AI Plugin IndexAgent Skills Standard MCP vs Harness
Agent Skills Standard MCP and Harness are both ai and llm tools MCP servers. Harness scores higher (95 vs 85 out of 100). Harness has more GitHub stars (1.3k), and Harness was updated more recently (4 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| Agent Skills Standard MCP | Harness | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 85 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
| What it does | MCP server that lets any AI agent (Claude, Cursor, Antigravity, Kiro, Continue, Gemini) load and audit skills from agent-skills-standard. | Start Claude Code and Codex agents the person can watch, wait for them and read their answers. |
| Publisher | Verified: npm:agent-skills-standard-mcp | Verified: harness.autonomous.ai |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | 71 | Not on npm |
| Runs | Local | Local |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf |
| GitHub stars | 579 | 1,320 |
| Last commit | 17 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Listed since | 20 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install Agent Skills Standard MCP | Install Harness |
Questions
Is Agent Skills Standard MCP or Harness more popular?
Harness has more GitHub stars: 1,320.
Can I use Agent Skills Standard MCP and Harness together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.