Independent register of AI agents & harnesses · no sponsored placementsEdition 2026-09 · 107 entries · evidence to 26 Sept 2026

Categories

What kind of agent?

Each entry belongs to one category. Categories weigh the three pillars differently; the weights are public.

Coding agents38 entries

Agents that read, write, run and review code — in the terminal, the editor or the cloud.

Weights: adoption 35% · experts 40% · crowd 25% · leader: OpenCode (75)

Orchestrators & meta-harnesses12 entries

Tools that run, supervise and coordinate other coding agents: parallel worktrees, agent managers, companies of agents.

Weights: adoption 40% · experts 30% · crowd 30% · leader: Orca (78)

Personal & desktop agents11 entries

Always-on assistants that act on your machine, files, inbox and calendar.

Weights: adoption 30% · experts 35% · crowd 35% · leader: Hermes Agent (69)

Browser & computer use9 entries

Agents that drive a browser or a desktop the way a person would.

Weights: adoption 35% · experts 40% · crowd 25% · leader: Browser Use (66)

Multi-agent frameworks9 entries

Libraries and SDKs for building your own agents and agent teams.

Weights: adoption 45% · experts 30% · crowd 25% · no ranked entry yet

Agent-building platforms10 entries

Visual and low-code platforms for building, deploying and running agents and workflows.

Weights: adoption 35% · experts 35% · crowd 30% · leader: n8n (68)

Research agents5 entries

Agents that search, read and synthesise sources into cited reports.

Weights: adoption 35% · experts 40% · crowd 25% · no ranked entry yet

Business & sales agents13 entries

Agents for customer support, sales development, recruiting and back-office work.

Weights: adoption 25% · experts 40% · crowd 35% · leader: Clay (61)