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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
Updated
2026-10-15
Lists
7 list mentions
First commit
2026-01-18
License
MIT
Issues
232 open
Forks
41,914
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3,934 commits
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+5,294 +1.9%
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+219 +5.9%
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
2026-09-24
Lists
10 list mentions
First commit
2023-05-15
License
NOASSERTION
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1,077 open
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24,738
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13,615 commits
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browser-use/browser-use

Open-source Python library for AI browser agents, plus Browser Use Cloud: stealth browsers and a hosted agent API.

AI dev
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2026-10-16
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9 list mentions
First commit
2024-10-31
License
MIT
Issues
563 open
Forks
13,112
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10,386 commits
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+640 +0.5%
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+41 +0.4%
diegosouzapw/OmniRoute

Never stop coding. Free MIT AI gateway: one endpoint, 359 providers (150+ 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 hundreds of contributors

AI dev
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2026-10-17
Lists
5 list mentions
First commit
2026-02-18
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MIT
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334 open
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11,209
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10,753 commits
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+2,415 +3.2%
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+432 +4.2%
aaif-goose/goose

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

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-25
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7 list mentions
First commit
2024-08-23
License
Apache-2.0
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415 open
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6,314
Commits
5,729 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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2026-09-30
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8 list mentions
First commit
2026-02-01
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MIT
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810 open
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8,598
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4,641 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. 162 languages, sub-ms queries, 99% fewer tokens. Single static binary, zero dependencies.

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2026-10-16
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4 list mentions
First commit
2026-02-24
License
MIT
Issues
633 open
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3,844
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4,183 commits
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0 0.0%
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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
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2026-01-14
License
MIT
Issues
5 open
Forks
6,776
Commits
2,152 commits
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wshobson/agents

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

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-07
Lists
4 list mentions
First commit
2025-07-24
License
MIT
Issues
8 open
Forks
4,220
Commits
569 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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2026-09-08
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2025-04-11
License
MIT
Issues
79 open
Forks
4,783
Commits
5,127 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
Updated
2026-09-11
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2026-02-23
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
233 open
Forks
1,603
Commits
2,179 commits
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No 7-day history
cobusgreyling/loop-engineering

Practical patterns, starters & CLI tools for loop engineering with AI coding agents. Design systems that prompt and orchestrate agents (inspired by Addy Osmani and Boris Cherny). Includes loop-audit, loop-init, loop-cost.

AI dev
Updated
2026-10-17
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2026-06-09
License
MIT
Issues
12 open
Forks
1,594
Commits
588 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%
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
2026-10-16
Lists
6 list mentions
First commit
2025-05-16
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
1,006 open
Forks
1,383
Commits
2,987 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
+81 +0.9%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
+67 +2.3%
open-multi-agent/open-multi-agent

Self-hosted TypeScript agent runtime with durable approvals and verifiable run records. Own it, approve it, audit it.

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-18
Lists
6 list mentions
First commit
2026-03-31
License
MIT
Issues
4 open
Forks
2,434
Commits
572 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
2026-10-12
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2026-02-22
License
MIT
Issues
53 open
Forks
120
Commits
538 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
+22 +0.3%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%
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
2026-08-25
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2025-09-10
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
70 open
Forks
520
Commits
125 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
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
2026-09-10
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2025-04-28
License
MIT
Issues
262 open
Forks
725
Commits
5,745 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
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No 7-day history
oomol-lab/open-connector

Open-source auth gateway connecting 1400+ SaaS providers to AI agents through SDK, CLI, MCP, HTTP, and OpenAPI.

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-11
Lists
4 list mentions
First commit
2026-06-30
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
2 open
Forks
492
Commits
675 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

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-07
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2025-03-18
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
296 open
Forks
815
Commits
2,596 commits
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No 7-day history
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No 7-day history
lintsinghua/claude-code-book

《御舆:解码 Agent Harness》42万字拆解 AI Agent 的Harness骨架与神经 —— Claude Code 架构深度剖析,15 章从对话循环到构建你自己的 Agent Harness。在线阅读网站:

Updated
2026-09-05
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2026-03-31
License
Unknown
Issues
9 open
Forks
827
Commits
42 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
Updated
2026-09-05
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2026-04-20
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
1 open
Forks
175
Commits
600 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
169
Commits
290 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
rotorstar/hitl-protocol

Open HTTP protocol for human decisions in AI agent workflows. Service-hosted reviews, structured approvals, selections and forms, with optional messenger actions.

Updated
2026-10-06
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2026-02-23
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
1 open
Forks
1
Commits
50 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%