Disclosure
Last updated: 10 November 2026
Code Agent Radar is free to read. To keep it that way, we may earn money from affiliate links and sponsorships. We also mention a product made by our founder. This page explains all three, and how we keep them from affecting the data we publish.
In short:
- We disclose every material connection on the page where it appears, next to the link or mention. This page is a summary, not a substitute.
- Money never buys a ranking, a price figure or a verdict.
Affiliate links
Some links on this site may be affiliate links. If you click one and later buy or subscribe, we may earn a commission. The price you pay stays the same.
How we handle them:
- Disclosure next to the link. A page with affiliate links shows a short notice at the top, for example: “Some links on this page earn us a commission if you buy through them. This never changes our rankings or data.” The link itself is marked “(paid link)” or “(we earn a commission)”.
- Marked in the code. Affiliate links carry
rel="sponsored". - Data comes first. We decide which tools to list before we look for an affiliate link. We do not drop or demote a tool because it has no affiliate programme. Many of the coding agents we cover offer none.
- No affiliate-only recommendations. We do not recommend a product we would not suggest without the commission.
Affiliate programmes we currently take part in
None yet.
When we join a programme, we will list it here with the date we joined.
Sponsorships
Companies may pay for clearly labelled placements on the site or in the newsletter. Details for sponsors are on the Sponsor page.
How we handle them:
- Every placement is labelled. Each one is marked “Sponsored” or “Sponsored by [company]”. In the newsletter, the sponsor block is labelled at its top, not only in the footer.
- Marked in the code. Links in sponsored placements carry
rel="sponsored". - Editorial independence. Sponsors cannot buy or change rankings, pricing data, changelog entries or conclusions. If a sponsored tool ranks fourth, it stays fourth. Our pricing data for a sponsor is checked against the official pages of that sponsor, the same as for every other vendor, and we publish it even when it is unflattering.
- Human review before sending. The digest, including any sponsor block, is reviewed by a human before it is sent.
Current and past sponsors
None yet.
When we accept a sponsor, we will list it here with the dates of the sponsorship.
Our own product: Cozy Deck
Ya, the founder of Code Agent Radar, created Cozy Deck, a mobile console for iOS for controlling multiple coding agents. Ya has a financial interest in Cozy Deck. It competes with, or works alongside, some of the tools we cover.
How we handle it:
- Disclosed every time. Whenever Cozy Deck appears on the site or in the newsletter, we state the ownership right where it is mentioned. For example:
Full disclosure: Cozy Deck is an iOS app made by Ya, the founder of Code Agent Radar. We have a financial interest in it. This is a house advertisement for a product of the operator, not an independent review. Cozy Deck is not entered into any ranking or comparison on this site.
- Not entered into rankings or comparisons. Cozy Deck is not included in any pricing table, release list, deal list, ranking, comparison or chart on this site.
- House promotions. When the weekly digest has no paid sponsor for an issue, we may include a house placement for Cozy Deck. That placement is labelled “Our product” and carries the ownership disclosure above. It does not affect our pricing data or any other page. The current house-ad copy is kept with our sponsor materials.
Other connections
If a writer receives free access, credits, early access or anything else of value from a company we cover, the page says so. If a writer owns shares in, or has worked for, a company we cover, the page says so as well. See our Editorial Policy for details.
Questions
If you think we have missed a disclosure, please tell us at hello@codeagentradar.com. We will check it and fix it.