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herdr vs moai-adk
herdr has 47,557 GitHub stars, 3,813 forks, 337 open issues and last shipped yesterday. moai-adk has 1,250 stars, 226 forks, 18 open issues and last shipped yesterday. herdr leads on adoption by 3,705% (47,557 vs 1,250 stars). herdr is written in Rust under Apache-2.0; moai-adk is written in Go under Apache-2.0. herdr has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, moai-adk 18%. moai-adk was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (claude-code), 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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| herdr | moai-adk | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 1.3K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Rust | Go |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.8K | ⑂ 226 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick herdr if
- You weight community size — 48K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick moai-adk if
- You want the moai-adk 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 moai-adk fits your workflow better
About herdr
herdr herdr.dev · install · quick start · docs English · 简体中文 the runtime your coding agents live on. detach without stopping work — herdr keeps terminals running in a background server when you close the client or lose your SSH connection. after a server or machine restart, herdr restores the saved layout and can resume supported agent sessions; the original processes do not survive. session state → several machines, one window — keep local work and saved ssh machines together, with a combined agent list and independent reconnects. remote machines → never hunt for the stuck one — every pane is marked working…
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About moai-adk
MoAI ADK A verification driven agent orchestration harness — the structure that makes Claude Code's code trustworthy English · 한국어 · 日本語 · 中文 Official Documentation · Book: Practical Agentic Coding with Claude Code · Discord "The model is a stochastic worker moving token by token. It cannot remember, turn to turn, what it used this turn and how much, whether the result is good, or how far the last session got. A harness enforces all three from the outside." What's New in v3.1 — Kanban Mode v3.1 ships on August 15, Liberation Day in Korea. The intent: release work from the old shape of a single session bound to…
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Frequently asked questions
Is herdr or moai-adk more popular?
herdr has 47,557 GitHub stars and moai-adk has 1,250. herdr has the larger community by that measure.
Are herdr and moai-adk free?
Both are open source. herdr is licensed under Apache-2.0 and moai-adk under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between herdr and moai-adk?
herdr is written in Rust and moai-adk 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, herdr or moai-adk?
Choose herdr if you want the larger community (47,557 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose moai-adk if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.