{"data":{"slug":"affaan-m-ecc","name":"ECC","tagline":"The agent harness performance optimization system for AI agents","github_url":"https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC","owner":"affaan-m","repo":"ECC","owner_avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/124439313?v=4","primary_language":"JavaScript","stars":240297,"forks":36463,"topics":["ai-agents","anthropic","claude","claude-code","developer-tools","llm","mcp","productivity"],"archived":false,"github_pushed_at":"2026-08-15T20:02:53+00:00","maintenance_label":"Very active","stars_delta_30d":9964,"url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/affaan-m-ecc","markdown_url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/affaan-m-ecc.md","api_url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/tools/affaan-m-ecc","graph_url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=affaan-m-ecc","description":"The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor and beyond.","homepage_url":"https://ecc.tools","license":"MIT","open_issues":122,"watchers":1229,"ai_summary":"ECC is a repository focused on optimizing the performance of various AI agents like Claude Code and Codex through improvements in skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development.","readme_excerpt":"## Install with Claude Code\n\nRun these commands inside Claude Code:\n\n```text\n/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC\n/plugin install ecc@ecc\n```\n\nThat installs ECC's skills, agents, commands, and plugin-managed hooks. If you choose this path, stop there. Do not also run a full manual install into Claude Code.\n\n> Guided package setup is coming in `ecc-universal` 2.2.0. Use the native\n> Claude plugin commands above while npm remains on 2.1.0.\n\n<div align=\"center\">\n\n<table aria-label=\"ECC primary links\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"33%\" align=\"center\">\n  <a href=\"https://ecc.tools/pricing\">\n    <img src=\"assets/images/community/ecc-tools-mark.svg\" height=\"42\" alt=\"ECC Tools\" /><br />\n    <strong>ECC Pro + GitHub App</strong>\n  </a><br />\n  <sub><a href=\"https://github.com/apps/ecc-tools\">Install free</a> · <a href=\"https://ecc.tools/pricing\">Private repos from $19/seat/mo</a></sub>\n</td>\n<td width=\"33%\" align=\"center\">\n  <a href=\"https://github.com/sponsors/affaan-m\">\n    <img src=\"assets/images/community/heart.svg\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" /><br />\n    <strong>Sponsor ECC</strong>\n  </a><br />\n  <sub>Fund the open-source project</sub>\n</td>\n<td width=\"33%\" align=\"center\">\n  <a href=\"https://discord.gg/36yGMHGFbR\">\n    <img src=\"assets/images/community/discord.svg\" height=\"42\" alt=\"Discord\" /><br />\n    <strong>Community</strong>\n  </a><br />\n  <sub>Discord · Q&amp;A · Show and Tell</sub>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</table>\n\n</div>\n\n<sub>**OSS stays free.** This repo is MIT-licensed forever. ECC Pro is the hosted GitHub App for private repos. <a href=\"https://github.com/sponsors/affaan-m\">Sponsors</a> and <a href=\"https://ecc.tools/pricing\">Pro subscribers</a> fund the work. That's why a single maintainer ships weekly across 7 harnesses.</sub>\n\n<div align=\"center\">\n\n<sub><strong>Partners &amp; sponsors</strong></sub>\n\n<p align=\"center\" aria-label=\"Partners and sponsors\">\n  <a href=\"https://www.coderabbit.ai\" title=\"CodeRabbit\"><img src=\"assets/images/sponsors/coderabbit.png\" height=\"54\" alt=\"CodeRabbit\" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n  <a href=\"https://www.greptile.com/go/ecc\" title=\"Greptile\"><img src=\"assets/images/sponsors/greptile.png\" height=\"54\" alt=\"Greptile\" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n  <a href=\"https://www.atlascloud.ai/?utm_source=github&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=ECC\" title=\"Atlas Cloud\"><picture><source media=\"(prefers-color-scheme: dark)\" srcset=\"assets/images/sponsors/atlascloud-dark.svg\" /><img src=\"assets/images/sponsors/atlascloud.svg\" width=\"154\" alt=\"Atlas Cloud\" /></picture></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n  <a href=\"https://www.moonshot.ai\" title=\"Moonshot AI - Kimi\"><picture><source media=\"(prefers-color-scheme: dark)\" srcset=\"assets/images/sponsors/moonshot-dark.png\" /><img src=\"assets/images/sponsors/moonshot.png\" width=\"132\" alt=\"Moonshot AI - Kimi\" /></picture></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n  <a href=\"https://compute.itomarkets.com\" title=\"Itô Markets\"><picture><source media=\"(prefers-color-scheme: light)\" srcset=\"assets/images/sponsors/ito-transparent-light.png\" /><img src=\"assets/images/sponsors/ito-transparent.png\" width=\"96\" alt=\"Itô Markets\" /></picture></a>\n</p>\n\n<sub><strong>Community sponsors:</strong> <a href=\"https://github.com/mikejmorgan-ai\">Mike Morgan</a> · <a href=\"https://github.com/jasonwu513\">@jasonwu513</a> · <a href=\"https://github.com/1anter\">@1anter</a> · <a href=\"https://github.com/massimotodaro\">@massimotodaro</a> · <a href=\"https://github.com/meadmccabe\">@meadmccabe</a></sub>\n\n<sub><a href=\"https://github.com/sponsors/affaan-m\"><strong>Become a Sponsor</strong></a> · <a href=\"SPONSORS.md\">Sponsor Tiers</a> · <a href=\"SPONSORING.md\">Sponsorship Program</a></sub>\n\n</div>\n\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"#install-ecc\">Jump to install ↓</a></p>\n\n---\n\n## Install ECC\n\n> [!IMPORTANT]\n> Guided package setup is coming in `ecc-universal` 2.2.0. The current npm\n> release, 2.1.0, does not include the guided setup commands. Use the native\n> Claude plugin commands at the top of this README until 2.2.0 is published.\n\n---\n\n## Advanc","github_created_at":"2026-01-18T00:51:51+00:00","created_at":"2026-07-07T16:34:22.336114+00:00","updated_at":"2026-08-16T00:01:02.841344+00:00","categories":[{"slug":"ai-agents","name":"AI Agents","url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/categories/ai-agents","markdown_url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/categories/ai-agents.md","api_url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/categories/ai-agents"},{"slug":"developer-tools","name":"Developer Tools","url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/categories/developer-tools","markdown_url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/categories/developer-tools.md","api_url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/categories/developer-tools"}],"tags":[{"slug":"ai-agents","name":"ai-agents"},{"slug":"anthropic","name":"anthropic"},{"slug":"claude","name":"claude"},{"slug":"claude-code","name":"claude-code"},{"slug":"llm","name":"llm"},{"slug":"productivity","name":"productivity"}],"trust":{"provenance":{"is_fork":false,"github_id":1136590548,"owner_type":"User","methodology":"github_public_v1","parent_repo":null,"near_duplicate_slugs":[]},"computed_at":"2026-08-16T00:01:01.834Z","maintenance":{"label":"Very active","score":96,"methodology":"github_public_v1","releases_90d":3,"days_since_push":0,"last_release_at":"2026-07-27T18:10:46Z","stars_delta_30d":9964,"open_issues_delta_30d":13},"security_summary":{"status":"ok","scanner":"osv@v1","low_count":0,"high_count":0,"last_scan_at":"2026-07-19T04:00:30.845Z","medium_count":0,"scan_profile":"deps","critical_count":0}},"capability_facts":{"mcp":{"source":"repo_scan","observed_at":"2026-08-16T00:01:02.268Z","server_manifest":false},"scan":{"source":"repo_scan","observed_at":"2026-08-16T00:01:02.268Z"},"has_cli":{"value":true,"source":"package.json:bin|scripts","observed_at":"2026-08-16T00:01:02.268Z"},"languages":{"value":["javascript","typescript","python"],"source":"github.language+package.json+pyproject.toml","observed_at":"2026-08-16T00:01:02.268Z"},"license_spdx":{"value":"MIT","source":"github.license","observed_at":"2026-08-16T00:01:02.268Z"}},"decision_facts":{"hosting":{"model":"unknown","summary":"ECC requires JavaScript environment and is open-source, licensed under MIT. 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