caveman vs go-micro
caveman and go-micro share 5 technologies: net/http, pgx, SQLite, Postgres, and LangChain. Both are written in Go.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
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.
Go117.4kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 2e068f7What is caveman built with?Only in caveman
- Anthropic
- MCP
ai
@clack/prompts
@mastra/core
- earendil-works
typebox
- Ajv
In common
micro
go-micro
A framework for agents, tools and services
Go23.1kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 65cbacbWhat is go-micro built with?Only in go-micro
- go-redis
- go-sqlite3
- pq
- NATS.io
- github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2
- RabbitMQ
- Redis
- github.com/patrickmn/go-cache
- etcd
- MySQL
- charm.land/glamour/v2
github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5
- Pydantic
- OpenTelemetry
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk
- go.uber.org/zap
- Prometheus
- github.com/prometheus/client_model
Side by side
cavemango-micro
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
caveman334,943 lines written435 code files
go-micro138,184 lines written500 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
caveman74.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Cursor
go-micro20.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
cavemanLast push November 4, 20261,640 commits117,395 stars
go-microLast push October 29, 20264,427 commits23,083 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
caveman711 test files72.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
go-micro286 test files62.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, caveman or go-micro?
caveman, with 334,943 lines written; go-micro has 138,184.
Which has more GitHub stars, caveman or go-micro?
caveman, with 117,395 stars; go-micro has 23,083.
The proof: JuliusBrussee/caveman on GitHub
Which has more tests, caveman or go-micro?
caveman, with 711 test files; go-micro has 286.
Which was updated more recently, caveman or go-micro?
caveman: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and go-micro's on October 29, 2026.
The proof: JuliusBrussee/caveman's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, caveman or go-micro?
caveman: an AI signed 74.4% of its commits, with Claude Code and Cursor; in go-micro, 20.5%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in JuliusBrussee/caveman
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