{"data":{"slug":"trueforge","name":"TrueForge","tagline":"MIT open-source agent harness — MCP, skills, subagents, approvals, local SQLite or hosted Postgres","category":"agents","categoryName":"AI Agents","url":"https://trueforge.dev","github":"https://github.com/truefoundry/trueforge","pricing":"open-source","hook":"TrueForge is the runtime layer that turns an LLM endpoint into a working agent: tool loop, MCP servers, git-backed skills, subagents, approval gates and session state that survives a restart.","whatsGood":"MIT (truefoundry/trueforge), npm `@truefoundry/trueforge` 0.178.0 (2026-10-09). Quickstart with `npx @truefoundry/trueforge`; Node.js ≥ 22.14. Local mode is one process plus SQLite; hosted mode adds Postgres and Redis via Docker Compose, Helm or Railway. Speaks OpenAI-compatible APIs including Ollama and vLLM. MCP with header auth or OAuth, including in-chat authorization. ★~6.2k.","theCatch":"It is a harness you integrate, not a finished coding IDE — you still bring models, sandboxes for code execution, and the product UI around it. Requires a current Node (22.14+). Built by TrueFoundry; expect the OSS path to sit next to their commercial platform messaging. Vs langchain / crewai (framework kits) and hermes-agent (batteries-included personal agent): TrueForge is the embeddable runtime when you are shipping your own agent product. Stars have climbed fast for a repo opened in July 2026 (about 500 a week), so don’t read the count as proof of maturity.","verdict":"The MIT harness to stop re-implementing agent loops — start local with SQLite, scale out when you need Postgres.","addedAt":"2026-10-12","featured":false,"domain":"AI Agents","subSpecialty":"Agents","subcategory":"Skills","tags":["mcp","self-host","permissive","skills","postgres","git","active","young-repo"],"capabilities":["mcp"],"surfaces":["MCP","Self-host"],"ecosystem":["Multi-platform"],"licenseModel":"OSS/MIT","githubStars":6293,"starsPerWeek":497,"access":"free","archived":false,"repo":{"createdAt":"2026-07-23","pushedAt":"2026-10-19","license":"MIT","archived":false,"checkedAt":"2026-10-19"}},"related":[{"slug":"claude-code","name":"Claude Code","tagline":"Terminal-first coding agent with deep repository context"},{"slug":"cursor","name":"Cursor","tagline":"The AI-first code editor that understands your codebase"},{"slug":"devin","name":"Devin","tagline":"Autonomous AI engineer for defined engineering tasks"},{"slug":"stagehand","name":"Stagehand","tagline":"AI-native browser automation that mixes code and natural language"},{"slug":"browser-use","name":"Browser Use","tagline":"Open-source framework for LLM-driven browser agents"}],"links":{"self":"/api/gems/trueforge","html":"/gems/trueforge","markdown":"/gems/trueforge.md","category":"/api/gems?category=agents","categoryPage":"/stacks/agents"}}