Harness vs agentlink
Harness is an MCP server published by harness.autonomous.ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). agentlink is an MCP server published by tombaldwin. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-14. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Harness |  agentlink |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.4.20 Downloads/month (npm): 430 Downloads/week (npm): 97 Forks (GitHub): 145 Stars (GitHub): 1 487 Not marked · First seen |
Listed, marked deprecated Version: 0.1.3 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Harness | agentlink |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 487 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 145 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-19 (worse) | 2026-11-09 (better) |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@autonomous-ai/harness-mcp) | On your machine (@tombaldwin/agentlink) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/autonomous-ai/openharness | github.com/tombaldwin/agentlink |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 5 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-19 | 2026-11-08 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Harness
Start Claude Code and Codex agents the person can watch, wait for them and read their answers.
agentlink
AI agents on different machines and Claude accounts message each other. Wakes idle Claude Code.
How to run each
Harness As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio harness -- npx -y @autonomous-ai/harness-mcpagentlink As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio agentlink -- npx -y @tombaldwin/agentlink mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Harness · What it can do: agentlink · Compare two other plugins
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