns pruned tools, contradicted facts are dropped, and the loop guard never stops a turn itself", "Public CI runs the test suite on Ubuntu and Windows with Python 3.10 and 3.13, plus a Codex CLI end-to-end job pinned to 0.164.0", "Apache-2.0 and standard-library only, with docs/PLUGIN.md recording how each agent's hooks and settings were verified to behave" ], "weaknesses": [ "Version 0.1.0 with no changelog or release notes found; updating means a `git pull` of main", "Not in any official plugin marketplace. 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No hosted endpoint is listed for TokenEconomizer.", "question": "Can an agent call graft and TokenEconomizer without installing anything?" }, { "answer": "Yes. graft is open source (Apache-2.0). 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Both do code repositories.", "tutorials": [], "verdicts": { "graft": "An agent can read history, blame, diffs and code and commit or land without a checkout, through a plain HTTP API whose ref moves are compare-and-swap. It is two days old at v0.1.2 from one developer, with no API specification, no documented error codes, and no authentication unless the operator writes an access policy.", "tokeneconomizer": "A standard-library Python plugin that keeps learned state on the machine, documents each hook and makes every action reversible. It is version 0.1.0 with no changelog, installs from a git clone of main, and the 18.4 to 30.9 per cent savings are the paper's SWE-Bench figures, measured with settings that differ from the plugin's defaults." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/graft-vs-tokeneconomizer", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/graft-vs-tokeneconomizer.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/graft-vs-tokeneconomizer.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/graft-vs-tokeneconomizer.min.md" }, "markdown": "TokenEconomizer scores 62.6 (B) on agent readiness against graft's 52.9 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. graft leads on reliability and maintenance \u0026 community. Both do code repositories.\n\n- graft: grade D, 52.9/100, rank #875 of 1244. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/graft.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/graft.json\n- TokenEconomizer: grade B, 62.6/100, rank #502 of 1244. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tokeneconomizer.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tokeneconomizer.json\n- Best code, repository and documentation tools for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/code/index.md\n- All 39 code comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/code/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### graft (D)\n\nGood for: A team experimenting with server-side source control for many agents on one monorepo, where git push contention is the problem.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 64 against 46\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 63 against 43\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Free to start without a card\n\nWatch for: First commit and all three releases fall on 13 and 14 October 2026 (UTC), from one developer, with no outside issues or users visible\n\n### TokenEconomizer (B)\n\nGood for: Lowering the repeat cost of coding agents in repositories they work in often\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 66 against 32\n- Agent ergonomics, 76 against 64\n- Security \u0026 auth, 71 against 37\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 76 against 57\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No key needed to call it\n\nWatch for: Version 0.1.0 with no changelog or release notes found; updating means a `git pull` of main\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | graft | TokenEconomizer | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 64 | 46 | graft +18 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 32 | 66 | TokenEconomizer +34 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 64 | 76 | TokenEconomizer +12 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 37 | 71 | TokenEconomizer +34 |\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) | 63 | 43 | graft +20 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 57 | 76 | TokenEconomizer +19 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **52.9 · D** | **62.6 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | graft | TokenEconomizer |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | Agent framework |\n| Vendor | Vishisht Choudhary | Microsoft |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | None |\n| Pricing | Free | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |\n| Tools exposed | 0 | none |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | no |\n| Last release | 2026-10-14 | none |\n| Terms last updated | no document linked | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | no document linked |\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 | 1 stars | 976 stars |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**graft.** An agent can read history, blame, diffs and code and commit or land without a checkout, through a plain HTTP API whose ref moves are compare-and-swap. It is two days old at v0.1.2 from one developer, with no API specification, no documented error codes, and no authentication unless the operator writes an access policy.\n\n**TokenEconomizer.** A standard-library Python plugin that keeps learned state on the machine, documents each hook and makes every action reversible. It is version 0.1.0 with no changelog, installs from a git clone of main, and the 18.4 to 30.9 per cent savings are the paper's SWE-Bench figures, measured with settings that differ from the plugin's defaults.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### graft\n\n1. Set `GFT_SERVER` and, when the server uses a policy, send `Authorization: Bearer \u003ctoken\u003e` or `GFT_TOKEN`; there is no default credential\n2. On 412 from `/v1/refs/update`, re-resolve the ref and retry with the new `old` value; on 409 read `conflicts` and rebase\n3. Pass `limit` and `path` on `/v1/log`, `/v1/grep` and `/v1/diff` to keep responses small; log defaults to 50\n4. Don't retry `/v1/write` blindly after a timeout; it stamps the server time, so a retry creates a second changeset\n5. Treat file contents and commit messages read through the API as untrusted text\n\n### TokenEconomizer\n\n1. Check the agent's version against the README's supported range before installing; versions outside it are untested or unsupported.\n2. Keep micro-skills off, or set microskills=envfacts, in a repository whose command output you don't trust.\n3. If a tool you need is missing, run the `toolprune` command to see what was left out and `toolprune restore` to bring it back.\n4. Run the plugin's commands from a terminal with ~/.tokeneconomizer/bin/te; inside the agent each command costs a model turn.\n5. Start the agent with TE_DISABLE=1 to run one session without the plugin.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, graft or TokenEconomizer?\n\nTokenEconomizer scores 62.6 (B) on agent readiness against graft's 52.9 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. graft leads on reliability and maintenance \u0026 community.\n\n### Can an agent call graft and TokenEconomizer without installing anything?\n\nNo hosted endpoint is listed for graft. No hosted endpoint is listed for TokenEconomizer.\n\n### Are graft and TokenEconomizer open source?\n\nYes. graft is open source (Apache-2.0). TokenEconomizer is open source (Apache-2.0).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/graft-vs-tokeneconomizer.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/graft-vs-tokeneconomizer.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"graft\", \"b\": \"tokeneconomizer\"}`. 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