Head to head · Assistant proactive · October 2026 research run
ZeroClaw vs Zo Computer
ZeroClaw scores 70.2 (BB) on agent readiness against Zo Computer's 43.1 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistant proactive.
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Which one, for what
ZeroClaw BB
Best for One person who wants an assistant on their own hardware that answers on Telegram, Discord, Matrix or email, asks before it writes or runs commands, and works with a local model.
Ahead on
- Reliability, 74 against 15
- Schema & documentation, 82 against 73
- Agent ergonomics, 72 against 34
- Security & auth, 76 against 37
- Payments & pricing, 60 against 40
- Maintenance & community, 80 against 68
Also in its favour
- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better
- No key needed to call it
- Free to start without a card
- Open source
Watch for
The docs state that command execution is not audited. [security.audit] records certificate events only, and tool receipts are opt-in and not durable
Best for One person who wants a hosted assistant with its own Linux machine, reachable by text message and chat apps, and who accepts that the assistant acts on connected accounts without a documented approval step.
Also in its favour
- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install
- No incidents deducted, where ZeroClaw loses 3 points for them
Watch for
The access token for the API and MCP endpoint grants full access to the workspace, with no scoped or read-only token documented
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | ZeroClaw | Zo Computer | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 74 | 15 | ZeroClaw +59 |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 82 | 73 | ZeroClaw +9 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 72 | 34 | ZeroClaw +38 |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 76 | 37 | ZeroClaw +39 |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 60 | 40 | ZeroClaw +20 |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 80 | 68 | ZeroClaw +12 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 64 | 60 | ZeroClaw +4 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | -3 | 0 | |
| Total | BB 70.2/100 | E 43.1/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | ZeroClaw | Zo Computer |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Agent harness | HTTP API |
| Vendor | ZeroClaw Labs | Zo Computer Company |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | https://api.zo.computer/mcp |
| Transports | HTTP | |
| Auth | None | API key |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Proprietary service under Zo Computer Company's terms of service |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-05 | 2026-09-14 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2025-08-08 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-05-20 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | |
| Popularity | 33k stars | none |
Verdicts
ZeroClaw
Supervised autonomy is the default, so tools outside a short read-only list wait for the owner's approval, and secrets are encrypted in the config file. The docs state that command execution is not written to an audit log, and the project publishes no privacy policy or terms.
Zo Computer
Zo publishes an OpenAPI file, Markdown docs, plan prices and a named list of the providers that receive user content. One access token grants full access to the workspace, no approval step before sending or buying was found in the reviewed docs, and no status page, rate limit or SLA is published.
Before you call either
ZeroClaw
- Keep
[risk_profiles.<alias>] level = "supervised".fullruns every tool not listed inalways_ask, and the YOLO preset removes the sandbox and path rules too - Add sending and account tools such as
send_via,google_workspaceandhttp_requesttoalways_askso a session-level Always grant cannot skip the prompt - List senders in
[peer_groups.<name>] external_peers.["*"]accepts anyone on that channel - Set
[web_fetch].allowed_domainsand[http_request].allowed_domains. Fetches run unprompted and the OS sandbox does not block egress - Run one-shot tasks with
zeroclaw agent -a <alias> -m "<task>". A cron or webhook turn has no prompt, so shell calls fall to the command policy
Zo Computer
- Send
POST https://api.zo.computer/zo/askwithAuthorization: Bearer zo_sk_...and aninputstring. The owner creates the token under Settings > Advanced - Pass
persona_idfor a persona with a narrow tool set. The token itself carries every permission the owner has - Set
memory_modetooffto keep workspace memory out of a request. The field is in the OpenAPI file and absent from the API guide - Do not retry
/zo/askblindly after a timeout. No idempotency key is documented and the request may already have sent a message - Append
.mdto any guide or reference URL for Markdown
Questions
Which is better for AI agents, ZeroClaw or Zo Computer?
ZeroClaw scores 70.2 (BB) on agent readiness against Zo Computer's 43.1 (E), and leads in every scored category.
Can an agent call ZeroClaw and Zo Computer without installing anything?
No hosted endpoint is listed for ZeroClaw. Zo Computer has a hosted endpoint at https://api.zo.computer/mcp.
Are ZeroClaw and Zo Computer open source?
ZeroClaw is open source (MIT OR Apache-2.0). No open-source release is listed for Zo Computer.
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Machine-readable
- This page as Markdown
/compare/zeroclaw-vs-zo-computer.md· slim.min.md· JSON.json(or sendAccept: text/markdown) - Each listing in full
/api/v1/tools/zeroclaw.json·/api/v1/tools/zo-computer.json - From a terminal
anchor compare zeroclaw zo-computer(the CLI) - Over MCP
compare_tools {"a": "zeroclaw", "b": "zo-computer"}at/mcp, no key