AI Plugin IndexHarness vs Nhost
Harness and Nhost are both ai and llm tools MCP servers. Harness scores higher (95 vs 94 out of 100). Nhost has more GitHub stars (9.4k), and Nhost was updated more recently (3 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| Harness | Nhost | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 95 / 100 | 94 / 100 |
| What it does | Start Claude Code and Codex agents the person can watch, wait for them and read their answers. | Let your users work with their own data through an AI assistant, limited to what they can see. |
| Publisher | Verified: harness.autonomous.ai | Community: nhost |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | Not on npm | 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 | 1,320 | 9,361 |
| Last commit | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install Harness | Install Nhost |
Questions
Is Harness or Nhost more popular?
Nhost has more GitHub stars: 9,361.
Can I use Harness and Nhost together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.