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harness-sdk

Build an agent harness and control it end-to-end. Open-source SDK for production AI agents in Python & TypeScript - any model, any cloud.

Best for

Building production agents in Python or TypeScript from one SDK, across local and deployed environments.

Avoid if

You have no AWS setup — both SDKs default to Amazon Bedrock and need credentials and model access enabled.

About harness-sdk

Strands Agents is a simple yet powerful SDK that takes a model-driven approach to building and running AI agents. From simple conversational assistants to complex autonomous workflows, from local development to production deployment, Strands Agents scales with your needs.

This monorepo contains the Python SDK, TypeScript SDK, documentation site, and supporting packages:

Both SDKs default to the Amazon Bedrock model provider, so you'll need AWS credentials configured and model access enabled for Claude Sonnet. The Quickstart Guide covers configuring other providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Ollama, and more).

From the project's README

harness-sdk is an open-source project written primarily in Python, with 8.5k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in September 2026.

Install

pip install strands-agents strands-agents-tools
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