agent-harnesses
local MCP serveragent-harnesses is a local MCP server: Agent-harness picks, decision guides, and setup templates; live GitHub/HN discovery. Install it from pypi as agent-harnesses-mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add agent-harnesses -- uvx agent-harnesses-mcp
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"agent-harnesses": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"agent-harnesses-mcp"
]
}
}
}What you need
- Runtime: Python with uv (runs with uvx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
Summary
Agent-harness picks, decision guides, and setup templates; live GitHub/HN discovery.
agent-harnesses vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| agent-harnesses | 990 | Local | No | pypi |
| docs-mcp | 121 | Hosted | No | None |
| Agent-Native Design | 6,874 | Hosted | No | None |
| OpenOSINT | 1,661 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| Agent Swarm | 835 | Hosted | Yes | None |
Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
Python with uv (runs with uvx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
agent-harnesses is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package agent-harnesses-mcp.
Run: claude mcp add agent-harnesses -- uvx agent-harnesses-mcp
Run: codex mcp add agent-harnesses -- uvx agent-harnesses-mcp
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