# Yao Agents review

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Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/yaoapp-yao/

## Yao Agents at a glance

- **Category:** [Coding agents](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/coding-agents/)
- **Website:** [yaoagents.com](https://yaoagents.com)

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #334 overall, #98 in Coding agents, momentum score 25
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: 29; Aug 16: 177; Aug 23: 68; Aug 30: 59; Sep 6: 38; Sep 13: 53; Sep 20: 52; Sep 27: 49; Oct 4: 42; Oct 11: 31; Oct 18: 49; Oct 25: 49

## Yao Agents alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [Cindy](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/makecindy-cindy/) | 8.8k | – |
| #2 | [OpenMausBot](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/milind-soni-openmausbot/) | 9.6k | – |
| #3 | [Orca](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/stablyai-orca/) | 111.7k | – |
| #4 | [OpenBot](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/copilotkit-openbot/) | 9.1k | – |
| #5 | [Agent Reach](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/panniantong-agent-reach/) | 107.2k | – |
| #6 | [Skill Recorder](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/microsoft-skill-recorder/) | 5.6k | – |

## Yao Agents FAQ

### How popular is Yao Agents?

Yao Agents has 8.2k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 49 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 58 a week. That made it #98 among AI coding agents on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to Yao Agents?

Other AI coding agents on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: Cindy (#1), OpenMausBot (#2), Orca (#3), OpenBot (#4), Agent Reach (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

## Sources

1. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)