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awesome-ai-agents-2026: Browse AI Agent Tools and Frameworks

A categorized directory of AI agents, frameworks, and tools, with more than 340 resources spanning over 20 areas. Use it to discover options for coding, research, automation, voice, and other agent workflows; its monthly-update claim should be checked against recent repository activity.

Stars
2.1k
Forks
789
Stars, last 30 days
+143
Last commit
5 months ago
Contributors
26

Our take

Quietno commits in the last 90 days and no release in a year

Health score

33/100

How it is scored
Activity
19
Community
58
Issues
35
Pull requests
20

+143 stars in the last 30 days

  • Slower to close issues than 87% of the projects we track

This is a broad discovery index with useful category coverage, but its stated monthly-update cadence is not reflected in the recent repository activity.

Good fit if

  • You want a starting-point directory across many kinds of AI agents and related tooling.
  • You are comparing categories or looking for links to projects, products, and learning material.
  • You can verify current details yourself: the repository is quiet, with no commits in the last 90 days and no release in the past year, while issue and pull-request handling has been limited recently.

Look elsewhere if

  • You need a maintained, verified catalog whose current pricing and product claims can be relied on without checking the sources.
  • You need software to install or an API to integrate. This repository is a list, not an implementation.
  • You require clear licensing terms before reuse; the repository metadata does not assert a license, even though the README displays a CC0 badge.
All health signals
Last commit2026-06-10 (5 months ago)
Commits, last 90 days0
Releases, last 12 months0
Contributors26 (top contributor: 56% of commits)
Issues closed, last 90 days3 (typically closed in 125 days)
Pull requests merged, last 90 days0
Project age8 months

Checked on 2026-11-11 with the GitHub API.

Project history

Daily GitHub snapshots since Oct 7, 2026. History covers stars and forks; health signals are not tracked historically.

Selected snapshot

Stars

2,085

Forks

792

Change since Nov 12, 2026: +4 stars·+1 forks

Overview

awesome-ai-agents-2026 is a curated directory of AI agents, frameworks, and tools. It aims to help developers and teams find options across more than 20 categories, from coding agents and orchestration frameworks to research, workflow automation, voice, and self-hosted AI. It is a resource list, not an agent framework or runnable product.

The README presents the collection as 340+ resources and says it is updated monthly. It includes product descriptions and, in some sections, pricing, language, or links to documentation and repositories. Browse the repository to explore the full catalog.

Key Features

  • Groups resources into more than 20 categories, including coding, frameworks, browser agents, research, and governance.
  • Covers both commercial products and open-source projects.
  • Includes brief descriptions to help distinguish tools within a category.
  • Adds pricing information for many commercial products.
  • Links directly to project repositories, product sites, standards, courses, and papers.
  • Includes learning resources, communities, and a market-stats section alongside tool listings.
  • Invites contributions through pull requests and points contributors to CONTRIBUTING.md.

Use Cases

  • A developer comparing coding agents can scan IDE, terminal, autonomous-engineering, and code-review categories before trying a tool.
  • A team designing an agent workflow can discover frameworks, protocols, observability tools, and evaluation benchmarks in one place.
  • An organization assessing self-hosted options can browse local model runners and self-hosted agent interfaces.
  • A researcher or newcomer can use the courses, papers, and communities sections to find starting points beyond product listings.

Getting Started

No installation is required. Browse the README and follow links in the categories relevant to your work. Check linked sources for current availability, pricing, and project status.

License in Plain Words

No standard license was detected. Without a license, the default copyright rules apply: you may read the code, but not reuse it. Check the repository or ask the authors.

Alternatives

  • awesome-ai-agents: This directory emphasizes frameworks, platforms, research papers, and learning resources rather than a broad workflow-oriented catalog.
  • awesome-ai-agents: This directory focuses on agentic AI projects, tools, and frameworks, with less emphasis on coverage across specific workflow areas.
  • awesome-agentic-ai: This guide adds example projects and technology-selection recommendations alongside its framework, tool, paper, and learning listings.
  • awesome-agent-almanac: This catalog explicitly includes MCP servers and organizes agent-related projects across development, research, creative work, and infrastructure.
ProjectLanguageLicenseStarsStatus
awesome-ai-agents-2026––2.1kQuiet
awesome-ai-agents–CC0-1.081Active
awesome-ai-agentsGoMIT2.3kActive
awesome-agentic-aiShellMIT5Active
awesome-agent-almanac––3Quiet

Considerations

Repository activity is quiet: there have been no commits in the last 90 days and no release in the past year. The project has multiple contributors, so contributor activity is not concentrated in one person, but recent issue handling has been sparse and slow, with only a few issues closed in the last 90 days and a long median time to close. Treat the catalog as a discovery aid rather than a maintained assessment of each listing. The README's CC0 badge conflicts with the GitHub API's NOASSERTION license status, so confirm the terms before reusing the list.

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