Best Coding & DevOps harnesses for AI agents
The most-adopted Coding & DevOps harnesses an AI agent can use, ranked by GitHub stars, with what each is best for. Loadbay is an MCP server, so an agent can pull this list live:
claude mcp add --transport http loadbay https://loadbay.xyz/api/mcp
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1. openclaw
379,199★ · TypeScript
Most adopted — the default starting point. Best for Docker, Claude. Self-hosted personal AI assistant and coding-agent framework — a Claude-Code-style agent that runs its tools inside Docker sandboxes on any OS and plugs into multiple messaging channels. The lobster way. -
2. Superpowers
283,750★ ·
Best for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor. Agentic skills framework and software-development methodology that gives coding agents composable skills for brainstorming, planning, TDD, and subagent-driven development. -
3. ECC
249,616★ ·
Best for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode. Agent harness operating system with skills, hooks, shared memory, AgentShield scanning, and multi-harness install for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, and more. -
4. hermes-agent
223,241★ ·
Best for OpenRouter, OpenAI, Nous Portal. Self-improving AI agent framework from Nous Research with a built-in learning loop. Creates and refines skills from experience, supports 300+ LLM models, parallel subagent spawning, and messaging integrations (Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal). -
5. AutoGPT
184,998★ · Python
Best for CLI. Platform for building, deploying, and running continuous autonomous AI agents that automate complex workflows. -
6. opencode
175,642★ · TypeScript
Best for CLI. Open-source AI coding agent that runs in the terminal and works with many model providers. -
7. langflow
151,100★ ·
Best for OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure. A visual low-code platform for building and deploying multi-agent AI workflows; flows can be exported as MCP server tools so agents connect to them as callable endpoints, with integrations for all major LLMs and vector stores. -
8. skills
142,894★ ·
Best for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor. Curated collection of composable agent skills for Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor by Matt Pocock, covering grilling sessions, shared-language docs, issue triage, planning, and engineering workflows. Small, hackable, and model-agnostic — installs via npx skills. -
9. langchain
139,564★ · Python
Best for OpenAI, Anthropic. Framework for building LLM applications and agents with composable chains, tools, and integrations across many providers. -
10. claude-code
132,999★ · Shell
Best for CLI. Anthropic's agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal, understands your codebase, and runs tasks and git workflows in natural language.