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Cline
Open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, the terminal and CI, running on whichever model you bring.
From FreeWhy it's on this listRuns autonomously · YesAuto-approval and headless mode let a task run start to finish with nobody watching, including scheduled cron runs and CI jobs; the vendor warns to use a clean branch.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on WTAgent
- +Agent permissions · YesApproval is per tool call across eight named categories - reading, editing, safe commands, all commands, browser, MCP - each toggled separately, with outside-workspace access gated behind the base toggle.Evidence ↗
- +Open models · YesOpen-weight models are a first-class path: a curated set ships inside the ClinePass subscription, and Ollama, LM Studio or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint runs weights you host.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against WTAgent
- −Getting out · PartialTask history is plain JSON on your own disk and can be mirrored to your S3 or R2 bucket, but the terms make fees non-refundable and give nothing back for unused credits on cancellation.Evidence ↗
34/35 researched criteria · 1 not established - 02
goose
Open-source local AI agent — desktop app, CLI and ACP server — running on the LLM provider you bring.
From FreeWhy it's on this listRuns autonomously · YesAutonomous mode is the shipped default and needs no human in the loop; goose run takes an instruction file, allows 1000 turns without user input, and recipes can be scheduled by cron.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on WTAgent
- +Agent permissions · YesFour permission modes span full autonomy to chat-only, with per-tool Always allow / Ask before / Never allow rules, switchable mid-session; the default grants shell and file writes without asking.Evidence ↗
- +Open models · YesOpen-weight models run locally through Ollama, LM Studio, Docker Model Runner, Ramalama or goose's own local-models command, and remotely through gateways such as Novita, OVHcloud and Cerebras.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against WTAgent
- −How it meters · Partialgoose itself charges nothing, so the running cost is entirely your LLM provider's metered token or credit spend; no calculator or cost estimate is published and the vendor only tells you to keep provider credits topped up.Evidence ↗
34/35 researched criteria · 1 not established - 03
Kilo Code
Open source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, CLI and cloud, with 500+ models at provider rates.
From FreeWhy it's on this listRuns autonomously · YesCloud Agents run long tasks unattended in isolated containers and open PRs.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on WTAgent
- +Open models · YesOpen-weight hosted models plus fully local models through Ollama or LM Studio.Evidence ↗
- +In your editor · YesVS Code and every VS Code-based editor, plus all JetBrains IDEs.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against WTAgent
- −Self-hosted · PartialThe MIT clients can be forked and self-hosted and inference can be fully local, but Gateway, Cloud Agents and team administration are Kilo-hosted.Evidence ↗
- −Getting out · PartialUsage data has documented export endpoints and credit purchases can be refunded (the 5% fee is not); the site states nothing about credits expiring.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 04
Letta
Stateful agent harness, cloud and SDK for agents with persistent, git-versioned memory.
From FreeWhy it's on this listRuns autonomously · YesHeadless CLI runs, scheduled prompts and subagents execute without a human turn; unrestricted mode auto-allows tools.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on WTAgent
- +Agent permissions · YesFour modes from strict to unrestricted, plus allow/deny tool patterns and a cross-agent memory guard.Evidence ↗
- +Open models · YesOllama, LM Studio and llama.cpp endpoints are local-only integrations; DeepSeek, Mistral and Together are also listed.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against WTAgent
- −Audit log · NoNo administrative audit log is published; the Enterprise list stops at RBAC, SSO, quotas and dedicated support.Evidence ↗
- −Getting out · PartialMemory is git-backed files you can inspect and sync to your own GitHub repo; credit expiry is never stated.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 05
OpenHands
Open-source software engineering agent with GUI, CLI, SDK and an enterprise control plane.
From FreeWhy it's on this listRuns autonomously · YesEvent-triggered runs complete the task with nobody in the loop, and headless CLI mode forcibly approves every action.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on WTAgent
- +Agent permissions · YesThree confirmation policies ship in the SDK, from approving every action to only risky ones judged by a security analyzer.Evidence ↗
- +Open models · YesOpen-weight models are supported first-class: a recommended local model plus documented LM Studio, Ollama, vLLM and SGLang serving paths.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against WTAgent
- −Open source · PartialThe core is MIT-licensed open source, but the Enterprise control plane is described only as source-available under a commercial licence.Evidence ↗
- −Getting out · PartialYou can manage and delete stored content, and deletion is by email request; no bulk data export or credit-expiry terms are published.Evidence ↗
34/35 researched criteria · 1 not established - 06
Aider
Open-source terminal AI pair programmer that edits files in your local git repo and commits the changes.
From FreeWhy it's on this listOpen models · YesLocal open-weight models are explicitly supported through Ollama, LM Studio and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so inference can stay on your own hardware.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on WTAgent
- +In your editor · PartialThere is no editor plugin; instead a file watcher picks up AI comments you type in whatever IDE you use, so the agent itself still runs as a separate terminal process.Evidence ↗
- +In your pipeline · PartialNon-interactive runs are scriptable from a shell loop with --message and --yes, but nothing on the site documents acting on a pull request or a hosted CI integration.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against WTAgent
- −Ships it · NoThe documented end of the loop is a git commit in your local repo; no page on the site describes deploying, pushing a release or publishing to an environment.Evidence ↗
- −How it meters · PartialThe tool itself costs nothing; what you pay is token consumption at whichever LLM provider your key belongs to, and the docs treat context size as a direct cost to you.Evidence ↗
34/35 researched criteria · 1 not established
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