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Prime Agent

With over 14,000 GitHub stars and 41 releases since its May 2026 launch, Prime Agent delivers a fundamentally different approach to AI coding agents by treating the agent's own operating environment as programmable state that improves through use. The Recursive Language Model architecture provides the model exactly one tool — a persistent IPython kernel — where file operations, shell commands, subagent delegation via rlm() function calls, and context management all happen through code rather than rigid tool-calling schemas. Subagents launch as independent sessions with their own model, kernel, and history, communicating results through agent_message.send() without blocking the parent. The Continual Harness stores supplemental prompts, memories, skill descriptions, and reusable subagent specifications as durable state that the /refine command updates through small, evidence-backed edits with full rollback by ID. Daemon-backed sessions keep running when the terminal disconnects, with automatic context compaction summarizing older messages while preserving recent state. The TUI provides an Agent View for monitoring, switching between, and steering multiple live sessions simultaneously. Autonomous mode operates within configurable turn, token, and time budgets with user-defined quality gates. Persistent goals, heartbeats, and scheduled prompts maintain continuity across terminal sessions. Compatible with Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Google Gemini, local models via Ollama or vLLM, and Prime Inference endpoints. Install via a single curl command on Linux or macOS. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. MIT licensed.

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