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20 primary frameworks · 28 lower-confidence entries

Context-Engineering Handbook
context-engineering-handbook
★ 9.0k
Tier A

Provides a first-principles, research-grounded vocabulary and learning path for context engineering — the discipline of designing the complete information…

walkinglabs/learn-harness-engineering
learn-harness-engineering-walkinglabs
★ 6.6k
Tier A

Teach harness engineering from first principles (12 lectures + 6 projects) and provide a scaffolding skill (harness-creator) that creates the five subsystems…

Awesome Harness Engineering (walkinglabs)
awesome-harness-engineering-walkinglabs
★ 2.7k
Tier A

Curate the authoritative reference list of articles, benchmarks, and tools for harness engineering — the practice of shaping the environment around AI agents…

cline-memory-bank (nickbaumann98)
cline-memory-bank-nickbaumann
★ 581
Tier A

Custom instructions + 6-file hierarchical Markdown memory bank so Cline maintains full project context across sessions, with a .clinerules learning journal for…

FPF (First Principles Framework)
fpf
★ 372
Tier A

Provides a formal pattern language for making reasoning explicit, traceable, and publishable in mixed human/AI engineering work — addressing semantic drift,…

nexu-io/harness-engineering-guide
nexu-harness-guide
★ 134
Tier A

Provide a practical, code-first reference guide to harness engineering — from first principles to production patterns — maintained by a managed agent platform…

knowhub
knowhub
★ 40
Tier A

Synchronize AI coding-agent knowledge files (rules, guidelines, templates) from a central source to multiple AI-tool-specific destinations via copy or symlink.

spec-compare (cameronsjo)
spec-compare
★ 39
Tier A

Curated research comparison of 12 spec-driven development tools with graded use-case scoring, decision frameworks, and the SDD Maturity Levels taxonomy…

cline-spec-kit-workflows (JRedeker)
cline-spec-kit-workflows
★ 16
Tier A

Ports GitHub Spec Kit's spec-driven development workflow to Cline via eight procedural workflow files.

danielrosehill/AI-Harnesses
danielrosehill-ai-harnesses
★ 3
Tier A

Point-in-time taxonomy snapshot (April 2026) of projects self-describing as AI agent harnesses, with etymology notes on the 'harness' vs 'framework' vs…

Panaversity SDD Exercises
panaversity-sdd-exercises
★ 1
Tier A

Teach developers the four-phase SDD workflow (Research → Specification → Refinement → Implementation) through real-world planning scenarios before writing any…

Flow (free framework)
flow-free
★ 0
Tier A

Unknown — Reddit-only reference; no public implementation found.

kevinten-ai/agent-harness-guide
kevinten-harness-guide
★ 0
Tier A

Provide a Chinese-language knowledge graph and 4-phase learning path for systematically mastering AI agent harness engineering.

MultiTable
multitable
★ 0
Tier A

Unknown — Reddit-only reference; no public implementation found.

saflib-workflows
saflib-workflows
★ 0
Tier A

TypeScript-typed, composable workflow step machines that guide AI agents through structured multi-step development procedures with resume capability and…

spec-ops-agents-file
spec-ops-agents-file
★ 0
Tier A

Embed spec-first discipline into any AI agent via AGENTS.md instructions: always read the spec first, never implement undocumented behavior, stop and request…

SpecSmith
specsmith
★ 0
Tier A

Defines a minimal two-part spec contract (outcome + test gates) that compels verifiable thinking before agentic implementation, with zero tooling dependencies.

Cline Memory Bank (official)
cline-memory-bank-official
Tier A

Official Cline documentation for the memory bank pattern: six hierarchical Markdown files providing cross-session project context via custom instructions.

kiro spec agent (notdp gist)
kiro-spec-agent-gist
Tier A

Single CLAUDE.md file injecting the complete Kiro spec workflow (requirements → design → tasks → one-task-at-a-time execution) into Claude Code via system…

maxim-saplin kiro-SDD gist
maxim-saplin-kiro-sdd
Tier A

Dual-format (Cursor + GitHub Copilot) gist providing Kiro-style SDD slash commands without any installation requirements.

Show 28 lower-confidence entriestier-b · tier-c · unknown · delta reports

These entries map to § a13 by tag but carry weaker evidence — fewer documented primitives, delta reports of absent skills, or marketing-only sites without a public repo. They're listed for completeness; treat them with appropriate caution.

learn-claude-code ★ 63k
learn-claude-code

20-lesson trilingual harness engineering curriculum teaching Claude Code internals from agent loop fundamentals to autonomous teams, MCP plugins, and worktree i…

AGENTS.md ★ 22k
agents-md

A simple, open format specification for per-repo markdown files that guide AI coding agents across all tools — README.md for agents.

agentskills.io — Agent Skills Open Standard ★ 19k
asyncope-agentskills-io

Open standard specification for portable AI agent skill packages, enabling one skill to work across Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, and any compliant agent.

Claude Code System Prompts ★ 11k
claude-code-system-prompts

Reverse-engineered reference of all 220+ internal Claude Code system prompts, tool descriptions, and agent instructions, tracked across 187 versions.

BehiSecc/awesome-claude-skills ★ 9.2k
behisecc-claude-skills

Curated awesome-list index of 50+ Claude Skills across 14 categories — a discovery surface, not a framework.

Claude Code Ultimate Guide ★ 4.5k
claude-code-ultimate-guide

Comprehensive educational reference for Claude Code with 28-CVE security database, 271-question quiz, 181 templates, and companion MCP server for content naviga…

Disciplined-AI-Software-Development (Varietyz) ★ 402
brian-disciplined-ai

Four-stage methodology + PAG instruction syntax + 5 personas to enforce behavioral consistency across web browser and CLI AI sessions — prevents vibe coding via…

AGENT.md ★ 80
agent-md

RFC-style competing format standard to AGENTS.md: one universal AGENT.md file replaces tool-specific config files (.cursorrules, CLAUDE.md, .windsurfrules) via …

Vibe Architect ★ 34
vibe-architect

Convert a raw app idea into a coding-agent-ready implementation spec through guided multi-phase conversation with live visual design previews.

AI Development Specifications (cogeet-io) ★ 32
cogeet-ai-dev-specs

Apply Infrastructure-as-Code principles to AI development processes — spec-as-code, testing-as-code, context-engineering-as-code — for systematic, measurable AI…

pbip-demo-agentic-mcp ★ 30
pbip-demo-agentic-mcp

Demonstrates spec-first Power BI semantic model development using powerbi-modeling-mcp with BPA-enforced quality loops.

Twelve-Factor Agentic SDLC ★ 29
agentic-sdlc-12-factors

Twelve prescriptive factors for integrating AI coding agents into team SDLC — addressing coordination failures, knowledge silos, and governance gaps that indivi…

Claude for Reservoir Engineering ★ 28
reservoir-engineering-claude

Teaches petroleum engineers to use Claude Code through domain-authentic exercises, with a reviewer subagent that checks unit consistency, correlation applicabil…

claude-code-playbook (RiyaParikh0112) ★ 26
claude-code-playbook-riya

Written guide teaching the paradigm shift from hands-on coder to AI development director using Claude Code.

094459/sdd-workshop ★ 18
094459-sdd-workshop

Teaches developers the Kiro IDE's spec-driven development workflow through hands-on labs for both greenfield and brownfield scenarios.

ACT-House-Engineering/codex-starter ★ 3
codex-starter-acthouse

Minimal OpenAI Codex starter with a container setup script, AGENTS.md behavioral guide, and reference docs for code quality workflows (twelve-factor, pragmatic …

sourcebook ★ 3
sourcebook

Generates AI context files from codebase git history and import graph, capturing hidden co-change couplings and hub file blast radius that agents consistently m…

claude-code-playbook (avinashmyerolkar) ★ 2
claude-code-playbook-avinash

Personal study notes documenting Claude Code features with emphasis on spec-driven development workflow.

nl-spec-driven ★ 2
nl-spec-driven-elliotone

Eliminate implicit AI coding decisions by making scope, constraints, and task boundaries explicit in versioned markdown files with human approval gates.

spec-first (nlatuan187) ★ 2
spec-first-nlatuan

Single-file paste-in methodology that engineers AI behavior via probability theory, with a Scope Routing table that maps error-state count to implementation rou…

Auto Claude
auto-claude

unknown — Reddit reference only, no public repository found

Boomerang Tasks
boomerang-tasks

Orchestrator-subagent dispatch pattern for task breakdown — not a standalone framework.

Design OS
design-os

Onboarding AI agents and developers into large organically-grown ('vibe-coded') monolith codebases.

Knowledge Flywheel
knowledge-flywheel

Session-compounding learnings extractor: each AI coding session feeds learnings back into future sessions, creating a compounding knowledge flywheel.

LIT.AI methodology
lit-ai-methodology

Blog-published software development methodology — no packaged framework available.

prd-to-code gist
rbstp-prd-to-code

Three markdown files (Create PRD, Generate Tasks, Iterate Task) enforce the discipline of spec-before-code and atomic task execution.

TaskVal CLI / Taskify Skill
taskval

Validates task specifications before AI agent execution, refusing to proceed on vague or underspecified tasks — not a standalone locatable framework.

Vibe CEO'ing
vibe-ceo-ing

A framing of BMAD-METHOD's web-UI planning phase for non-technical founders who want to use AI agents to produce project blueprints without writing code.