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Archon vs oh-my-opencode-slim
Archon has 23,505 GitHub stars, 3,474 forks, 321 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. oh-my-opencode-slim has 8,966 stars, 534 forks, 53 open issues and last shipped today. Archon leads on adoption by 162% (23,505 vs 8,966 stars). Archon is written in TypeScript under MIT; oh-my-opencode-slim is written in TypeScript under MIT. Archon has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, oh-my-opencode-slim 6%. oh-my-opencode-slim was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| Archon | oh-my-opencode-slim | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 24K | ★ 9.0K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.5K | ⑂ 534 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Archon if
- You weight community size — 24K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick oh-my-opencode-slim if
- You want the oh-my-opencode-slim feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and oh-my-opencode-slim fits your workflow better
About Archon
Archon is an open source workflow engine for AI coding agents, written in TypeScript and released under the MIT license. It lives in the AI coding ecosystem, alongside tools such as Claude Code, and is distributed through the Bun runtime and the GitHub CLI. The project describes itself as a harness builder: it lets a developer encode a development process as a YAML workflow and then run that workflow reliably across projects. Workflows are stored in a .archon/workflows/ directory and committed to the repository, so the same definition can be invoked from the CLI, a web UI, Slack, Telegram, or GitHub.…
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About oh-my-opencode-slim
oh my opencode slim is an MIT licensed TypeScript agent orchestration plugin for OpenCode that replaces the single model does everything approach with a built in team of seven specialized agents — Orchestrator, Explorer, Oracle, Council, Librarian, Designer, and Fixer — and it is aimed at developers who already use OpenCode and want to mix models across providers while delegating scoped work automatically.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Archon or oh-my-opencode-slim more popular?
Archon has 23,505 GitHub stars and oh-my-opencode-slim has 8,966. Archon has the larger community by that measure.
Are Archon and oh-my-opencode-slim free?
Both are open source. Archon is licensed under MIT and oh-my-opencode-slim under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Archon and oh-my-opencode-slim?
Archon is written in TypeScript and oh-my-opencode-slim 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, Archon or oh-my-opencode-slim?
Choose Archon if you want the larger community (23,505 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose oh-my-opencode-slim if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.