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Openrouter MCP vs Harness

Openrouter MCP and Harness are both ai and llm tools MCP servers. Harness scores higher (95 vs 82 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.

Openrouter MCPHarness
Score82 / 10095 / 100
What it doesExpose remote MCP server tools (Streamable HTTP / SSE) as tools for @openrouter/agent's callModel, with serializable caching and pluggable auth.Start Claude Code and Codex agents the person can watch, wait for them and read their answers.
PublisherVerified: npm:@openrouterVerified: harness.autonomous.ai
GradesMaintenance A, Licence A, Quality CMaintenance A, Licence A, Quality A
npm downloads a week1,197Not on npm
RunsLocalLocal
Works withClaude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, WindsurfClaude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf
GitHub stars331,320
Last commit24 Sept 202619 Oct 2026
LicenceApache-2.0MIT
Listed since20 Oct 202619 Oct 2026
Install Openrouter MCPInstall Harness

Questions

Is Openrouter MCP or Harness more popular?

Harness has more GitHub stars: 1,320.

Can I use Openrouter 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.