OpenGAP Overview

Open Standard v0.4.0 · Clone a repo. Get an agent. OpenGAP is a git-native, framework-agnostic open standard for defining AI agents. Version-controlled config that exports to Claude Code, OpenClaw, Lyzr Studio, Nanobot, CrewAI, and the OpenAI Agents SDK. Your repository becomes your agent.

Why OpenGAP

Everything your agent needs, defined in files you already know how to manage.

Feature	Description
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, Gemini, and more. Define once, export anywhere.
Compliance-Ready	First-class FINRA, SEC, and Federal Reserve support. Audit logging, supervision, and model risk management.
Composable	Skills, tools, sub-agents, and workflows. Agents can extend, depend on, and delegate to each other.

Three Files Define Your Agent

Everything else is optional.

agent.yaml: model, tools, runtime config, compliance
SOUL.md: identity, personality, values, domain expertise
SKILL.md: reusable capability modules

How It Works

OpenGAP stores every aspect of an AI agent: identity, skills, tools, knowledge, memory, hooks, and compliance artifacts: as plain files in a git repository. This means you get version control, branching, pull requests, code review, CI/CD, and collaboration for free, using tools developers already know. Define your agent once, then export to any framework:

opengap export --format claude-code    # Claude Code CLAUDE.md
opengap export --format openai         # Python code with Agent() + Tool stubs
opengap export --format crewai         # YAML crew config
opengap export --format lyzr           # Lyzr Studio API payload
opengap export --format system-prompt  # Single markdown for any LLM

Quick Start

Install the CLI and scaffold your first agent

Agent Structure

Full directory layout and identity files

CLI & Adapters

All CLI commands, run flags, and export formats

Compliance

FINRA, SEC, Federal Reserve: first-class regulatory support

Open Source

OpenGAP is an open standard. View the GitHub repository to explore the spec, open issues, or submit a pull request.

Quick Start

Getting Started

Agent Structure

Skills & Workflows

CLI & Adapters

Compliance

FAQ

OpenGAP Overview

Why OpenGAP

Three Files Define Your Agent

How It Works

Quick Start

Agent Structure

CLI & Adapters

Compliance

Open Source

​Why OpenGAP

​Three Files Define Your Agent

​How It Works

Quick Start

Agent Structure

CLI & Adapters

Compliance

​Open Source

Why OpenGAP

Three Files Define Your Agent

How It Works

Open Source