ECC vs earshot

MCP rivals. Both tagged mcp, ai-agents, claude-code. Six rounds of real GitHub data, an AI referee, and the crowd picks a side.

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affaan-m/ECC: 301,053 stars, JavaScript. The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code, Cod…
Leonxlnx/earshot: 4,484 stars, Python. Ears for coding agents: let AI hear, review and make sound. CPU-only, open source.

ECC vs earshot: tale of the tape

GitHub data as of November 11, 2026

ECC has 67.1 times as many GitHub stars as earshot (301,053 vs 4,484). In the last 6 days, ECC gained more stars: +3,480 (+1.2%) against +532 (+13.5%) for earshot. ECC saw more development in the last 52 weeks with 3,530 commits, against 38 for earshot. ECC is the older project (created January 2026), earshot started in October 2026. ECC is written mainly in JavaScript, earshot in Python.

	affaan-m/ECC	Leonxlnx/earshot
Stars	301,053	4,484
Stars gained, last 6 days	+3,480	+532
Growth, last 6 days	+1.2%	+13.5%
Avg. stars per day since creation	1,014	166
Forks	44,419	289
Commits, last 52 weeks	3,530	38
Open issues	253	4
Best Repocharts rank today	#1 in Dev Tools	#41 in Rising
Language	JavaScript	Python
License	MIT	MIT
Created	Jan 18, 2026	Oct 15, 2026
Last push	Nov 9, 2026	Nov 6, 2026

Quick answers

Which is more popular, ECC or earshot?

ECC has 67.1 times as many GitHub stars as earshot (301,053 vs 4,484) (Repocharts data as of November 11, 2026).

Which is growing faster, ECC or earshot?

In the last 6 days, ECC gained more stars: +3,480 (+1.2%) against +532 (+13.5%) for earshot.

Which is more actively developed?

ECC saw more development in the last 52 weeks with 3,530 commits, against 38 for earshot.

What languages are ECC and earshot written in?

ECC is written mainly in JavaScript, earshot in Python.

How does RepoClash compare ECC and earshot?

RepoClash scores both repositories in six rounds (popularity, momentum, activity, community, maintenance and freshness) from public GitHub data, adds an AI referee's verdict and lets developers vote for their favorite. Star counts are updated daily.