{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "zeroclaw", "name": "ZeroClaw", "vendor": "ZeroClaw Labs", "vendorUrl": "https://www.zeroclaw.com", "kind": "harness", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "Open-source personal AI assistant from ZeroClaw Labs, shipped as one Rust binary the owner runs. It answers on chat, email and voice channels, calls tools and MCP servers, and keeps memory in local SQLite.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zeroclaw", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zeroclaw.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zeroclaw.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/zeroclaw.json", "repo": "https://github.com/zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw", "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "oci", "name": "ghcr.io/zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw" } ], "auth": "none", "authNotes": "No account with the vendor. Model keys, bot tokens and mail passwords go in `~/.zeroclaw/config.toml` as encrypted secret fields, set through `zeroclaw config set`, the dashboard or the terminal UI. OpenAI Codex and Claude subscription tokens are accepted in place of API keys. Gateway clients pair first and then send `Authorization: Bearer \u003ctoken\u003e`, with token hashes kept in config (https://github.com/zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw/blob/master/docs/book/src/security/authentication.md).", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "Free under MIT or Apache-2.0, with no subscription and no hosted seat (https://www.zeroclaw.com/). The owner pays the model provider, or nothing with a local model. ZeroRouter, the vendor's hosted beta model gateway, is optional and its prices were not read (checked 2026-10-12).", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs or the source at commit 6c0b1f9 (checked 2026-10-12).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 32965, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-12" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.zeroclaw.com/master/en/introduction.html", "llmsTxt": "https://www.zeroclaw.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "assistant.proactive", "assistant.messaging", "assistant.memory", "assistant.self-hosted", "assistant.accounts", "agent.mcp-client" ], "tags": [ "open-source", "self-hosted", "local", "free", "no-card", "rust", "mit", "apache-2.0", "pre-1.0", "no-telemetry", "mcp-client", "approvals", "acp", "docker", "llms-txt" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-05", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 70.2, "grade": "BB", "agentReady": true, "rank": 161, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 986, "categoryRank": 1, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 60, "reliability": 74, "schema": 82, "security": 76, "transparency": 64 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-12" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-09-05. GHSA-93f6-34w8-5g98 (high), an unvalidated `wasm_path` let `zeroclaw plugin install` write an attacker-controlled file outside the plugins directory in 0.8.4 and earlier. Fixed in 0.8.5 and published the same day, inside six months, -2. https://github.com/zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-93f6-34w8-5g98", "2026-04-01. The project lead wrote that a maintainer's AI automation merged pull requests that should not have gone through and that GitHub took enforcement action on the organisation. Disclosed, the maintainer removed and merge access tightened, over six months old, -1. https://www.zeroclaw.com/blog/community-and-stability" ], "verdict": "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.", "bestFor": "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.", "strengths": [ "Supervised mode is the default. Tools outside an eleven-item read-only and fetch list prompt the owner, and an unanswered prompt is a denial after 120 seconds", "Approval prompts arrive on the channel in use, and `approval_route` can send them to a separate approver channel that denies when unreachable", "Channel secrets and provider keys are encrypted with ChaCha20-Poly1305 in `config.toml`, with the key in `.secret_key` at mode 0600", "An empty peer set denies every inbound sender, and the gateway binds 127.0.0.1 with pairing required by default", "Three tagged releases in the 90 days to 12 October 2026, each with a Breaking Changes section, and CI passing on master on 11 October" ], "weaknesses": [ "The docs state that command execution is not audited. `[security.audit]` records certificate events only, and tool receipts are opt-in and not durable", "No privacy policy, terms or security.txt on zeroclaw.com, and the home page links none", "`web_fetch`, `web_search_tool` and `browser_open` run without approval by default, and sandboxed tools keep full network egress", "GHSA-93f6-34w8-5g98 (high) let a plugin install write outside the plugins directory in 0.8.4 and earlier, fixed in 0.8.5 on 5 September 2026", "Version 0.8.5 is pre-1.0, patch releases carry breaking changes, and 576 issues and 384 pull requests were open on 12 October 2026" ], "agentNotes": [ "Keep `[risk_profiles.\u003calias\u003e] level = \"supervised\"`. `full` runs every tool not listed in `always_ask`, and the YOLO preset removes the sandbox and path rules too", "Add sending and account tools such as `send_via`, `google_workspace` and `http_request` to `always_ask` so a session-level Always grant cannot skip the prompt", "List senders in `[peer_groups.\u003cname\u003e] external_peers`. `[\"*\"]` accepts anyone on that channel", "Set `[web_fetch].allowed_domains` and `[http_request].allowed_domains`. Fetches run unprompted and the OS sandbox does not block egress", "Run one-shot tasks with `zeroclaw agent -a \u003calias\u003e -m \"\u003ctask\u003e\"`. A cron or webhook turn has no prompt, so shell calls fall to the command policy" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "BB", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 70.2 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 60, "reliability": 74, "schema": 82, "security": 76, "transparency": 74 }, "provenanceScore": 53 }, "connect": { "install": "curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw/master/install.sh | sh # or: brew install zeroclaw", "headless": { "command": "zeroclaw agent -a \u003calias\u003e -m \"$TASK\"", "setup": "zeroclaw quickstart" } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.proactive", "tool": "https://letme.dev/zeroclaw" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "ZeroClaw Labs", "domain": "zeroclaw.com", "domainRegistered": "2026-03-02", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw/releases", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-12", "notes": [ "The NOTICE file reads Copyright 2025 ZeroClaw Labs and the blog signs posts as CEO, ZeroClaw Labs. No company form, registration or address was found on the site or in the repository.", "The home page of www.zeroclaw.com links no terms and no privacy policy, so both fields are empty and the MIT or Apache-2.0 licence stands in.", "www.zeroclaw.com/.well-known/security.txt answered 404 on 12 October 2026. SECURITY.md asks for GitHub private vulnerability reporting and the README gives security@zeroclaw.dev.", "RDAP gives zeroclaw.com a registration date of 2026-03-02, registrar Atom.com Domains LLC. The repository was created on 13 February 2026.", "There is no hosted endpoint for the assistant. A gateway answers on its owner's own host." ], "score": 53 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zeroclaw.json" }, "answer": "ZeroClaw scores 70.2 (BB) on agent readiness against Zo Computer's 43.1 (E), and leads in every scored category.", "b": { "slug": "zo-computer", "name": "Zo Computer", "vendor": "Zo Computer Company", "vendorUrl": "https://www.zo.computer", "kind": "http-api", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "Hosted personal assistant from Zo Computer Company that runs on a cloud Linux computer assigned to each user. It answers by web chat, SMS, email, Slack, Discord and Telegram, runs scheduled automations, and has an HTTP API and MCP endpoint.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zo-computer", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zo-computer.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zo-computer.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/zo-computer.json", "license": "Proprietary service under Zo Computer Company's terms of service", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.zo.computer/mcp", "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "A bearer access token with the prefix `zo_sk_`, created by the owner under Settings \u003e Advanced and shown once. The same token is used for the HTTP API and the MCP endpoint, and both guides say it grants full access to the workspace. No scoped, read-only or expiring token and no OAuth flow for outside clients were found in the docs. Whether a token can be revoked individually is not stated on the pages read. `GET /models/catalog` needs no authentication. Sign-up is in a browser behind Cloudflare Turnstile.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free Trial is $0 for 14 days with no card, then ordinary computer access ends. Basic is $18 a month with $10 of AI credit, Pro $64 with $40 and Ultra $200 with $100. API and MCP access are included on all plans. Chat is billed at per-token rates on the models pages, which we did not read, and media at fixed per-request prices from $0.035. A user's own model API key can replace Zo-billed usage (checked 2026-10-12).", "priceSummary": "$18 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the API guide, the OpenAPI file, the billing guide or the pricing page, checked 12 October 2026. Billing is a Stripe subscription with prepaid credits.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-12" }, "docsUrl": "https://www.zo.computer/guide", "llmsTxt": "https://www.zo.computer/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://www.zo.computer/docs-assets/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "assistant.proactive", "assistant.messaging", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "agent.mcp-client" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "closed-source", "assistant", "mcp", "openapi", "llms-txt", "free-trial" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-14", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 43.1, "grade": "E", "agentReady": false, "rank": 911, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 986, "categoryRank": 13, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 34, "maintenance": 68, "payments": 40, "reliability": 15, "schema": 73, "security": 37, "transparency": 60 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-12" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "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.", "bestFor": "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.", "strengths": [ "OpenAPI 3.1 file, llms.txt and a Markdown copy of every guide and reference page are public", "Persona permissions remove tools from a conversation, with 19 named scopes and a Read only preset", "The security page names each infrastructure, inference and tool provider and states which can see user content", "Plan prices, included AI credit and per-request media prices are public, with a 14-day trial that needs no card", "Dated weekly changelog, with nine weekly entries between 20 July and 14 September 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "The access token for the API and MCP endpoint grants full access to the workspace, with no scoped or read-only token documented", "No approval step before sending mail, posting or buying was found. The browser guide says Zo can buy and send on signed-in sites", "No status page, incident history, rate limit figures or SLA were found on the pages read", "The privacy policy lists only email address, trackers, usage data and SMS data, and does not describe workspace files, memory or connected accounts", "Memory storage and deletion are not documented beyond a design aim and whole-account deletion or factory reset" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send `POST https://api.zo.computer/zo/ask` with `Authorization: Bearer zo_sk_...` and an `input` string. The owner creates the token under Settings \u003e Advanced", "Pass `persona_id` for a persona with a narrow tool set. The token itself carries every permission the owner has", "Set `memory_mode` to `off` to keep workspace memory out of a request. The field is in the OpenAPI file and absent from the API guide", "Do not retry `/zo/ask` blindly after a timeout. No idempotency key is documented and the request may already have sent a message", "Append `.md` to any guide or reference URL for Markdown" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "E", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 43.1 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 34, "maintenance": 68, "payments": 40, "reliability": 15, "schema": 73, "security": 37, "transparency": 46 }, "provenanceScore": 73 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST https://api.zo.computer/zo/ask \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer zo_sk_your_key_here\" \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"input\": \"Hello, Zo!\"}'", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http zo https://api.zo.computer/mcp --header \"Authorization: Bearer zo_sk_your_key_here\"", "config": { "mcpServers": { "zo": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer zo_sk_your_key_here" }, "type": "http", "url": "https://api.zo.computer/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.proactive", "tool": "https://letme.dev/zo-computer" }, "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Basic plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 18, "note": "Includes $10 of AI credit a month." }, { "item": "Pro plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 64, "note": "Includes $40 of AI credit a month." }, { "item": "Ultra plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 200, "note": "Includes $100 of AI credit a month." } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Zo Computer Company", "domain": "zo.computer", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.zo.computer/reference/information/terms", "privacy": "https://www.zo.computer/reference/information/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://www.zo.computer/updates", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-12", "notes": [ "The terms of service name Zo Computer Company at 13 Grattan St Unit 102, Brooklyn, NY 11206, under New York law. They were last updated on 8 August 2025.", "The terms refer to an Acceptable Use Policy that we did not find linked from the pages read.", "security.txt at www.zo.computer/.well-known/security.txt gives a contact, a policy link and an expiry of 8 April 2027.", "No status page is linked from the home page, the docs index, the security page or the help centre home page.", "The API and MCP endpoint are on api.zo.computer. The domain's registration date was not looked up.", "The X handle is the one the home page footer links." ], "score": 73 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zo-computer.json", "live": { "slug": "zo-computer", "probe": { "target": "https://api.zo.computer/mcp", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-12T19:01:35.563750129Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 405, "lastMs": 472, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 320, "p95ms24h": 1228, "samples24h": 18, "samples30d": 18, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-12", "probes": 18, "ok": 18 } ] }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-12T19:01:35.563750129Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "Agent harness", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "ZeroClaw Labs", "b": "Zo Computer Company", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "https://api.zo.computer/mcp", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "None", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Free", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "MIT OR Apache-2.0", "b": "Proprietary service under Zo Computer Company's terms of service", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-09-05", "b": "2026-09-14", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "2025-08-08", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "2026-05-20", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "33k stars", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "ZeroClaw scores 70.2 (BB) on agent readiness against Zo Computer's 43.1 (E), and leads in every scored category.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, ZeroClaw or Zo Computer?" }, { "answer": "No hosted endpoint is listed for ZeroClaw. Zo Computer has a hosted endpoint at https://api.zo.computer/mcp.", "question": "Can an agent call ZeroClaw and Zo Computer without installing anything?" }, { "answer": "ZeroClaw is open source (MIT OR Apache-2.0). No open-source release is listed for Zo Computer.", "question": "Are ZeroClaw and Zo Computer open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 74 against 15", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 82 against 73", "Agent ergonomics, 72 against 34", "Security \u0026 auth, 76 against 37", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 40", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 80 against 68" ], "also": [ "Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better", "No key needed to call it", "Free to start without a card", "Open source" ], "goodFor": "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.", "slug": "zeroclaw", "watchFor": "The docs state that command execution is not audited. `[security.audit]` records certificate events only, and tool receipts are opt-in and not durable" }, { "aheadOn": null, "also": [ "A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install", "No incidents deducted, where ZeroClaw loses 3 points for them" ], "goodFor": "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.", "slug": "zo-computer", "watchFor": "The access token for the API and MCP endpoint grants full access to the workspace, with no scoped or read-only token documented" } ], "job": { "capability": "assistant.proactive", "name": "Assistant proactive" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "AstrBot vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "AstrBot vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "CowAgent vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "GAIA vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "GAIA vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Grok Bot vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Grok Bot vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Haven vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Haven vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Hermes Agent vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Hermes Agent vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Instinct vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Instinct vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "IronClaw vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "IronClaw vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Leon vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Leon vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Lindy vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Lindy vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "nanobot vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "nanobot vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "NanoClaw vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "NanoClaw vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Dots vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Dots vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "OpenClaw vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "OpenClaw vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "PicoClaw vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "PicoClaw vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Poke vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Poke vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "QwenPaw vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "QwenPaw vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-zo-computer" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 59, "edge": "zeroclaw", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "weight": 16, "zeroclaw": 74, "zo-computer": 15 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 9, "edge": "zeroclaw", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "weight": 13, "zeroclaw": 82, "zo-computer": 73 }, { "by": 38, "edge": "zeroclaw", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "weight": 13, "zeroclaw": 72, "zo-computer": 34 }, { "by": 39, "edge": "zeroclaw", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "weight": 14, "zeroclaw": 76, "zo-computer": 37 }, { "by": 20, "edge": "zeroclaw", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "weight": 10, "zeroclaw": 60, "zo-computer": 40 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 12, "edge": "zeroclaw", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "weight": 7, "zeroclaw": 80, "zo-computer": 68 }, { "by": 4, "edge": "zeroclaw", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "weight": 7, "zeroclaw": 64, "zo-computer": 60 } ], "summary": "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.", "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." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/zeroclaw-vs-zo-computer", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/zeroclaw-vs-zo-computer.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/zeroclaw-vs-zo-computer.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/zeroclaw-vs-zo-computer.min.md" }, "markdown": "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.\n\n- ZeroClaw: grade BB, 70.2/100, rank #161 of 986. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zeroclaw.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/zeroclaw.json\n- Zo Computer: grade E, 43.1/100, rank #911 of 986. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zo-computer.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/zo-computer.json\n- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md\n- All 190 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### ZeroClaw (BB)\n\nGood 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.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 74 against 15\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 82 against 73\n- Agent ergonomics, 72 against 34\n- Security \u0026 auth, 76 against 37\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 40\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 80 against 68\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better\n- No key needed to call it\n- Free to start without a card\n- Open source\n\nWatch 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\n\n### Zo Computer (E)\n\nGood 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.\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n- No incidents deducted, where ZeroClaw loses 3 points for them\n\nWatch for: The access token for the API and MCP endpoint grants full access to the workspace, with no scoped or read-only token documented\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | ZeroClaw | Zo Computer | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 74 | 15 | ZeroClaw +59 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 82 | 73 | ZeroClaw +9 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 72 | 34 | ZeroClaw +38 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 76 | 37 | ZeroClaw +39 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 40 | ZeroClaw +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 80 | 68 | ZeroClaw +12 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 64 | 60 | ZeroClaw +4 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -3 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **70.2 · BB** | **43.1 · E** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | ZeroClaw | Zo Computer |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | ZeroClaw Labs | Zo Computer Company |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.zo.computer/mcp` |\n| Transports | | HTTP |\n| Auth | None | API key |\n| Pricing | Free | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Proprietary service under Zo Computer Company's terms of service |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-09-05 | 2026-09-14 |\n| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2025-08-08 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-05-20 |\n| Customer content may train models | | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 33k stars | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**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.\n\n**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.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### ZeroClaw\n\n1. Keep `[risk_profiles.\u003calias\u003e] level = \"supervised\"`. `full` runs every tool not listed in `always_ask`, and the YOLO preset removes the sandbox and path rules too\n2. Add sending and account tools such as `send_via`, `google_workspace` and `http_request` to `always_ask` so a session-level Always grant cannot skip the prompt\n3. List senders in `[peer_groups.\u003cname\u003e] external_peers`. `[\"*\"]` accepts anyone on that channel\n4. Set `[web_fetch].allowed_domains` and `[http_request].allowed_domains`. Fetches run unprompted and the OS sandbox does not block egress\n5. Run one-shot tasks with `zeroclaw agent -a \u003calias\u003e -m \"\u003ctask\u003e\"`. A cron or webhook turn has no prompt, so shell calls fall to the command policy\n\n### Zo Computer\n\n1. Send `POST https://api.zo.computer/zo/ask` with `Authorization: Bearer zo_sk_...` and an `input` string. The owner creates the token under Settings \u003e Advanced\n2. Pass `persona_id` for a persona with a narrow tool set. The token itself carries every permission the owner has\n3. Set `memory_mode` to `off` to keep workspace memory out of a request. The field is in the OpenAPI file and absent from the API guide\n4. Do not retry `/zo/ask` blindly after a timeout. No idempotency key is documented and the request may already have sent a message\n5. Append `.md` to any guide or reference URL for Markdown\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, ZeroClaw or Zo Computer?\n\nZeroClaw scores 70.2 (BB) on agent readiness against Zo Computer's 43.1 (E), and leads in every scored category.\n\n### Can an agent call ZeroClaw and Zo Computer without installing anything?\n\nNo hosted endpoint is listed for ZeroClaw. Zo Computer has a hosted endpoint at https://api.zo.computer/mcp.\n\n### Are ZeroClaw and Zo Computer open source?\n\nZeroClaw is open source (MIT OR Apache-2.0). No open-source release is listed for Zo Computer.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/zeroclaw-vs-zo-computer.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/zeroclaw-vs-zo-computer.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"zeroclaw\", \"b\": \"zo-computer\"}`. 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