Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/eclipse-theia/theia/vs/ruvnet/ruflo
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/eclipse-theia/theia/vs/ruvnet/ruflo.md
Description: theia and ruflo share 9 technologies: OpenAI, Hugging Face, MCP, React, Express, js-yaml, Zod, Ajv, and prom-client. Both are written in TypeScript.

# theia vs ruflo

theia and ruflo share 9 technologies: OpenAI, Hugging Face, MCP, React, Express, js-yaml, Zod, Ajv, and prom-client. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [eclipse-theia/theia](https://seerepo.com/r/eclipse-theia/theia): Eclipse Theia is a cloud & desktop IDE framework implemented in TypeScript.
- [ruvnet/ruflo](https://seerepo.com/r/ruvnet/ruflo): 🌊 The original agent harness. Deploy intelligent multi-player swarms, coordinate autonomous workflows, and build conversational AI systems. Features adaptive memory, self-learning intelligence, federation, vector RAG integration, and native Claude Code / Codex / Hermes and many more Integrated

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: OpenAI, Hugging Face, MCP, React, Express, js-yaml, Zod, Ajv, prom-client
- Only in theia: Electron, Anthropic, electron-store, vhost, idb, mustache, Mermaid, @openai/codex-sdk, ollama, lumino, react-virtuoso, react-tooltip, @vscode/codicons, Font Awesome, keytar, dompurify, markdown-it, markdown-it-anchor, markdown-it-emoji, pdfobject, escape-html, react-textarea-autosize, xterm, xterm-addon-fit
- Only in ruflo: sql.js, Google Cloud, Svelte, SvelteKit, MongoDB, Postgres, Tokio, SQLite, Vite, react-router-dom, Supabase, jose, Tailwind CSS, bits-ui, web-haptics, marked, katex, file-type, handlebars, highlight.js, htmlparser2, isomorphic-dompurify, satori, sharp, pino, helmet, tracing, @xenova/transformers, yaml, hmac, bcryptjs, class-variance-authority, next-themes, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, cmdk, embla-carousel-react, input-otp, React Hook Form, react-day-picker, react-resizable-panels, reactflow, recharts, sonner, vaul, Lucide

## Side by side

| | theia | ruflo |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 648,258 lines written, 2,891 code files | 1,153,806 lines written, 2,525 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and GitHub Copilot | 35.9% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Codex |
| Activity | Last push November 5, 2026, 8,868 commits, 21,738 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 9,037 commits, 80,870 stars |
| Tests | 773 test files. 29.2% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,805 test files. 49.3% 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, theia or ruflo?

ruflo, with 1,153,806 lines written; theia has 648,258.

The proof: [ruvnet/ruflo's code at commit 1c0d63c](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/tree/1c0d63c79aa2879d7029cc793501d7086d06f124)

### Which has more GitHub stars, theia or ruflo?

ruflo, with 80,870 stars; theia has 21,738.

The proof: [ruvnet/ruflo on GitHub](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo)

### Which has more tests, theia or ruflo?

ruflo, with 1,805 test files; theia has 773.

The proof: [ruvnet/ruflo's code at commit 1c0d63c](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/tree/1c0d63c79aa2879d7029cc793501d7086d06f124)

### Which was updated more recently, theia or ruflo?

theia: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and ruflo's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: [eclipse-theia/theia's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, theia or ruflo?

ruflo: an AI signed 35.9% of its commits, with Claude Code and Codex.

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

## Sources

- eclipse-theia/theia: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 30a5482 (https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/tree/30a5482386400715f42b541b4b142fd399ada7f3)
- ruvnet/ruflo: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 1c0d63c (https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/tree/1c0d63c79aa2879d7029cc793501d7086d06f124)

## 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.