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Mirafold™ vs Backbencher

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Mirafold™ compared with Backbencher
DetailMirafold™ logo Mirafold™Backbencher logo Backbencher
What it doesA full interface for terminal coding agents Local code intelligence that shows its evidence
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Pricing modelNot given Free
PricingFree: $0, includes the full local product, all four agents (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode), full interface with generative UI and mission control across unlimited sessions. Pro: $12/mo or $99/yr, adds cross-device access with QR code pairing and end-to-end encrypted relay. Not given
Key features
  • Structured UI for diffs, checklists, tables, charts, and diagrams
  • Mission control shows all sessions at a glance
  • Workspace changes view to review Git diffs
  • Cross-device Pro relay with end-to-end encryption
  • Support for local models via Ollama, LM Studio, or vLLM
  • Interactive PTY mode for sudo and ssh commands
  • Pinned widgets and generative UI in sandboxed iframes
  • Linux desktop app with .deb, AppImage, and .tar.gz packages
  • API key never serialized to browser
  • Full visibility of thinking, tool calls, tokens, and cost
  • Supports 50 languages with 53 registry IDs
  • 16 SQLite tables for symbols, source bounds, imports and relationships
  • 16 MCP agent tools for code analysis
  • AST-based code indexing
  • Incremental re-indexing with automatic freshness tracking
  • Call-graph analysis
  • Respects .gitignore and .bbignore files
  • Shows file, line and evidence for every answer
  • Local storage with no cloud required
  • Optional embedding provider integration for semantic search
What makes it different
  • Same agent, same settings and memory — Mirafold only upgrades the interface
  • Nothing the terminal shows is lost — full superset of output
  • All MIT open source including the relay code
  • Works entirely locally with no agent modifications needed
  • Every answer includes file location, line number and the relationship walked to get there
  • Fully local operation with no cloud requirements
  • Open source under MIT license
  • Free to use with no paid plans or cost
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)4 no change since last checkNot checked yet
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)240
Referring domains (Majestic)830

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