pare-make vs Agent Afk
pare-make and Agent Afk are both productivity MCP servers. Agent Afk scores higher (94 vs 79 out of 100). pare-make has more GitHub stars (139), and Agent Afk was updated more recently (3 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| pare-make | Agent Afk | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79 / 100 | 94 / 100 |
| What it does | Pare Make - Structured Make/Just task runner operations (run, list) as typed JSON. | Open-source coding-agent harness you can actually change — own the loop (prompts, gates, routing, skills, terminal states), use any model, run long tasks while you're away. |
| Publisher | Community: Dave-London | Verified: npm:agent-afk |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality B | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality B |
| npm downloads a week | 35 | 64,710 |
| Runs | Local | Local |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf |
| GitHub stars | 139 | 61 |
| Last commit | 19 Oct 2026 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Install pare-make | Install Agent Afk |
Questions
Is pare-make or Agent Afk more popular?
pare-make has more GitHub stars: 139.
Can I use pare-make and Agent Afk together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.