@akshay_pachaar highlighted HarnessRouter (github.com/HarnessRouter/harnessrouter, Apache-2.0): an “OpenRouter for agent harnesses” implementing the Unified Harness Protocol (UHP) so Codex, Claude Code, Hermes, DeepSeek Harness, System One (Jev), and 9+ other harnesses share one API for sessions, streaming, files, cancellation, and failure handling—self-hosted with your own keys.

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  • ✓Open-source github.com/HarnessRouter/harnessrouter (Apache-2.0); site harnessrouter.ai.
  • ✓Unified Harness Protocol: one API for sessions, streaming, files, cancellation, and failures.
  • ✓Supports Codex, Claude Code, Hermes, DeepSeek Harness, System One (Jev), and 9+ other harnesses.
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