Codewhale vs jj
Codewhale and jj share 6 technologies: Tokio, crossterm, Ratatui, ansi-to-tui, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
codewhale-hq
Codewhale
Open-source agent for the terminal written in Rust. Use any provider or model. Issues & PRs always welcome
Rust41.2kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 8963aeeWhat is Codewhale built with?Only in Codewhale
- axum
rusqlite
- SQLite
- lru
objc2-foundation
- MCP
@deepseek-ai/cordis
- Jetpack Compose
- lifecycle-runtime-compose
- Next.js
- React
- Stripe
- console
- jsonwebtoken
- keyring
- oauth2
- rmcp
- image
- htmd
- yaml-rust2
- qrcode
- schemars
- jsonschema
- js-yaml
- Tailwind CSS
@opennextjs/cloudflare
In common
jj-vcs
jj
A Git-compatible VCS that is both simple and powerful
Rust32.4kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit 7fdb0d1What is jj built with?Only in jj
- clru
sapling-renderdag
rpassword
- tracing-chrome
Side by side
Codewhalejj
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
Codewhale1,797,226 lines written1,778 code files
jj284,964 lines written313 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.
Codewhale41.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, Devin, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Jules, Gemini CLI, and Factory
jj0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Gemini CLI and Claude Code
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
CodewhaleLast push November 6, 202611,474 commits41,158 stars
jjLast push November 7, 202612,142 commits32,392 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
Codewhale558 test files41.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
jj128 test files
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, Codewhale or jj?
Codewhale, with 1,797,226 lines written; jj has 284,964.
Which has more GitHub stars, Codewhale or jj?
Codewhale, with 41,158 stars; jj has 32,392.
The proof: codewhale-hq/Codewhale on GitHub
Which has more tests, Codewhale or jj?
Codewhale, with 558 test files; jj has 128.
Which was updated more recently, Codewhale or jj?
jj: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and Codewhale's on November 6, 2026.
The proof: jj-vcs/jj's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, Codewhale or jj?
Codewhale: an AI signed 41.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Devin, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Jules, Gemini CLI, and Factory; in jj, 0.1%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in codewhale-hq/Codewhale
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