# TrueForge

> MIT open-source agent harness — MCP, skills, subagents, approvals, local SQLite or hosted Postgres

**Category:** AI Agents  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://trueforge.dev  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/truefoundry/trueforge  
**Added:** 2026-10-12

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## The 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.

## What's Good

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.

## The Catch

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.