Harness via PRNewswire / AIThority · Oct 9, 2026 · 9:25 AM

Harness acquires Augment Code's Cosmos, Auggie CLI, and Context Engine; the team joins Harness

Announced Oct 9, Harness bought select Augment Code assets, including Cosmos, the Auggie CLI, and the Code Context Engine, and Cosmos becomes the Harness Cosmos Software Factory Agent, where agents in isolated VMs plan a change from a ticket or bug, write code and tests, and keep fixing the same PR as reviews and checks come back. The release doesn't say what happens to Augment's existing IDE extensions or pricing, so current users should watch for a migration notice.

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GitHub Changelog 1 hour ago

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GitHub / r/mcp 3 hours ago

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