# IronClaw vs Poke (slim)

> IronClaw scores 66.7 (B) to Poke's 37.6 (F) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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IronClaw scores 66.7 (B) on agent readiness against Poke's 37.6 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistant proactive.

- IronClaw: B 66.7, rank #288 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ironclaw.min.md
- Poke: F 37.6, rank #955 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/poke.min.md
- IronClaw, good for One technical owner who wants a self-hosted assistant over Gmail, Calendar, Slack and Telegram with credentials kept out of the model's reach. Ahead on Reliability, 67 against 51; Schema & documentation, 74 against 42; Agent ergonomics, 69 against 30; Security & auth, 66 against 24; Payments & pricing, 60 against 30; Maintenance & community, 74 against 31; Transparency & trust, 75 against 58. Also Open source.
- Poke, good for One person who wants an assistant in their text messages that reads and drafts mail, manages a calendar and reaches other apps through MCP.

| Category | IronClaw | Poke |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 51 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 74 | 42 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 69 | 30 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 66 | 24 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 74 | 31 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 75 | 58 |

| Fact (where they differ) | IronClaw | Poke |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |
| Vendor | NEAR AI | The Interaction Company of California Inc. |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Licence | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Proprietary service under Poke's Terms of Service. The `poke` npm package (CLI and Node.js SDK) declares MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-29 | 2026-06-25 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-03-17 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-09-11 |
| Customer content may train models |  | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |
| Popularity | 13k stars | none |