How Brigade compares
Brigade overlaps several categories. Where another project is stronger, the table says so. Sources checked 2026-08-13.
Work and orchestration
| Project | Ready work | Claim safety | Parallel and run control | Task-store boundary | Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade | Supported Stable ready set | Supported Fail-closed CAS claims | Partial 0.27: per-repo waves, cross-repo ready aggregation, declared limits | Partial Local JSON files, no shared store | Supported Command receipts |
| Beads | Supported Built in | Supported Atomic claim | Partial Agent workflow + Dolt sync | Supported Dolt-backed distributed store | Partial Task history |
| Gas Town | Supported Beads-backed | Not documented | Supported Multi-agent runtime | Partial Beads ledger | Partial Operational state |
| nWave | Partial Wave artifacts | Not documented | Partial 7 reviewed phases + TDD gates | Partial Git-tracked artifacts | Partial Phase validation |
| ActiveGraph | Supported Reactive graph | Partial Application-defined | Supported Behaviors + runs | Supported Append-only event log | Supported Replay, fork, and diff |
Memory
| Project | Durable memory | Capture and recall | Care and operations | Learning | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade | Supported Shared files + cards | Supported Handoffs. 0.27: bounded recall | Supported Owner policy. 0.27: Memory Operations | Partial Outcome score + promote + rollback | Supported Work receipts + sources |
| Mem0 / OpenMemory | Supported User + agent + session | Supported Automatic + hybrid search | Partial History + metadata | Partial Extraction + retrieval | Partial Timestamps + entities |
| Letta | Supported Agent state + blocks | Supported Agent-managed tools | Partial Editable state | Partial Persistent agent runtime | Partial Persistent agent state |
| agentmemory | Supported Shared coding-agent memory | Supported Hooks + MCP + REST | Partial Lifecycle + decay | Not documented | Partial Searchable memory |
| Hindsight | Supported Facts + experiences + models | Supported Retain + recall | Supported Reflect + feedback | Supported Reflective memory learning | Supported Temporal + causal links |
| Built-in harness memory | Supported Tool-specific | Partial Rules + auto memories | Partial Varies by harness | Partial Harness-specific | Partial Harness-specific |
| OpenClaw | Supported Plain files + index | Supported Keyword + optional vector search | Partial File-owned memory | Not documented | Partial Files + source paths |
Tools and configuration
| Project | MCP | Reviewed rules and skills | Projection behavior | Source of truth | Audit and rollback |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade | Supported MCP + tools catalog | Supported Skills + adapters | Supported Dry-run-first, then apply | Supported Brigade catalog | Supported Preserve + gate + rollback |
| add-mcp | Supported MCP servers | Not documented | Partial Maps fields into native files | Partial Registry + native files | Partial Warnings for dropped fields |
| Rulesync | Supported Supported | Supported Rules + skills + hooks | Supported Per-target generation | Supported Rulesync project | Partial Generated outputs |
| config-sync | Not documented | Supported Rules for 12 tools | Supported Generated rule files | Supported Single config | Partial Generated outputs |
| chezmoi | Partial As files | Partial As files | Supported Templates + apply | Supported Git-backed source dir | Supported Diff + templates + merge |
| agentsync | Supported Many agent targets | Supported Skills + hooks + commands | Supported Native/lossy/skipped report | Supported Canonical config | Supported Native/lossy/skipped report |
Evidence and operations
| Project | Receipts | Code impact | Agent activity | Cloud state | Learning / replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade | Supported Command + Git + optional impact | Supported Stable impact. 0.27: code-graph views | Supported 0.27: center activity | Supported 0.27: registered cloud status | Partial Score + promote + rollback |
| ActiveGraph | Partial Event trace | Not documented | Partial Reactive behaviors | Not documented | Partial Replay, fork, and diff |
| CocoIndex | Partial Data lineage | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Partial Incremental recompute |
| Graphiti | Partial Episode provenance | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Partial Temporal fact updates |
| Hindsight | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Supported Reflective memory learning |
| Neo4j Agent Memory | Partial Reasoning + tool traces | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Partial Similar-task retrieval |
Scope
Not documented means the capability was not found in the project's official README or documentation on 2026-08-13. It is not proof that the capability is absent. Event traces, memory history, data lineage, and command verification receipts answer different questions.
Brigade is a local file-first control plane for coding agents. There is no Brigade daemon. Scheduling stays external, except optional operator-owned, target-scoped care registrations.
The work ledger is machine-local JSON and is not a distributed task database. Ordinary runs have no hard run-budget unless one is declared.
When a budget is declared, Brigade enforces wall-clock and worker-dispatch ceilings. Model, tool, token, and cost dimensions stay observed unless an adapter owns an enforcement boundary.
Campaigns aggregate ready work across repositories but do not yet compose parallel cross-repo waves. Center is read-only. External activity observations are best-effort.
Cloud registry commands track work that another provider runs. Safe targeted handoffs may auto-file under owner policy. Ambiguous or risky notes wait for review.
Brigade is not a hosted memory service, automatic release bot, or full autonomous fleet runtime. It does not push to GitHub, publish packages, or send chat messages unless the operator uses an explicit send action.