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Mason vs Agent Harnesses
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Engineering decisions, change impact, documentation audits, and CI evidence for coding assistants.
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Agent-harness picks and decision guides; pick_infrastructure adds live GitHub/HN discovery.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. Both score close on the safety scan (92 and 92 out of 100).
| Mason | Agent Harnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A92/100 | A92/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 8 | 906 |
| Downloads / week | 359 | – |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | No | No |
| Tools | 22 | 10 |
| Write actions | 1 | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-19 |
| Category | Developer tools | Developer tools |