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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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JavaScript pytest Cargo npm PEP 517

GitHub topics

#ai-agents #anthropic #claude #claude-code #developer-tools #llm

Updated: 2026-10-15
Lists: 7 list mentions
First commit: 2026-01-18
License: MIT
Issues: 232 open

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Forks: 41,914
Commits: 3,934 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +5,294 +1.9%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +219 +5.9%

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openai/codex

Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal

AI dev

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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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Forks: 18,835
Commits: 10,475 commits
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BerriAI/litellm

The fastest, litest AI Gateway. Rust core with Python SDK. Call 100+ LLM APIs in OpenAI (or native) format with cost tracking, guardrails, load balancing, and logging [Bedrock, Azure, OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenAI, VertexAI, vLLM, Nvidia NIM]

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Python Axum FastAPI gRPC Go LangChain Cargo Go modules npm

GitHub topics

#ai-gateway #anthropic #azure-openai #bedrock #gateway #langchain

Updated: 2026-10-16
Lists: 9 list mentions
First commit: 2023-07-27
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 5,485 open

61,355

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Forks: 12,395
Commits: 54,633 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +79 +0.1%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +159 +0.3%

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MemPalace/mempalace

The best-benchmarked open-source AI memory system. And it's free.

AI dev

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Python pytest Vue Bun Cargo Go modules

GitHub topics

#ai #chromadb #llm #mcp #memory #python

Updated: 2026-10-02
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2026-04-05
License: MIT
Issues: 779 open

59,388

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Forks: 7,564
Commits: 2,056 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

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Rust Axum Electron Express React Bun Cargo Gradle

GitHub topics

#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

54,629

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Forks: 6,314
Commits: 5,729 commits
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vectorize-io/hindsight

Hindsight: Agent Memory That Learns

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Python FastAPI Next.js pytest React Cargo Go modules npm

GitHub topics

#agentic-ai #agents #ai-memory #memory

Updated: 2026-10-16
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2025-10-30
License: MIT
Issues: 138 open

50,550

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Forks: 6,113
Commits: 3,700 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +2,426 +5.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +127 +3.6%

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Hmbown/CodeWhale

Open-source, community-driven agent harness

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

GitHub topics

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

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

40,323

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Forks: 3,485
Commits: 6,247 commits
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volcengine/OpenViking

Self-evolving Context Database for AI Agents. Unify Agent Memory, Knowledge RAG and Skills.

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Python Express FastAPI LangChain pytest Cargo CMake Go modules

GitHub topics

#agent-context #agent-memory #agent-plugins #agentic-rag #context-database #dsh-plugin

Updated: 2026-10-17
Lists: 7 list mentions
First commit: 2026-01-29
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 950 open

40,129

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Forks: 3,198
Commits: 2,853 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +510 +1.3%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +117 +4.3%

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langfuse/langfuse

🪢 Open source agent evals & observability: Trace, evaluate, and improve LLM applications with one open platform.

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TypeScript Axum Express Next.js React Cargo npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#analytics #autogen #evaluation #langchain #large-language-models #llama-index

Updated: 2026-10-16
Lists: 13 list mentions
First commit: 2023-05-18
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1,056 open

35,902

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Forks: 3,996
Commits: 10,240 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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esengine/DeepSeek-Reasonix

A reliable coding agent for complex software engineering tasks.

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Go Electron React Vite Cargo Go modules npm

GitHub topics

#agent #agent-framework #ai-agent #ai-coding #cli #coding-agent

Updated: 2026-10-17
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2026-04-21
License: MIT
Issues: 350 open

35,820

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Forks: 2,456
Commits: 10,481 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +60 +0.2%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +1,564 +17.5%

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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.

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Python Axum FastAPI Next.js pytest Bun Cargo npm

GitHub topics

#agent #ai #anthropic #claude-code #compression #context-engineering

Updated: 2026-06-18
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2026-01-07
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 309 open

34,860

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Forks: 2,361
Commits: 1,640 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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xai-org/grok-build

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

Stack

Rust Axum Cargo

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

27,053

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Forks: 5,102
Commits: 49 commits
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trycua/cua

Scale computer-use 2.0 with open-source drivers, cross-OS fleets, and benchmarks for training, evaluation, and data generation.

AI dev

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HTML Cobra Electron Express FastAPI Bun Cargo CMake

GitHub topics

#agent #ai-agent #apple #computer-use #computer-use-agent #containerization

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2025-01-31
License: MIT
Issues: 846 open

22,531

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Forks: 1,561
Commits: 4,713 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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ag-ui-protocol/ag-ui

AG-UI: the Agent-User Interaction Protocol. Bring Agents into Frontend Applications.

AI dev

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TypeScript Android Express FastAPI Ktor Bundler Cargo CMake

GitHub topics

#ag-ui-protocol #agent-frontend #agent-ui #agentic-workflow #ai-agents

Updated: 2026-10-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-05-07
License: MIT
Issues: 476 open

16,608

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Forks: 1,534
Commits: 4,796 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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HKUDS/DeepCode

"DeepCode: Open Agentic Coding (Agent Harness & Loop Engineering & Multi-Agent Orchestration)"

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Python Astro pytest React Tauri Cargo npm PEP 517

GitHub topics

#agentic-coding #harness-engineering #llm-agent

Updated: 2026-09-06
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2025-07-19
License: MIT
Issues: 23 open

16,503

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Forks: 2,152
Commits: 454 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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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

GitHub topics

#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

12,609

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Forks: 1,479
Commits: 4,072 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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TencentCloud/CubeSandbox

Instant, Concurrent, Secure & Lightweight Sandbox for AI Agents.

AI dev

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Go Axum Gin gRPC Go React Cargo Go modules npm

GitHub topics

#agents #container #sandbox

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2026-04-16
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 131 open

12,142

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Forks: 1,101
Commits: 946 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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getagentseal/codeburn

Free, local tool to track AI coding token usage and cost across 37 tools and agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini and more), by model, project, and task. npx codeburn

AI dev

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TypeScript Electron Express React Tailwind CSS Cargo npm Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#ai-coding #claude-code #cli #codex #cost-tracking #cursor-ide

Updated: 2026-09-27
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-04-13
License: MIT
Issues: 28 open

11,263

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Forks: 864
Commits: 2,392 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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omnigent-ai/omnigent

Omnigent is an open-source AI agent framework and meta-harness: orchestrate Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Pi, and custom agents — swap harnesses without rewriting, enforce policies and sandboxing, and collaborate in real time from any device.

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Python Actix Web Axum Electron FastAPI Bundler Cargo Gradle

GitHub topics

#agent-framework #agent-governance #agent-orchestration #agents #ai #ai-agent

Updated: 2026-09-28
Lists: 6 list mentions
First commit: 2026-06-13
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 1,538 open

10,305

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Forks: 1,635
Commits: 4,165 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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NVIDIA/OpenShell

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

AI dev

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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

8,531

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Forks: 1,260
Commits: 1,319 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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microsoft/agent-governance-toolkit

AI Agent Governance Toolkit — Policy enforcement, zero-trust identity, execution sandboxing, and reliability engineering for autonomous AI agents. Covers 10/10 OWASP Agentic Top 10.

AI dev

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Python Django FastAPI PydanticAI pytest Cargo .NET SDK Go modules

GitHub topics

#agent-framework #ai-agents #ai-safety #compliance #governance #microsoft

Updated: 2026-09-10
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2026-03-02
License: MIT
Issues: 267 open

6,250

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Forks: 1,113
Commits: 2,500 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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agentgateway/agentgateway

Next Generation Agentic Proxy for AI Agents and MCP servers

AI dev

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Rust Axum Cobra gRPC Go React Cargo Go modules PEP 517

GitHub topics

#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

4,749

stars

Forks: 815
Commits: 2,596 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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microsoft/skills

Skills, MCP servers, Custom Agents, Agents.md for SDKs to ground Coding Agents

AI dev

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TypeScript Astro React Vite Cargo npm pip

GitHub topics

#agent-skills #agents #azure #foundry #mcp #sdk

Updated: 2026-10-15
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-01-16
License: MIT
Issues: 76 open

3,120

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Forks: 351
Commits: 786 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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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

GitHub topics

#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

2,464

stars

Forks: 111
Commits: 24 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

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

GitHub topics

#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

1,216

stars

Forks: 175
Commits: 600 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

statewright/statewright

State machine guardrails for AI agents

AI dev

Stack

JavaScript Axum Tailwind CSS Vite Vue Cargo npm

Updated: 2026-10-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-05-04
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 0 open

506

stars

Forks: 24
Commits: 736 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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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

485

stars

Forks: 25
Commits: 831 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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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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Forks: 0
Commits: 319 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +3 +0.9%

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