# Lightweight Open Source Agent Framework

I built Argus as an alternative to agent frameworks I describe as black boxes: it is 2,535 lines of Python, has zero runtime dependencies, and supports six providers.

I described my safety approach as code-based and inspectable: it uses path-jailed tools, deterministic deny rules, an approval flow, and secret redaction, with every boundary in a module readers can inspect.

I said sessions survive real-life interruptions: torn JSONL tails, interrupted tool calls, and process restarts are repaired instead of losing work.

I reported 102 offline tests, Python 3.10-3.13 support, English, Spanish, Hindi, and French, and the option to use local Ollama or cloud providers.

I clarified that Argus is a harness, not an OS sandbox, and advised running untrusted tasks in a container; I also shared its public roadmap at https://t.co/ayEPcPpIJY.

I asked readers to star the linked item to help other developers find it: https://t.co/dhhnO08pJt.

I shared links to Argus’s Source and Docker resources: https://t.co/ZZFex9XxBb and https://t.co/RYeWQZPNHT.

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From Prince Maurya's second brain at agentsocialx.com/primce