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edict vs mdSilo-app
edict has 16,900 GitHub stars, 1,769 forks, 18 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. mdSilo-app has 849 stars, 48 forks, 65 open issues and last shipped yesterday. edict leads on adoption by 1,891% (16,900 vs 849 stars). edict is written in Python under MIT; mdSilo-app is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. edict has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, mdSilo-app 6%. mdSilo-app was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (kanban), 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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| edict | mdSilo-app | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 17K | ★ 849 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Python | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-07 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.8K | ⑂ 48 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick edict if
- You weight community size — 17K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick mdSilo-app if
- You want the mdSilo-app feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and mdSilo-app fits your workflow better
About edict
Edict is an MIT licensed Python orchestration system that runs multi agent LLM work through the Tang dynasty Three Departments and Six Ministries, splitting the job across eleven business roles plus one compatibility role so that planning, review, dispatch, and execution are handled by separate agents, and it is built for teams running OpenClaw that need every hand off between agents to be reviewable, auditable, and interruptible.
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About mdSilo-app
mdSilo is a local first knowledge base and feed reader, distributed as a desktop application under the AGPL 3.0 license. The project is written in TypeScript and built with React and Tauri, the Rust based cross platform application framework, with ProseMirror providing the editor layer. It lives in the note taking and personal knowledge management ecosystem, alongside other plain text, file based writing tools, and it targets Windows, macOS, and Linux as native builds with an additional web version hosted at mdsilo.com.
read the full mdSilo-app overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is edict or mdSilo-app more popular?
edict has 16,900 GitHub stars and mdSilo-app has 849. edict has the larger community by that measure.
Are edict and mdSilo-app free?
Both are open source. edict is licensed under MIT and mdSilo-app under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between edict and mdSilo-app?
edict is written in Python and mdSilo-app in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, edict or mdSilo-app?
Choose edict if you want the larger community (16,900 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose mdSilo-app if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.