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ai agent development platforms

Recent window: last 5.4 months (2026-05-01 → 2026-10-11), compared with the prior 5.4 months.

horizontal · 453 members · Data as of 2026-10-14

AI agent development platforms provide frameworks, APIs, and runtime environments that allow developers to build, orchestrate, and deploy autonomous software agents. They are designed for software engineers, product teams, and AI researchers who need to equip models with memory, multi-step reasoning, and tool integrations. Unlike simple chatbot builders or basic prompting interfaces, these platforms deliver the deep backend infrastructure and routing needed for complex agentic workflows.

Metrics

Stage
crowded
Recent count
352
Prior count
77
Total count
453
Momentum
300.00
Momentum (normalized)
1.00
Attention
0.53
Crowding
1.00
Low crowding
0.00
Concentration
0.83
Low concentration
0.17
Opportunity
0.43

Source split

github
142 (0.40)
hn
66 (0.19)
ph
125 (0.36)
yc
19 (0.05)

Dominant source: github · Divergence: 0.35

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Members

Name Source Upvotes ▲ Launched
Sandbox Agent SDK HN 41 2026-01-28
widefleet GITHUB 42 2026-10-09
a-letter-to-junior-agents GITHUB 42 2026-10-10
Akon Labs: We're building the most token-efficient coding agent in the world YC 45 2026-08-17
Pgclaw HN 48 2026-02-12
AgentRun: DSL to turn agents into workflows HN 51 2026-09-23
TUI-use: Let AI agents control interactive terminal programs HN 52 2026-04-08
Mu HN 52 2026-08-02
Duvi PH 56 2026-09-18
Audio Toolkit for Agents HN 57 2026-03-01
Loopsy, a way for terminals and AI agents on different machines to talk HN 58 2026-05-01
agentic-kb GITHUB 59 2026-10-07
Cortico GITHUB 60 2026-09-13
Allowance: Virtual cards for AI agents YC 62 2026-05-22
pstack-codex GITHUB 62 2026-09-17
Baton HN 62 2026-04-01
Rival Workshop PH 72 2026-10-04
OpenSpec: The Spec Framework for Coding Agents YC 77 2026-03-06
Mantic.sh HN 81 2026-01-06
API Claws by Buda PH 81 2026-10-10
HEXIS GITHUB 82 2026-09-17
agentrun GITHUB 82 2026-09-23
roblox-game-boilerplate GITHUB 85 2026-09-24
hob PH 90 2026-09-10
Gambit, an open-source agent harness for building reliable AI agents HN 91 2026-01-16
Kopai PH 95 2026-09-08
dust GITHUB 96 2026-10-02
Reverse-engineering web apps into agent tools HN 96 2026-07-09
Frigade Assist API PH 99 2026-09-09
Agent.email HN 99 2026-05-21
neural-creator-dashboard GITHUB 102 2026-10-06
Zot HN 107 2026-05-29
skillranker GITHUB 108 2026-09-17
Hexis Cloud PH 108 2026-10-12
stanley-code GITHUB 109 2026-09-17
system1-agents GITHUB 120 2026-09-22
The Channels SDK HN 121 2026-08-06
ZeroClick PH 121 2026-09-16
Moda: The Continual Learning Layer for AI Agents YC 122 2026-03-04
Alexandria by Firecrawl PH 125 2026-09-23
Statewright HN 126 2026-05-12
p3-stack GITHUB 143 2026-10-05
GitAgent HN 147 2026-03-14
PageAgent, A GUI agent that lives inside your web app HN 147 2026-03-05
Keystroke PH 156 2026-08-05
Universal CLI by Composio PH 158 2026-03-27
Open Agents PH 161 2026-04-14
guilds.run PH 162 2026-10-12
Asteroid PH 166 2026-05-14
Kiro Crew PH 168 2026-08-05