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Naetive Origin vs Backbencher

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Naetive Origin compared with Backbencher
DetailNaetive Origin logo Naetive OriginBackbencher logo Backbencher
What it doesA shared understanding of your software project, grounded in the code and inherited by every AI agent you connect Local code intelligence that shows its evidence
StageMVP Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given Not given
Pricing modelFree trial Free
PricingFree during closed beta. After beta: £19/month for Early Access subscribers, with price locked in for the lifetime of continuous subscription. Not given
Key features
  • One understanding shared across Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT and Codex over MCP
  • Claims grounded in the code, with evidence, re-checked when the code changes
  • Portable .naetive folder that travels with the repository
  • Reviews, questions and handoffs between agents, addressed by name
  • Work view showing what every agent is doing and what is waiting
  • Chats beside the project, pinned, with one history across computers
  • Platform terminal and agent continuity
  • Roadmap with Now, Next and Later streams
  • 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
  • Agents ask each other directly by name without copy-pasting between windows
  • Understanding outlives chat sessions and is inherited by every new agent
  • Every claim cites the code that backs it, with evidence reviewable by the developer
  • Travels with repository as a plain .naetive folder that fresh clones inherit
  • 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)Not checked yet no change since last checkNot checked yet
Trust Flow (Majestic)30
Citation Flow (Majestic)240
Referring domains (Majestic)80

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