ai agent runtime environments
Recent window: last 5.4 months (2026-05-01 → 2026-10-11), compared with the prior 5.4 months.
AI agent runtime environments provide secure execution layers, sandboxes, and specialized hosting infrastructure to run autonomous software agents. Software engineers and enterprise AI developers adopt these tools to deploy, monitor, and isolate agentic workflows across local machines and cloud platforms. Unlike general cloud hosting or basic prompt orchestration frameworks, they focus specifically on persistent state management, dynamic code execution, and sandboxed security tailored for unpredictable agent behaviors.
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Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▲ | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| homelab-agent | GITHUB | 19 | 2026-10-01 |
| pi-durable-edge | GITHUB | 19 | 2026-10-10 |
| ouro | GITHUB | 19 | 2026-10-07 |
| Terminal Use: Vercel for background agents | YC | 19 | 2026-02-17 |
| nuphos | GITHUB | 20 | 2026-10-01 |
| Orloj | HN | 20 | 2026-03-26 |
| OpenDots | GITHUB | 21 | 2026-10-01 |
| pi-loop-studio-orchestra | GITHUB | 21 | 2026-09-11 |
| OrdinConn | GITHUB | 21 | 2026-09-20 |
| esp32-muse-agent | GITHUB | 21 | 2026-10-04 |
| background-agents | GITHUB | 24 | 2026-09-29 |
| CodeFlow-harness | GITHUB | 25 | 2026-10-02 |
| kyora | GITHUB | 29 | 2026-10-04 |
| NumaClaw | PH | 36 | 2026-10-08 |
| Horizons | HN | 39 | 2026-02-06 |
| claudecut | GITHUB | 40 | 2026-09-20 |
| OpenClawMachines | HN | 42 | 2026-07-13 |
| Arcten: Building the platform for companies to ship AI agents fast | YC | 43 | 2025-11-13 |
| AgentsDock | GITHUB | 44 | 2026-09-11 |
| solve-lite | GITHUB | 46 | 2026-09-25 |
| Beehive | HN | 47 | 2026-02-24 |
| jelly | GITHUB | 55 | 2026-09-28 |
| tasktrooper | GITHUB | 57 | 2026-09-14 |
| system-one | GITHUB | 59 | 2026-09-22 |
| Klaw.sh – Kubernetes for AI agents | HN | 60 | 2026-02-15 |
| Skrun | HN | 62 | 2026-04-08 |
| Semwright | PH | 68 | 2026-10-08 |
| jurniti | PH | 70 | 2026-09-15 |
| Agent Interface | PH | 79 | 2026-09-18 |
| Firetower | PH | 79 | 2026-10-01 |
| Cadenya | PH | 89 | 2026-09-11 |
| esf | GITHUB | 95 | 2026-09-19 |
| Coasts | HN | 99 | 2026-03-30 |
| cloudroom-core | GITHUB | 100 | 2026-09-17 |
| JarvisCore | PH | 104 | 2026-10-02 |
| agent-launcher | GITHUB | 128 | 2026-09-10 |
| Marimo pair | HN | 140 | 2026-04-07 |
| OpenAI Agents API | PH | 143 | 2026-09-15 |
| TrustClaw by Composio | PH | 152 | 2026-05-15 |
| DeepSeek Harness | PH | 169 | 2026-08-14 |
| Claude Managed Agents | PH | 173 | 2026-04-09 |
| CrabTalk | PH | 192 | 2026-03-28 |
| box | PH | 238 | 2026-07-22 |
| Replicas | PH | 241 | 2026-06-03 |
| Minions | PH | 274 | 2026-05-08 |
| Clawdi | PH | 283 | 2026-04-25 |
| OpenSwarm | PH | 315 | 2026-10-08 |
| Agent 37 Cloud | PH | 317 | 2026-06-21 |
| Omni by xpander | PH | 377 | 2026-08-17 |
| MiniMax M2.7 | PH | 379 | 2026-03-19 |