Ante AI Agent
Ghost in your shell. Ante is a self-contained agent harness with a highly optimized core. It works like Claude Code or Codex, with none of their dependencies or model constraints.
Ante is an open-source ai agent by AntigmaLabs, written mainly in Rust, with 2,012 GitHub stars and the Apache-2.0 license. Its code was last updated Oct 31, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit ab42f88. No capabilities flagged by our checks. Scan policy
What Ante can touch
- Not checked directly. Its own description suggests it does this.Run shell commandsLikely, from its own description
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run dynamic codeNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read environment and secretsNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to the internetNot run in this scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit ab42f88, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install Ante
AgenticMart scanned Ante on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An AI agent decides its own next steps and calls whatever tools you give it, so its risk depends on the access you grant.
- Based on its description and topics, it likely needs to run shell commands.
Before you install
- Keep tool-call approval on, and run it in a container if you can.
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by AntigmaLabs on GitHub, 2,012 stars and 78 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Oct 31, 2026.
- Open-source license: Apache-2.0.
Ante is an open-source ai agent by AntigmaLabs, written mainly in Rust. Ghost in your shell. Ante is a self-contained agent harness with a highly optimized core. It works like Claude Code or Codex, with none of their dependencies or model constraints.
At a glance
- Stars
- 2k
- Forks
- 78
- Language
- Rust
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Created
- Dec 2025
- Last update
- Oct 31, 2026
- Type
- AI Agent
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about Ante
What is Ante?
Ghost in your shell. Ante is a self-contained agent harness with a highly optimized core. It works like Claude Code or Codex, with none of their dependencies or model constraints.
Who maintains Ante?
Ante is maintained by AntigmaLabs on GitHub (AntigmaLabs/ante). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is Ante safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned Ante on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does Ante use?
It is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
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