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    "a": {
      "slug": "picoclaw",
      "name": "PicoClaw",
      "vendor": "Sipeed",
      "vendorUrl": "https://picoclaw.io",
      "kind": "harness",
      "category": "personal-assistants",
      "summary": "PicoClaw is an open-source personal AI assistant from Sipeed, a single Go binary for small Linux boards, desktops and Android, reached through chat apps. Its last commit on the main branch was on 19 August 2026.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/picoclaw",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/picoclaw.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/picoclaw.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/picoclaw.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw",
      "license": "MIT",
      "transports": [],
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "oci",
          "name": "docker.io/sipeed/picoclaw"
        },
        {
          "registry": "oci",
          "name": "ghcr.io/sipeed/picoclaw"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "none",
      "authNotes": "No account with Sipeed. The owner supplies model provider keys, chat bot tokens and search keys, kept in `~/.picoclaw/.security.yml`. The web launcher asks for a password set on first run, stored as a bcrypt hash. Each channel's `allow_from` list decides who may talk to the assistant, and an empty list admits everyone.",
      "pricing": "free",
      "pricingNotes": "Free under the MIT licence, with nothing to buy from the project. The owner pays their model provider by usage, or nothing with a local model through Ollama or vLLM. Search keys are optional, and DuckDuckGo search needs none.",
      "priceSummary": "Free · OSS",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the README, docs or source (checked 2026-10-12).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 30000,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-12"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://docs.picoclaw.io",
      "capabilities": [
        "assistant.proactive",
        "assistant.messaging",
        "assistant.memory",
        "assistant.self-hosted",
        "agent.mcp-client"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "open-source",
        "self-hosted",
        "local",
        "free",
        "no-card",
        "go",
        "docker",
        "pre-1.0"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-07-03",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 46.1,
        "grade": "D",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 883,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1010,
        "categoryRank": 13,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 66,
          "maintenance": 22,
          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 54,
          "schema": 51,
          "security": 51,
          "transparency": 56
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-12"
        },
        "negative": -7,
        "negativeNotes": [
          "2026-04-25 to 2026-07-19. 15 advisories are listed for PicoClaw in the GitHub Advisory Database. Two are reviewed, CVE-2026-36045 (high, 7.3, command injection past the exec deny list, 0.1.2 and earlier) and CVE-2026-6987 (moderate, injection through the launcher's `/api/gateway/restart`, 0.2.4 and earlier), and 13 unreviewed entries of 10 to 19 July name versions up to 0.2.9. None lists a patched version, the project has published no advisory of its own, and it has no security policy. We read four of the fifteen. Several concern old versions and some fixes are in the git history, so -5. https://github.com/advisories?query=picoclaw",
          "Current behaviour, checked 2026-10-12. The repository's configuration guide says `tools.exec.allow_remote` defaults to `false`. The source at v0.3.1 and on main sets it to `true`, and the docs site calls fully open the default, so a remote chat can run shell commands on a default install. A misleading claim on a security default, the minimum, -2. https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/blob/main/docs/guides/configuration.md; https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/blob/main/pkg/config/defaults.go"
        ],
        "verdict": "Self-hosted under the MIT licence, with 19 documented chat channels, scheduled and heartbeat tasks, and local file memory. The repository has had no commit since 19 August 2026 and no release since 3 July, and 15 CVEs are listed against it with no advisory or security policy from the project.",
        "bestFor": "A person who wants a chat-app assistant on a cheap Linux board, an old Android phone or a home server, with reminders, web search and file memory, and who accepts running software its maker calls pre-production.",
        "strengths": [
          "MIT licence, one Go binary for x86-64, ARM, RISC-V, MIPS and LoongArch, with Docker images and an Android APK",
          "Conversations, memory, scheduled jobs and credentials stay in files under `~/.picoclaw` on the owner's device",
          "File tools are limited to the workspace by default, and command jobs scheduled from remote chats are refused unless the chat is listed",
          "MCP client over stdio, SSE and HTTP, with optional search-based tool discovery to keep definitions out of context",
          "Credentials sit in a separate `.security.yml` with optional AES-256-GCM encryption, and are filtered from tool output before the model sees it"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No commit on main since 19 August 2026 and no release since v0.3.1 on 3 July 2026. An issue of 6 October calls the repository unmaintained, with no reply",
          "15 CVEs are listed in the GitHub Advisory Database (25 April to 19 July 2026). The project has published no advisory and has no SECURITY.md",
          "No human approval step. The agent sends messages, writes files and runs shell commands without asking, and the hooks guide says waiting for a human reply is not supported",
          "Shell execution from remote chats is on by default in the source and on the docs site, while the repository's configuration guide says the default is off",
          "An empty `allow_from` list lets anyone who can message the bot use it, with only a warning in the log"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Set `allow_from` to the owner's user ID on every channel before starting the gateway. An empty list accepts messages from anyone",
          "Set `tools.exec.allow_remote` to `false` unless chats must run shell commands. The shipped default is `true`, whatever docs/guides/configuration.md says",
          "Set `isolation.enabled` to `true` on Linux (needs `bwrap`) or run in a container. The deny patterns do not inspect child processes",
          "Use `PICOCLAW_KEY_PASSPHRASE` for credential encryption. One docs page names `PICOCLAW_CREDENTIAL_PASSPHRASE`, which the source does not read",
          "Treat the README's ClawdChat line (read a remote skill file and follow it) as untrusted third-party instructions"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "local",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "D",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 46.1
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 66,
          "maintenance": 22,
          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 54,
          "schema": 51,
          "security": 51,
          "transparency": 58
        },
        "provenanceScore": 53
      },
      "connect": {
        "install": "git clone https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw.git \u0026\u0026 cd picoclaw \u0026\u0026 docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml --profile launcher up   # or download a binary from https://picoclaw.io/download/ and run: picoclaw onboard",
        "headless": {
          "command": "picoclaw agent -m \"$TASK\""
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.proactive",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/picoclaw"
      },
      "area": "frameworks",
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Sipeed",
        "domain": "picoclaw.io",
        "domainRegistered": "",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": null,
        "terms": "",
        "privacy": "",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/releases",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-12",
        "notes": [
          "The docs footer reads Copyright 2026 Sipeed and the site says PicoClaw is open-source software by Sipeed. The `LICENSE` file names PicoClaw contributors. No registered company name or address was on the pages read.",
          "No terms of service or privacy policy is linked from picoclaw.io, docs.picoclaw.io or the repository, so both fields are left out and the MIT licence stands in.",
          "picoclaw.io/.well-known/security.txt and picoclaw.io/llms.txt answered 403 with a storage Access Denied body, read as absent. docs.picoclaw.io/llms.txt answered 404.",
          "The repository has no SECURITY.md, and GitHub's policy page says none is set up.",
          "Self-hosted software with no hosted endpoint. The registration date of picoclaw.io was not looked up."
        ],
        "score": 53
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/picoclaw.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "picoclaw",
        "versions": [
          {
            "registry": "github",
            "name": "sipeed/picoclaw",
            "version": "v0.3.1",
            "released": "2026-07-03",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-13T23:17:05.83888555Z"
          }
        ],
        "githubStars": 30020,
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://picoclaw.io/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "unknown",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-13T15:45:45.062579502Z"
        },
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-13T23:17:05.83888555Z"
      }
    },
    "answer": "PicoClaw scores 46.1 (D) on agent readiness against Zapia's 17.3 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Zapia leads on maintenance \u0026 community.",
    "b": {
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      "name": "Zapia",
      "vendor": "Brainlogic AI S.A.S.",
      "vendorUrl": "https://zapia.com",
      "kind": "platform",
      "category": "personal-assistants",
      "summary": "Zapia is a personal AI assistant app for iOS, Android and the web, aimed at Latin America. It reads connected email, calendars, files and chats, sends reminders, drafts replies and runs scheduled tasks.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zapia",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zapia.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zapia.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/zapia.json",
      "license": "Closed service under Zapia's terms and conditions (Brainlogic AI SAS). No date was found on the terms.",
      "transports": [],
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "Apps for iPhone and Android, and the web by signing in with Google (https://zapia.com/?lang=en). The changelog says each connector asks only for the permissions it needs and can be revoked on its own (https://zapia.com/changelog?lang=en).",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "Free at US$0 a month, \"The free plan isn't a trial\", with up to 20 scheduled tasks. Pro US$9.99 a month with up to 50 scheduled tasks and Ultra US$99.99 a month with 10 times the usage and up to 100, each with a 7-day trial that converts to paid unless cancelled. Payment is by card in the app, and web payment is not available (https://zapia.com/planes?lang=en, checked 14 October 2026).",
      "priceSummary": "$9.99 / mo",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on zapia.com's plans, terms or changelog, checked 14 October 2026.",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-14"
      },
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        "assistant.messaging",
        "assistant.accounts",
        "assistant.memory",
        "mailbox.read",
        "mailbox.send",
        "calendar.write",
        "messaging.whatsapp",
        "browser.hosted",
        "tasks.create",
        "notify.push",
        "memory.user",
        "web.search"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "official",
        "closed-source",
        "freemium",
        "free-tier",
        "ios",
        "android"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-10-12",
      "graded": true,
      "disclosure": "Zapia competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.",
      "competesWith": "localghost",
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 17.3,
        "grade": "F",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 995,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1010,
        "categoryRank": 31,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 0,
          "maintenance": 56,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 15,
          "schema": 0,
          "security": 3,
          "transparency": 59
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-14"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "Zapia is a personal assistant app for iOS, Android and the web with a free plan that isn't a trial, weekly iOS releases and explicit confirmation before anything that writes. No outside agent can call it, and no status page, security contact or hosting location was found.",
        "bestFor": "Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking users who want an assistant over their mail, calendar, Drive and WhatsApp in an app.",
        "disclosure": "Zapia competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.",
        "strengths": [
          "Free plan at US$0 that the plans page says isn't a trial, with card payment only for paid plans.",
          "Anything that writes goes through an explicit confirmation, per the changelog of 18 June 2026.",
          "Fifteen iOS versions between 20 July and 12 October 2026.",
          "The privacy notice names OpenAI, Anthropic and Google as its AI providers."
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint, and the terms forbid unauthorised automated connections.",
          "No status page, security.txt or security contact found.",
          "The terms carry no date.",
          "Hosting and data locations aren't stated."
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Don't plan to call Zapia from another agent. It answers only in its own app and on the web, and the terms forbid unauthorised automated access.",
          "Tell the owner that Pro and Ultra trials become paid after 7 days unless cancelled in the app store."
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
        "history": [
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            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "F",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 17.3
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 0,
          "maintenance": 56,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 15,
          "schema": 0,
          "security": 3,
          "transparency": 45
        },
        "provenanceScore": 72
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.messaging",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/zapia"
      },
      "area": "frameworks",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Zapia Pro",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 9.99,
          "note": "Up to 50 scheduled tasks, 7-day trial. Checked 14 October 2026."
        },
        {
          "item": "Zapia Ultra",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 99.99,
          "note": "10 times Pro's usage, up to 100 scheduled tasks."
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Brainlogic AI SAS",
        "domain": "zapia.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2020-08-03",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": null,
        "terms": "https://zapia.com/terminos?lang=en",
        "privacy": "https://zapia.com/privacidad?lang=en",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "https://zapia.com/changelog?lang=en",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-14",
        "notes": [
          "The terms name Brainlogic AI SAS and carry no date. The privacy notice was last updated on 5 October 2026.",
          "The site footer shows \"All systems operational\" with no link to a status page.",
          "zapia.com/.well-known/security.txt returns 404, and zapia.com/llms.txt returns 404.",
          "RDAP gives a registration date of 2020-08-03 for zapia.com."
        ],
        "score": 72
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zapia.json"
    },
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      {
        "a": "Agent harness",
        "b": "Platform",
        "name": "Kind"
      },
      {
        "a": "Sipeed",
        "b": "Brainlogic AI S.A.S.",
        "name": "Vendor"
      },
      {
        "a": "no (local only)",
        "b": "no (local only)",
        "name": "Hosted endpoint"
      },
      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Transports"
      },
      {
        "a": "None",
        "b": "OAuth or key",
        "name": "Auth"
      },
      {
        "a": "Free",
        "b": "Freemium",
        "name": "Pricing"
      },
      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "x402"
      },
      {
        "a": "MIT",
        "b": "Closed service under Zapia's terms and conditions (Brainlogic AI SAS). No date was found on the terms.",
        "name": "Licence"
      },
      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "Read-only variant documented"
      },
      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "llms.txt"
      },
      {
        "a": "2026-07-03",
        "b": "2026-10-12",
        "name": "Last release"
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        "a": "no document linked",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Terms last updated"
      },
      {
        "a": "no document linked",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Privacy policy last updated"
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      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Customer content may train models"
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      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Terms restrict automated access"
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      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking"
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        "a": "",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Terms or service can change without notice"
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        "a": "",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver"
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        "a": "30k stars",
        "b": "none",
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    "faq": [
      {
        "answer": "PicoClaw scores 46.1 (D) on agent readiness against Zapia's 17.3 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Zapia leads on maintenance \u0026 community.",
        "question": "Which is better for AI agents, PicoClaw or Zapia?"
      },
      {
        "answer": "PicoClaw is open source (MIT). No open-source release is listed for Zapia.",
        "question": "Are PicoClaw and Zapia open source?"
      }
    ],
    "goodFor": [
      {
        "aheadOn": [
          "Reliability, 54 against 15",
          "Schema \u0026 documentation, 51 against 0",
          "Agent ergonomics, 66 against 0",
          "Security \u0026 auth, 51 against 3",
          "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 30"
        ],
        "also": [
          "No key needed to call it",
          "Free to start without a card",
          "Open source"
        ],
        "goodFor": "A person who wants a chat-app assistant on a cheap Linux board, an old Android phone or a home server, with reminders, web search and file memory, and who accepts running software its maker calls pre-production.",
        "slug": "picoclaw",
        "watchFor": "No commit on main since 19 August 2026 and no release since v0.3.1 on 3 July 2026. An issue of 6 October calls the repository unmaintained, with no reply"
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        "aheadOn": [
          "Maintenance \u0026 community, 56 against 22"
        ],
        "also": [
          "No incidents deducted, where PicoClaw loses 7 points for them"
        ],
        "goodFor": "Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking users who want an assistant over their mail, calendar, Drive and WhatsApp in an app.",
        "slug": "zapia",
        "watchFor": "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint, and the terms forbid unauthorised automated connections."
      }
    ],
    "job": {
      "capability": "assistant.messaging",
      "name": "Assistants reached by message"
    },
    "others": [
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "asaply vs PicoClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-picoclaw"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-zapia.json",
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        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-zapia"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "Asmi vs PicoClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-picoclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Asmi vs Zapia",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-zapia"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "AstrBot vs Zapia",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-zapia"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "Boba vs PicoClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-picoclaw"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Boba vs Zapia",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-zapia"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Boski vs Zapia",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-zapia"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "Brea vs PicoClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-picoclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Brea vs Zapia",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-zapia"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Caddy vs Zapia",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-zapia"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs Zapia",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-zapia"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "Del vs PicoClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-picoclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Del vs Zapia",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-zapia"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-zapia.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "GAIA vs Zapia",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-zapia.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-zapia.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-zapia.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-picoclaw.json",
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        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-picoclaw"
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "HireAlpha vs Zapia",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zapia.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-zapia.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-zapia.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-zapia.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-zapia.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-picoclaw.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-zapia.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-zapia.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-picoclaw.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "OpenInstinct vs Zapia",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-picoclaw.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Orbits vs Zapia",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-picoclaw.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Orchid vs Zapia",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-picoclaw.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-szn.json",
        "title": "PicoClaw vs szn",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-tab-bot.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-tomo.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Poke vs Zapia",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "QwenPaw vs Zapia",
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "szn vs Zapia",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Tab vs Zapia",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/town-vs-zapia.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/zapia-vs-zeroclaw.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/zapia-vs-zo-computer.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-picoclaw.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-picoclaw.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-picoclaw.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-picoclaw.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "folk vs PicoClaw",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-picoclaw.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-picoclaw.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-picoclaw.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "Hermes Agent vs PicoClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-picoclaw"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs PicoClaw",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "IronClaw vs PicoClaw",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "Leon vs PicoClaw",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "Lindy vs PicoClaw",
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "nanobot vs PicoClaw",
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "NanoClaw vs PicoClaw",
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "Dots vs PicoClaw",
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "OpenClaw vs PicoClaw",
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-poke.json",
        "title": "PicoClaw vs Poke",
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-qwenpaw.json",
        "title": "PicoClaw vs QwenPaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-qwenpaw"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-town.json",
        "title": "PicoClaw vs Town",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-zeroclaw.json",
        "title": "PicoClaw vs ZeroClaw",
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-zo-computer.json",
        "title": "PicoClaw vs Zo Computer",
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Gemini Spark vs Zapia",
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Leon vs Zapia",
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-zapia.json",
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Pally vs Zapia",
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tomo-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Tomo vs Zapia",
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      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/wajo-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Wajo (Fo) vs Zapia",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/wajo-vs-zapia"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-talorys.json",
        "title": "PicoClaw vs Talorys",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-talorys"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-wajo.json",
        "title": "PicoClaw vs Wajo (Fo)",
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/talorys-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Talorys vs Zapia",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/talorys-vs-zapia"
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        "by": 39,
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        "name": "Reliability",
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        "zapia": 15
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      {
        "key": "performance",
        "name": "Performance",
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        "weight": 10
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      {
        "by": 51,
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        "by": 66,
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        "zapia": 0
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        "by": 48,
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        "picoclaw": 51,
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        "zapia": 3
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        "by": 30,
        "edge": "picoclaw",
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        "weight": 10,
        "zapia": 30
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        "pending": true,
        "weight": 10
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      {
        "by": 34,
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        "zapia": 56
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      {
        "by": 3,
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        "key": "transparency",
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        "picoclaw": 56,
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        "zapia": 59
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      "picoclaw": "Self-hosted under the MIT licence, with 19 documented chat channels, scheduled and heartbeat tasks, and local file memory. The repository has had no commit since 19 August 2026 and no release since 3 July, and 15 CVEs are listed against it with no advisory or security policy from the project.",
      "zapia": "Zapia is a personal assistant app for iOS, Android and the web with a free plan that isn't a trial, weekly iOS releases and explicit confirmation before anything that writes. No outside agent can call it, and no status page, security contact or hosting location was found."
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  "markdown": "PicoClaw scores 46.1 (D) on agent readiness against Zapia's 17.3 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Zapia leads on maintenance \u0026 community. Both do assistants reached by message.\n\n- PicoClaw: grade D, 46.1/100, rank #883 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/picoclaw.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/picoclaw.json\n- Zapia: grade F, 17.3/100, rank #995 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zapia.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/zapia.json\n- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md\n- All 834 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### PicoClaw (D)\n\nGood for: A person who wants a chat-app assistant on a cheap Linux board, an old Android phone or a home server, with reminders, web search and file memory, and who accepts running software its maker calls pre-production.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 54 against 15\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 51 against 0\n- Agent ergonomics, 66 against 0\n- Security \u0026 auth, 51 against 3\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 30\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No key needed to call it\n- Free to start without a card\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: No commit on main since 19 August 2026 and no release since v0.3.1 on 3 July 2026. An issue of 6 October calls the repository unmaintained, with no reply\n\n### Zapia (F)\n\nGood for: Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking users who want an assistant over their mail, calendar, Drive and WhatsApp in an app.\n\nAhead on:\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 56 against 22\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No incidents deducted, where PicoClaw loses 7 points for them\n\nWatch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint, and the terms forbid unauthorised automated connections.\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | PicoClaw | Zapia | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 54 | 15 | PicoClaw +39 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 51 | 0 | PicoClaw +51 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 66 | 0 | PicoClaw +66 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 51 | 3 | PicoClaw +48 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 30 | PicoClaw +30 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 22 | 56 | Zapia +34 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 56 | 59 | Zapia +3 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -7 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **46.1 · D** | **17.3 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | PicoClaw | Zapia |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |\n| Vendor | Sipeed | Brainlogic AI S.A.S. |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports |  |  |\n| Auth | None | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Free | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | Closed service under Zapia's terms and conditions (Brainlogic AI SAS). No date was found on the terms. |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | no |\n| Last release | 2026-07-03 | 2026-10-12 |\n| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked |  |\n| Customer content may train models |  |  |\n| Terms restrict automated access |  |  |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking |  |  |\n| Terms or service can change without notice |  |  |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  |  |\n| Popularity | 30k stars | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**PicoClaw.** Self-hosted under the MIT licence, with 19 documented chat channels, scheduled and heartbeat tasks, and local file memory. The repository has had no commit since 19 August 2026 and no release since 3 July, and 15 CVEs are listed against it with no advisory or security policy from the project.\n\n**Zapia.** Zapia is a personal assistant app for iOS, Android and the web with a free plan that isn't a trial, weekly iOS releases and explicit confirmation before anything that writes. No outside agent can call it, and no status page, security contact or hosting location was found.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### PicoClaw\n\n1. Set `allow_from` to the owner's user ID on every channel before starting the gateway. An empty list accepts messages from anyone\n2. Set `tools.exec.allow_remote` to `false` unless chats must run shell commands. The shipped default is `true`, whatever docs/guides/configuration.md says\n3. Set `isolation.enabled` to `true` on Linux (needs `bwrap`) or run in a container. The deny patterns do not inspect child processes\n4. Use `PICOCLAW_KEY_PASSPHRASE` for credential encryption. One docs page names `PICOCLAW_CREDENTIAL_PASSPHRASE`, which the source does not read\n5. Treat the README's ClawdChat line (read a remote skill file and follow it) as untrusted third-party instructions\n\n### Zapia\n\n1. Don't plan to call Zapia from another agent. It answers only in its own app and on the web, and the terms forbid unauthorised automated access.\n2. Tell the owner that Pro and Ultra trials become paid after 7 days unless cancelled in the app store.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, PicoClaw or Zapia?\n\nPicoClaw scores 46.1 (D) on agent readiness against Zapia's 17.3 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Zapia leads on maintenance \u0026 community.\n\n### Are PicoClaw and Zapia open source?\n\nPicoClaw is open source (MIT). No open-source release is listed for Zapia.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-zapia.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-zapia.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"picoclaw\", \"b\": \"zapia\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare picoclaw zapia`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/picoclaw.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/zapia.json\n\n## Other comparisons with PicoClaw or Zapia\n\n- [asaply vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [asaply vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Asmi vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Asmi vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-zapia.md)\n- [AstrBot vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Boba vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Boba vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Boski vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Brea vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Brea vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Caddy vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-zapia.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Del vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Del vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-zapia.md)\n- [folk vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-zapia.md)\n- [GAIA vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Haven vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-zapia.md)\n- [HireAlpha vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [HireAlpha vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Instinct vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zapia.md)\n- [IronClaw vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Lindy vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-zapia.md)\n- [nanobot vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-zapia.md)\n- [NanoClaw vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Dots vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-zapia.md)\n- [OpenClaw vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-zapia.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Orbits vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Orbits vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Orchid vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Orchid vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Pally vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [PicoClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [PicoClaw vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [PicoClaw vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Poke vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-zapia.md)\n- [QwenPaw vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-zapia.md)\n- [szn vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Tab vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Town vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/town-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Zapia vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/zapia-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [Zapia vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/zapia-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [AstrBot vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Boski vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Caddy vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [CowAgent vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [folk vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [GAIA vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Gemini Spark vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Haven vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Instinct vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [IronClaw vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Leon vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Lindy vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [nanobot vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [NanoClaw vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Dots vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [OpenClaw vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [PicoClaw vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-poke.md)\n- [PicoClaw vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-qwenpaw.md)\n- [PicoClaw vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-town.md)\n- [PicoClaw vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [PicoClaw vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [Gemini Spark vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Leon vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Pally vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Tomo vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tomo-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Wajo (Fo) vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/wajo-vs-zapia.md)\n- [PicoClaw vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-talorys.md)\n- [PicoClaw vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-wajo.md)\n- [Talorys vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/talorys-vs-zapia.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- Zapia competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. 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