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Enterprise-grade, commercial-friendly agentic workflow platform for building next-generation SuperAgents. astron-agent is open source, written primarily in Java, released under Apache License 2.0. Its repository has 9.3K GitHub stars and 875 forks, and was last committed to within the last two weeks. Niched places it in AI agents & autonomous workflows.
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Open-source super AI assistant & Agent Harness. Plans tasks, runs tools and skills, self-evolves with memory and knowledge. Multi-model, multi-channel. Lightweight, extensible, one-line install. (formerly chatgpt-on-wechat)
Visit ↗| Fact | astron-agent | CowAgent |
|---|---|---|
| Official SDK installs, 30 days | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| SDK evidence captured | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| GitHub stars | 9.3K | 46.2K |
| Forks | 873 | 10.3K |
| Open issues | 38 | 30 |
| Last commit | yesterday | yesterday |
| Primary language | Java | Python |
| License | Apache License 2.0 | MIT License |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing model | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Founded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Categories | AI agents & autonomous workflows | AI agents & autonomous workflows |
Both products are placed in AI agents & autonomous workflows. A category organises the market; it carries no score. See all astron-agent alternatives.