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dscode vs agent-manager
dscode has 735 GitHub stars, 1 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. agent-manager has 531 stars, 55 forks, 58 open issues and last shipped yesterday. dscode leads on adoption by 38% (735 vs 531 stars). dscode is written in JavaScript under MIT; agent-manager is written in Go under Apache-2.0. dscode has attracted 0% as many forks as stars, agent-manager 10%. agent-manager was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (cli, code-review, developer-tools), 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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| dscode | agent-manager | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 735 | ★ 531 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-27 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1 | ⑂ 55 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick dscode if
- You weight community size — 735 stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick agent-manager if
- You want the agent-manager feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and agent-manager fits your workflow better
About dscode
DSCODE is a terminal coding agent for macOS, built on DeepSeek Harness, that gives a machine one shared session runtime: a persistent shell that reads and writes code and runs tests, a TUI and a CLI that use that same runtime, and live sessions that can message, review and hand tasks to one another.
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About agent-manager
agent manager is an Apache 2.0, Go based terminal interface that runs every AI coding agent a developer already has side by side — Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Grok, Gemini CLI, Pi, Command Code, and Hermes Agent — and gathers their live status, quick prompts, worktrees, and diff review into a single tmux TUI.
read the full agent-manager overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is dscode or agent-manager more popular?
dscode has 735 GitHub stars and agent-manager has 531. dscode has the larger community by that measure.
Are dscode and agent-manager free?
Both are open source. dscode is licensed under MIT and agent-manager under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between dscode and agent-manager?
dscode is written in JavaScript and agent-manager in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, dscode or agent-manager?
Choose dscode if you want the larger community (735 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose agent-manager if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.