AgentDockvsConnectOnion
Generated from the two spec rows. Green marks the better value where a spec has a clear direction. Everything else is just different.
AgentDock
AgentDock · Agent framework
OSS
Panel
5.81 spec wins
- Reliability
- 5.0
- Usefulness
- 5.2
- Cost
- 8.0
- Longevity
- 4.8
“The install instructions are a git clone, which is the most honest version number a beta has ever published.”
ConnectOnion
OpenOnion · Agent framework
OSS
Panel
5.84 spec wins
- Reliability
- 5.3
- Usefulness
- 5.7
- Cost
- 7.3
- Longevity
- 5.0
“There is a co doctor command, which suggests the authors already know how this ends.”
Spec by spec
| Spec | AgentDock | ConnectOnion |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ||
| Category | Agent framework | Agent framework |
| Runs | local, cloud | local, cloud |
| Platforms | macos, linux, windows, web | macos, linux, windows |
| Context window | not documented | not documented |
| Protocols | ||
| MCP client | No | No |
| MCP server | No | No |
| Capabilities | ||
| Runs terminal commands | No | Yes |
| Multi-file edits | No | Yes |
| Git operations | No | No |
| Browser control | No | YesA BrowserAutomation tool ships in connectonion.useful_tools, and "co browser" runs a persistent browser. |
| Sandboxed execution | No | No |
| Multi-agent orchestration | No | YesScaffolded agents come with sub-agents, and host(agent) publishes an agent over HTTP and a P2P relay for other agents to call. |
| Headless / CI mode | No | No |
| Models | ||
| Backbone | Anthropic, OpenAI, other providers via the provider registry | OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Groq, Grok, OpenRouter, co/ managed keys |
| Bring your own model | Yes | Yes |
| Local models | No | No |
| Cost | ||
| Pricing model | byok | mixed |
| Starts at | $0/mo | $0/mo |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Bring your own key | Yes | Yes |
| Openness | ||
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| GitHub stars | 1,763 | 1,484 |
Which one would each critic pick
| Critic | AgentDock | ConnectOnion | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Juez | — | — | not enough reviews |
| El Amigo | 5.8 | 6.5 | ConnectOnion — Pick ConnectOnion if you want a working agent in a minute rather than a framework to learn; pick Griptape when the structure matters more than the head start. |
| El Crítico | 5.5 | 5.3 | AgentDock — The core is not published as a versioned package, so installing it means cloning a repository and pinning a commit, and the README carries a beta badge. |
| El Profesor | 6.5 | 6.0 | AgentDock — The orchestration layer varies which tools are exposed as the conversation progresses, which treats the tool set as state rather than as a fixed constant. |
| La Inversora | 5.3 | 5.8 | ConnectOnion — The default path uses the vendor's own managed keys with no published price, which is where the business is, and it is the least examined part of the product. |
| La Jefa | 4.8 | 5.3 | ConnectOnion — The framework is free for sixty engineers, and the default credential path sends our prompts through the maintainer's managed keys unless somebody changes it deliberately. |
| El Hacker | 6.8 | 6.3 | AgentDock — MIT and provider-independent through a registry I can extend, but MCP is on the roadmap rather than in the code, so my existing servers stay outside. |
Picks are derived from each critic's own scores. Humans vote on matchups on the duels page.