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Korso

Open-source coordination for coding agents across teams and sessions

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PricingFree
Starting priceFree
Free planYes
Free trialYes
APIYes
Open sourceYes
DeploymentHybrid
Last verifiedJuly 30, 2026
Overview

Tool overview

Korso is listed under Programming AI tools.

Summary

What is Korso?

Korso publishes technical products developed by its quantitative trading team. Shepherd is an open-source coordination layer for coding agents, while Trading API and Korso Research provide beta access to trading systems and an AI-native research workspace.

Best fit

Best for

Engineering teams coordinating multiple MCP-compatible coding agents

Audience

Who is it for?

Software engineersAI coding teamsQuantitative researchersTechnical foundersResearch teams
Recommendation

Decision note

Best evaluated as an early technical platform. Review the AGPL license, commercial-license option, hosted beta terms, and trading-access restrictions before deployment.

Capabilities

Key features

Shared contracts for coordinating coding agents

MCP server for compatible agent clients

Dashboard and chat for shared project state

Hosted and self-hosted deployment modes

Beta programmatic trading API

AI-native research and LaTeX workspace

Workflows

Use cases

Preventing agents from overwriting shared work

Coordinating coding tasks across sessions

Sharing context among multiple contributors

Accessing trading systems programmatically

Building literature-backed research papers

Strengths

Pros

  • Shepherd source code is publicly available
  • Supports hosted and self-hosted operation
  • Works with several MCP coding clients
  • Clear separation between beta products
Considerations

Limitations

Korso products are early-stage and serve different workflows. Teams should verify beta availability, trading-market access, service limits, licensing obligations, security controls, and support terms before production use.

Cost

Pricing details

Pricing modelFree
Starting priceFree
Free planYes
Free trialYes
Pricing context

Billing options

Open sourceHosted betaCommercial license on request
Pricing context

Pricing note

Shepherd is available as open-source beta software and Korso states it is free for Y Combinator companies. Public hosted pricing for Shepherd, Trading API, and Korso Research was not confirmed.

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Compatibility

Supported programming languages

  • English
Connectivity

Integrations

Claude Code

Codex

Cursor

Pi

MCP clients

Git repositories

Specs

Technical details

PlatformsWeb, API
Multilingual supportUnknown
Login requiredYes
Open sourceYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0-only
DeploymentHybrid
CompanyKorso, Inc.
Launch year2026
Current versionBeta
Models / versionsShepherd Trading API Korso Research
Editions / plansShepherd Open Beta Trading API Beta Korso Research Beta
Data confidenceHigh
Last verifiedJuly 30, 2026
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Korso publishes technical products developed by its quantitative trading team. Shepherd is an open-source coordination layer for coding agents, while Trading API and Korso Research provide beta access to trading systems and an AI-native research workspace.
Engineering teams coordinating multiple MCP-compatible coding agents
The listed pricing model for Korso is Free. Pricing can change, so users should verify the latest plan details on the official website.
Yes. The current profile indicates that a free trial is available.
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