Project comparison

Codewhale vs ECC

Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.

Open-source coding agent for your terminal, built in Rust and on a journey of continuous community improvement. Issues and PRs welcome.

Best matched with other agent tools.

40.9K

Stars

Weekly

77/100

Health

ECC

The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor and beyond.

Best matched with other agent tools.

252.1K

Stars

+52.6K

Weekly

95/100

Health

Quick Take

Adoption

ECC has the larger GitHub footprint with 252.1K stars.

Momentum

ECC is currently growing faster at +52.6K stars this week.

Maintenance

ECC has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 95/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.

Side-by-side evidence

Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.

Signal	Codewhale	ECC
Evidence status	Basic listing· 10h ago	Recently verified· 10h ago
GitHub stars	40.9K	252.1K
Weekly growth	0	+52.6K
Health score	Healthy77/100

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