contrabassTerminal-first orchestrator for issue-driven AI coding-agent runs — polls Linear/GitHub, runs Codex/OpenCode in git worktrees with retries and verification. Go/Charm rebuild of OpenAI's Symphony.
Why switchBoth coordinate fleets of local coding-agent CLIs in the terminal; Squad does ad-hoc manager/worker collaboration over SQLite with no daemon, Contrabass dispatches from Linear/GitHub issues with worktrees, retries and branch-advance verification.
Full comparison → omnigentOpen-source meta-harness over Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Hermes, Pi and custom agents: swap harnesses without rewriting, enforce policies and sandboxes, follow sessions from any device.
Why switchSame job — coordinating multiple AI coding CLIs — opposite philosophy: squad is daemonless one-shot shell + SQLite, Omnigent is a full server/meta-harness.
Full comparison → alookSelf-hosted collaboration layer that turns local coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode) into an always-on "AI company" — per-agent email, org chart, kanban, shared memory.
Why switchBoth coordinate multiple local coding agents into a team; alook builds the full always-on 'AI company' (email, org charts), squad strips it to slash commands + SQLite you can hold in your head.
Full comparison → fabroRust 'software factory' for coding agents: define the SDLC as a graph, agents execute it through verification gates, you intervene only at the stages that matter. Server, runs board, sandboxes.
Why switchSame goal — multi-agent software process with human gates — opposite weight classes: Squad coordinates AI CLIs through one-shot shell commands and SQLite with no daemon; Fabro runs a persistent server with a runs board and queued 24/7 execution.
Full comparison → three-man-teamA disciplined 3-agent dev process as context files — Architect plans, Builder builds the brief, Reviewer gates — running in one Claude Code session via subagents. Token-frugal by design.
Why switchSame manager/worker/inspector shape, different substance: Squad is tooling — agents coordinating through shell commands and SQLite; Three Man Team is pure process — personas and handoff rules inside a single Claude Code session.
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