OpenSOP, We got tired of agents lying to us, so we built them a harness
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OpenSOP is an early open-source runtime/standard for executable agentic processes.You (or your agent) define a process in YAML, and OpenSOP exposes it as a typed REST API that agents and humans can both use.We built it because a lot of agent workflows still live in prompts, docs, or one-off scripts instead of versioned process definitions, and we wanted more control and auditability. Its under development, we are using it in production (at Coba.ai), feedback on the model, API shape, and use cases would be very useful.We wanted to share it with the community, any feedback and comments are welcome. Especially now that Claude has released Ant https://x.com/ClaudeDevs/status/2061877343078244459 and its around the same concept.
HN · launched Jun 3, 2026 · 5 upvotes (top 87%) · 0 views
Niche: ai agent runtime environments · 745 launches, 498 in the last 7 days ▲ +916% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Observability & eval
- Developer
- AI-native
- Commercial product
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Could you build this?
Yes A lightweight runtime that parses YAML workflow definitions and generates typed REST endpoints or CLI execution wrappers is well within the scope of AI-assisted coding.
Discussion
3 comments analyzed.
Concerns raised: Agents hallucinating when runtime gaps exist between prose specs and enforcement, State consistency issues when external processes modify config between steps, Risk of prose-only SOPs leading to subagent failures or context degradation
Feature requests: Retry logic for specific failed steps, Re-check or refresh state between SOP steps when external changes occur
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