head to head · open source
oh-my-opencode-slim vs relay
oh-my-opencode-slim has 8,966 GitHub stars, 534 forks, 53 open issues and last shipped today. relay has 843 stars, 65 forks, 286 open issues and last shipped today. oh-my-opencode-slim leads on adoption by 964% (8,966 vs 843 stars). oh-my-opencode-slim is written in TypeScript under MIT; relay is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. oh-my-opencode-slim has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, relay 8%. relay was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (agentic-ai, orchestration), 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.
← all 20902 open source comparisons
Side by side
| oh-my-opencode-slim | relay | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 9.0K | ★ 843 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 534 | ⑂ 65 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick oh-my-opencode-slim if
- You weight community size — 9.0K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick relay if
- You want the relay feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and relay fits your workflow better
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.
read the full oh-my-opencode-slim overview →
About relay
Relay is a TypeScript, Apache 2.0 licensed real time messaging layer that gives AI agents shared channels, threads, direct messages, reactions, files, search and realtime events, and it is built for teams orchestrating multiple agents such as Claude Code, Codex or custom harnesses.
read the full relay overview →
More in Infrastructure & Operations
Related comparisons
More Orchestration & Scheduling projects
Compare either of these against the rest of the Orchestration & Scheduling field.
Frequently asked questions
Is oh-my-opencode-slim or relay more popular?
oh-my-opencode-slim has 8,966 GitHub stars and relay has 843. oh-my-opencode-slim has the larger community by that measure.
Are oh-my-opencode-slim and relay free?
Both are open source. oh-my-opencode-slim is licensed under MIT and relay under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between oh-my-opencode-slim and relay?
oh-my-opencode-slim is written in TypeScript and relay 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, oh-my-opencode-slim or relay?
Choose oh-my-opencode-slim if you want the larger community (8,966 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose relay if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.