layerfs: what it is, how to install & alternatives

by Ephemeral-AI-Lab · Agent Tool · ★ 403

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About layerfs

LayerFS Ephemeral Workspaces. Durable Shared History. v0.1.6 Developer Preview: release and downloads, every measured selection, and compatibility boundary. Live Workspace state now lives in the sandbox and the Store format is unchanged; one construction worker, a bounded sandbox spool and every measured regression, waiver and declared allowance stay explicit.

How to install layerfs

git clone https://github.com/Ephemeral-AI-Lab/layerfs.git

Taken from the project's README on GitHub. Check the security audit before running it.

Security audit verdict: SAFE · quality 59/100

No red flags found in any of the 11 categories — no credential harvesting, no data exfiltration, no curl-pipe-shell installer. Scanned against the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy, refreshed every 8 hours. Full audit →

Quick Facts

Stars403
Forks29
LanguageRust
CategoryAgent Tool
LicenseMIT
Quality Score58.8891041860101/100
Open Issues46
Last Updated2026-10-14
Created2026-08-10
Platformsrust
Est. Tokens~25k

Compatible Skills

These tools work well together with layerfs for enhanced workflows:

  • devswarm — semantic(0.30)+complementary+similar_pop (46%)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is layerfs?

layerfs is LayerFS gives every agent an isolated, disposable filesystem fork without copying the shared base. Useful states become durable, deduplicated checkpoints with workspace-scoped tool history—ready to br. It is categorized as a Agent Tool with 403 GitHub stars.

What programming language is layerfs written in?

layerfs is primarily written in Rust.

How do I install or use layerfs?

The README on GitHub (github.com/Ephemeral-AI-Lab/layerfs) gives: git clone https://github.com/Ephemeral-AI-Lab/layerfs.git. Usage details are in the same README.

What license does layerfs use?

layerfs is released under the MIT license, making it free to use and modify according to the license terms.

What are the best alternatives to layerfs?

The top alternatives to layerfs on Agent Skills Hub include awesome-android-agent-skills, synalinks-skills, agent-skills. Each offers a different approach to the same problem space — compare them side-by-side by stars, quality score, and community activity.

How this security grade is produced

Grades come from a rule-based scan built on the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy, covering 11 red-flag categories including credential harvesting, data exfiltration, and curl | sh installers. It is a first-layer scan, not a manual audit — we say so rather than overstate it.

The scale of the problem is documented independently: Liu et al. (2026), in a study of 31,132 agent skills, report that 26.1% contain security vulnerabilities. Our own full-catalog census is published as a citable open dataset.

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