CowAgent AI Agent
by zhayujieOpen-source personal AI assistant & Agent Harness. Plans tasks, runs tools and skills, self-evolves with memory and knowledge. Multi-agent, multi-model, multi-channel. Lightweight, extensible, one-line install.
CowAgent is an open-source ai agent by zhayujie, written mainly in Python, with 47,727 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Nov 1, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit ee317c4. Seen able to run shell commands, run dynamic code, read environment and secrets. Scan policy
What CowAgent can touch
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Run shell commandsFound in the code by our scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Run dynamic codeFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Read environment and secretsFound in the code by our 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 ee317c4, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install CowAgent
AgenticMart scanned CowAgent 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.
Before you install
- 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 zhayujie on GitHub, 47,727 stars and 10,414 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Nov 1, 2026.
- Open-source license: MIT.
CowAgent is an open-source ai agent by zhayujie, written mainly in Python. Open-source personal AI assistant & Agent Harness. Plans tasks, runs tools and skills, self-evolves with memory and knowledge. Multi-agent, multi-model, multi-channel. Lightweight, extensible, one-line install.
At a glance
- Stars
- 48k
- Forks
- 10k
- Language
- Python
- License
- MIT
- Created
- Aug 2022
- Last update
- Nov 1, 2026
- Type
- AI Agent
- Price
- Free
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Questions about CowAgent
What is CowAgent?
Open-source personal AI assistant & Agent Harness. Plans tasks, runs tools and skills, self-evolves with memory and knowledge. Multi-agent, multi-model, multi-channel. Lightweight, extensible, one-line install.
Who maintains CowAgent?
CowAgent is maintained by zhayujie on GitHub (zhayujie/CowAgent). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is CowAgent safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned CowAgent 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 CowAgent use?
It is published under the MIT license.
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