Awesome AI Agents 2026

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340+ tools. 20+ categories. Updated monthly. Star to stay updated. Contributions welcome!

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Contents

• GNAP — Git-Native Agent Protocol: coordinate AI agent teams with 4 JSON files in a git repo. No server, no database. Any agent that can git push can participate. MIT licensed.
• Coding Agents — IDE, Terminal, Autonomous, Code Review, App Builders
• Agent Frameworks — General, Multi-Agent, Lightweight
• Browser and Desktop Agents — Consumer, Infrastructure
• Voice Agents — Platforms, Open-Source
• Creative AI — Image, Video, Music, 3D
• Task and Workflow Agents — Automation, No-Code Builders
• Customer Support and CRM Agents
• Data and Research Agents — Deep Research, Data Analysis, RAG
• Local and Self-Hosted AI — LLM Runners, Self-Hosted UIs
• Multi-Agent Platforms
• Protocols and Standards
• Observability and Evaluation
• Open-Source Models for Agents
• AI Safety and Guardrails
• AI Governance and Compliance ⭐ NEW
• Cybersecurity Agents
• Healthcare and Therapy Agents
• Learning Resources
• Newsletters and Communities
• Market Stats 2026

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🖥 Coding Agents

IDE-Native Agents

Agent	Description	Pricing
Cursor	VS Code fork. Composer mode for multi-file edits. Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5, Gemini 3.1. $29.3B valuation.	Free / $20/mo
GitHub Copilot	Agent Mode in VS Code. Copilot Workspace issue-to-PR. Multi-model (Claude, GPT-5.4, Gemini 3.1).	$10/mo / $39/mo Pro+
Windsurf (Codeium)	Cascade agentic mode. Project-level memory. 5 parallel agents.	Free / $15/mo
JetBrains AI	Deep integration across all JetBrains IDEs. Context-aware completions.	Included with IDE
Amazon Q Developer	AWS-native. Lambda, CloudWatch, infrastructure, security scanning.	Free / $19/mo
Tabnine	Privacy-first. On-premise option. Fine-tuned on your codebase.	Free / $12/mo
Sourcegraph Cody	Excels at large codebases. Enterprise context engine.	Free / $9/mo
Google Antigravity	Free Claude Opus 4.6 access. Learning-focused.	Free
Kiro	Spec-driven development. Write specs → auto-generate tasks → implement. DevOps automation.	Free beta

Terminal and CLI Agents

Agent	Description	Pricing
Claude Code	Anthropic CLI agent. Best reasoning. 80.9% SWE-bench. Agent Teams feature.	$20/mo+ API
OpenAI Codex CLI	OpenAI terminal agent. Agents SDK. Multi-agent.	ChatGPT sub
Gemini CLI	⭐ NEW (Apr 2026) Google's official open-source terminal agent. ReAct loop. MCP support. 1M context. Apache 2.0.	Free w/ Google account
Aider	OSS pair programmer. Git-aware. Any LLM.	Free + API
Cline	VS Code extension. Full terminal and browser access for Claude/GPT.	Free + API
RooCode	Cline fork. Structured modes. Reduced hallucinations.	Free + API
Kilo Code	Structured modes. Tighter context.	Free + API
OpenCode	BYOK terminal agent for Cursor refugees.	Free + API
Caliber	CLI that fingerprints projects and generates/syncs AI agent configs (CLAUDE.md, .cursor/rules/, AGENTS.md). Scores quality.	Free + API

Autonomous Software Engineers

Agent	Description	Pricing
Devin	Cognition. Fully autonomous. Sandboxed cloud env. Devin 2.0 with Interactive Planning.	$20/mo + ACU
Copilot Workspace	GitHub issue-to-PR agent.	Copilot sub
SWE-Agent	Princeton. Resolves real GitHub issues autonomously.	Free (OSS)
OpenHands	OSS autonomous software engineer (ex-OpenDevin).	Free (OSS)
Grok Build (xAI)	8 parallel agents for code gen. Multi-agent "Society of Mind" architecture.	xAI sub

Code Review and Security

Agent	Description	Pricing
Qodo	AI code review. Context-aware PR validation.	Free / Enterprise
CodeRabbit	AI PR reviewer. Inline suggestions, security.	Free OSS / $15/mo
Snyk Code	AI security scanner. Real-time vuln detection.	Free / Enterprise
PR-Agent	OSS AI PR reviewer. Auto-describe, review, improve.	Free (OSS)

App Builders (Prompt-to-App)

Agent	Description	Pricing
Bolt.new	Prompt to full-stack web app in browser.	Free / Paid
Lovable	Describe then build then deploy from chat.	Free / $20/mo
v0 (Vercel)	Prompt to React/Tailwind components.	Free / Pro
Replit Agent	Full-stack from prompt. Auto-deploys.	Free / $25/mo
PlayCode Agent	Browser-based. English to websites.	$9.99/mo
Dyad	OSS. Local-first. No-code app builder.	Free (OSS)

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🧱 Agent Frameworks

General Purpose

Framework	Lang	Description
LangChain	Py/JS	Most adopted. Modular architecture, memory, tools.
LangGraph	Py/JS	Graph-based orchestration. Stateful directed graphs.
LlamaIndex	Py/JS	Data-focused. Best for RAG agents.
Haystack	Py	Pipeline-based. Search and retrieval.
Semantic Kernel	C#/Py/Java	Microsoft enterprise. Azure integration.
Pydantic AI	Py	Type-safe. Clean Pythonic API. Production-ready.
DSPy	Py	Stanford. Programming not prompting. Auto-optimizes.
Mastra	TS	TypeScript-first. Observational Memory. Apache 2.0.
Anthropic SDK	Py/TS	Official Claude SDK. Tool use, computer control, streaming.
Google ADK	Py	⭐ Google's Agent Development Kit. Native Gemini. Multi-agent orchestration.

Multi-Agent Orchestration

Framework	Lang	Description
AutoGen	Py	Microsoft multi-agent conversations.
CrewAI	Py	Role-based crew members with goals and tools. Used by 60%+ Fortune 500.
MetaGPT	Py	PM, architect, engineer roles. Software company sim.
Miyabi	TS	Issue-Driven Development. 7 coding + 14 business agents. MCP 172+ tools. GitHub as OS.
OpenAI Agents SDK	Py	Official. Multi-step agents with handoffs.
Strands Agents	Py	AWS-backed. Model-driven tool use.
CAMEL	Py	Role-based simulation. Collaborative reasoning.
AutoGPT	Py	Pioneer. Now full platform with visual builder.
Bernstein	Py	Deterministic orchestrator. Parallel coding agents, test-driven verification. Zero LLM tokens on coordination.
AgentScope	Py	Alibaba multi-agent framework.
MagiC	Go/Py	Kubernetes for AI agents. Manages any agent from any framework. Routing, cost control, DAG workflows, circuit breaker.
DeerFlow	Py	ByteDance. No.1 GitHub Trending Feb 2026. 25k+ stars.
AXME	Py/TS/Go/Java/.NET	Durable coordination. Crash recovery, human approval gates, kill switch. Open protocol (AXP).

Lightweight / Minimalist

Framework	Lang	Description
Smolagents	Py	HuggingFace minimal agents. ~1000 lines.
Agno	Py	Lightweight, model-agnostic.
Upsonic	Py	MCP support. Minimal setup.
Portia AI	Py	Reliable agents in production.
MicroAgent	Py	Self-editing prompts and code.

Agent Templates

Collection	Description
OpenClaw Agent Templates	177 production-ready SOUL.md configs across 24 categories (PM, SEO, DevOps, Writer, Support). Copy-paste ready for OpenClaw. Visual deploy via CrewClaw.

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🌐 Browser and Desktop Agents

Consumer Products

Agent	Description	Pricing
OpenAI Operator	ChatGPT autonomous web agent. Human checkpoints. CUA tech.	ChatGPT Pro
Manus (Meta)	Autonomous digital employee. Browser Operator extension. Acquired by Meta.	Free / Paid
Claude Computer Use	Anthropic desktop/browser control via screenshots.	API
Claude in Chrome	Anthropic browsing agent. Beta.	Claude sub
Google Project Mariner	Gemini browser agent. Multi-tasking.	Waitlist
OpenAI Atlas	AI browser with Agent Mode.	ChatGPT sub
Dia Browser	AI-native browser (Atlassian/Browser Company).	Beta
Fellou	Transparent. Visual workflow editing. Agentic memory.	Beta
Genspark	169+ on-device models. No internet required.	Free / Paid
Grok Computer	⭐ Upcoming xAI desktop agent. Mouse control, app automation.	TBA

Developer Infrastructure

Tool	Description
Browser Use	OSS browser agent library. Used by Manus.
Skyvern	Vision-driven. GPT-4V navigation without coded selectors.
Agent S2 (Simular)	OSS GUI automation framework.
MultiOn	Reliable web automation API. CAPTCHA handling.
Browserbase	Cloud browser infra for agents. Headless at scale.
Airtop	Enterprise browser automation. AI integration.
Amazon Nova Act	AWS browser automation. Enterprise reliability.
Plasmate	Headless browser compiling HTML to structured JSON (SOM). 17.5x compression, 13 MCP tools. First browser tool on MCP Registry. Rust, Apache-2.0.
Playwright MCP	MCP server for Playwright + AI agents.
onUI	OSS browser extension and MCP server for annotation-first UI pair programming with AI agents. Chrome, Edge, Firefox. Privacy-first, local only.

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🎙 Voice Agents

Platforms and APIs

Platform	Description	Pricing
ElevenLabs	Industry benchmark. Conv AI 2.0. RAG, multimodal, batch calling. 75ms. HIPAA. $11B.	Free / $5+/mo
Vapi	Developer-first. Low-latency, model-agnostic.	Usage-based
Bland AI	Outbound call automation. CRM integration. SOC2/HIPAA.	Usage-based
Voiceflow	No-code voice and chat builder. Drag-and-drop.	Free / $50+/mo
Synthflow	No-code voice agents for SMBs. Templates.	From $29/mo
PolyAI	Enterprise. Natural multi-turn. Hospitality/retail.	Enterprise
Retell AI	Human-like voice agents. Multi-language. Telephony.	Usage-based
HeyGen	Talking avatars. Voice cloning. Lip-sync translation.	From $24/mo
Synthesia	AI video avatars. 120+ languages. Enterprise.	From $22/mo
Deepgram	STT and TTS APIs. Sub-300ms latency.	Usage-based
AssemblyAI	STT with diarization, sentiment, summarization.	Usage-based

Open-Source Voice

Tool	Description
LiveKit Agents	OSS real-time voice/video AI agents.
Rasa	OSS conversational AI. Self-hosted. NLU training.
Pipecat	OSS voice and multimodal conversational AI.
Vocode	OSS voice-based LLM agents.

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🎨 Creative AI

Image Generation

Tool	Description	Pricing
Midjourney v7	Best artistic quality. Unmatched aesthetics. Discord + web.	From $10/mo
DALL-E 3.5	Best prompt comprehension. 95% text accuracy. ChatGPT.	ChatGPT Plus
FLUX 2	Open-weight. Best photorealism. 4K. 6x speed.	Free / API
Stable Diffusion 3.5	Open-source. ControlNet, LoRAs, ComfyUI ecosystem.	Free (OSS)
Adobe Firefly 3	Licensed data only. Commercial indemnification. Photoshop.	Adobe CC
Google Imagen 4	State-of-art photorealism. API via AI Studio.	API
Ideogram v3	Best text-in-image. Zero spelling errors. Logos/posters.	Free / $7+/mo
Leonardo AI	Multi-model. Realtime Canvas. 3D gaming assets. Canva-owned.	Free / $12+/mo
Recraft	Design-focused. Vector art, brand consistency.	Free / Paid
InkOS	Autonomous novel-writing CLI agent. Agents collaborate to produce long-form fiction with continuity auditing, anti-AI-slop filtering, and style cloning.	Free / OSS

Video Generation

Tool	Description	Pricing
Google Veo 3.1	⭐ Best in class Native audio+video. 4K. Veo 3.1 Lite for devs (Apr 2026).	API
Kling 3.0	⭐ Cinematic realism. 15s sequences. Native audio sync. Character consistency.	Free / $6.99+/mo
Runway Gen-4.5	No.1 benchmark. Motion Brush, Director Mode. Best editing.	From $12/mo
Sora 2	OpenAI. Narrative coherence. Physics realism. Note: app retiring Apr 26, 2026.	$20+/mo
Seedance 2.0	Quad-modal input. Lip sync. 2K resolution.	Free credits
Pika 2.5	Beginner-friendly. Pikaswaps. Fast renders.	Free / $8+/mo
Luma Dream Machine	4K HDR. Physics simulation. 3D/cinematic.	From $7.99/mo
HaiLuo AI	Budget video. 10 free/day. MiniMax.	Free / $4.99+/mo
Wan 2.1	Best free OSS video gen. Self-hostable. No limits.	Free (OSS)
HunyuanVideo	Tencent OSS. Consumer GPU. Multi-style.	Free (OSS)
LTX Video	OSS. Licensed data. Clear commercial terms.	Free (OSS)

Music and Audio

Tool	Description	Pricing
Suno	Text-to-song. Full tracks with vocals. Viral hit maker.	Free / $8+/mo
Udio	High-fidelity music gen. Fine control.	Free / $10+/mo
ElevenLabs Music	Vocals, instrumentals. Sectional editing. Stem separation.	Plan included
Stable Audio	High-quality. Commercial license.	Free / Paid
Meta AudioCraft	OSS. MusicGen + AudioGen.	Free (OSS)

3D and Design

Tool	Description	Pricing
Meshy	Text/image to 3D. Game assets, products.	Free / Paid
Tripo AI	Fast 3D from text/images. Multi-format export.	Free / Paid
Vizcom	Real-time AI rendering for industrial designers.	From $20/mo

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⚡ Task and Workflow Agents

Automation

Agent	Description	Pricing
n8n	OSS workflow automation with AI agent nodes. Visual + code.	Free / Cloud
Zapier AI	7000+ apps. Natural language workflows.	From $19.99/mo
Make	Visual workflow platform. AI capabilities.	Free / Paid
Activepieces	OSS Zapier alternative with AI.	Free (OSS)
Temporal	Durable execution for long-running agent workflows.	Free / Cloud
Mission Control	Cockpit for the agentic era — manage AI agent swarms with autonomous daemon, Field Ops for real-world execution, and approval workflows.	Free (OSS)

No-Code Agent Builders

Agent	Description	Pricing
Dify	OSS LLMOps. Visual agent builder. RAG. 130k+ stars.	Free / Cloud
Flowise	OSS drag-and-drop LLM agent builder.	Free (OSS)
Langflow	Visual multi-agent and RAG builder.	Free / Cloud
Lindy	No-code agents. 3000+ integrations.	From $49/mo
Relevance AI	No-code agents for sales, support, research.	Free / Paid
Rivet	Visual AI workflow builder. Drag-and-drop.	Free (OSS)
FastAgency	Deploy multi-agent workflows as APIs.	Free (OSS)
cstack	Architecture pattern for autonomous agents using Claude Cowork, Notion, and MCP. Persistent multi-domain agents with no custom infrastructure or code.	Free

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💼 Customer Support and CRM Agents

Support Agents

Agent	Description	Pricing
Intercom Fin	Resolves 50%+ tickets. Learns from help center.	From $29/seat
Zendesk AI	Ticket routing, sentiment detection, Answer Bot.	From $19/agent
Ada	Autonomous resolution. Multi-channel. SOP Playbooks.	Enterprise
Assembled	Workforce-aware handoffs. End-to-end resolution.	Enterprise
Freshdesk Freddy AI	Auto-triage, smart routing, predictive analytics.	From $15/agent
Dixa (Mim)	Conversational CRM. AI routing and prioritization.	Enterprise

AI-Powered CRMs

CRM	AI Features	Pricing
Salesforce Einstein + Agentforce	Predictions, autonomous agents, ChatGPT integration.	Enterprise
HubSpot Breeze	Copilot, Agents, Intelligence. Agent marketplace.	Free / $45+/mo
Monday CRM (Lexi)	AI sales agent. Lead sourcing, qualification. AI Blocks.	From $12/seat
Zoho CRM (Zia)	Predictive, sentiment, voice commands.	From $14/user
Pipedrive AI	Email gen, deal priority, smart reports.	From $14/seat
Dynamics 365 Copilot	Drafting, summarizing, translating. Power Platform.	Enterprise
ServiceNow AI Agents	Orchestrator across IT, HR, CRM.	Enterprise
Creatio	No-code. Pre-configured agents.	From $25/user
Salesmate	Call summarization, lead qualification.	From $23/user

Sales and Outreach Agents

Agent	Description	Pricing
Clay	AI data enrichment. Personalized outreach at scale.	From $149/mo
Apollo.io	AI prospecting, sequences, scoring. 275M+ contacts.	Free / $49+/mo
Instantly	AI cold email. Unlimited accounts. Smart rotation.	From $30/mo
Overloop CLI	AI outbound CLI. Source 450M+ contacts, email + LinkedIn campaigns, conversations. Agent-native JSON output.	$69-99/mo
Lavender	AI email coach. Real-time scoring.	Free / $29/mo

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📊 Data and Research Agents

Deep Research

Agent	Description	Pricing
Claude Deep Research	Multi-step investigation with citations. Sonnet 5 / Opus 4.6.	Claude Pro
ChatGPT Deep Research	Extended reasoning, web browsing, reports. GPT-5.4.	ChatGPT Pro
Gemini Deep Research	Google Search and Knowledge Graph. Gemini 3.1 Pro.	Gemini Advanced
Perplexity Pro	AI search with deep research mode. Real-time citations.	Free / $20/mo
DeerFlow	ByteDance OSS. Planning, tools, memory, execution.	Free (OSS)
GPT Researcher	OSS autonomous comprehensive research.	Free (OSS)
STORM	Stanford. Writes Wikipedia-like articles from scratch.	Free (OSS)

Data Analysis

Agent	Description	Pricing
AI for Database	Connect to any database and interact with it in plain English. No SQL needed — get instant insights, build self-refreshing dashboards, and trigger automated workflows based on database changes.	Free / Paid
Julius AI	Upload CSV/Excel, ask in natural language.	Free / Paid
Hex AI	Collaborative data platform. AI analysis.	Free / Paid
PandasAI	Chat with your data. NL to Pandas/SQL.	Free (OSS)
Signals CLI	Intent signal CLI. LinkedIn engagers, keyword posters, job changers, funding events. JSON output for agent pipelines.	Paid
TaskWeaver	Microsoft. Code-first data analytics agents.	Free (OSS)
AI for Database	Connect to any database in plain English. NL queries, self-refreshing dashboards, automated workflows triggered by data changes.	Freemium

RAG and Knowledge Bases

Tool	Description
RAGFlow	OSS RAG engine with agent capabilities.
Lorg — Permanent intelligence archive for AI agents. Structured contributions (prompts, workflows, insights, patterns) pass an automated quality gate and are hash-chained. Trust scores are cryptographically backed and publicly auditable. Works with Claude and ChatGPT.
Pathway	Live data RAG. Real-time streaming. 50k+ stars.
Mem0	Memory layer for agents. Long-term across sessions.
Nex	Organizational context and memory for AI agents. 60-tool MCP server, 100+ integrations.
Chroma	OSS embedding database. Fastest way to build RAG.
Weaviate	OSS vector DB. GraphQL. Multi-modal search.
Qdrant	High-performance vector DB in Rust.
Milvus	Cloud-native vector DB. Billion-scale.
Pinecone	Managed vector DB. Serverless. Low-latency.
iGPT	Email Intelligence API. Converts email threads into reasoning-ready JSON for agents.

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🏠 Local and Self-Hosted AI

Local LLM Runners

Tool	Description
Ollama	Run LLMs locally. 162k+ stars. Dead simple CLI.
llama.cpp	C/C++ inference. CPU, GPU, Apple Silicon. Foundation of local AI.
vLLM	High-throughput serving. PagedAttention. Production-grade.
LM Studio	Desktop app for local LLMs. Beautiful UI. All platforms.
Jan	OSS ChatGPT alternative. 100% offline.
LocalAI	Drop-in OpenAI API replacement. No GPU required.
Cerebras Inference	Fastest LLM inference. Llama 3.3 70B at 1000+ tok/s. Free tier.
Groq Cloud	Ultra-fast LPU inference. Mixtral, Llama, Gemma. Free API tier.
Fireworks AI	Serverless LLM inference. Fine-tuning. RAG. Free credits.
Together AI	200+ open models. Fast inference API. Free tier.
GPT4All	OSS local chat. Consumer hardware.
Llamafile	LLMs as single files. Zero setup. Mozilla.

Self-Hosted Agents and UIs

Tool	Description
Open WebUI	Self-hosted ChatGPT UI. Access control. Extensions.
OpenClaw	Fastest-growing GitHub repo ever (9k to 188k stars in 60 days). Self-hosted agent across WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Signal. 5,700+ community skills.
openclaw-starter	Fork-and-run template for 24/7 autonomous AI agents. Pre-configured SOUL.md, memory system, KANBAN, heartbeat. Start in 30 minutes.
LibreChat	Self-hosted multi-model chat. All major providers.
LobeChat	OSS ChatGPT/Gemini UI. Plugin system. Multi-modal.
KinBot	Self-hosted AI agent platform. Persistent memory (hybrid search + LLM re-ranking), 23+ providers (including Ollama), plugin store, mini-apps SDK, cron scheduling, 6 messaging channels. SQLite, runs on a Pi.
Anything LLM	All-in-one AI app. RAG, agents. Desktop + Docker.
DB-GPT	Data interaction with local LLM. 100% private.

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🤖 Multi-Agent Platforms

Platform	Description	Pricing
ChatGPT	GPTs, Deep Research, Canvas, Agent Mode, vision. GPT-5.4 (monthly updates).	Free / $20+/mo
Claude	Tool use, computer control, MCP, code exec. Chrome, Excel, Cowork. Claude Sonnet 5 / Opus 4.6.	Free / $20+/mo
Gemini	Deep Think, Gems, multi-modal. Gemini 3.1 Pro. 1M tokens. Google ecosystem.	Free / $19.99+/mo
Grok	Real-time X data. Grok 4.20. Multi-agent Society of Mind. Image gen.	X Premium+
Meta AI	Llama-powered. WhatsApp/Messenger. Manus acquisition.	Free
TeamHero	Open-source multi-agent orchestration with web dashboard, task lifecycle, knowledge base, and autopilot mode. Built on Claude Code. Runs locally.	Free (OSS)
Microsoft Copilot	Office 365 integration. Enterprise.	Free / $30/user
Coze	ByteDance agent builder. Visual workflow. Plugin marketplace.	Free / Paid
Cursor AI Automated Team	4-role AI team (PM+DEV+OPS+QA) in Cursor IDE. File-based task routing, auto patrol bot. 87 person-days in 17 days.	Free / OSS

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📡 Protocols and Standards

Protocol	Description
MCP (Model Context Protocol)	Anthropic open standard. "USB-C for AI." Donated to Linux Foundation. Industry standard for agent tools.
A2A (Agent-to-Agent)	Google protocol for inter-agent communication. Horizontal agent collaboration.
MCP Gateways	Enterprise management layer: auth, routing, observability across MCP+A2A networks.
MCP Apps	⭐ New in 2026 — Tools return rich interactive UIs (dashboards, forms) in agent chat.
OpenAI Function Calling	OpenAI native tool-use. JSON schema.
Tool Use (Anthropic)	Claude native tool-use. Structured JSON.
OpenAPI	Industry-standard API spec. Foundation for agent tools.
HCS (Hashgraph Consensus Service)	Hedera open standards for agent identity (HCS-14 UAIDs), trustless P2P communication (HCS-10), and cross-protocol bridging. 187K+ verified agents.

Protocol Tooling

Tool	Description
Agentify	CLI to transform OpenAPI specs into 9 agent formats (MCP, AGENTS.md, Claude tools, etc.). npx agentify-cli.

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🔍 Observability and Evaluation

Context Optimization

Tool	Description
Entroly	Context engineering engine. 100% codebase visibility with 78% fewer tokens. Knapsack-optimal selection, SimHash dedup, RL from response quality. Rust engine, <10ms. MCP + HTTP proxy.

Tracing and Monitoring

Tool	Description
Langfuse	OSS LLM observability. Traces, evals, prompts.
LangSmith	LangChain platform. Tracing, testing, evaluation.
model-watchdog	Auto-rollback for AI agent config changes. Monitors health endpoint, reverts config + restarts service on failures. Zero deps.
Braintrust	Eval-driven development. Experiment tracking.
Arize Phoenix	OSS AI observability. Traces, evals, embeddings.
Helicone	OSS LLM observability. One-line integration.
model-watchdog	Auto-rollback when your AI agent config breaks it. Zero deps, single Python file. Probes health endpoint, reverts config on failure.
Weights and Biases Weave	Trace and evaluate LLM apps.

Benchmarks

Benchmark	Description
SWE-bench	Industry standard for coding agents. Top: 80.9% (Claude Opus 4.6).
AgentBench	8-environment LLM agent benchmark.
Terminal-Bench	Terminal agent performance. GPT-5.4 leads at 77.3%.
ARC-AGI-2	⭐ New frontier benchmark. Gemini 3.1 Pro leads.
GAIA	General AI Assistant. Real-world tasks.
WebArena	Web agent benchmark. Real websites.

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🧠 Open-Source Models for Agents

Model	Org	Params	Highlights
Llama 4	Meta	109B-400B	Scout (10M ctx). Maverick (1M ctx). Strong tool use. Open-weight.
Qwen3.6-Plus	Alibaba	Various	⭐ NEW (Apr 2026) Agentic focus. 1M ctx. Repo-level coding. MCP-native.
Qwen3.5-Omni	Alibaba	397B MoE	Native multimodal. Text, image, audio.
DeepSeek V3/R1	DeepSeek	671B MoE	68x cheaper. Strong reasoning. V4 Lite in preview.
Gemma 4	Google	2B-31B	⭐ NEW (Apr 2026) Consumer/IoT optimized. E2B, E4B variants.
GLM-4	Zhipu	744B MoE	Lowest hallucination rate. 77.8% SWE-bench.
Mistral Large	Mistral	Various	Function calling, JSON mode. European.
Command R+	Cohere	104B	RAG and enterprise tool use optimized.
Phi-4	Microsoft	14B	Small but mighty. On-device agents.

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🛡 AI Safety and Guardrails

Tool	Description
Guardrails AI	Structural, type, quality guarantees for LLM outputs.
NeMo Guardrails	NVIDIA. Programmable conversation guardrails.
LLM Guard	Security toolkit. Input/output scanning.
Rebuff	Prompt injection detection.
Lakera Guard	Real-time protection. Prompt injection, data leakage, toxicity.
OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Apps	⭐ 2026 Framework Goal hijacking, tool misuse, cascading failure mitigations.

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⚖️ AI Governance and Compliance

⭐ New section — EU AI Act full obligations take effect August 2, 2026. Organizations deploying agents must comply.

Tool / Resource	Description
Credo AI	End-to-end AI governance. EU AI Act policy packs. Model inventory.
IBM watsonx.governance	Enterprise AI risk, compliance, and model monitoring.
OneTrust AI Governance	Risk classification, consent, and compliance workflows.
Microsoft Agent Governance Toolkit	Runtime policy enforcement and guardrails for Azure agents.
Bifrost	Real-time security enforcement in agent pipelines.
AuditOne	Automated risk assessments and audit-ready documentation.
EU AI Act (Official)	Official EU AI regulatory framework. Risk tiers: Unacceptable, High-Risk, Limited, Minimal.
NIST AI RMF	US framework. Govern, Map, Measure, Manage.

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🔐 Cybersecurity Agents

Agent	Description
CAI	AI pentesting, vuln discovery, red teaming. HITL.
YAWNING TITAN	Graph-based cybersecurity simulation.
PentestGPT	GPT-powered pentesting. Automated reasoning.
Microsoft Security Copilot	Enterprise threat detection, incident response.
CrowdStrike Charlotte AI	AI security analyst. Threat hunting.
Prism Scanner	OSS security scanner for AI agent skills/plugins/MCP servers. Pre-install taint tracking, post-uninstall residue detection.

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🏥 Healthcare and Therapy Agents

Agent	Description	Pricing
CittaVerse 一念万相	AI-assisted reminiscence therapy for elderly cognitive training. Narrative quality scoring (v0.7), life story book generation. Chinese + English.	Research pilot
Woebot	CBT-based mental health chatbot. FDA-cleared. Stanford-validated. Retiring June 2025.	Free / B2B
Wysa	AI mental health companion. CBT, DBT, meditation. NHS-approved. Anonymous by design.	Free / $74.99/yr
Youper	Emotional health assistant. CBT + ACT. Mood tracking. Stanford-tested clinically effective.	7-day trial / $69.99/yr
Sanvello	CBT tools, mood tracking, coaching. Insurance-covered.	Free / Premium
Talkspace AI	AI-assisted therapy matching. Human therapist backup.	Subscription
Tess by X2AI	SMS-based therapy coach. CBT + integrative therapies. Clinically validated (-28% depression, -18% anxiety). 85% users feel better.	Free (via employer/school)
Elomia	AI therapy chatbot. Clinician-designed, natural conversation. 85% feel better after chat. Anonymous, no data collection.	3-day trial / ~$7-10/mo
Replika	AI companion friend. Rogersian support, open-ended chat. Memory function, mood tracking. Best for loneliness/social anxiety.	Free / $14.99/mo Pro
Headspace Health	Meditation + mental health. CBT-based courses, sleep, stress. Clinical partnerships.	Free / $12.99/mo
Akili Interactive	FDA-cleared cognitive training. Video game-based digital medicine for ADHD. Neuroplasticity-focused.	Prescription only
Ginger	On-demand mental healthcare. AI coaching + live therapists. CBT, DBT, mindfulness. Employer-sponsored.	Free (via employer) / $99/mo

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📚 Learning Resources

Courses and Tutorials

• DeepLearning.AI Agent Courses - Free courses with LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGen
• HuggingFace Agents Course - Open-source agent dev course
• LangGraph Academy - Official LangGraph path
• Anthropic Cookbook - Claude agent recipes
• Microsoft GenAI for Beginners - 21-lesson course
• OpenAI Cookbook - Practical API guides
• Google ADK Documentation - ⭐ Official Google Agent Development Kit docs

Key Papers

• ReAct - Foundation for modern agents (reasoning + acting)
• Toolformer - Teaching LLMs to use tools
• Voyager - Open-ended embodied agent in Minecraft
• Generative Agents - Stanford simulacra of human behavior
• Self-Refine - Iterative self-refinement
• Tree of Thoughts - Deliberate problem solving
• HuggingGPT - LLM task planning + specialist models
• MRKL Systems - Neuro-symbolic agent architecture

Books

• Building LLM Apps (O'Reilly) - Practical LLM application development
• AI Agents in Action (Manning) - Production-ready AI agents
• AI Engineering (Chip Huyen) - AI systems design and deployment

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📰 Newsletters and Communities

Resource	Description
Awesome Agents Newsletter	Weekly tools + reviews
aibtc.news	Bitcoin-focused agent news platform with bounties and classifieds.
Latent Space	AI engineering podcast (Swyx + Alessio)
The Rundown AI	Daily digest (600k+ subs)
Ben's Bites	Daily AI with builder focus
State of Agent Engineering	Annual report (1,300+ surveyed)
r/LangChain	Agent developer community
r/ClaudeAI	Claude community
r/LocalLLaMA	Self-hosted LLM community

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📈 Market Stats 2026

• Market size: $10.91B in 2026, projected $52.63B by 2030 (46.3% CAGR)
• Production: 57% of orgs have agents in production (LangChain)
• Dev adoption: 85% of devs use AI coding tools regularly
• Top uses: Customer service (26.5%), Research (24.4%), Workflow automation (18%)
• Top barrier: Quality (32%), Latency (20%)
• Coding market: $4B. Cursor + Copilot + Claude Code = 70%+ share
• Fastest repo: OpenClaw (9k to 188k stars in 60 days)
• Model velocity: Frontier models now updated every 2–4 weeks (GPT-5.x monthly cycle)
• Context windows: 1M tokens now standard for all frontier models
• EU AI Act: Full obligations for high-risk AI systems effective August 2, 2026
• MCP adoption: Donated to Linux Foundation; adopted by Anthropic, OpenAI, Microsoft, Google

🗓 April 2026 Highlights

• Claude Sonnet 5 released April 1 — top coding+reasoning performance
• Gemma 4 released April 2 — Google's efficient open models (2B–31B) for consumer/IoT
• Qwen3.6-Plus released April 1 — Alibaba's agentic flagship with 1M ctx
• Gemini CLI released — Google's open-source terminal agent (Apache 2.0)
• Veo 3.1 Lite released — affordable video gen API for developers
• Kling 3.0 (Feb 2026) — cinematic realism, native audio, character consistency
• Grok 4.20 current xAI flagship — multi-agent "Society of Mind" architecture

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XVARY Stock Research

• XVARY Stock Research — Claude Code skill for public SEC EDGAR + market data: /analyze, /score, /compare. MIT.

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Read CONTRIBUTING.md first.

1. Fork this repo
2. Add your resource in the right section
3. Submit a PR with description

Looking for: new tools (2025-2026), corrections, new categories, translations.

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