OpenGAP
your repository becomes your agent.
The open standard for defining, versioning, and running AI agents natively in git. Version-controlled config that exports to Claude Code, OpenAI, Lyzr Agent, Chimera, NanoBot, CrewAI, OpenClaw, and Agents SDK — with zero code changes.
Your AI agent is not yours.
When you build an agent on CrewAI, LangChain, OpenClaw, or AutoGen — everything lives inside that framework. Identity, memory, skills, rules, knowledge — all locked in a proprietary format tied to one vendor’s runtime.
Switch frameworks and you lose everything: months of prompt tuning, memory accumulation, skill development, institutional knowledge. You start from scratch.
The Vendor Lock-In Trap
- Agent identity locked in framework config
- Memory stored in opaque internal databases
- Skills written in framework-specific code
- Rules and constraints hardcoded in vendor format
- Switching frameworks = starting over from scratch
Your repo is the agent.
Only two files required: agent.yaml and SOUL.md. Everything else is composable.
Four steps. Zero lock-in.
From file to deployed agent across any framework — using tools you already know.
Define your agent as files
Write agent.yaml for config, SOUL.md for identity. Only two files required — add skills/, memory/, and hooks/ as needed.
Run on any framework
Launch on Claude Code, OpenAI, Lyzr, CrewAI, or 6+ others. Switch adapters with one flag — zero code changes.
Version everything with git
Every change is a git commit. Full history, branching, diffing, and rollback for your agent — for free.
Collaborate like software
Fork agents, open PRs, review changes, promote dev to staging to main. Agent lifecycle mirrors code lifecycle.
Everything your agent needs, in files you know.
Built on primitives every engineer already uses every day.
Git-native
Version control, branching, diffing, and collaboration built in. Your agent definition is just files in a repo.
Framework-agnostic
Works with Claude Code, OpenAI, CrewAI, OpenClaw, and 5+ more. Define once, export anywhere.
Compliance-ready
First-class FINRA, SEC, and Federal Reserve support. Audit logging, HITL, and model risk management built in.
Composable
Skills, tools, sub-agents, and SkillsFlow workflows. Agents can extend, depend on, and delegate to each other.
Explore OpenGAP.
Deep dives into the patterns, CLI, skills, export targets, and compliance framework.
Design Patterns
15 architectural patterns for building git-native AI agents — from live memory and SkillsFlow to CI/CD, tagged releases, and segregation of duties.
Export to Any Framework
One agent definition exports to 8 frameworks. Claude Code, OpenAI, CrewAI, OpenClaw, Nanobot, Lyzr Studio, GitHub Models, or System Prompt.
CLI Reference
Complete command reference with flags, examples, and a 7-step quick start from install to deploy.
Skills and SkillsFlow
Reusable SKILL.md capability modules and deterministic multi-step SkillsFlow workflows with template-driven data flow.
Compliance and Governance
FINRA, SEC, Federal Reserve, CFPB — risk tiers, segregation of duties, kill switches, and gitagent audit.
OpenGAP vs framework-locked agents.
How the open standard compares to the status quo across the dimensions that matter most.
| Dimension | Framework-Locked | OpenGAP Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Where agent lives | Inside framework runtime | Your git repo |
| Portability | Zero — rebuild from scratch | Full — change one adapter flag |
| Memory ownership | Vendor’s database | Your memory/ folder in git |
| Version control | Manual snapshots, if any | Every change is a commit |
| Collaboration | Share screenshots of configs | Fork, PR, branch, merge |
| Compliance | DIY | FINRA, SEC, Fed frameworks built in |
| Rollback | Hope you saved a backup | git revert any commit |
Who is OpenGAP for?
Teams and individuals who refuse to let their agent IP be locked in.
Enterprise AI Teams
Tired of rebuilding agents every time you evaluate a new framework.
CIOs and AI Leaders
Want a single standard across teams while letting each team pick their preferred framework.
Regulated Industries
BFSI and healthcare teams that need auditable, compliant agent deployments with full change history.
Open-Source Builders
Share, fork, and remix agents like software — community-driven agent evolution.
Startups
Don’t lock your core agent IP into a framework that may not exist in two years.
Get started with OpenGAP.
Start building agents the git-native way. Read the spec, browse the registry, or jump straight in.