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 - [Chroma](https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Vector DB]` - Lightweight, embeddable vector store for building memory-augmented AI agents with fast semantic retrieval.
 - [cognee](https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Graph-Based]` - Knowledge engine for AI agent memory, set up in 6 lines of code with graph-based knowledge extraction.
 - [Cortex Memory](https://github.com/prem-research/cortex) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Vector DB]` - Full-stack solution for agent memory covering extraction, vector search, and optimization.
+- [Engrava](https://github.com/sovantica/engrava) `🔬` `[Python]` `[Graph-Based]` - Stores agent memory as a typed knowledge graph with hybrid search and a tamper-evident journal, embedded in SQLite.
 - [graphiti](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Build real-time knowledge graphs for AI agents with automatic entity extraction and linking.
 - [Kage](https://github.com/kage-core/Kage) `🌱` `[TypeScript]` `[MCP]` - Git-native memory for coding agents that stores decisions and fixes as repo files and verifies them against the codebase, withholding stale knowledge.
 - [LanceDB](https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb) `🌱` `[Rust]` `[Vector DB]` - Serverless vector search database embedded directly in the agent process with no infrastructure needed.
@@ -227,8 +228,10 @@ The protocol layer that enables agents to discover tools, communicate with each
 
 Sandboxes, web scrapers, browser automation, and networking layers that agents depend on.
 
+- [Agent Bounties](https://github.com/NSPG13/agent-bounties) `🔬` `[Rust]` `[MCP]` - Coordinates verifiable digital bounty workflows designed for agents to post, fund, claim, solve, verify, and earn.
 - [AgentDock](https://github.com/agentdock/agentdock) `🚀` `[Python]` `[Docker]` - Framework for building and deploying production-ready AI agents with composable node architecture.
 - [Agent Starter](https://github.com/raintree-technology/agent-starter) `🌱` `[TypeScript]` `[MCP]` - Project-local config manager that syncs one `agent.json` manifest into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and MCP setup while preserving manual edits and detecting drift.
+- [AgentServices](https://agentservices.to) `🚀` `[Python]` `[x402]` - Paid data APIs for AI agents with 54 services, 37 MCP tools, and x402 nanopayments on Base. Market data, onchain analytics, AI inference, and research.
 - [codex-profiles](https://github.com/Ducksss/codex-profiles) `🚀` `[Python]` `[OpenAI]` - Bash CLI for switching OpenAI Codex CLI and Desktop profiles with isolated CODEX_HOME directories.
 - [Crawl4AI](https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Extracts structured data from web pages using LLM-friendly output formats optimized for agent ingestion.
 - [Docling](https://github.com/docling-project/docling) `🌱` `[Python]` `[IDE]` - Parses PDFs, DOCX, and slides into structured text with deep layout understanding for document agents.
@@ -256,6 +259,7 @@ Sandboxes, web scrapers, browser automation, and networking layers that agents d
 - [Flowise](https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise) `🌱` `[TypeScript]` `[RAG]` - Open-source drag-and-drop UI to build customized LLM flows, RAG pipelines, and agent systems.
 - [Langflow](https://github.com/langflow-ai/langflow) `🌱` `[Python]` `[RAG]` - Visual drag-and-drop builder for LLM workflows, RAG agents, and multi-step pipelines.
 - [Lindy](https://www.lindy.ai) `🌱` `[Cloud]` `[No-Code]` - No-code AI agent platform with 3000+ app integrations for business workflow automation.
+- [LLMGraph](https://llmgraph.ai) `🔬` `[Cloud]` `[RAG]` - Visual canvas for building RAG chatbots and AI agents with one-click deploy to REST API or chat widget.
 - [Make](https://www.make.com/en) `🌱` `[Cloud]` `[RAG]` - Visual workflow automation platform with AI capabilities and drag-and-drop scenario builder.
 - [n8n](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n) `🌱` `[TypeScript]` `[Docker]` - Open-source workflow automation with AI agent nodes combining visual and code-based orchestration.
 - [Relevance AI](https://relevanceai.com) `🌱` `[Cloud]` `[No-Code]` - No-code AI agent builder for sales, support, and research use cases with team collaboration.
@@ -297,10 +301,13 @@ Sandboxes, web scrapers, browser automation, and networking layers that agents d
 - [LangSmith](https://smith.langchain.com) `🚀` `[Cloud]` `[LangChain]` - LangChain platform for tracing, testing, and evaluating agent performance with production monitoring.
 - [LLM Guard](https://github.com/protectai/llm-guard) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Security]` - Security toolkit for scanning LLM inputs and outputs to prevent prompt injection and data leaks.
 - [Logfire](https://github.com/pydantic/logfire) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Pydantic]` - Python-native observability from the Pydantic team with deep integration for high-performance agent monitoring.
+- [MartinLoop](https://github.com/Keesan12/martin-loop) `🔬` `[TypeScript]` `[Compliance]` - Governs autonomous coding agents, turning open-ended runs into budgeted, verified software work with signed outcome receipts.
 - [NeMo Guardrails](https://github.com/NVIDIA-NeMo/Guardrails) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Multi-Agent]` - NVIDIA programmable guardrails toolkit for controlling and securing LLM-powered agent conversations.
 - [Orchard Kit](https://github.com/OrchardHarmonics/orchard-kit) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Security]` - Modules for agent runtime security, self-audit trails, and collective cognition patterns.
 - [OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Apps](https://owasp.org/www-project-top-10-for-large-language-model-applications/) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Security]` - Security framework covering goal hijacking, tool misuse, and cascading failure mitigations for agents.
+- [Pluribus](https://github.com/caioribeiroclw-pixel/pluribus) `🔬` `[TypeScript]` `[Observability]` - Generates cross-tool agent context and privacy-safe evidence receipts for loaded authority, handoffs, and skill use.
 - [Rebuff](https://github.com/protectai/rebuff) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Security]` - Self-hardening prompt injection detection system for securing agent inputs against adversarial attacks.
+- [Shipmoor](https://shipmoor.dev) `🔬` `[Python]` `[Testing]` - Local, deterministic verification layer for AI agent code: scans, test evidence, and a binding merge verdict without uploading source.
 - [ai-evaluation](https://github.com/future-agi/ai-evaluation) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Evaluation]` - LLM evaluation framework with 50+ metrics, LLM-as-Judge, and guardrail scanners (jailbreak, PII, injection).
 - [Future AGI](https://github.com/future-agi/future-agi) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Self-Hosted]` - Self-hostable end-to-end agent engineering platform with tracing, evals, guardrails, and gateway.
 
@@ -310,11 +317,13 @@ Frontend workspaces and chat interfaces with built-in agent plugins and tool-use
 
 - [AionUi](https://github.com/iOfficeAI/AionUi) `🚀` `[Desktop]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Connects 20+ AI CLIs and any API key in a local, open-source multi-agent desktop workspace.
 - [AnythingLLM](https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm) `🌱` `[TypeScript]` `[RAG]` - All-in-one AI application with RAG, agents, and multi-model support for desktop and Docker.
+- [Better Agent](https://github.com/ofekron/better-agent) `🔬` `[Desktop]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Manages Claude, Codex, and Gemini coding-agent sessions with parallel forks, delegation, persistence, and restart recovery.
 - [DB-GPT](https://github.com/eosphoros-ai/DB-GPT) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Database]` - Data interaction platform with local LLM support for 100% private database and analytics agents.
 - [LibreChat](https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat) `🌱` `[TypeScript]` `[IDE]` - Self-hosted multi-model chat interface supporting all major AI providers with access control.
 - [LobeHub](https://lobehub.com/) `🌱` `[TypeScript]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Modern platform for hybrid work and AI-driven collaboration with extensible agent teams and rapid integration.
 - [LobeChat](https://github.com/lobehub/lobehub) `🌱` `[TypeScript]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Modern, open-source AI chat framework with a massive plugin ecosystem for autonomous agent capabilities.
 - [OpenHuman](https://github.com/tinyhumansai/openhuman) `🚀` `[Rust]` `[Memory]` - Self-hosted local-first personal AI assistant with a Rust core, desktop apps, knowledge-graph memory, skills, voice, and multi-channel messaging.
+- [Orkas](https://github.com/Orkas-AI/Orkas) `🔬` `[Desktop]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Runs parallel AI agents in a local-first desktop workspace with shared files, BYOK providers, and optional sync.
 - [OpenWebUI](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui) `🌱` `[TypeScript]` `[RAG]` - Extensible local AI interface with built-in RAG, tool use, and support for multi-agent workflows.
 
 ## Agent Deployment and Hosting
@@ -397,6 +406,7 @@ Curated list of vertical agent solutions for finance, healthcare, legal, manufac
 - [Building Effective Agents](https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-effective-agents) `🚀` `[Python]` `[Anthropic]` - Anthropic's guide on agent design patterns, evaluation strategies, and production best practices.
 - [Hugging Face Agents Course](https://huggingface.co/learn/agents-course/unit0/introduction) `🚀` `[Python]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Open-source course on building AI agents using Hugging Face tools and models.
 - [Implicit Behavioral Alignment of Language Agents in High-Stakes Crowd Simulations](https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.16457) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Benchmark]` - EMNLP 2025 paper introducing PersonaEvolve, an LLM-based optimizer that refines agent personas so crowds of LLM agents behave realistically against expert benchmarks.
+- [Jailbreaking LLMs' Safeguard with Universal Magic Words for Text Embedding Models](https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.18280) `🔬` `[Python]` `[Paper]` - Universal suffix that manipulates text-embedding similarity to bypass safety guardrails across ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and Qwen.
 - [LATS: Language Agent Tree Search](https://github.com/lapisrocks/LanguageAgentTreeSearch) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Paper]` - Combines Monte Carlo tree search with LLM reasoning for complex multi-step planning tasks.
 - [LLM Powered Autonomous Agents](https://lilianweng.github.io/posts/2023-06-23-agent/) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Deep breakdown of LLM-powered agent components: planning, memory, and tool use.
 - [Microsoft GenAI for Beginners](https://github.com/microsoft/generative-ai-for-beginners) `🚀` `[Python]` `[Microsoft]` - A 21-lesson course on generative AI concepts and agent development from Microsoft.
@@ -431,6 +441,7 @@ Frameworks for orchestrating data transformations and long-running agent-driven
 - [Hamilton](https://github.com/apache/hamilton) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Pipeline]` - Defines modular data transformations as Python functions wired automatically into a DAG for agent pipelines.
 - [Hex AI](https://hex.tech) `🌱` `[Cloud]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Collaborative data platform with AI-powered analysis and notebook-based data exploration for teams.
 - [Julius AI](https://julius.ai) `🌱` `[Cloud]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Upload CSV or Excel files and analyze data using natural language questions for instant insights.
+- [Nika](https://github.com/supernovae-st/nika) `🌱` `[Rust]` `[Workflow]` - Runs repeated AI work as reviewable YAML DAGs, statically checked for schema, permits, and an honest cost floor before any token is spent, with tamper-evident traces.
 - [PandasAI](https://github.com/sinaptik-ai/pandas-ai) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Chat with your data using natural language queries that convert to Pandas and SQL operations.
 - [Prefect](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Pipeline]` - Orchestrates agent workflows and data pipelines with retries, caching, and built-in observability.
 - [Signals CLI](https://signals.dev) `🌱` `[Cloud]` `[CLI]` - Intent signal CLI detecting LinkedIn engagers, keyword posters, and funding events with JSON output for agent pipelines.
@@ -549,6 +560,7 @@ AI agents that automate customer support, CRM workflows, sales outreach, and tic
 - [Assembled](https://www.assembled.com) `🚀` `[Cloud]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Routes support tickets with workforce-aware scheduling and intelligent handoff to human agents.
 - [Dixa](https://www.dixa.com) `🚀` `[Cloud]` `[Multi-Agent]` - CRM-first conversational support platform with AI-powered routing and customer context enrichment.
 - [Freshdesk Freddy AI](https://www.freshworks.com/freshdesk/omni/freddy-ai-automation/) `🌱` `[Cloud]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Auto-triages and routes support tickets with smart AI suggestions for budget-conscious SMB teams.
+- [Hellomatik](https://hellomatik.com) `🌱` `[Cloud]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Turns company knowledge into agents that answer, book, and sell across WhatsApp, phone, email, and web.
 - [Intercom Fin](https://fin.ai) `🚀` `[Cloud]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Resolves 50% of SaaS support tickets by learning directly from your help center and knowledge base.
 - [Zendesk AI](https://www.zendesk.com/service/ai/) `🚀` `[Cloud]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Automates 30% of enterprise support tickets with deep integration into the existing Zendesk ecosystem.
 
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 | Gemini Research  | 1M tokens      | Google Search + KG          |
 | Perplexity Pro   | Variable       | Real-time cited search      |
 
+- [Agon](https://github.com/AutoResearch-Factory/Agon) `🔬` `[Python]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Omnidisciplinary autonomous research system that replaces one-off prompts with Prompt Economy's reusable loops.
 - [CAJAL](https://github.com/Agnuxo1/CAJAL) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Local]` - Local AI agent that generates publication-ready IMRaD scientific papers with verified arXiv citations and AI tribunal scoring.
 - [ChatGPT Deep Research](https://openai.com/index/introducing-deep-research) `🚀` `[Cloud]` `[OpenAI]` - Conducts extended reasoning with web browsing to produce structured research reports with Canvas output.
 - [Claude Deep Research](https://www.anthropic.com/research) `🚀` `[Cloud]` `[Anthropic]` - Performs multi-step investigation with verified source citations and 200K token context window.
@@ -635,6 +648,7 @@ Platforms that generate full-stack applications, components, or web apps from na
 - [PlayCode Agent](https://playcode.io) `🌱` `[Cloud]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Browser-only lightweight web app creation tool with AI-assisted code generation.
 - [Replit Agent](https://replit.com/agent4) `🌱` `[Cloud]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Builds and deploys full-stack projects from prompts with integrated hosting and collaboration.
 - [v0 by Vercel](https://v0.app) `🚀` `[Cloud]` `[CLI]` - Generates React and Tailwind UI components from text descriptions with one-click Vercel deployment.
+- [VibeKit.bot](https://vibekit.bot) `🔬` `[Cloud]` `[Stateful]` - Builds and hosts full-stack apps from phone chat, with a persistent per-app agent and BYOK keys.
 
 ## Multi-Agent Consumer Platforms
 
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 Tools for running LLMs locally and self-hosting AI agent platforms with full privacy and control.
 
+- [Avelina](https://avelina.ai) `🌱` `[TypeScript]` `[Telegram]` - Self-hosted personal AI assistant on your own VPS that lives in Telegram, with persistent long-term memory, voice, and Claude-powered reasoning.
 - [GPT4All](https://github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all) `🌱` `[C++]` `[Local]` - Open-source local chat application that runs LLMs on consumer hardware without cloud dependencies.
 - [Jan](https://github.com/janhq/jan) `🌱` `[TypeScript]` `[Local]` - Open-source ChatGPT alternative that runs 100% offline with local model management and privacy guarantees.
 - [Llamafile](https://github.com/mozilla-ai/llamafile) `🌱` `[C++]` `[Local]` - Distributes LLMs as single executable files with zero setup required from Mozilla.
@@ -801,6 +816,7 @@ Curated newsletters, podcasts, and communities for staying current with AI agent
 - [r/ClaudeAI](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Reddit community for Claude users sharing agent workflows, prompts, and integration patterns.
 - [r/LangChain](https://www.reddit.com/r/LangChain/) `🌱` `[Python]` `[LangChain]` - Reddit community for agent developers using LangChain, LangGraph, and related frameworks.
 - [r/LocalLLaMA](https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/) `🌱` `[Cloud]` `[IDE]` - Reddit community for self-hosted LLM users sharing local deployment and agent setup guides.
+- [The Agents Index](https://theagentsindex.com) `🔬` `[Cloud]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Compares AI agent tools with sourced pricing, verdicts, and pros/cons in a researched, quality-gated directory.
 - [The Rundown AI](https://www.therundown.ai) `🌱` `[Python]` `[RAG]` - Daily AI digest reaching 600K+ subscribers with concise coverage of agent news and launches.
 
 - [Agents Launchpad](https://launchpad.smartbizcalc.com) `🌱` `[Python]` `[Multi-Agent]` - Community-curated directory of indie AI agents and tools.