Apache Maka
Apache-2.0 local-first agent workspace that logs every step
AI Agents / Coding Agent · Apache-2.0 · 5.8k
Reviewed 2026-10-17 · last push 2026-10-19 · repo checked 2026-10-19
What's Good
Apache-2.0 (apache/maka), an Apache Incubator podling since 2026-08-13, very active (commits daily, nightly builds). Desktop, TUI, CLI and the eval runner are thin clients of one Runtime Host, and the UI, the next prompt and crash recovery are all built from the same log, so an interrupted turn can be resumed with /resume. Bring your own model: a cloud API, a local model or a compatible gateway. It has MCP client support, a --graph mode that splits work across isolated git worktrees, and the team publishes per-task Terminal-Bench runs against other harnesses in docs/eval instead of only claiming scores. Sessions and settings stay local. ★~5.8k.
The Catch
Early. The latest Apache release is 0.2.0 (incubating); the npm package maka-agent ships real builds under the nightly tag while latest is still a placeholder, and the CLI README warns that commands and local data formats may change. macOS is the main platform; Windows and Linux are previews. API keys are stored in a plaintext credential-vault.json readable by your OS account, and an upgrade has already dropped older JSONL transcripts. Vs opencode or Claude Code: you are picking it for the audit log and replay, not for a bigger ecosystem. Stars have climbed fast for a five-month-old repo (about 290 a week since it opened in May 2026), so don't read the count as proof of adoption.
Verdict
The agent harness to try when you need to see and replay what the agent actually did — treat it as nightly software for now.
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