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openai/codex

Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal

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Rust Axum Express Cargo pnpm uv

Updated: 2026-09-09
Lists: 10 list mentions
First commit: 2025-04-16
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 16,087 open

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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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Rust Axum Electron Express React Bun Cargo Gradle

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#acp #ai #ai-agents #mcp

Updated: 2026-09-25
Lists: 7 list mentions
First commit: 2024-08-23
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 415 open

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Forks: 6,314
Commits: 5,729 commits
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Hmbown/CodeWhale

Open-source, community-driven agent harness

AI dev

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Rust Axum Next.js React Tailwind CSS Cargo npm PEP 517

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#cli #deepseek #llm #rust #terminal #tui

Updated: 2026-08-02
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2026-01-20
License: MIT
Issues: 321 open

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Commits: 6,247 commits
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xai-org/grok-build

SpaceXAI's coding agent harness and TUI. Fullscreen, mouse interactive, extensible.

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Rust Axum Cargo

Updated: 2026-09-23
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2026-07-16
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: Disabled

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Commits: 49 commits
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nearai/ironclaw

IronClaw is an Agent OS focused on privacy, security and extensibility

AI dev

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Rust Axum pytest React Tailwind CSS Cargo npm PEP 517

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#codeact #openclaw #rlm #rust #wasm

Updated: 2026-09-07
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2026-02-03
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 1,514 open

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Commits: 4,072 commits
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NVIDIA/OpenShell

OpenShell is the safe, private runtime for autonomous AI agents.

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Rust Axum gRPC Go pytest Vite Cargo Go modules npm

Updated: 2026-09-07
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2026-01-29
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 559 open

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Forks: 1,260
Commits: 1,319 commits
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agentgateway/agentgateway

Next Generation Agentic Proxy for AI Agents and MCP servers

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Rust Axum Cobra gRPC Go React Cargo Go modules PEP 517

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#agents #ai #ai-gateway #api-gateway #gateway-api #kubernetes

Updated: 2026-09-07
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2025-03-18
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 296 open

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Commits: 2,596 commits
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zerobootdev/zeroboot

Sub-millisecond VM sandboxes for AI agents via copy-on-write forking

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Rust Axum Cargo npm PEP 517

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#ai-agents #code-execution #copy-on-write #firecracker #kvm #rust

Updated: 2026-03-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-03-15
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 12 open

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Forks: 111
Commits: 24 commits
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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

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Rust Axum React Tailwind CSS Vite Cargo pnpm

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#agent-harness #agent-teams #ai-agent #anthropic #claude-code #cli

Updated: 2026-09-05
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2026-04-20
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 1 open

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Commits: 600 commits
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manuelschipper/nah

a guard that blocks catastrophic agent actions

AI dev

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Rust Cargo Composer Go modules

Updated: 2026-10-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-03-10
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

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Commits: 831 commits
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LVTD-LLC/pgsandbox

Agent-facing MCP for disposable Postgres experimentation databases

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Rust Astro Vite Cargo npm

Updated: 2026-10-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-05-28
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

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Commits: 319 commits
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