agent-harness instructions files

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EpisodeYu/HarnessSmith

Instructions file CodexOpenCode

A quick-start guide for HarnessSmith, a generator that creates complete Python repositories for AI-agent harnesses from a specification. An agent harness is the surrounding code that runs and coordinates an AI agent.

not rated 22 1mo ago A 1,981 tokens original MIT

ai CLAUDE.md

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tomcounsell/ai

Instructions file

Claude Code instructions for tomcounsell/ai, covering claude.md, commands, manual testing hygiene, development principles and development workflow.

not rated 22 changed today B 5,022 tokens GPL-3.0

Rockielab/rockie-claude

Instructions file

Instructions for Rockielab/rockie-claude, covering how to work in rockie-claude, first reads (after the workspace docs/ reads), ⚠️ this repo is a local overlay, not the canonical source, process for changes here and skills you'll reach for.

not rated 21 1mo ago A 853 tokens original Apache-2.0

ReqForge CLAUDE.md

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zxpmail/ReqForge

Instructions file

Instructions for zxpmail/ReqForge, a project described as: ReqForge — From requirements to shippable products. Open-source Agent Harness for Claude Code, Cursor & OpenCode. Spec→Plan→Build, hooks, review. /change-manager for brownfield.

not rated 18 15d ago A 1,753 tokens original MIT

hexgate CLAUDE.md

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HexamindOrganisation/hexgate

Instructions file

Claude Code instructions for HexamindOrganisation/hexgate, covering hexgate — claude code instructions, tech stack, cross-package, repo layout and ai constraints (critical).

not rated 18 changed yesterday A 356 tokens original MIT

Porrima AGENTS.md

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asa-degroff/Porrima

Instructions file CodexOpenCode

AGENTS.md instructions for asa-degroff/Porrima, covering agents.md, project, quick reference, architecture and tool system.

not rated 18 yesterday A 3,082 tokens original Apache-2.0

Open-Harness/open-harness

Instructions file CodexOpenCode

Instructions for Open-Harness/open-harness, covering ⚠️ critical: vitest orphaned processes - read this first ⚠️, ⚠️ critical: anthropic sdk testing - read this first ⚠️, ⚠️ critical: no mocks testing philosophy ⚠️, rules and what to use instead.

not rated 18 +1 7mo ago A 3,011 tokens original MIT

ianphil/chamber

Instructions file GitHub Copilot

Instructions for ianphil/chamber, covering github copilot instructions — chamber, priority guidelines, stack & versions (pinned), architecture and dependency direction.

not rated 11 1mo ago A 3,822 tokens original MIT

tsrigo/dsh-from-scratch

Instructions file CodexOpenCode

Project instructions for maintaining the DSH, a TypeScript implementation of a DeepSeek harness built from scratch.

not rated 10 19d ago A 526 tokens original MIT

soothe AGENTS.md

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mirasoth/soothe

Instructions file CodexOpenCode

AGENTS.md instructions for mirasoth/soothe, covering soothe development guide, ⚠️ critical rules and 📁 rules files.

not rated 10 changed yesterday A 852 tokens original MIT

yfge/agent-harness-skills

Instructions file CodexOpenCode

Instructions for yfge/agent-harness-skills, covering agent harness skills - repository instructions, purpose, rules, validation and commit discipline.

not rated 10 +1 1mo ago A 450 tokens original MIT

thuandiep1707/codex-harness-javascript

Instructions file CodexOpenCode

Instructions for thuandiep1707/codex-harness-javascript, covering codex multi-agent delivery system, system truths, public workflow registry vs internal capabilities, public workflows and internal capabilities.

not rated 7 +1 6d ago A 4,411 tokens original MIT

samartomar/ai-harness

Instructions file

Claude Code instructions for samartomar/ai-harness, covering ai-harness — claude bootloader, vocabulary — two different things, read the source, not a summary of it, start here and self-hosting boundary.

not rated 6 yesterday A 1,290 tokens original Apache-2.0

ychamel/RepoResident

Instructions file CodexOpenCode

Instructions for ychamel/RepoResident: Agent entry point: read CLAUDE.md in full — it is the operating manual — then follow its Session protocol. Everything else (state, workflows, project knowledge) is routed from there via the .agent/ directory.

not rated 6 +1 6d ago A 50 tokens original MIT

plwslpld-arch/agent-harness-internals

Instructions file CodexOpenCode

Repository-specific instructions for the agent-harness-internals codebase. An AGENTS.md file tells coding agents who the project is for, how its content is organized, and how to understand its source code.

not rated 5 8d ago A 963 tokens

masteryee-labs/Tool.Agent-Harness-Deploy

Instructions file CodexOpenCode

Deployment instructions for an AI coding harness: a set of shared rules, memory, skills, and coordinating tools for coding agents. The repository is the installer that copies this harness into each supported coding tool's configuration.

not rated 5 1mo ago D 46,572 tokens original MIT

vibespace CLAUDE.md

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ProblemFactory/vibespace

Instructions file

Claude Code instructions for ProblemFactory/vibespace, covering vibespace, project overview, how to build and run, one-line install (checks deps, clones, builds) and or manually.

not rated 5 5d ago C 20,883 tokens

Eduardo-Salvador/Agent-Harness-Kit

Instructions file CodexOpenCode

Instructions for Eduardo-Salvador/Agent-Harness-Kit, covering agent harness kit — operational map, request-routing gate — before all harness ceremony, direct-trivial fast path, vibe fast path and context pressure and graph-only tasks.

not rated 5 5d ago A 4,400 tokens original MIT

binary16labs/prime-silo

Instructions file

Instructions for binary16labs/prime-silo, covering prime-silo agent navigation, current status (as of 2026-07-16), architecture in one sentence, what agents need to know and 1. agent authority (strict boundaries).

not rated 5 12d ago A 4,710 tokens original MIT

manor AGENTS.md

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peter-olom/manor

Instructions file CodexOpenCode

Instructions for peter-olom/manor, covering local development, agent judgment and hard boundaries, butler model providers and harnesses and content admission and runtime security.

not rated 5 1mo ago A 1,560 tokens original MIT

bharat3645/The-Ideal-Harness

Instructions file CodexOpenCode

AGENTS.md instructions for bharat3645/The-Ideal-Harness, covering agents.md, read this before you write code, 1. enforce below the model, 2. zero overlap and 3. clean-room.

not rated 5 2d ago A 1,996 tokens original MIT

codexicon AGENTS.md

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bnet47/codexicon

Instructions file CodexOpenCode

Instructions for bnet47/codexicon, covering agents.md — [projectname], project, commands, working agreements and workflow routing.

not rated 5 6d ago C 1,329 tokens original MIT