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A running catalog of agentic harnesses, runtimes, and repos the daily digest keeps finding. Deduped. No household CLIs. Each card is something you can clone and run.

[auto-updating] 64 tools · last updated 2026-09-05

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Agent Sandbox↗

Kubernetes SIGs

Kubernetes CRD and controller for isolated, stateful, singleton workloads tailored to AI agent runtimes and RL, with warm pools and stable identity.

Use caseUse it to declare and manage long-lived agent sandboxes on any K8s cluster with pause/resume and template claims.

kubernetessandboxcrdinfra
harnessGitHub

Agent Security Harness↗

msaleme

Adversarial testing harness with hundreds of executable protocol-level tests for MCP, A2A, and governance controls.

Use caseUse it to CI-gate agent endpoints by actively probing for policy bypass and tool poisoning.

securityevalmcp
toolGitHub

Agenta↗

Agenta-AI

Open-source workspace for building, versioning, and collaborating on agents and automations with MCP and self-hosting.

Use caseUse it to prototype and share agent workflows as a team with prompt and skill management.

workspacemcpself-hosted
harnessGitHub

AgentTeams↗

agentscope-ai

Collaborative multi-agent OS using Matrix rooms for transparent human-in-the-loop coordination across heterogeneous runtimes.

Use caseUse it to run mixed OpenClaw, Hermes, and other workers in shared rooms with file exchange and audit.

multi-agentmatrixorchestration
toolGitHub

AIO Sandbox↗

agent-infra

Single Docker container packing browser, shell, filesystem, MCP servers, VSCode Server, and Jupyter for unified agent environments.

Use caseUse it to give coding or computer-use agents one shared sandbox with VNC, CDP, and MCP endpoints.

sandboxdockermcpbrowser
harnessGitHub

Chorus↗

community

CLI harness pattern for multi-LLM peer review before shipping code, listed among rising terminal agent tooling.

Use caseUse it to add a multi-model review gate in front of any coding agent commit flow.

reviewmulti-llmcli
harnessGitHub

Coze Loop↗

coze-dev

Full-lifecycle agent optimization platform covering development, debugging, evaluation, and monitoring.

Use caseUse it to instrument and iterate on agent workflows with playgrounds, evals, and production monitoring.

evalobservabilityoptimization
toolGitHub

Crush↗

Charmbracelet

Go-native terminal coding agent with polished TUI, LSP intelligence, multi-provider switching mid-session, MCP extensibility, and session persistence.

Use caseUse it to run provider-agnostic agentic coding sessions directly in the terminal with LSP-backed edits and MCP tools.

clituigomcp
repoGitHub

CubeSandbox↗

Tencent Cloud

RustVMM/KVM microVM sandbox service with sub-60ms boot, hardware isolation, under 5MB overhead, and E2B SDK drop-in compatibility.

Use caseUse it to self-host high-density, hardware-isolated code execution backends for agent tool calls.

sandboxmicrovme2brust
repoGitHub

Headroom↗

community (via best-of lists)

Content-aware compression layer for tool outputs, logs, and RAG chunks that claims large token reductions for coding agents.

Use caseUse it to shrink context before it hits the model while preserving answer quality on long agent runs.

contextcompressiontokens
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Kimi Code CLI↗

Moonshot AI

Single-binary terminal coding agent with fast TUI startup, skills, MCP, and ACP IDE integration, model-agnostic beyond Kimi defaults.

Use caseUse it to install a zero-Node coding agent that reads, edits, shells, and plans inside any repo.

clicoding-agentbinary
toolGitHub

LiteLLM↗

BerriAI

Unified interface and proxy for 100-plus LLMs with routing, caching, budgets, and agent SDK gateways.

Use caseUse it as the model router and spend control plane in front of any custom harness.

proxyroutingmulti-provider
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metaharness↗

ruvnet

Scaffold that generates a focused, branded agent harness with npx CLI, MCP server, scoped memory, skills, and witness-signed releases for multiple host runtimes.

Use caseUse it to spin up a repo-specific harness that drops into existing coding agents with governance and provenance.

meta-harnessscaffoldmcpcli
harnessGitHub

Mission Control↗

builderz-labs

Self-hosted control plane for dispatching tasks, reviewing runs, tracking spend, and operating multiple agent runtimes.

Use caseUse it to operate fleets of coding agents with observability, spend controls, and task queues.

control-planeopsobservability
toolGitHub

NanoClaw↗

nanocoai

Lightweight container-isolated AI assistant inspired by larger claw-style agents, designed for readable code and secure defaults.

Use caseUse it to deploy per-agent containers with shared rooms while keeping the codebase small enough to audit.

containersecurityassistant
toolGitHub

Qwen Code↗

QwenLM / Alibaba

Open-source terminal coding agent with auto-memory, skills, sub-agents, teams, MCP, plan mode, and multi-protocol support optimized for Qwen coder models.

Use caseUse it to run headless or interactive agentic coding workflows with free OAuth tiers and IDE plugins.

clicoding-agentopen-source
toolGitHub

Roo Code↗

RooCodeInc

VS Code and Cursor extension in the Cline lineage with approval-gated modes, strong MCP support, and custom agent modes.

Use caseUse it for plan-then-act coding inside the editor with per-step gates and MCP tools.

idemcpextension
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Strands Agents↗

strands-agents

Open-source Python and TypeScript SDK for building production agent loops with lifecycle controls, MCP, memory, multi-agent patterns, guardrails, and evals.

Use caseUse it to replace hand-rolled agent loops with a portable, model-agnostic harness you control end-to-end.

sdkpythontypescriptmcp
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Trae Agent↗

ByteDance

Research-friendly Python CLI agent for software engineering with modular architecture and multi-LLM support.

Use caseUse it to prototype SWE-bench style loops or modular coding agents without heavy product shells.

cliresearchpython
toolGitHub

ZeroClaw↗

zeroclaw-labs

Single Rust binary agent runtime with multi-channel support, provider plugins, supervised autonomy, and OS-level sandbox options.

Use caseUse it to run a low-overhead personal or team agent across Discord, Telegram, and CLI with policy gates.

rustruntimemulti-channel
harnessGitHub

agent-harness↗

SUNRNEHUI

Plan-native execution harness adding intent-to-contract synthesis, durable handoff, and evidence-based acceptance.

Use caseUse it to add portable contracts and audit gates across Codex, Claude Code, or other file-and-shell agents.

plancontractsreliabilityskills
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agentOS↗

rivet-dev

Lightweight WASM and V8 isolate OS library that runs agents inside your process with millisecond cold starts and direct host bindings.

Use caseUse it to embed Pi or other ACP agents as in-process VMs with granular permissions instead of spinning full sandboxes.

wasmsandboxruntimeacp
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Agno↗

agno-agi

Framework and AgentOS runtime for building, serving, and managing agent platforms with UI control plane.

Use caseUse it to own your full agent stack including sessions, memory, traces, and MCP in your own cloud.

platformruntimecontrol-planepython
repoGitHub

AIOS↗

agiresearch

AI Agent Operating System with kernel and SDK for scheduling, context, memory, tools, and computer-use sandboxes.

Use caseUse it to treat agents as first-class OS processes with shared resource management and deployment modes.

oskernelsandboxmulti-agent
toolGitHub

Chrome DevTools MCP↗

ChromeDevTools

Official MCP server exposing full Chrome DevTools for automation, performance traces, network, console, and debugging.

Use caseUse it to let an agent inspect LCP, take heap snapshots, or drive live Chrome sessions during coding tasks.

mcpdevtoolsbrowserperformance
toolGitHub

Composio↗

ComposioHQ

Tool layer with 1000+ integrations, auth, search, and sandboxed workbench so agents stop reinventing OAuth.

Use caseUse it to drop authenticated toolkits into any agent harness for Gmail, GitHub, Slack, and more.

toolsintegrationsauthmcp
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Deep Agents↗

langchain-ai

Batteries-included opinionated agent harness on LangGraph with planning, filesystem tools, sub-agents, and context management.

Use caseUse it to spin up a production-ready long-horizon research or coding agent and override only the pieces you need.

langgraphharnesssubagentspython
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dmux↗

standardagents

Dev agent multiplexer that creates git worktrees and tmux panes for parallel coding agents.

Use caseUse it to launch isolated agent sessions per task then merge or PR the results from a single board.

worktreestmuxorchestrationparallel
repoGitHub

E2B Desktop↗

e2b-dev

Open-source virtual desktop sandbox for computer-use agents with graphical environment and streaming.

Use caseUse it to give agents a full isolated desktop for GUI automation and secure code execution.

sandboxcomputer-usedesktope2b
repoGitHub

Graphiti↗

getzep

Framework for building temporal knowledge graphs that track changing facts with provenance for agent memory.

Use caseUse it to give agents a real-time context graph that invalidates stale facts and supports hybrid retrieval.

memoryknowledge-graphtemporalagents
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Harness Kit↗

deepklarity

Multi-agent orchestration CLI plus task board with TDD-first patterns, RCA, and cost-aware delegation.

Use caseUse it to decompose specs into dependency graphs, route tasks to cheapest capable agents, and keep evidence trails.

orchestrationpatternstask-boardcli
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Kit↗

speakeasy-api

Coding agent runtime with one compose tool, ACP server, A2A, and subagent orchestration in a static binary.

Use caseUse it as a concise daily-driver harness that reloads skills and MCP dynamically and hosts other agents over ACP.

runtimeacpcomposecli
toolGitHub

Letta Code↗

letta-ai

Memory-first stateful coding agent that persists identity and long-term memory across sessions and models.

Use caseUse it to run coding agents that learn from experience and retain context without prompt stuffing.

memorystatefulcoding-agentletta
toolGitHub

mcp-use↗

mcp-use

TypeScript framework for building MCP servers and apps rebuilt for the stateless 2026 MCP spec.

Use caseUse it to ship high-throughput MCP servers with inspector, HMR views, and headless screenshot debugging for agents.

mcptypescriptserversapps
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OpenAI Agents SDK↗

openai

Lightweight provider-agnostic framework for multi-agent workflows with handoffs, guardrails, and tracing.

Use caseUse it to compose specialist agents with structured handoffs and run them against any tool-calling LLM.

multi-agentsdkpythontracing
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PraisonAI↗

MervinPraison

Fast multi-agent workforce framework with planning, memory, RAG, dashboards, and multi-provider support.

Use caseUse it to spin up autonomous agent teams with low-latency orchestration for production workflows.

multi-agentworkforcepythonmcp
toolGitHub

Pydantic AI↗

pydantic

Typed Python AI SDK and agent framework with structured outputs, multi-model support, and MCP integration.

Use caseUse it to build type-safe agent loops with validated I/O and Logfire observability for production services.

typedpythonmcpagents
repoGitHub

smolagents↗

huggingface

Barebones Python library for code-as-action agents that write and execute Python in sandboxes like E2B.

Use caseUse it to prototype multi-step agents that compose tools via real code rather than JSON tool calls.

code-agentpythonsandboxhuggingface
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Stagehand↗

browserbase

SDK for browser agents built on Playwright with natural language actions, self-healing, and multi-language support.

Use caseUse it to give coding or research agents reliable web navigation and extraction without brittle selectors.

browserplaywrightagent-sdktypescript
toolGitHub

VT Code↗

vinhnx

Rust terminal coding agent and harness with sandboxed tools, durable sessions, MCP, skills, and multi-provider support.

Use caseUse it to run long autonomous coding loops from a TUI or headless mode with built-in verification and worktree isolation.

rusttuicoding-agentmcp
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Agenvoy↗

agenvoy

Self-hosted AI agent harness in a single Go binary. Writes, sandbox-tests, and repairs its own code. No Electron, no account.

Use caseUse it as a local coding worker you can scp onto a box and run unattended against a failing test suite.

goself-hostedself-repair
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cmux↗

manaflow-ai

Open-source Ghostty-based macOS terminal with vertical tabs and notifications for AI coding agents.

Use caseUse it as the terminal surface when you are running a swarm of CLIs and need to see which one just finished.

terminalmacosnotifications
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Containarium↗

FootprintAI

Open-source agent runtime with SSH-native isolation, eBPF egress policy, Kubernetes and LXC backends.

Use caseUse it to run untrusted coding agents with real network policy instead of hope.

isolationebpfruntime
toolGitHub

context-mode↗

mksglu

Context-window surgery for coding agents. Sandboxes tool output so the model sees the signal instead of a 40k-token log.

Use caseUse it when your agent keeps blowing the window on build logs and you need the loop to survive a real compile.

contexttool outputcoding agents
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CUA↗

trycua

Open-source computer-use 2.0: drivers, cross-OS fleets, and benchmarks for training and evaluating desktop agents.

Use caseUse it to give a coding agent a real desktop when the job is a GUI installer, not an API.

computer usedesktopbenchmarks
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DeepCode↗

HKUDS

Open agentic coding from HKU: agent harness, loop engineering, multi-agent orchestration. Academic lab software that ships as a repo you run.

Use caseUse it when you want a research harness with a real coding loop, not a chatbot with extra steps.

researchharnessmulti-agent
toolGitHub

Ghostex↗

maddada

Rust and GPUI native agent CLI manager for macOS. Ghostty terminals plus Codex-app UX, without Electron.

Use caseUse it to manage a stack of native agent CLIs in Ghostty instead of a webview IDE.

rustmacosterminal
harnessGitHub

graff↗

justrach

Fast agentic coding harness in Zig: multi-provider, MCP, workflows.

Use caseUse it when you want a coding loop with systems-language latency, not a Node daemon.

zigharnessmcp
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Herdr↗

herdrdev

The runtime your coding agents live on. Not another chat wrapper: a place agents persist, resume, and share a machine.

Use caseUse it when you want agents to survive a laptop sleep and pick up the same checkout, secrets, and tools.

runtimepersistenceagents
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Ironcurtain↗

provos

Secure runtime for autonomous agents. Policy from plain-English constitutions.

Use caseUse it when you will not give a coding agent root and still want it to act.

securityruntimepolicy
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LoopX↗

huangruiteng

A long-horizon control plane that keeps coding agents on durable, governed work instead of one-shot chats. Power users treat it as the supervisor, not another model.

Use caseUse it to keep an overnight refactor alive across tool crashes, with a human gate on the risky steps.

control planelong-horizonorchestration
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mcp-agent↗

lastmile-ai

Build effective agents with Model Context Protocol and small workflow patterns.

Use caseUse it to compose MCP servers into a durable agent without standing up a full IDE plugin.

mcpruntimeworkflows
repoGitHub

mini-SWE-agent↗

SWE-agent

The 100-line AI agent from the Princeton SWE-agent line. Research origin, radical simplicity, still beating bloated wrappers on SWE-bench-class work.

Use caseUse it to throw a GitHub issue at a 100-line loop you can actually read, fork, and instrument.

researchswe-benchminimal
repoGitHub

Mnemon↗

mnemon-dev

LLM-supervised persistent memory for agents: graph recall, cross-session knowledge, no vector-store cargo cult.

Use caseUse it to give a coding agent a graph of the last two weeks of decisions so it stops re-deriving your architecture.

memorygraphagents
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oh-my-agent↗

first-fluke

A multi-agent harness that checks the work by artifacts, not vibes. Stop-hooks verify diffs, tests, and files before the run is allowed to claim success.

Use caseUse it to stop a coding agent from declaring done when the test file was never written.

verificationstop-hooksharness
harnessGitHub

oh-my-claudecode↗

Yeachan-Heo

Teams-first multi-agent orchestration for Claude Code. Not Claude Code itself: the swarm layer people bolt on.

Use caseUse it to run a team of Claude Code workers on one repo with a shared plan file.

orchestrationteamsclaude-code-layer
toolGitHub

oh-my-pi↗

can1357

A coding agent with the IDE wired in. Created New Year's Eve 2025, still being pushed daily.

Use caseUse it when you want the agent and the editor to share one process instead of a plugin talking to a CLI.

idecoding agentopen source
harnessGitHub

Omnigent↗

omnigent-ai

Open-source meta-harness: one orchestrator that fans work across several coding agents. Born June 2026, already the loudest new control plane on GitHub.

Use caseUse it to run three different coding agents on the same ticket and merge the first one that lands a green test.

meta-harnessorchestrationopen source
toolGitHub

open-computer-use↗

e2b-dev

Computer-use agents on open models plus an E2B desktop sandbox. The open alternative to a vendor's computer-use API.

Use caseUse it to let an open model click through a desktop app inside a throwaway VM.

computer usesandboxopen models
toolGitHub

Orca↗

stablyai

An ADE for a fleet of parallel agents. Run any coding agent against your repo in parallel panes instead of one blessed CLI.

Use caseUse it to fan the same failing test across four agents and keep only the patch that compiles.

fleetadeparallel
repoGitHub

OSWorld 2.0↗

xlang-ai

Long-horizon computer-use benchmark. The eval serious desktop-agent repos cite.

Use caseUse it to grade your own computer-use agent on real desktop tasks before you trust it on a laptop.

benchmarkcomputer useeval
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Warren↗

jayminwest

Treats coding agents as infrastructure, not terminal sessions. Isolation, lifetimes, and scheduling so a fleet of agents looks like a job queue.

Use caseUse it to fire 20 isolated agent jobs against a monorepo without them trampling each other's working trees.

sandboxfleetisolation
toolGitHub

Whip↗

context-labs

Fast coding-agent harness in Go. Tool-use loop, bubbletea TUI, provider-routable models. Created August 2026.

Use caseUse it as a Go TUI coding agent when you want to swap models without swapping the loop.

gotuicoding agent
harnessGitHub

CLI Agent Orchestrator↗

awslabs

AWS Labs multi-agent orchestration for AI coding CLIs. The interesting part is the coordinator, not the branded CLIs it wraps.

Use caseUse it to run two vendor CLIs as workers under one policy instead of alt-tabbing between terminals.

orchestrationcliaws