Mastra Code vs. Poolside Agent CLI

Feature	Mastra Code	Poolside Agent CLI

Tagline	Coding agent that replaces compaction with Observational Memory	Work with Poolside Agents from your terminal
Website	https://code.mastra.ai/	https://docs.poolside.ai/cli/pool
Language	typescript	go
Release Date	December 24, 2025	October 25, 2025
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	August 14, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	basic	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	ACP (Agent Client Protocol)	Poolside Assistant, VS Code, Visual Studio
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model-dependent; observation-based	(Point) 64K - 128K (Malibu, Laguna)
Supported Models	Claude, GPT, Gemini and thousands more via Mastra's unified model router, plus custom OpenAI-compatible providers	Laguna M.1, Laguna XS.2, Malibu, Point and OpenRouter with over 300+ supported models.
Supported Subscriptions	Claude Code ChatGPT GitHub Copilot SuperGrok	—
Pricing Model	Free, BYOK	Subscription, Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	$0, Enterprise
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/mastra-ai/mastra	https://github.com/poolsideai/pool
Development State	active	active