wsp vs Emdash

Emdash opens projects on ssh hosts you set up yourself. wsp sets each computer up from yours when you add it.

	Emdash	wsp
Runs agents on	Your computer, ssh hosts	Computers you own
Another computer	Yes, over ssh	Yes, over ssh or dialing out
What that computer has when the agent starts	Not carried; can install agents	Your setup, agents signed in
Where your keys and sign-ins live	On each host you set up	Your computers, none on ours
Which agents	35 listed	Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor
Platforms	macOS, Windows, Linux	macOS, Linux
Price	Free	Free
Source code	Apache-2.0	AGPL-3.0

Which to pick.

What Emdash does well

Emdash lists 35 agents and runs on macOS, Windows and Linux. Since 2026-08-28 it opens projects on ssh hosts and can run an agent's installer there. It is free under Apache-2.0.

When wsp fits better

wsp fits when you already have another computer, a server you rent or an old laptop, and want your agents on it signed in, with your MCP servers, CLIs and skills. Emdash can run an agent's installer on the host and leaves the rest to you; wsp copies your setup onto it.

What wsp does not do yet.

Windows: Emdash runs on Windows. wsp runs on macOS and Linux.
More agents: Emdash lists 35 agents. wsp runs threads on four.
Size: Emdash has 5,946 GitHub stars. wsp has 8; it started in September 2026.

Sources, read 2026-10-09

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