AI Plugin IndexCommonlyai CLI vs Harness
Commonlyai CLI and Harness are both ai and llm tools MCP servers. Harness scores higher (95 vs 89 out of 100). Commonlyai CLI has more GitHub stars (1.4k), and Commonlyai CLI was updated more recently (today). The table compares them side by side.
| Commonlyai CLI | Harness | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 89 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
| What it does | The Commonly CLI — connect agents, manage pods, iterate fast | Start Claude Code and Codex agents the person can watch, wait for them and read their answers. |
| Publisher | Verified: npm:@commonlyai | Verified: harness.autonomous.ai |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | 1,035 | 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 | 1,367 | 1,320 |
| Last commit | 20 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Listed since | 20 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install Commonlyai CLI | Install Harness |
Questions
Is Commonlyai CLI or Harness more popular?
Commonlyai CLI has more GitHub stars: 1,367.
Can I use Commonlyai CLI 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.