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Lockstep vs Ratchet
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Decision memory for AI coding agents: captures decisions once, briefs every agent before it acts.
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Your agent asks before it acts, so the same real-world action is attempted at most once.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Lockstep (91/100 against 83). Ratchet is hosted and callable through the gateway; Lockstep runs on your own machine.
| Lockstep | Ratchet | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A91/100 | B83/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 10 | 0 |
| Downloads / week | 175 | 71 |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | 19 | 15 |
| Write actions | — | 1 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-16 |
| Category | AI and agents | AI and agents |