CowAgent vs planning-with-files
Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools
Short answer
- planning-with-files is growing faster: +590 GitHub stars in the last 30 days vs +320 for CowAgent.
- Pick CowAgent for: open-source AI assistant framework for planning tasks, running tools and skills, memory, and multi-agent teams. Pick planning-with-files for: persistent file-based planning and context recovery for AI coding agents and long-running tasks.
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CowAgentopen-source
Open-source AI assistant framework for planning tasks, running tools and skills, memory, and multi-agent teams
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planning-with-filesopen-source
Persistent file-based planning and context recovery for AI coding agents and long-running tasks
Metrics
| CowAgent | planning-with-files | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 47.2k | 27.3k |
| Star velocity /mo | 320 | 590 |
| Commits (90d) | 1.4k | 228 |
| Releases (6m) | 10 | 10 |
| Downloads (30d, npm + PyPI) | — | 2.7K |
| Overall score | 0.8164241751500315 | 0.7798501915116138 |
FAQ
- Which is more popular, CowAgent or planning-with-files?
- CowAgent has more GitHub stars (47,219 vs 27,264).
- Which is more actively developed, CowAgent or planning-with-files?
- CowAgent had more commits in the last 90 days (1,420 vs 228).
- Should I use CowAgent or planning-with-files?
- Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Both are open source, so trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.