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Backplanes vs Agent HUD

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Backplanes compared with Agent HUD
DetailBackplanes logo BackplanesAgent HUD logo Agent HUD
What it doesIntent-based visibility and control for AI agents Monitor quotas, tokens and coding agent sessions from your screen edge on Mac, iPhone and Apple Watch
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Pricing modelFreemium Not given
PricingKnow is free with no seats or trial clock. Enforce and Prove is a subscription priced on the agent work you put under control, not per seat. Contact for subscription pricing details. Agent HUD (Mac app): Free. Agent HUD Remote: From $2.99 a month (1 Mac early-bird price), $4.99 regular; yearly plans from $29.99 early-bird to $49.99 regular. 2 Mac plans: $4.99/$7.99 monthly, $49.99/$79.99 yearly. 3 Mac plans: $5.99/$9.99 monthly, $59.99/$99.99 yearly. First week free on all plans
Key features
  • Monitor, warn or block agent actions
  • Policy drafting from observed agent activity
  • Audit trail for every decision
  • One-command installation
  • Local policy enforcement without external calls
  • Quotas, balances and reset times displayed at screen edge with color-coded status indicators
  • Approve or deny tool calls and answer agent questions directly from the HUD
  • One-click navigation back to any session's thread, tab or terminal pane
  • Three display modes: Notch, Simple and Dynamic for different screen layouts
  • Detailed token usage analysis by time, agent, model, session, turn and call
  • Built-in MCP server for agent-to-agent communication
  • iPhone and Apple Watch apps with iCloud sync for remote access
  • Voice input on Apple Watch to create new sessions
What makes it different
  • Drafts policies from actual agent behavior before anything is enforced
  • Deterministic, intent-based decisions instead of authorization checks
  • No OAuth into AI providers or agent changes required
  • PII and credentials scrubbed before leaving the machine
  • Unified view of quotas and sessions for 18 agents on one screen edge
  • Built-in MCP server allows agents to communicate with each other and customize the UI
  • Works offline on iPhone with cached data and requires no separate account
  • End-to-end encrypted iCloud sync for Agent HUD Remote with no server access to data
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)4 −1 (down) since last check4 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)53
Citation Flow (Majestic)3020
Referring domains (Majestic)8812

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