{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "minimax-code", "name": "MiniMax Code", "vendor": "MiniMax", "vendorUrl": "https://agent.minimax.io", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "summary": "MiniMax's coding agent, as an open-source terminal CLI (`mcode`) and a closed desktop app. The CLI runs MiniMax models through M Plan or an API key, or any compatible model, headless with `mcode exec` or as an ACP server.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/minimax-code.json", "repo": "https://github.com/MiniMax-AI/minimax-code", "license": "MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@minimax-ai/code" } ], "auth": "mixed", "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.", "pricing": "free", "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).", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the CLI docs, README or the 0.6.12 npm metadata (checked 2026-10-19).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 2000, "npmWeekly": 6842, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-19" }, "docsUrl": "https://agent.minimax.io/docs/cli/quick-start", "llmsTxt": "https://agent.minimax.io/docs/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "official", "harness", "coding-agent", "cli", "open-source", "typescript", "mcp", "acp", "llms-txt", "free", "no-card", "local" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-15", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 67.7, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 277, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1239, "categoryRank": 8, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 75, "maintenance": 77, "payments": 60, "reliability": 63, "schema": 81, "security": 57, "transparency": 63 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-19" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "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.", "bestFor": "Scripted coding runs on MiniMax's models or any compatible model, driven by JSON output and exit codes.", "strengths": [ "MIT-licensed CLI on npm, with `mcode exec` returning versioned JSON and nine documented exit codes", "`mcode acp` for editors and agent hosts, and BYOK for any OpenAI- or Anthropic-compatible provider without a MiniMax login", "Telemetry off by default, each channel opted into separately, with every field and destination documented", "Headless fails on a pending permission request instead of approving it, and `--timeout` and `--max-steps` bound a run", "62 npm releases between 14 August and 15 October 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "Pre-1.0 and labelled a source preview, with npm at 0.6.12 and the public source at 0.6.5", "The default headless policy sends actions to a cloud classifier, and what it sends isn't documented", "Which actions run inside the sandbox by default isn't documented", "The CLI changelog trails npm by five releases", "The MiniMax Agent terms take a perpetual, irrevocable licence over what users submit through MiniMax's services and what they generate, and the privacy policy states no retention period" ], "agentNotes": [ "Run `mcode exec --cwd \u003crepo\u003e --output-format json --timeout 10m --max-steps 50` and check both the exit code and the JSON `status`", "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", "Pin a version. npm published 62 releases in nine weeks and the public source trails it" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 67.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 75, "maintenance": 77, "payments": 60, "reliability": 63, "schema": 81, "security": 57, "transparency": 56 }, "provenanceScore": 70, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-10-19", "maintenance": "2026-10-19", "payments": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "2026-10-19", "schema": "2026-10-19", "security": "2026-10-19", "transparency": "2026-10-19" }, "last": "2026-10-19", "lastMoved": "2026-10-27", "oldest": "2026-10-19", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "install": "npm install -g @minimax-ai/code@latest # or: curl -fsSL https://filecdn.minimax.chat/public/install.sh | bash", "headless": { "command": "mcode exec --cwd . --output-format json --timeout 10m --max-steps 50 \"$TASK\"", "env": { "MCODE_DISABLE_TELEMETRY": "1", "MCODE_PROVIDER_API_KEY": "\u003ckey\u003e" } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/minimax-code" }, "sameCompany": [ "minimax-api", "minimax-video", "minimax-voice-cloning", "minimax-m2-5", "minimax-m2-7", "minimax-m3-1-flash" ], "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Nanonoble Pte. Ltd.", "domain": "minimax.io", "domainRegistered": "2021-03-27", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://agent.minimax.io/doc/en/terms-of-service.html", "privacy": "https://agent.minimax.io/doc/en/privacy-policy.html", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://agent.minimax.io/docs/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-19", "notes": [ "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.", "RDAP for minimax.io gives a registration date of 2021-03-27, as recorded on the MiniMax Video API listing." ], "score": 70 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code.json", "live": { "slug": "minimax-code", "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "MiniMax-AI/minimax-code", "version": "v0.6.5", "released": "2026-10-09", "seenAt": "2026-10-30T14:28:45.37395794Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@minimax-ai/code", "version": "0.7.2", "seenAt": "2026-10-30T14:28:44.96231188Z" } ], "githubStars": 2145, "npmWeekly": 17469, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://minimax.io/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-30T15:39:21.865982555Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://agent.minimax.io/docs/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-30T15:07:59.16513581Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "minimax.io", "checkedAt": "2026-10-25T13:52:12.446610874Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://agent.minimax.io/docs/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-30T05:31:03.573288155Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-27T03:38:35.75529035Z", "fingerprint": "8ee911ab7d67" }, { "url": "https://agent.minimax.io/doc/en/privacy-policy.html", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-30T05:30:59.461725627Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "16b334dd47a9" }, { "url": "https://agent.minimax.io/doc/en/terms-of-service.html", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-30T05:31:02.788667027Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-27T03:38:33.662387894Z", "fingerprint": "8ed591ba0816" } ], "github": { "repo": "minimax-ai/minimax-code", "checkedAt": "2026-10-26T07:05:16.081471415Z", "stars": 2100, "archived": false, "issuesEnabled": true, "pushedAt": "2026-10-24T06:46:14Z", "openIssues": 123, "openPRs": 11, "issuesOpened90d": 238, "issuesClosed90d": 173, "prsMerged90d": 156, "ci": { "branch": "main", "runs": 50, "success": 42, "failure": 0, "other": 8, "latest": "success", "latestAt": "2026-10-21T12:10:49Z" }, "replies": { "sampled": 21, "unanswered": 18, "medianDays": 1 } }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-30T15:39:21.865982555Z" } }, "answer": "MiniMax Code scores 67.7 (B) on agent readiness against OpenMausBot's 65.4 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. OpenMausBot leads on schema \u0026 documentation.", "b": { "slug": "openmausbot", "name": "OpenMausBot", "vendor": "Supamaus Software Private Limited", "vendorUrl": "https://mausbot.com", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "summary": "OpenMausBot, now branded MausBot, is an open-source desktop app that runs Claude Code, Codex and other agent CLIs as a team of chat bots with their own computers. Other agents drive it through a stdio MCP server and CLI.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openmausbot", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openmausbot.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openmausbot.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openmausbot.json", "repo": "https://github.com/milind-soni/OpenMausBot", "license": "Apache-2.0", "transports": [ "stdio" ], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "openmausbot" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "No account for the free app. The harness binds to 127.0.0.1. In packaged builds, read-only MCP tools work on loopback without a token, while tools that create, send, switch, interrupt or run need a paired session token (`omb_sess_...`) from a single-use pairing code in Settings \u003e Phone, passed as `OPENMAUSBOT_TOKEN` and revocable there. Agent CLIs use the owner's own logins or API keys. Cloud plans need a MausBot account.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "The app is free under Apache 2.0, with model usage billed by the owner's own provider. MausBot Cloud, an always-on hosted workspace, is $15, $49 or $99 a month (Starter, Pro, Max) with 100, 300 or 800 cloud computer-hours. Team is $169 a month; Business plans start with a call. Extra computer-hours are $0.05 each. Prices from https://mausbot.com/pricing, read on 30 October 2026.", "priceSummary": "$15 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the README, the MCP and CLI docs, the pricing page or the file tree of the repository (checked 2026-10-30). Cloud plans are paid by monthly subscription.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 20, "popularity": { "githubStars": 8181, "npmWeekly": 3518, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://github.com/milind-soni/OpenMausBot/blob/main/docs/mcp-server.md", "capabilities": [ "agent.multi-agent", "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "desktop.control" ], "tags": [ "open-source", "apache-2.0", "self-hosted", "local", "freemium", "no-card", "mcp", "stdio", "cli", "typescript", "desktop-app", "macos", "windows", "linux", "docker" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-30", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 65.4, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 368, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1239, "categoryRank": 11, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 77, "maintenance": 74, "payments": 50, "reliability": 60, "schema": 90, "security": 59, "transparency": 59 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-30" }, "negative": -2, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-10-18. The privacy policy (last updated 18 October 2026) says the desktop and companion apps contain no third-party analytics SDKs, while the app's source loads posthog-js and sends events to us.i.posthog.com unless the owner switches analytics off, as docs/analytics.md describes. Disclosed in the README and docs, so a misleading claim rather than undisclosed telemetry, -2. https://mausbot.com/privacy, https://github.com/milind-soni/OpenMausBot/blob/main/src/lib/analytics.ts" ], "verdict": "A bounded 20-tool MCP server with typed schemas, annotations and idempotent sends, and a headless CLI with JSON output and exit codes, let another agent hand work to a bot team and wait on it. New bots start at Full access, so provider permission requests pass without a card, and usage analytics stay on until switched off.", "bestFor": "A person or an outside agent who wants several CLI agents (Claude Code, Codex, Grok, ACP CLIs) organised as named bots with their own computers, routines and approvals, driven by MCP or a CLI.", "strengths": [ "20 MCP tools with typed inputs, `additionalProperties: false`, limits and readOnlyHint, destructiveHint and idempotentHint on every tool", "`wait_for_conversation` holds until the job changes and returns settled, needs-user, failed, stalled or timed-out with the job tree", "`send_id` makes a repeated send return the first receipt instead of posting twice", "The `openmausbot` CLI prints one JSON document with `--json` and uses documented exit codes, 3 for a pending approval and 4 for a timeout", "128 desktop releases between 11 August and 30 October 2026, published to npm by GitHub Actions trusted publishing with provenance" ], "weaknesses": [ "New bots start at Full access, which approves provider permission requests without a card", "Usage analytics to PostHog are on by default, while the privacy policy says the apps carry no third-party analytics SDKs", "Pre-1.0 (0.1.134), with new capabilities shipped in patch versions and no breaking-change section in release notes", "The MCP server answers only while the desktop app or `openmausbot serve` is running, and mutating tools need a paired token", "Not in the official MCP registry. The Windows installer is not code-signed" ], "agentNotes": [ "Ask the owner for a pairing code from Settings \u003e Phone, exchange it at `POST /api/auth/pair`, and set `OPENMAUSBOT_TOKEN` with an explicit `OMB_PORT`", "Pass a `send_id` with every `send_bot_message` and `send_channel_message`, so a retry returns the first receipt", "Use `wait_for_conversation` instead of polling, and on `needs-user` stop and tell the owner a card is waiting", "Check a bot's access level with the owner before sending work. New bots run at Full access unless defaults were changed", "Ask the owner to switch off Settings \u003e General \u003e Usage analytics if nothing beyond model calls should leave the machine" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 65.4 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 77, "maintenance": 74, "payments": 50, "reliability": 60, "schema": 90, "security": 59, "transparency": 57 }, "provenanceScore": 61, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-10-30", "maintenance": "2026-10-30", "payments": "2026-10-30", "reliability": "2026-10-30", "schema": "2026-10-30", "security": "2026-10-30", "transparency": "2026-10-30" }, "last": "2026-10-30", "oldest": "2026-10-30", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "install": "npm install -g openmausbot # Node.js 24 or newer, or download the desktop app from https://github.com/milind-soni/OpenMausBot/releases/latest", "config": { "mcpServers": { "openmausbot": { "args": [ "mcp" ], "command": "openmausbot", "env": { "OMB_PORT": "8799" } } } }, "headless": { "command": "openmausbot run \"Room Lead\" \"$TASK\" --json --export ./out", "env": { "OMB_PORT": "8799" } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.multi-agent", "tool": "https://letme.dev/openmausbot" }, "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "MausBot Cloud Starter (100 computer-hours)", "unit": "month", "usd": 15, "note": "Model usage billed by the owner's provider" }, { "item": "MausBot Cloud Pro (300 computer-hours, $10 Claude credit)", "unit": "month", "usd": 49, "note": "Model usage beyond the credit billed by the owner's provider" }, { "item": "MausBot Cloud Max (800 computer-hours, $20 Claude credit)", "unit": "month", "usd": 99, "note": "Model usage beyond the credit billed by the owner's provider" }, { "item": "MausBot Team (up to 5 people)", "unit": "month", "usd": 169, "note": "$135 a month billed yearly" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Supamaus Software Private Limited", "domain": "mausbot.com", "domainRegistered": "2026-09-30", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://mausbot.com/terms", "privacy": "https://mausbot.com/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/milind-soni/OpenMausBot/releases", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-30", "notes": [ "The terms name Supamaus Software Private Limited, a company incorporated in India, with the laws of India and the courts at Pune. The contact page gives CIN U62011PN2026PTC259029 and names Milind Soni, Director, as grievance officer.", "The licence file and the enterprise licence read Copyright 2026 Milind Soni. LICENSING.md says the OpenMausBot and MausBot names and the mascot are trademarks of Supamaus Software Private Limited.", "RDAP at Verisign gives 2026-08-12 for openmausbot.com and 2026-09-30 for mausbot.com. The GitHub repository was created on 11 August 2026.", "www.openmausbot.com and docs.openmausbot.com disallow our crawler in robots.txt (ClaudeBot and anthropic-ai on www, every user agent on docs), so neither was read. mausbot.com allows all and was read. The docs site's source is in the repository under apps/docs and was read there.", "mausbot.com/.well-known/security.txt returned 404 on 30 October 2026. SECURITY.md in the repository gives an email and GitHub private vulnerability reporting.", "The software runs on the owner's machine, so there is no vendor endpoint or status page to check for the listed surface. MausBot Cloud is a hosted option with no status page found." ], "score": 61 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openmausbot.json" }, "facts": [ { "a": "Agent harness", "b": "Agent harness", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "MiniMax", "b": "Supamaus Software Private Limited", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "stdio", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Free", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published", "b": "Apache-2.0", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "none", "b": "20", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-15", "b": "2026-10-30", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-01-19", "b": "2026-10-10", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-01-19", "b": "2026-10-18", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "2k stars, 6.8k npm/wk", "b": "8.2k stars, 3.5k npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "3.5/5 (4)", "b": "none", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "MiniMax Code scores 67.7 (B) on agent readiness against OpenMausBot's 65.4 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. OpenMausBot leads on schema \u0026 documentation.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, MiniMax Code or OpenMausBot?" }, { "answer": "Yes. 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). OpenMausBot is open source (Apache-2.0).", "question": "Are MiniMax Code and OpenMausBot open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 50" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Scripted coding runs on MiniMax's models or any compatible model, driven by JSON output and exit codes.", "slug": "minimax-code", "watchFor": "Pre-1.0 and labelled a source preview, with npm at 0.6.12 and the public source at 0.6.5" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 90 against 81" ], "also": [ "Runs on your own machine" ], "goodFor": "A person or an outside agent who wants several CLI agents (Claude Code, Codex, Grok, ACP CLIs) organised as named bots with their own computers, routines and approvals, driven by MCP or a CLI.", "slug": "openmausbot", "watchFor": "New bots start at Full access, which approves provider permission requests without a card" } ], "job": { "capability": "agent.harness", "name": "Agent harnesses" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Agent Zero vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-openmausbot.json", "title": "Agent Zero vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Aider vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-openmausbot.json", "title": "Aider vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amp-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Amp vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amp-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amp-vs-openmausbot.json", "title": "Amp vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amp-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antigravity-cli-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Antigravity CLI vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antigravity-cli-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antigravity-cli-vs-openmausbot.json", "title": "Antigravity CLI vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antigravity-cli-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/auggie-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Auggie CLI vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/auggie-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/auggie-vs-openmausbot.json", "title": "Auggie CLI vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/auggie-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": 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Copilot CLI vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/github-copilot-cli-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/goose-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "goose vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/goose-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/goose-vs-openmausbot.json", "title": "goose vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/goose-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness2-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Harness² vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness2-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness2-vs-openmausbot.json", "title": "Harness² vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness2-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harnessrouter-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "HarnessRouter vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harnessrouter-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harnessrouter-vs-openmausbot.json", "title": "HarnessRouter vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harnessrouter-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jules-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Jules vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jules-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jules-vs-openmausbot.json", "title": "Jules vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jules-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Junie CLI vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-openmausbot.json", "title": "Junie CLI vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Kilo Code CLI vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-openmausbot.json", "title": "Kilo Code CLI vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-openmausbot.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-openmausbot.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mini-swe-agent-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "mini-swe-agent vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mini-swe-agent-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mini-swe-agent-vs-openmausbot.json", "title": "mini-swe-agent vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mini-swe-agent-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-mistral-vibe-cli.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Mistral Vibe CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-mistral-vibe-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-muse-code.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Muse Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-muse-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-openai-codex.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs OpenAI Codex", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-openai-codex" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-opencode.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs OpenCode", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-opencode" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-openhands.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs OpenHands", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-openhands" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-prime-agent.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Prime Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-prime-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-qoder-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-qwen-code.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Qwen Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-qwen-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-reflection-mirror.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Mirror CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-reflection-mirror" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-rovo-dev-cli.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Rovo Dev CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-rovo-dev-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Unstoppable", "url": 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"title": "OpenAI Codex vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-codex-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/opencode-vs-openmausbot.json", "title": "OpenCode vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/opencode-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openhands-vs-openmausbot.json", "title": "OpenHands vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openhands-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "CLI Manager vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-openmausbot.json", "title": "CLI Manager vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness-autonomous-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Harness vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness-autonomous-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness-autonomous-vs-openmausbot.json", "title": "Harness vs OpenMausBot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness-autonomous-vs-openmausbot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-paperclip.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Paperclip", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-paperclip" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-parallax-agents.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Parallax", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-parallax-agents" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-paperclip.json", "title": "OpenMausBot vs Paperclip", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-paperclip" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-parallax-agents.json", "title": "OpenMausBot vs Parallax", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-parallax-agents" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-prime-agent.json", "title": "OpenMausBot vs Prime Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-prime-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "OpenMausBot vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-qoder-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-qwen-code.json", "title": "OpenMausBot vs Qwen Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-qwen-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-reflection-mirror.json", "title": "OpenMausBot vs Mirror CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-reflection-mirror" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-rovo-dev-cli.json", "title": "OpenMausBot vs Rovo Dev CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-rovo-dev-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "OpenMausBot vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-vibe-trading.json", "title": "OpenMausBot vs Vibe-Trading", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-vibe-trading" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-warp.json", "title": "OpenMausBot vs Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-warp" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 3, "edge": "minimax-code", "key": "reliability", "minimax-code": 63, "name": "Reliability", "openmausbot": 60, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 9, "edge": "openmausbot", "key": "schema", "minimax-code": 81, "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "openmausbot": 90, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 2, "edge": "openmausbot", "key": "ergonomics", "minimax-code": 75, "name": "Agent ergonomics", "openmausbot": 77, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 2, "edge": "openmausbot", "key": "security", "minimax-code": 57, "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "openmausbot": 59, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 10, "edge": "minimax-code", "key": "payments", "minimax-code": 60, "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "openmausbot": 50, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 3, "edge": "minimax-code", "key": "maintenance", "minimax-code": 77, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "openmausbot": 74, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 4, "edge": "minimax-code", "key": "transparency", "minimax-code": 63, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "openmausbot": 59, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "MiniMax Code scores 67.7 (B) on agent readiness against OpenMausBot's 65.4 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. OpenMausBot leads on schema \u0026 documentation. Both do agent harnesses.", "tutorials": [], "verdicts": { "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.", "openmausbot": "A bounded 20-tool MCP server with typed schemas, annotations and idempotent sends, and a headless CLI with JSON output and exit codes, let another agent hand work to a bot team and wait on it. New bots start at Full access, so provider permission requests pass without a card, and usage analytics stay on until switched off." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-openmausbot", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-openmausbot.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-openmausbot.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-openmausbot.min.md" }, "markdown": "MiniMax Code scores 67.7 (B) on agent readiness against OpenMausBot's 65.4 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. OpenMausBot leads on schema \u0026 documentation. Both do agent harnesses.\n\n- MiniMax Code: grade B, 67.7/100, rank #277 of 1239. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/minimax-code.json\n- OpenMausBot: grade B, 65.4/100, rank #368 of 1239. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openmausbot.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openmausbot.json\n- Best agent harnesses and coding agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-harnesses/index.md\n- All 875 harnesses comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-harnesses/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\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- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 50\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### OpenMausBot (B)\n\nGood for: A person or an outside agent who wants several CLI agents (Claude Code, Codex, Grok, ACP CLIs) organised as named bots with their own computers, routines and approvals, driven by MCP or a CLI.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 90 against 81\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Runs on your own machine\n\nWatch for: New bots start at Full access, which approves provider permission requests without a card\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | MiniMax Code | OpenMausBot | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 63 | 60 | MiniMax Code +3 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 81 | 90 | OpenMausBot +9 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 75 | 77 | OpenMausBot +2 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 57 | 59 | OpenMausBot +2 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 50 | MiniMax Code +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 77 | 74 | MiniMax Code +3 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 63 | 59 | MiniMax Code +4 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -2 | |\n| **Total** | | **67.7 · B** | **65.4 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | MiniMax Code | OpenMausBot |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | MiniMax | Supamaus Software Private Limited |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | stdio |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Free | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published | Apache-2.0 |\n| Tools exposed | none | 20 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-30 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-01-19 | 2026-10-10 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-01-19 | 2026-10-18 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 2k stars, 6.8k npm/wk | 8.2k stars, 3.5k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\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**OpenMausBot.** A bounded 20-tool MCP server with typed schemas, annotations and idempotent sends, and a headless CLI with JSON output and exit codes, let another agent hand work to a bot team and wait on it. New bots start at Full access, so provider permission requests pass without a card, and usage analytics stay on until switched off.\n\n## Before you call either\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### OpenMausBot\n\n1. Ask the owner for a pairing code from Settings \u003e Phone, exchange it at `POST /api/auth/pair`, and set `OPENMAUSBOT_TOKEN` with an explicit `OMB_PORT`\n2. Pass a `send_id` with every `send_bot_message` and `send_channel_message`, so a retry returns the first receipt\n3. Use `wait_for_conversation` instead of polling, and on `needs-user` stop and tell the owner a card is waiting\n4. Check a bot's access level with the owner before sending work. New bots run at Full access unless defaults were changed\n5. Ask the owner to switch off Settings \u003e General \u003e Usage analytics if nothing beyond model calls should leave the machine\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, MiniMax Code or OpenMausBot?\n\nMiniMax Code scores 67.7 (B) on agent readiness against OpenMausBot's 65.4 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. OpenMausBot leads on schema \u0026 documentation.\n\n### Are MiniMax Code and OpenMausBot open source?\n\nYes. 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). OpenMausBot is open source (Apache-2.0).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-openmausbot.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-openmausbot.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"minimax-code\", \"b\": \"openmausbot\"}`. 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