OmniRoutecheaper-inference/OmniRoute
Unified AI gateway and proxy with auto-fallback and compressionPersonalAI & LLM toolingMCP serversAPI toolsWebDocker / self-host★ 83kMITcommit yesterday90worth
Open-source alternatives to lean-ctx
19 projects in the catalog are in the same category as lean-ctx: AI & LLM tooling. They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 9 run with Docker, 16 have a permissive license and 17 had a commit in the last 90 days.
Compare at a glance
| Project | Type | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lean-ctx (this project) | Web, CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 3.9k | |
| OmniRoute | Web, Docker / self-host, Desktop, CLI | Yes | MIT | 83k | |
| Claude Context | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 13k | |
| Codebase Memory MCP | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 48k | |
| bernstein | Web, Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 1.3k | |
| Serena | CLI | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 31k | |
| freellmapi | Web, Docker / self-host, Desktop, CLI | Yes | MIT | 44k | |
| tuios | Web, Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | MIT | 6.2k | |
| arcadedb | Web, Docker / self-host, CLI, Library / SDK | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 1.2k | |
| agentgate | Web, Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | Unknown | 45 | |
| excel-mcp-server | Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | MIT | 4.3k | |
| Graft | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 11k | |
| DesktopCommanderMCP | Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | MIT | 10k | |
| Chat2DB | Web, Docker / self-host, Desktop | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 28k | |
| Spec Kit | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 144k | |
| OpenSpec | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 73k | |
| Code Review Graph | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 32k | |
| RTK | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 85k | |
| Agent Reach | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 106k | |
| ai-engineering-from-scratch | Web, CLI, Guide / course | Not listed | MIT | 76k |
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bernsteinsipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein
Deterministic AI agent governance and orchestration frameworkPersonalEnterpriseAgents & frameworksDeveloper toolsAutomationWeb★ 1.3kApache-2.0commit 21 hours ago75worth
freellmapitashfeenahmed/freellmapi
Unified OpenAI-compatible proxy routing across free LLM tiersPersonalAI & LLM toolingMCP serversAPI toolsWebDocker / self-host★ 44kMITcommit yesterday86worth
tuiosGaurav-Gosain/tuios
Terminal window manager with coding agent tracking and tiling panesPersonalMCP serversDeveloper toolsCoding assistantsWebDocker / self-host★ 6.2kMITcommit 10 hours agolive demo78worth
arcadedbArcadeData/arcadedb
Multi-model DBMS supporting graph, document, vector, and SQLPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsMCP serversRAG & vector DBsWeb★ 1.2kApache-2.0commit 10 hours ago74worth
agentgatemonteslu/agentgate
Self-hosted API gateway for AI agents with write approvalPersonalAI & LLM toolingMCP serversAPI toolsWebDocker / self-host★ 45commit 6 months ago37worth
Chat2DBOtterMind/Chat2DB
AI-powered database client and SQL workspacePersonalAI & LLM toolingMCP serversDeveloper toolsWebDocker / self-host★ 28kcommit 3 days ago74worth
ai-engineering-from-scratchrohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch
Comprehensive open-source AI engineering curriculum and hands-on labsPersonalAI & LLM toolingMCP serversDeveloper toolsEducation & researchCareer builder★ 76kMITcommit 22 hours agolive demo83worth
Command-line tools (11)
Claude Contextzilliztech/claude-context
Code search MCP for coding agentsPersonalEnterpriseMCP serversCoding assistantsCLI★ 13k+249 / 90dMITcommit 4 months ago51worth
Codebase Memory MCPDeusData/codebase-memory-mcp
Code intelligence MCP server with a knowledge graphPersonalEnterpriseMCP serversCoding assistantsCLI★ 48k+7k / 90dMITcommit yesterday92worth
Serenaoraios/serena
Semantic coding toolkit for agentsPersonalEnterpriseMCP serversCoding assistantsCLI★ 31k+2.8k / 90dcommit 2 days ago81worth
excel-mcp-serverharis-musa/excel-mcp-server
MCP server to create and edit Excel spreadsheets with AIPersonalAI & LLM toolingMCP serversDocker / self-hostCLI★ 4.3kMITcommit 17 hours ago76worth
Grafttrailhq/Trail-Code
Codebase context for coding agentsPersonalCoding assistantsCLI★ 11k+4.5k / 90dMITcommit yesterday79worth
DesktopCommanderMCPwonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP
MCP server for terminal control, file search, and code editingPersonalMCP serversDeveloper toolsCoding assistantsDocker / self-hostCLI★ 10kMITcommit 12 hours ago80worth
Spec Kitgithub/spec-kit
Toolkit for spec-driven development with AI agentsPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCoding assistantsCLI★ 144k+13k / 90dMITcommit 19 hours ago92worth
OpenSpecFission-AI/OpenSpec
Spec-driven development for AI coding assistantsPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCoding assistantsCLI★ 73k+8k / 90dMITcommit 6 days ago91worth
Code Review Graphtirth8205/code-review-graph
Local code graph for AI coding toolsPersonalMCP serversCoding assistantsCLI★ 32k+1.9k / 90dMITcommit 2 weeks ago83worth
RTKrtk-ai/rtk
Cut LLM token use on common dev commandsPersonalCoding assistantsCLI★ 85k+8.9k / 90dApache-2.0commit 13 hours ago92worth
Agent ReachPanniantong/Agent-Reach
Let AI agents read and search social platforms and the webPersonalAgents & frameworksMCP serversCLI★ 106k+59k / 90dMITcommit 5 days ago90worth