IBM open-sources CUGA, an enterprise generalist agent framework with MCP support
samuelcolvin · x · 2026-11-05
- samuelcolvin (pydantic author) mocks IBM's naming choice — "you're IBM, an old company, and you call your Agent Framework Cuga?!" — while pointing to the open-source project.
- CUGA is an open-source generalist agent harness for the enterprise (1.1k stars, 206 forks, Apache-2.0), supporting complex task execution across web and APIs.
- Key features: OpenAPI/MCP integrations, composable architecture, multiple reasoning modes, policy-aware guardrails, built on LangGraph with sandbox, RAG and multi-agent modules.
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