kungfu-systems/kungfu

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Kungfu is an open-source continuity layer for AI agent work, consisting of a local C++ runtime (libkungfu) and an open protocol (KFD) that let a unit of Work keep its identity, state, and evidence as it moves across agents like Codex, Claude, OpenCode, and Amp. It ships as a standalone CLI plus optional TUI/GUI sidecar views, with durable project-local state in a .kungfu/ workspace.

Use cases

• hand off an in-progress task from one AI coding agent to another without copying context
• resume agent work after a crash or dropped connection
• switch from an expensive model to a cheaper one mid-task while keeping the same Work
• audit and inspect what an agent did across multiple sessions
• run a deterministic mock-agent recovery scenario to test continuity locally
• keep durable, machine-readable records of agent attempts, approvals, and next actions

When to choose

• you regularly switch between multiple AI coding agents (Codex, Claude, OpenCode, Amp) on the same project
• you need work to survive agent crashes, disconnects, or vendor/model changes
• you want a local, auditable continuity layer without a mandatory cloud or vendor lock-in
• you want to mix expensive and cheap agents on the same unit of work

When to avoid

• you use a single agent exclusively and never hand off or resume work
• you need a production-stable, generally available tool - it is currently in public Alpha
• you want a fully autonomous multi-agent framework rather than a work-continuity and handoff layer
• you cannot tolerate a project-local .kungfu/ workspace directory in your repos

Facets

cli-tool · maturity experimental

agent-framework workflow-automation developer-tools cli developer-tools windows cli cross-platform agent-orchestration agent-continuity work-handoff agent-memory local-runtime open-protocol multi-agent ai-agents automation command-line macos linux

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