Zot – Yet another coding agent harness
A lightweight, single-binary coding agent harness written in Go. Anthropic, OpenAI, Kimi, DeepSeek, Google Gemini, Ollama, managed llama.cpp models, five built-in tools, three run modes, extensions in any language, and a built-in Telegram bridge.
Zot – Yet another coding agent harness launched on May 29, 2026 with 107 votes, #285 of 20,539 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Zot is a coding agent harness designed for developers who need to automate and manage code generation workflows. It provides a framework for orchestrating AI-powered coding tasks, allowing users to define, execute, and monitor automated coding processes. The tool stands out by focusing specifically on agent-based development patterns rather than general AI integration.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Lightweight and written (vibe-slopped) in Go. No runtime. No Docker. No package manager. Just the agent loop, done well. Drop it on your $PATH and go. $ curl -fsSL https://www.zot.sh/install.sh | bash What Is It? read, write, edit, glob, bash. The minimum viable toolbox for an agent that actually ships code. Anthropic, OpenAI/Codex, Gemini, Kimi, DeepSeek, Bedrock, Vertex, Copilot, OpenRouter, Ollama, managed llama.cpp models, and more. Subprocess + JSON-RPC. Register slash commands, tools, permission gates, and interactive panels. Background subagents running alongside your main session, each its own model loop in the same repo. Resume, fork, branch, compact, and export portable…from zot.sh
In the maker’s words, at launch
Why I Built Another coding agent harness?: https://dev.to/patriceckhart/zot-why-i-built-another-coding-... Github Repo: https://github.com/patriceckhart/zot
Pricing, as stated on its site
Free — Zot is a free, open-source coding agent harness. MIT licensed, available as a single static Go binary with no pricing mentioned.
checked October 2026 · prices change
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