--- title: "Agent-Reach vs go-streams" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/panniantong-agent-reach-vs-reugn-go-streams" tools: ["panniantong-agent-reach", "reugn-go-streams"] --- # Agent-Reach vs go-streams *GraphCanon updated Jul 15, 2026* ## Verdict Pick Agent-Reach when agent-Reach is primarily Python; go-streams is Go; pick go-streams when go-streams is primarily Go; Agent-Reach is Python. [Agent-Reach](https://github.com/Panniantong/Agent-Reach) reports 55k GitHub stars, 4.5k forks, and 144 open issues, last pushed Jul 10, 2026. [go-streams](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/reugn/go-streams) has 2.2k stars, 174 forks, and 11 open issues, last pushed Jan 14, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [Agent-Reach's repository](https://github.com/Panniantong/Agent-Reach) and [go-streams's repository](https://github.com/reugn/go-streams). | | [Agent-Reach](/tools/panniantong-agent-reach.md) | [go-streams](/tools/reugn-go-streams.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | AI Agent for Automated Web and Social Media Data Extraction | A lightweight stream processing library for Go | | Stars | 54,715 | 2,174 | | Forks | 4,509 | 174 | | Open issues | 144 | 11 | | Language | Python | Go | | Adopt for | Agent-Reach facilitates hands-off web and social media scraping via command line with no API costs for retrieving varied internet content. | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | MIT | | Categories | AI Agents, Data & Retrieval | Data & Retrieval | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [Agent-Reach](/tools/panniantong-agent-reach.md) | [go-streams](/tools/reugn-go-streams.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Slowing (36%) | | Days since push | 0d | 181d | | Open issues (now) | 144 | 11 | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/panniantong-agent-reach/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/reugn-go-streams/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: Agent-Reach - **Adopt for:** Agent-Reach facilitates hands-off web and social media scraping via command line with no API costs for retrieving varied internet content. ## Choose when ### Choose Agent-Reach if… - Agent-Reach is primarily Python; go-streams is Go. - Tags unique to Agent-Reach: agent-infrastructure, ai-agent, ai-search, automation. - Also covers AI Agents. - When needing to bypass costly API fees for extensive social media platform data extraction ### Choose go-streams if… - go-streams is primarily Go; Agent-Reach is Python. - Tags unique to go-streams: aerospike, data-pipeline, data-stream, etl. - Leaner open-issue backlog (11). ## When NOT to use Agent-Reach - If strict compliance with website scraping policies is critical due to its use of scraping techniques - When direct interaction through APIs for precision and reliability is preferred over scraping ## When NOT to use go-streams - Last GitHub push was 182 days ago (slowing maintenance, Jan 14, 2026). Validate activity before betting a new project on go-streams. - Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between Agent-Reach and go-streams? Agent-Reach: AI Agent for Automated Web and Social Media Data Extraction. go-streams: A lightweight stream processing library for Go. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose Agent-Reach over go-streams? Choose Agent-Reach over go-streams when Agent-Reach is primarily Python; go-streams is Go; Tags unique to Agent-Reach: agent-infrastructure, ai-agent, ai-search, automation; Also covers AI Agents; When needing to bypass costly API fees for extensive social media platform data extraction. ### When should I choose go-streams over Agent-Reach? Choose go-streams over Agent-Reach when go-streams is primarily Go; Agent-Reach is Python; Tags unique to go-streams: aerospike, data-pipeline, data-stream, etl; Leaner open-issue backlog (11). ### When should I avoid Agent-Reach? If strict compliance with website scraping policies is critical due to its use of scraping techniques When direct interaction through APIs for precision and reliability is preferred over scraping ### When should I avoid go-streams? Last GitHub push was 182 days ago (slowing maintenance, Jan 14, 2026). Validate activity before betting a new project on go-streams. Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. ### Is Agent-Reach or go-streams more popular on GitHub? Agent-Reach has more GitHub stars (54,715 vs 2,174). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are Agent-Reach and go-streams open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (Agent-Reach: MIT, go-streams: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to Agent-Reach or go-streams? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [Agent-Reach alternatives](/tools/panniantong-agent-reach/alternatives) and [go-streams alternatives](/tools/reugn-go-streams/alternatives) ([Agent-Reach markdown twin](/tools/panniantong-agent-reach/alternatives.md), [go-streams markdown twin](/tools/reugn-go-streams/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/panniantong-agent-reach-vs-reugn-go-streams.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, Agent-Reach or go-streams? Agent-Reach: Very active. go-streams: Slowing. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for Agent-Reach and go-streams? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [Agent-Reach trust report](/tools/panniantong-agent-reach/trust); [go-streams trust report](/tools/reugn-go-streams/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=panniantong-agent-reach`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=panniantong-agent-reach) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_