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48 scored tools, ranked by overall score. Last checked on 25 October 2026. Refine with the Finder →

The three to remember

Most powerful

Cline

PluginSecurity: one caveat, see the card

8.8

The best free agent with your own key; it executes commands, keep an eye on API costs.

· Utility 9/10, best of the selection
· Free, no limits
· One security caveat, see the card

Free1 clickSite ↗

Simplest

Claude in Chrome

PluginSecurity: nothing to flag

7.5

Official and cautious by design; limited to paid plans.

· Utility 7/10
· Paid, from €18
· No known security caveat

Paid · from 18 €1 clickSite ↗

The alternative

Hermes Agent (Nous Research)

AppRisingSecurity: nothing to flag

9.1

The most serious alternative to OpenClaw, cleaner on privacy (MIT, zero telemetry), and able to import your OpenClaw config.

· Utility 8.5/10
· Free tier to get started
· No known security caveat

Freemium5 minSite ↗

TypeApp Tool MCP Built-in mode Skill PluginPriceFree Freemium Paid

Tool	Type	What it does	Price	Install	Score	Sec.
Hermes Agent (Nous Research)RisingSelf-hosted agent that learns from its tasks, creates its own skills, maintains persistent memory, and responds on Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, or Signal.	App	Self-hosted agent that learns from its tasks, creates its own skills, maintains persistent memory, and responds on Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, or Signal.	Freemium	5 min	9.1	Security: nothing to flag
ClineOpen source code agent in VS Code: plan then act mode, multi-file editing, terminal, native MCP client.	Plugin	Open source code agent in VS Code: plan then act mode, multi-file editing, terminal, native MCP client.	Free	1 click	8.8	Security: one caveat, see the card
CrewAIRisingPython framework for orchestrating teams of agents by roles.	App	Python framework for orchestrating teams of agents by roles.	Freemium	5 min	8.8	Security: nothing to flag
LangGraphFramework for building stateful agents with an explicit control graph.	App	Framework for building stateful agents with an explicit control graph.	Freemium	Technical	8.8	Security: nothing to flag
Actions ComposioRisingMore than 1,000 action toolkits for SaaS services, with managed OAuth.	Tool	More than 1,000 action toolkits for SaaS services, with managed OAuth.	Freemium	5 min	8.4	Security: one caveat, see the card
Arcade.devRising7,500 tools across 81 MCP servers, with per-call OAuth and tokens never exposed to the model.	Tool	7,500 tools across 81 MCP servers, with per-call OAuth and tokens never exposed to the model.	Freemium	5 min	8.4	Security: one caveat, see the card
agent-browser (Vercel)Command-line driven browser for AI agents: accessibility snapshots with stable references (@e1), click, type, and screenshot.	Tool	Command-line driven browser for AI agents: accessibility snapshots with stable references (@e1), click, type, and screenshot.	Free	5 min	8.1	Security: one caveat, see the card
Claude Agent SDKNewThe engine behind Claude Code made available to developers: files, terminal, web search, subagents, skills, and fine-grained permissions in your own agents.	App	The engine behind Claude Code made available to developers: files, terminal, web search, subagents, skills, and fine-grained permissions in your own agents.	Freemium	5 min	8.1	Security: one caveat, see the card
Playwright MCPRisingGives the agent a controllable browser: read pages, click, fill forms, test.	MCP	Gives the agent a controllable browser: read pages, click, fill forms, test.	Free	5 min	8.0	Security: one caveat, see the card
shell, apply_patch (Codex)RisingAtomic commands and patches, under dual sandbox and approval control.	Tool	Atomic commands and patches, under dual sandbox and approval control.	Free	5 min	7.9	Security: serious reservations
Google Agent Development Kit (ADK)NewGoogle's open-source kit for designing multi-agent systems in Python, Java, Go, or TypeScript, with the A2A protocol and direct deployment to Vertex AI.	App	Google's open-source kit for designing multi-agent systems in Python, Java, Go, or TypeScript, with the A2A protocol and direct deployment to Vertex AI.	Free	5 min	7.8	Security: one caveat, see the card
Microsoft Agent FrameworkNewMicrosoft open-source framework for .NET and Python, successor to Semantic Kernel and AutoGen: agents, graph-based workflows, A2A and MCP.	App	Microsoft open-source framework for .NET and Python, successor to Semantic Kernel and AutoGen: agents, graph-based workflows, A2A and MCP.	Free	5 min	7.8	Security: one caveat, see the card
OpenAI Agents SDKNewOpenAI's open source framework for building agents and agent teams: handoffs between agents, guardrails, sessions, and built-in tracing.	App	OpenAI's open source framework for building agents and agent teams: handoffs between agents, guardrails, sessions, and built-in tracing.	Free	5 min	7.8	Security: one caveat, see the card
Agent ReachGives an agent read and search access to the web, YouTube, Reddit, X, GitHub, LinkedIn, and a dozen other platforms, without a paid API key.	Tool	Gives an agent read and search access to the web, YouTube, Reddit, X, GitHub, LinkedIn, and a dozen other platforms, without a paid API key.	Free	5 min	7.6	Security: one caveat, see the card
Claude in ChromeAnthropic's official extension: Claude navigates, reads, and acts in Chrome with your approval.	Plugin	Anthropic's official extension: Claude navigates, reads, and acts in Chrome with your approval.	Paid · from 18 €	1 click	7.5	Security: nothing to flag
Composio (connect-apps)RisingGives the agent actions across 1,000+ applications (Gmail, Slack, Notion, GitHub…) via centralized authentication.	Plugin	Gives the agent actions across 1,000+ applications (Gmail, Slack, Notion, GitHub…) via centralized authentication.	Freemium	5 min	7.5	Security: one caveat, see the card
Zapier MCP et AI Actions30,000 actions across 9,000 apps behind a single MCP URL.	Tool	30,000 actions across 9,000 apps behind a single MCP URL.	Freemium · from 18 €	1 click	7.5	Security: one caveat, see the card
OpenClawRisingOpen-source self-hosted personal agent that acts on your behalf: emails, calendar, files, commands, browser, controlled from your messaging apps.	App	Open-source self-hosted personal agent that acts on your behalf: emails, calendar, files, commands, browser, controlled from your messaging apps.	Free	5 min	7.4	Security: one caveat, see the card
Goose (Block) et ses extensions MCPRisingBlock's open source agent, extensible via MCP servers, running on your machine.	Plugin	Block's open source agent, extensible via MCP servers, running on your machine.	Free	5 min	7.3	Security: one caveat, see the card
Outils du GitHub MCPIssues, pull requests, code and security alerts, in read and write mode.	Tool	Issues, pull requests, code and security alerts, in read and write mode.	Free	5 min	7.3	Security: one caveat, see the card
Bash (Claude Code)Executes shell commands in a persistent session.	Tool	Executes shell commands in a persistent session.	Free	5 min	7.1	Security: serious reservations
Harpa AIWeb assistant and automation in the browser, with your own API key.	Plugin	Web assistant and automation in the browser, with your own API key.	Freemium · from 12 €	5 min	7.1	Security: one caveat, see the card
Nœuds outils n8nAny n8n node exposed as a tool to an agent.	Tool	Any n8n node exposed as a tool to an agent.	Freemium	5 min	7.1	Security: one caveat, see the card
Pipedream Connect10,000 tools across 2,000+ applications with managed OAuth.	Tool	10,000 tools across 2,000+ applications with managed OAuth.	Freemium	5 min	7.1	Security: one caveat, see the card
Meta MuseNewMeta's personal agent: it connects to your emails, calendar, payments and apps to act on your behalf, from an app, WhatsApp or a Mac.	App	Meta's personal agent: it connects to your emails, calendar, payments and apps to act on your behalf, from an app, WhatsApp or a Mac.	Freemium	1 click	7.0	Security: one caveat, see the card
Strands AgentsNewAWS open source SDK for writing an AI agent in a few lines of Python or TypeScript: the model drives the loop, you declare the tools.	App	AWS open source SDK for writing an AI agent in a few lines of Python or TypeScript: the model drives the loop, you declare the tools.	Free	5 min	7.0	Security: one caveat, see the card
Claude Code in SlackLaunch Claude coding tasks from a Slack thread.	Plugin	Launch Claude coding tasks from a Slack thread.	Paid	5 min	6.9	Security: one caveat, see the card
Stripe Agent ToolkitRisingAllows an agent to create payments, invoices, and subscriptions in Stripe.	Tool	Allows an agent to create payments, invoices, and subscriptions in Stripe.	Free	Technical	6.9	Security: serious reservations
Browserbase et StagehandRisingHosted Chrome browsers and act, extract, observe SDK for agents.	Tool	Hosted Chrome browsers and act, extract, observe SDK for agents.	Freemium · from 18 €	Technical	6.7	Security: serious reservations
Browser UseRisingLLM-driven browser control, open source.	Tool	LLM-driven browser control, open source.	Freemium	Technical	6.7	Security: serious reservations
Outils d'agenda (Google, Outlook)Create and reschedule events.	Tool	Create and reschedule events.	Freemium	5 min	6.7	Security: one caveat, see the card
Outils SlackRead channels and post messages.	Tool	Read channels and post messages.	Freemium	5 min	6.7	Security: one caveat, see the card
Actors Apify comme outils7,000+ scrapers and automations callable by an agent.	Tool	7,000+ scrapers and automations callable by an agent.	Freemium	5 min	6.5	Security: one caveat, see the card
Amazon Bedrock AgentCoreNewAWS managed runtime to put an agent into production: per-session isolated execution, memory, tool gateway, identity, browser, code sandbox, and traces.	App	AWS managed runtime to put an agent into production: per-session isolated execution, memory, tool gateway, identity, browser, code sandbox, and traces.	Paid	Technical	6.5	Security: one caveat, see the card
Outils Gmail (Composio, Arcade, Zapier)Read, sort and send emails from an agent.	Tool	Read, sort and send emails from an agent.	Freemium	5 min	6.5	Security: serious reservations
bash (Anthropic, côté client)Claude requests shell commands that your code executes.	Tool	Claude requests shell commands that your code executes.	Free	5 min	6.4	Security: serious reservations
Outils Shopify pour agentsCatalog, orders, and payment via the agentic commerce protocol.	Tool	Catalog, orders, and payment via the agentic commerce protocol.	Free	Technical	6.3	Security: one caveat, see the card
BardeenBrowser automations powered by AI: extract, fill, and send data to your tools.	Plugin	Browser automations powered by AI: extract, fill, and send data to your tools.	Freemium	5 min	6.2	Security: one caveat, see the card
Vertex AI Agent EngineNewGoogle Cloud managed runtime for deploying agents: execution, sessions, long-term memory (Memory Bank), code execution, and agent identity.	App	Google Cloud managed runtime for deploying agents: execution, sessions, long-term memory (Memory Bank), code execution, and agent identity.	Paid	Technical	6.1	Security: one caveat, see the card
Outils ElevenLabs Conversational AIFunction calling from an ElevenLabs voice agent.	Tool	Function calling from an ElevenLabs voice agent.	Paid	Technical	5.9	Security: one caveat, see the card
Twilio ConversationRelayReal-time phone voice connected to an agent via WebSocket.	Tool	Real-time phone voice connected to an agent via WebSocket.	Paid	Technical	5.9	Security: one caveat, see the card
VapiFull-featured voice agent with telephony and function calling.	Tool	Full-featured voice agent with telephony and function calling.	Paid	Technical	5.9	Security: one caveat, see the card
Outils cloud et Kubernetes (AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform)Control infrastructure from an agent.	Tool	Control infrastructure from an agent.	Free	Technical	5.7	Security: serious reservations
PayPal Agent ToolkitPayPal orders, invoices, disputes, and subscriptions for agents.	Tool	PayPal orders, invoices, disputes, and subscriptions for agents.	Free	Technical	5.7	Security: serious reservations
Playwright comme outilDeterministic browser automation, exposed to the agent.	Tool	Deterministic browser automation, exposed to the agent.	Free	Technical	5.7	Security: serious reservations
shell (OpenAI)Shell hosted in a Debian container, network off by default.	Tool	Shell hosted in a Debian container, network off by default.	Paid	5 min	5.6	Security: serious reservations
computer use (Anthropic)Lets Claude see the screen, move the mouse, and type on the keyboard on a machine.	Tool	Lets Claude see the screen, move the mouse, and type on the keyboard on a machine.	Paid	Technical	5.3	Security: serious reservations
computer_use (OpenAI)Control of a browser or system by the model.	Tool	Control of a browser or system by the model.	Paid	Technical	5.3	Security: serious reservations

App : A product you use directly · Tool : A precise action the AI can call · MCP : Standardises the connection between an AI application and systems that expose tools or data · Built-in mode : A feature to switch on inside an assistant you already use (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini): nothing to install · Skill : A reusable method: instructions, procedures, sometimes scripts or templates · Plugin : A set of capabilities installed into an AI application or a host

Method

Overall score = utility (rated by the editorial team), reliability (GitHub activity, official publisher, reachable site), security (where data goes, permissions, known incidents) and accessibility (install, required level, price), weighted per category. A tool inactive for over six months is flagged and leaves the recommendations. No ranking is sold.

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