# disler/pi-vs-claude-code

Comparison between open source PI agent and closed source Claude Code agent

Repository: https://github.com/disler/pi-vs-claude-code
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pi-vs-claude-code
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-10T16:10:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 56/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 35, longevity 13
- inputs: {"age_days": 195, "days_push": 54, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1639, forks 378 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:15.154310+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of customized instances of the open-source Pi Coding Agent, presented as a hedge/alternative to the closed-source Claude Code agent. It demonstrates customizing the UI, agent orchestration tools, safety auditing, and agent-to-agent communication across 6+ example harnesses.

## Use cases
- compare pi coding agent vs claude code
- customize an open source coding agent
- set up agent-to-agent communication between coding agents
- learn how to build a claude code alternative
- configure llm api keys for a coding agent cli
- add safety auditing to an ai coding agent
- orchestrate multiple coding agents

## When to choose
- you want an open-source, customizable alternative to Claude Code
- you want ready-made examples of agent orchestration and customization
- you want to learn agentic coding harness patterns in TypeScript

## When to avoid
- you just want a polished production coding agent out of the box
- you don't use Bun or the Pi CLI ecosystem
- you need a supported, closed-source product with vendor support

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: agent-framework, developer-tools, cli, chatbot
- domain: large-language-models, developer-tools
- platform: bun, cli, cross-platform
- tags: coding-agent, claude-code, pi-coding-agent, agent-orchestration, agent-to-agent, examples, llm-providers, ai-agents, command-line, nodejs

## Member repositories
- disler/pi-vs-claude-code (main) score 56

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:15.154310+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:46:26.042907+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/disler/pi-vs-claude-code (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:15.154310+00:00, sha 8e4463607b09)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.