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Awesome Harness Engineering

Awesome list for AI agent harness engineering: tools, patterns, evals, memory, MCP, permissions, observability, and orchestration.

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affaan-m/ECC

The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor and beyond.

AI dev
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2026-09-03
Lists
7 list mentions
First commit
2026-01-18
License
MIT
Issues
136 open
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37,176
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2,621 commits
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+2,826 +1.2%
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+137 +5.5%
langgenius/dify

Build Agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, with rich AI model and tool support on one collaborative workspace. Deploy on cloud, VPC, or self-hosted, so teams move from prototype to production without rebuilding the stack.

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-11
Lists
10 list mentions
First commit
2023-05-15
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
952 open
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23,990
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12,462 commits
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aaif-goose/goose

an open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions - install, execute, edit, and test with any LLM

AI dev
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2026-08-14
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7 list mentions
First commit
2024-08-23
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
255 open
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6,002
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5,341 commits
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diegosouzapw/OmniRoute

Never stop coding. Free MIT AI gateway: one endpoint, 330+ providers (90+ free), 1200+ models — Kimi, Claude, GPT, Gemini, GLM, DeepSeek, MiniMax. Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Cline & Copilot. Quota-aware auto-fallback, RTK+Caveman compression saves 15-95% tokens, MCP/A2A, Desktop/PWA. Built by 320+ contributors

AI dev
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2026-08-14
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5 list mentions
First commit
2026-02-18
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MIT
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415 open
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6,397
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6,774 commits
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HKUDS/nanobot

Ultra-lightweight, open-source, self-hosted personal AI agent framework in Python with WebUI, tools, memory, MCP, multi-agent workflows, automation, and chat apps

AI dev
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2026-08-19
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8 list mentions
First commit
2026-02-01
License
MIT
Issues
719 open
Forks
8,328
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4,078 commits
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sickn33/antigravity-awesome-skills

Installable GitHub library of 1,800+ agentic skills for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Antigravity, and more. Includes specialized plugins, installer CLI, bundles, workflows, and official/community skill collections.

AI dev
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2026-07-07
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2 list mentions
First commit
2026-01-14
License
MIT
Issues
5 open
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6,776
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2,152 commits
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DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp

High-performance code intelligence MCP server. Indexes codebases into a persistent knowledge graph — average repo in milliseconds. 158 languages, sub-ms queries, 99% fewer tokens. Single static binary, zero dependencies.

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2026-09-02
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4 list mentions
First commit
2026-02-24
License
MIT
Issues
542 open
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3,410
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2,711 commits
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
wshobson/agents

Multi-harness agentic plugin marketplace for Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, and Gemini CLI

AI dev
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2026-07-22
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2 list mentions
First commit
2025-07-24
License
MIT
Issues
12 open
Forks
4,113
Commits
530 commits
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chopratejas/headroom

Compress tool outputs, logs, files, and RAG chunks before they reach the LLM. 60-95% fewer tokens, same answers. Library, proxy, MCP server.

AI dev
Updated
2026-06-18
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2026-01-07
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
309 open
Forks
2,361
Commits
1,640 commits
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ComposioHQ/composio

Composio powers 1000+ toolkits, tool search, context management, authentication, and a sandboxed workbench to help you build AI agents that turn intent into action.

AI dev
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2026-08-01
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2025-04-11
License
MIT
Issues
84 open
Forks
4,681
Commits
4,578 commits
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mastra-ai/mastra

Mastra is the modern TypeScript framework for AI-powered applications and agents.

AI dev
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2026-08-11
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8 list mentions
First commit
2024-08-06
License
NOASSERTION
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412 open
Forks
2,605
Commits
17,885 commits
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mksglu/context-mode

Context window optimization for AI coding agents. Sandboxes tool output (98% reduction), persists session memory, and enforces routing across 17 platforms via MCP + hooks.

AI dev
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2026-08-01
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2026-02-23
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
128 open
Forks
1,396
Commits
2,116 commits
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No 7-day history
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No 7-day history
strands-agents/harness-sdk

Build an agent harness and control it end-to-end. Open-source SDK for production AI agents in Python & TypeScript - any model, any cloud.

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-03
Lists
5 list mentions
First commit
2025-05-16
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
707 open
Forks
1,089
Commits
2,608 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
+104 +1.5%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
+44 +1.7%
open-multi-agent/open-multi-agent

TypeScript AI agent orchestration framework with dynamic workflows. Describe the goal, not the graph: a coordinator plans the task DAG at runtime and runs it on any LLM (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, or local models).

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-10
Lists
5 list mentions
First commit
2026-03-31
License
MIT
Issues
6 open
Forks
2,416
Commits
469 commits
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builderz-labs/mission-control

Self-hosted control plane for AI agents: dispatch tasks, review runs, track spend, and operate OpenClaw, Claude Code, Codex, and other runtimes.

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-02
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2026-02-22
License
MIT
Issues
25 open
Forks
69
Commits
536 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
+37 +0.6%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%
ModelEngine-Group/nexent

Nexent is a zero-code platform for auto-generating production-grade AI agents using Harness Engineering principles — unified tools, skills, memory, and orchestration with built-in constraints, feedback loops, and control planes.

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-03
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2025-04-28
License
MIT
Issues
203 open
Forks
712
Commits
5,525 commits
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No 7-day history
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No 7-day history
agent-infra/sandbox

All-in-One Sandbox for AI Agents that combines Browser, Shell, File, MCP and VSCode Server in a single Docker container.

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-02
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2025-09-10
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
81 open
Forks
496
Commits
123 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
agentgateway/agentgateway

Next Generation Agentic Proxy for AI Agents and MCP servers

Updated
2026-07-31
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2025-03-18
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
317 open
Forks
695
Commits
2,298 commits
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No 7-day history
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No 7-day history
oomol-lab/open-connector

Open-source auth gateway connecting 1000+ SaaS providers to AI agents through SDK, CLI, MCP, HTTP, and OpenAPI.

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-03
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2026-06-30
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
4 open
Forks
320
Commits
379 commits
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No 7-day history
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No 7-day history
thClaws/thClaws

Open-source AI agent harness in native Rust — GUI, CLI, headless, and webapp from one binary. Multi-provider, MCP, skills, plugins, agent teams.

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-28
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2026-04-20
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
0 open
Forks
164
Commits
583 commits
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No 7-day history
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No 7-day history
agentscope-ai/agentscope-runtime

A production-ready runtime framework for agent apps with secure tool sandboxing, Agent-as-a-Service APIs, scalable deployment, full-stack observability, and broad framework compatibility.

AI dev
Updated
2026-06-04
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2025-08-14
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
72 open
Forks
165
Commits
290 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history