Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/AlistGo/alist/vs/JuliusBrussee/caveman
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/AlistGo/alist/vs/JuliusBrussee/caveman.md
Description: alist and caveman share 3 technologies: net/http, Postgres, and MCP. Both are written in Go.

# alist vs caveman

alist and caveman share 3 technologies: net/http, Postgres, and MCP. Both are written in Go.

- [AlistGo/alist](https://seerepo.com/r/AlistGo/alist): 🗂️A file list/WebDAV program that supports multiple storages, powered by Gin and Solidjs. / 一个支持多存储的文件列表/WebDAV程序，使用 Gin 和 Solidjs。
- [JuliusBrussee/caveman](https://seerepo.com/r/JuliusBrussee/caveman): 🪨 why use many token when few token do trick. Viral skill + proxy for coding agents that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like a caveman.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: net/http, Postgres, MCP
- Only in alist: Gin
- Only in caveman: Anthropic

## Side by side

| | alist | caveman |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 134,185 lines written, 732 code files | 334,915 lines written, 435 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, GitHub Copilot, and Claude Code | 74.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push October 21, 2026, 2,415 commits, 50,366 stars | Last push October 28, 2026, 1,639 commits, 115,815 stars |
| Tests | 71 test files. 18.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 711 test files. 72.6% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, alist or caveman?

caveman, with 334,915 lines written in 435 code files; alist has 134,185 in 732.

The proof: [JuliusBrussee/caveman's code at commit 9b68f7e](https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman/tree/9b68f7ed12b05e7efaff18e65c5a3fc2849fd0a4)

### Which has more GitHub stars, alist or caveman?

caveman, with 115,815 stars; alist has 50,366.

The proof: [JuliusBrussee/caveman on GitHub](https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman)

### Which has more tests, alist or caveman?

caveman, with 711 test files; alist has 71.

The proof: [JuliusBrussee/caveman's code at commit 9b68f7e](https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman/tree/9b68f7ed12b05e7efaff18e65c5a3fc2849fd0a4)

### Which was updated more recently, alist or caveman?

caveman: its last push was on October 28, 2026, and alist's on October 21, 2026.

The proof: [JuliusBrussee/caveman's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, alist or caveman?

caveman: an AI signed 74.4% of its commits, with Claude Code and Cursor; in alist, 0.8%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in JuliusBrussee/caveman](https://seerepo.com/r/JuliusBrussee/caveman/ai)

## Sources

- AlistGo/alist: Read on October 28, 2026, at commit 92e7453 (https://github.com/AlistGo/alist/tree/92e745360766cce32564f94a468cb576f577d27e)
- JuliusBrussee/caveman: Read on October 29, 2026, at commit 9b68f7e (https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman/tree/9b68f7ed12b05e7efaff18e65c5a3fc2849fd0a4)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.