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The vendor's installer fetches checksummed binaries for macOS and Linux on x64 and arm64, with an npm install needing Node.js 20.6 or later as the fallback, but the stable pointer is the TypeScript build while the Rust code on main ships only on the nightly channel, and Windows builds are beta only (17). A public CI workflow runs fmt, clippy with warnings as errors, sharded workspace tests and cargo-deny, and its badge read passing on 8 October 2026 (25). 20 open issues and 91 open pull requests on 8 October. Issues hold only work the maintainers accepted, and the Discussions bug category lists reports from the past two weeks of session-worker crashes, truncated RPC output and provider hangs, whose reply state we did not read (15). Stable releases carry written notes and changes are recorded as fragments in `.changes`, including the removal of the `--tools` flags, but there is no changelog file, the nightly notes are boilerplate and the project is at 0.x (8). Version 0.9.8, and the Rust build is a beta (0)." }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "weight": 10, "effectiveWeight": 0, "pending": true, "points": 0, "reason": "Pending. Latency is measured per call by our probes, which haven't run yet, so this run doesn't score it. Its weight is shared across the assessed categories until the first probe window closes." }, { "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "weight": 13, "effectiveWeight": 16.25, "score": 42, "points": 6.83, "reason": "Harness reading of the framework line. `--mode json` emits a session event stream and `rpc` and `acp` modes exist, but we found no published schema or reference for them outside the source (10). docs.primeintellect.ai serves an llms.txt that has no Prime Agent page (0). The README states what the agent does, how it differs and that it is not a sandbox, and the bundled skills say when to use each function (10). CLI values are validated with messages that list the valid choices, and MCP tool schemas are read live from the server (7). The README gives the install line and seven commands, and the MCP skill documents its error types, but there is no headless or configuration guide (5). Versioned releases with notes for stable versions, none of substance for nightlies (10)." }, { "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "weight": 13, "effectiveWeight": 16.25, "score": 73, "points": 11.86, "reason": "Harness reading, scored on what a person or pipeline driving it has to supply. The model sees three tools (bash, edit, ipython), and MCP tools are searched, described and called from Python instead of being loaded into the prompt (23). Autonomous mode has limits for turns, tokens, time and continuations, a goal token budget and automatic compaction (17). A JSON event stream and exit codes for headless runs, described in the crate README and source only (10). Sessions resume, the daemon restarts workers and restores from JSONL files, refinements can be rolled back and quality gates retry (15). One command starts it and no SDK was found. A provider must be chosen through an interactive `/login` or supplied as a key first (8)." }, { "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "weight": 14, "effectiveWeight": 17.5, "score": 50, "points": 8.75, "reason": "Harness reading of the framework checklist, as used for the other harnesses. 30 for what leaves the machine by default, 20 for approvals and sandboxing, 15 for prompt-injection posture, 15 for audit and 20 for the security programme. Usage telemetry is on by default. It is pseudonymous, limited to primitive values with no prompts, tool content or file paths per the source, disclosed on first run and mirrored to a local `telemetry.jsonl` (18). No approval prompts were found and there is no sandbox, which the README states. MCP tools can be limited with `enabledTools` and `disabledTools`, and the agent is told to recommend a connection, not make one (4). The README tells users to work only with trusted repositories, instructions and skills. No detection or mitigation found (5). Append-only JSONL session files, a `prime-agent incident` timeline command and the local telemetry mirror (12). The vendor's security policy has a reporting address, safe harbour, response times and discretionary rewards, scoped to its website and API. The repository has no SECURITY.md and no published advisories, CONTRIBUTING.md says to report privately without naming an address, and security.txt returned 404. cargo-deny runs in CI (11)." }, { "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "weight": 10, "effectiveWeight": 12.5, "score": 60, "points": 7.5, "reason": "Self-hosted rule. No payment protocol (0). Free and MIT-licensed with nothing to buy, so 20, 20 and 20 on the last three lines. 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The main branch had at least 200 commits between 22 September and 8 October, and Discussions had new threads daily in October, but issues from unapproved contributors and unsolicited pull requests are closed automatically and we could not read reply times (14). Binaries for five targets from one release workflow and Homebrew definitions in the repository. No SDK and no registry package found (8). A pinned toolchain, a committed lockfile, cargo-deny with two triaged advisory exceptions reviewed on 17 September 2026, and CI passing. An open issue (#3292) reports npm audit findings for the 0.9.8 install, which we did not verify (7)." }, { "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "weight": 7, "effectiveWeight": 8.75, "score": 64, "points": 5.6, "note": "editorial 67, provenance 61", "reason": "MIT in the LICENSE file and Cargo.toml, with a notice that the code is a port of a TypeScript product originally copyright Mario Zechner (30). 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A JSON event stream and exit codes for headless runs, described in the crate README and source only (10). Sessions resume, the daemon restarts workers and restores from JSONL files, refinements can be rolled back and quality gates retry (15). One command starts it and no SDK was found. A provider must be chosen through an interactive `/login` or supplied as a key first (8).", "maintenance": "Nightly v0.9.9-beta.55 on 7 October 2026 and stable v0.9.8 on 29 September 2026 (30). At least 12 stable tags since 20 August 2026 and 55 nightly betas since 30 September (20). The main branch had at least 200 commits between 22 September and 8 October, and Discussions had new threads daily in October, but issues from unapproved contributors and unsolicited pull requests are closed automatically and we could not read reply times (14). Binaries for five targets from one release workflow and Homebrew definitions in the repository. No SDK and no registry package found (8). A pinned toolchain, a committed lockfile, cargo-deny with two triaged advisory exceptions reviewed on 17 September 2026, and CI passing. An open issue (#3292) reports npm audit findings for the 0.9.8 install, which we did not verify (7).", "payments": "Self-hosted rule. No payment protocol (0). Free and MIT-licensed with nothing to buy, so 20, 20 and 20 on the last three lines. The model provider is paid separately.", "reliability": "Read with the local-software lines. The vendor's installer fetches checksummed binaries for macOS and Linux on x64 and arm64, with an npm install needing Node.js 20.6 or later as the fallback, but the stable pointer is the TypeScript build while the Rust code on main ships only on the nightly channel, and Windows builds are beta only (17). A public CI workflow runs fmt, clippy with warnings as errors, sharded workspace tests and cargo-deny, and its badge read passing on 8 October 2026 (25). 20 open issues and 91 open pull requests on 8 October. Issues hold only work the maintainers accepted, and the Discussions bug category lists reports from the past two weeks of session-worker crashes, truncated RPC output and provider hangs, whose reply state we did not read (15). Stable releases carry written notes and changes are recorded as fragments in `.changes`, including the removal of the `--tools` flags, but there is no changelog file, the nightly notes are boilerplate and the project is at 0.x (8). Version 0.9.8, and the Rust build is a beta (0).", "schema": "Harness reading of the framework line. `--mode json` emits a session event stream and `rpc` and `acp` modes exist, but we found no published schema or reference for them outside the source (10). docs.primeintellect.ai serves an llms.txt that has no Prime Agent page (0). The README states what the agent does, how it differs and that it is not a sandbox, and the bundled skills say when to use each function (10). CLI values are validated with messages that list the valid choices, and MCP tool schemas are read live from the server (7). The README gives the install line and seven commands, and the MCP skill documents its error types, but there is no headless or configuration guide (5). Versioned releases with notes for stable versions, none of substance for nightlies (10).", "security": "Harness reading of the framework checklist, as used for the other harnesses. 30 for what leaves the machine by default, 20 for approvals and sandboxing, 15 for prompt-injection posture, 15 for audit and 20 for the security programme. Usage telemetry is on by default. It is pseudonymous, limited to primitive values with no prompts, tool content or file paths per the source, disclosed on first run and mirrored to a local `telemetry.jsonl` (18). No approval prompts were found and there is no sandbox, which the README states. MCP tools can be limited with `enabledTools` and `disabledTools`, and the agent is told to recommend a connection, not make one (4). The README tells users to work only with trusted repositories, instructions and skills. No detection or mitigation found (5). Append-only JSONL session files, a `prime-agent incident` timeline command and the local telemetry mirror (12). The vendor's security policy has a reporting address, safe harbour, response times and discretionary rewards, scoped to its website and API. The repository has no SECURITY.md and no published advisories, CONTRIBUTING.md says to report privately without naming an address, and security.txt returned 404. cargo-deny runs in CI (11).", "transparency": "MIT in the LICENSE file and Cargo.toml, with a notice that the code is a port of a TypeScript product originally copyright Mario Zechner (30). The first-run notice and the telemetry crate README say what is sent and what is excluded, and name the endpoint and PostHog, but the vendor privacy policy is dated 23 February 2024, does not describe agent telemetry and gives no retention period for it (12). No deprecation policy found. Removed flags are recorded in change fragments (5). 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The source describes a settings flag and we did not trace its default", "Unchecked: the npm audit findings reported in issue #3292 for the 0.9.8 install", "Unchecked: whether the Homebrew cask and formula in the repository are published to a tap", "The scout wrote that every GitHub release is a pre-release. v0.9.8 of 29 September 2026 is marked Latest and is a stable release, of the TypeScript build. The Rust build on main is nightly only", "The scout wrote that the README does not mention MCP or a headless mode. That is right for the README, but the source has an MCP client, `-p` print mode and `--mode json|rpc|acp`, none documented for users", "The LICENSE names Prime Intellect Ltd. while the website and terms name Prime Intellect, Inc. Which entity publishes the agent is not stated", "No documentation was found for the JSON event stream, the RPC protocol or the settings file" ] }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Budgets for turns, tokens and time bound an autonomous run, and sessions survive a closed terminal through a supervising daemon. Model-written Python and shell commands run with the user's rights, with no approval step and no sandbox, and the Rust build on the main branch ships only as nightly betas.", "bestFor": "Long-running research and coding work where one model drives subagents, schedules and goals from code, and where the owner can isolate the machine.", "strengths": [ "MIT licence, with CI on main passing on 8 October 2026 (fmt, clippy with warnings as errors, sharded tests, cargo-deny)", "Three model tools (bash, edit, ipython). MCP tools are found and called from Python, so their definitions stay out of the prompt", "Autonomous mode takes limits on turns, tokens, time and continuations, plus user-defined quality gates with retries", "A daemon supervises one worker per session, restarts it with backoff and restores from append-only JSONL session files", "Telemetry is disclosed on first run, carries primitive values only and has four documented ways to turn it off" ], "weaknesses": [ "No approval prompts and no sandbox. The README says the worker and kernel processes are not a security sandbox", "The stable channel (v0.9.8, 29 September 2026) is the TypeScript build. The Rust code on main ships only as nightly betas", "No documentation site for Prime Agent. Headless, JSON, RPC and ACP modes are described only in source and crate READMEs", "Usage telemetry is on by default, and the vendor privacy policy (updated 23 February 2024) does not describe it", "No SECURITY.md in the repository, and public issues and unsolicited pull requests are closed automatically" ], "agentNotes": [ "Run it in a disposable clone, container or VM. It executes model-written Python and shell commands with the user's rights and asks nothing first", "Set `PRIME_AGENT_TELEMETRY=0` or `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` before the first run if usage metrics must not leave the machine", "For unattended runs pass `--autonomous-max-turns`, `--autonomous-max-tokens` and `--autonomous-timeout-ms`. Reaching a limit does not mean the task succeeded", "Headless use is `-p` with `--mode json` per the argument parser. A provider key must already be configured, because `/login` is interactive", "The `-t/--tools`, `-nt/--no-tools` and `-nbt/--no-builtin-tools` flags were removed and now fail as unknown options" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 60.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 73, "maintenance": 79, "payments": 60, "reliability": 65, "schema": 42, "security": 50, "transparency": 67 }, "provenanceScore": 61 }, "connect": { "install": "curl -fsSL https://app.primeintellect.ai/prime-agent/install.sh | sh" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/prime-agent" }, "notable": [ "The README warns that Prime Agent executes model-generated Python and project commands with the user's permissions, and that its worker and kernel processes are not a security sandbox (https://github.com/PrimeIntellect-ai/prime-agent#getting-started)", "The stable channel pointer is v0.9.8, the TypeScript build. The installer source says no Rust stable release exists yet, so the Rust code on main ships as nightly betas (https://app.primeintellect.ai/prime-agent/install.sh)", "Usage telemetry is on by default and disclosed on first run, with `/telemetry off`, `PRIME_AGENT_TELEMETRY=0` and `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` as opt-outs (https://github.com/PrimeIntellect-ai/prime-agent/blob/main/crates/pa-cli/src/telemetry_notice.rs)", "Public issues from unapproved contributors and pull requests from unvouched contributors are closed automatically, and intake is through GitHub Discussions (https://github.com/PrimeIntellect-ai/prime-agent/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)", "Prime Intellect announced Prime Agent on 5 August 2026 (https://www.primeintellect.ai/blog/prime-agent)" ], "area": "frameworks", "details": [ { "label": "Interfaces", "value": "Terminal UI, `-p` print mode, and `--mode text|json|rpc|acp|daemon` per the argument parser. Daemon commands `agents`, `attach`, `status`, `doctor`, `schedule`, `shutdown`" }, { "label": "Built-in tools", "value": "`bash`, `edit` and `ipython`. Subagents, compaction, goals, skills and MCP calls are Python functions in the persistent REPL" }, { "label": "Approvals", "value": "None found. Commands and edits run with the user's rights. MCP tools can be limited with `enabledTools` and `disabledTools`" }, { "label": "Sandbox", "value": "None. The README recommends an external sandbox or restricted environment for untrusted code or instructions" }, { "label": "Network", "value": "No egress controls found. `--offline` exists as a flag" }, { "label": "MCP client", "value": "stdio and HTTP servers through `prime-agent mcp add|list|get|remove`, OAuth through `/mcp login`, and a built-in service catalogue" }, { "label": "Models", "value": "`/login` for a subscription or an API-key provider. Provider code for Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, OpenRouter, Mistral, Bedrock, Azure OpenAI and Prime Inference" }, { "label": "Self-improvement", "value": "`/refine` applies small updates to supplemental prompts, memories, skill descriptions and subagent specifications, with snapshots for rollback. The base system prompt is not rewritten" }, { "label": "Telemetry", "value": "On by default, pseudonymous installation id, primitive values only, sent to api.primeintellect.ai and forwarded to PostHog. Off with `/telemetry off`, `PRIME_AGENT_TELEMETRY=0`, `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` or offline mode" }, { "label": "Release channels", "value": "Stable v0.9.8 of 29 September 2026 (TypeScript build). Nightly v0.9.9-beta.55 of 7 October 2026 (Rust build). Windows on the beta channel only" }, { "label": "Platforms", "value": "macOS and Linux on x64 and arm64 as checksummed binaries, with an npm install needing Node.js 20.6 or later as the fallback" }, { "label": "First public release", "value": "Announced on 5 August 2026 (https://www.primeintellect.ai/blog/prime-agent)" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Prime Intellect, Inc.", "domain": "primeintellect.ai", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://www.primeintellect.ai/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://www.primeintellect.ai/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.primeintellect.ai", "changelog": "https://github.com/PrimeIntellect-ai/prime-agent/releases", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The site footer, terms and privacy policy name Prime Intellect, Inc. of Dover, Delaware. 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