Which workflow fits?
The products operate at different layers. AX Code uses supported coding CLIs as providers inside its workflow. Herdr manages terminals running existing agents across projects and machines.
| Consideration | AX Code | Herdr |
|---|---|---|
| Existing coding CLIs | Claude Code, Codex CLI, Grok Build CLI and Muse Code CLI can act as providers using their local login/session. | Runs existing agent CLIs in server-owned terminals, with agent integrations. |
| Persistence | Recorded sessions support later inspection and comparison; retained file snapshots support recovery. These do not imply an uninterrupted process. | Detaching leaves processes running on the server. A full server restart ends processes; supported integrations can resume native agent sessions. |
| Review focus | Inspect coding execution and file changes, compare attempts and evaluate arena candidates with repository checks. | Organize agent terminals, observe their status and reconnect to workspaces. |
Include WebMCP in your comparison
With the experimental WebMCP bridge, AX Code can read pages, call tools a website exposes and interact with its interface. It starts disabled and opens an isolated Chrome window when you enable it.
Check whether each coding agent can discover and call page-registered WebMCP tools, how it handles browser profiles and approvals, and which setup it requires. Evaluate the same website and task. MCP server connections and general browser automation alone do not establish WebMCP support; check each product’s current documentation.
What to evaluate with AX Code
Open AX Code in your repository and use /connect to choose a supported local runtime, cloud API, coding CLI or private GPU endpoint. Choose your sandbox and permission settings before granting access to unfamiliar code. Ordinary sessions do not automatically enforce your project’s test suite. Run the repository’s checks and inspect the diff. Use the session graph to see recorded steps and tool calls. A recorded check failure remains a failure; the agent’s completion message is not proof that a patch is correct.
AX Code Business is planned. The website’s illustrative speed display is not a benchmark against Herdr.
Docs ↗Does persistent state mean an agent keeps running through every restart?
No. Separate a live process, saved terminal layout, conversation history and file recovery. Herdr documents different restore paths for these. AX Code session records and rollback points likewise should not be treated as proof of uninterrupted execution.
Try a representative task
Compare a coding task and a detach/reconnect task separately. Inspect the resulting patch and tests, then verify what survives disconnection and server restart in your setup. AX Code integration with Herdr has not been qualified by this comparison.
Get started ↗Sources and scope
Written by the AX Code team. This is a workflow comparison, not an independent performance ranking. Check official documentation for current availability, plans and deployment requirements.