# OpenRig

> Apache-2.0 multi-harness agent team — Claude Code + Codex in one YAML rig

**Category:** AI Agents  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://github.com/mvschwarz/openrig  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/mvschwarz/openrig  
**Added:** 2026-09-28

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## The Hook

OpenRig turns a pile of coding-agent terminals into one YAML-defined team — Claude Code and Codex in the same rig, with a lead agent that coordinates specialists and surfaces decisions.

## What's Good

Apache-2.0 (mvschwarz/openrig). Free via `npm i -g @openrig/cli` (Node 20/22/24 + tmux). Define agent teams in YAML, boot with one command, keep work and context at stable addresses across sessions. Daily GitHub trending heat. ★1,144 on GitHub 2026-09-28.

## The Catch

Vs Orca: Orca is an ADE for parallel coding agents with worktrees/mobile; OpenRig is a YAML/tmux multi-harness rig (Claude Code + Codex) with lead-agent coordination. Vs Paperclip: org budgets/Board governance, not a local harness orchestrator. Vs ECC: ECC tunes one host harness; OpenRig runs multiple harnesses as one team. Mid-★ (~1144); writes provider hooks and workspace trust on launch — read the machine-changes section before first boot.

## Verdict

Apache-2.0 multi-harness agent team when Claude Code and Codex must share one YAML/tmux rig — not Orca ADE, not Paperclip org OS.