paperclip alternatives

paperclipai/paperclip (102k stars, +966 this week): The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work. Why it matters: worth a look if you build or run autonomous agents.

Below are 12 other AI agents repos tracked by OSS Radar that share at least two GitHub topics with paperclip, ordered by how many topics overlap, then by stars gained in the last 7 days. Topic overlap means a similar problem space, not a drop-in replacement, so check each project's README.

1. 1. wshobson/agents

   +147/wkest.

   Multi-harness agentic plugin marketplace for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, Google Antigravity, and Pi. Why it matters: worth a look if you build or run autonomous agents.

   41k stars · Python · shared topics: agent-skills, agentic-ai, ai-agents, claude, claude-code, claude-skills, codex, mcp, multi-agent

2. 2. titanwings/distilly

   +49/wkest.

   Distilly Distill how they think into reusable Skills for any Agent or Bot. Why it matters: worth a look if you build or run autonomous agents.

   26k stars · Python · shared topics: agent-skills, agentic-ai, ai-agents, claude-code, claude-skills, codex, openclaw

3. 3. morluto/rea

   +72k/wkest.

   Reverse engineer anything with agents, from app behavior down to native binaries. Why it matters: worth a look if you build or run autonomous agents.

   216k stars · TypeScript · shared topics: agent-skills, ai-agents, claude-code, codex, llm, mcp

4. 4. ruvnet/ruflo

   +217/wkest.

   🌊 The original agent harness. Deploy intelligent multi-player swarms, coordinate autonomous workflows, and build conversational AI systems. Why it matters: worth a look if you build or run autonomous agents.

   75k stars · TypeScript · shared topics: agentic-ai, ai-agents, autonomous-agents, claude, codex, multi-agent

5. 5. omnigent-ai/omnigent

   +49/wkest.

   Omnigent is an open-source AI agent framework and meta-harness: orchestrate Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Pi, and custom agents — swap… Why it matters: worth a look if you build or run autonomous agents.

   11k stars · Python · shared topics: agent-orchestration, ai-agents, claude-code, codex, llm, multi-agent

6. 6. NirDiamant/GenAI_Agents

   +35/wkest.

   50+ tutorials and implementations for Generative AI Agent techniques, from basic conversational bots to complex multi-agent systems. Why it matters: worth a look if you build or run autonomous agents.

   25k stars · Jupyter Notebook · shared topics: agentic-ai, ai-agents, autonomous-agents, llm, mcp, multi-agent

7. 7. HKUDS/nanobot

   +70/wkest.

   Ultra-lightweight, open-source, self-hosted personal AI agent framework in Python with WebUI, tools, memory, MCP, multi-agent workflows… Why it matters: worth a look if you build or run autonomous agents.

   49k stars · Python · shared topics: ai-agents, mcp, multi-agent, openclaw, workflow-automation

8. 8. feder-cr/invisible_dots

   +28/wkest.

   Open-source, self-hosted alternative to OpenAI Dots, Grok Bot. Built to be undetectable by anti-bot systems. Why it matters: worth a look if you build or run autonomous agents.

   32k stars · TypeScript · shared topics: agent-skills, agentic-ai, ai-agents, autonomous-agents, mcp

9. 9. wangmiaozero/pi-harness

   +126/wkest.

   The operational superset of Pi Coding Agent — everything Pi, plus observability, governance, recovery, evaluation and multi-agent… Why it matters: worth a look if you build or run autonomous agents.

   281 stars · TypeScript · shared topics: agent-orchestration, llm, mcp, multi-agent

10. 10. tinyhumansai/openhuman

    +98/wkest.

    The fastest, cheapest, most efficient open-source agent harness. Run more than 500 agents on a $10 VPS. Why it matters: worth a look if you build or run autonomous agents.

    42k stars · Rust · shared topics: agent-orchestration, ai-agents, llm, mcp

11. 11. corsairdev/corsair

    +84/wkest.

    Connect your users to their apps. Why it matters: worth a look if you build or run autonomous agents.

    14k stars · TypeScript · shared topics: agentic-ai, ai-agents, llm, mcp

12. 12. angel291592/Intent-Router

    +81/wkest.

    Intent compiler for AI agents — converges vague requests into typed IntentSpec contracts (probe, ask, or halt before routing), the input… Why it matters: worth a look if you build or run autonomous agents.

    254 stars · Python · shared topics: agent-skills, ai-agents, claude-code, codex

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