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crit vs autoprompt-skill
crit has 1,268 GitHub stars, 106 forks, 22 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. autoprompt-skill has 1,230 stars, 67 forks, 1 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. crit leads on adoption by 3% (1,268 vs 1,230 stars). crit is written in Go under MIT; autoprompt-skill is written in JavaScript under MIT. crit has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, autoprompt-skill 5%. crit was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (ai-agents, cli, code-review), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| crit | autoprompt-skill | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 1.3K | ★ 1.2K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Go | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-04 |
| Forks | ⑂ 106 | ⑂ 67 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick crit if
- You weight community size — 1.3K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick autoprompt-skill if
- You want the autoprompt-skill feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and autoprompt-skill fits your workflow better
About crit
Crit Review and comment on plans, code diffs, frontend elements and send feedback directly to your agent. Adaptive UI for each type of output For agents, plans and code are all the same it's just text, but for us, humans, reviewing generated plans and reviewing web application are two very different activities. Crit adds a proper interface for each type of output and lets you point at the exact thing that is wrong and leave a comment for the agent to fix: crit plan.md renders a markdown file with proper formatting and review UI crit auto detects git changes and shows syntax highlighted diffs for local review…
About autoprompt-skill
Autoprompt is a coding agent workflow that cuts failures by 45% by reviewing, fixing, and rechecking its work. English 中文 한국어 Español العربية Contents Install · Benchmarks · Invocation · Run controls · Workflow · Agents · Examples · FAQ · License Install Use the CLI below, or download an installer from GitHub Releases. 1. Install the CLI 2. Launch the installer 3. Install Choose your coding agent, confirm its path, and install. N means enter another path. For another CLI or IDE, choose Custom coding agent and use the compatibility guide. Install from source Requirements Node.js 20+ Python 3.11+ available as…
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Frequently asked questions
Is crit or autoprompt-skill more popular?
crit has 1,268 GitHub stars and autoprompt-skill has 1,230. crit has the larger community by that measure.
Are crit and autoprompt-skill free?
Both are open source. crit is licensed under MIT and autoprompt-skill under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between crit and autoprompt-skill?
crit is written in Go and autoprompt-skill in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, crit or autoprompt-skill?
Choose crit if you want the larger community (1,268 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose autoprompt-skill if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.