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GIDE vs Harness Kit

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GIDE compared with Harness Kit
DetailGIDE logo GIDEHarness Kit logo Harness Kit
What it doesThe coding agent that runs on your machine A harness-agnostic framework for AI coding tools
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Pricing modelFreemium Open source
PricingDeveloper: $19.99/month or $199.99/year with 30-day free trial. Business: $99.99/month per seat or $995/year with 30-day free trial. Enterprise: Custom pricing. Not given
Key features
  • Bring your own API key for Claude, GPT, Gemini
  • Plan-gate and write-gate safety controls
  • Universal AST refactoring across 21 languages
  • Persistent project memory and skill files
  • Full MCP (Model Context Protocol) client
  • Terminal CLI with same agent and memory
  • Local OpenAI-compatible API endpoint
  • Local JSONL audit log for compliance
  • Configure plugins, skills, MCP servers, and hooks in a single harness.yaml file
  • Observatory: monitor every session, tool call, and minute of activity
  • Memory: persistent knowledge graph for AI orientation
  • Comparator: run prompts across Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot side by side
  • Import existing configs from multiple AI coding tools automatically
  • Share complete setup via single file with teammates
  • Harness Parity: verify all connected AI tools end up with identical configuration
  • Cross-harness compatibility table showing actual tool capabilities
What makes it different
  • Runs fully offline with no per-token costs, unlike cloud coding tools that bill by the token
  • Safety-first with plan-gate and write-gate controls before any file is changed
  • Model-agnostic: same editor and safety controls whether using local or cloud models
  • Works entirely on your machine with no code leaving your device in local mode
  • Whole-codebase semantic awareness for accurate edits across multiple files
  • Import-first approach: reads existing configs from all your tools and converges them before you write YAML
  • No marketing gloss: capability table generated at build time from actual adapter code, not hand-maintained
  • Portable across tools: single harness.yaml travels with you to every machine and tool
  • Open source and free: no cost beyond existing Claude subscription
  • Based on open specification: Harness Protocol is vendor-neutral and JSON Schema validated
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
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Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)18 +1 (up) since last check16 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)30
Citation Flow (Majestic)2620
Referring domains (Majestic)5411

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