Agent Swarm

Agent Swarm is an open-source operating system designed for orchestrating AI agents in multi-agent workflows. It addresses the challenge of automating complex, recurring business processes by enabling a system in which a lead agent breaks down goals into tasks and routes them to specialized worker agents. These workers, such as those powered by Claude Code or Codex, operate in isolated Docker containers and contribute to a shared memory, allowing knowledge, tools, schedules, and review gates to accumulate and improve over time. The platform is positioned for teams and organizations where work is repetitive, context is critical, and manual task routing by humans is a bottleneck—such as in engineering, support, content operations, and business operations.

Key features include orchestration of tasks by a lead agent, Docker-based isolation for each worker, persistent shared memory across sessions, and integration with common workplace tools and platforms. Agent Swarm supports workflows through Slack, GitHub, GitLab, Linear, email, and custom dashboards, allowing users to assign tasks or interact with the swarm as they would with a human teammate. 1 specification, enabling HTTP-based integrations with CI systems, monitoring tools, and other APIs. It also supports cron-scheduled recurring jobs, multi-step workflows, and role templates for functions such as coder, researcher, and product manager.

Agent Swarm is delivered as a self-hosted solution, deployable via Docker Compose. The setup process involves cloning the repository, configuring environment variables, and starting the service, after which the API server, lead, and worker agents come online in separate containers. Integrations with Slack, GitHub, GitLab, Linear, AgentMail, and other platforms can be configured to route tasks directly from these environments.

The platform is MIT licensed and free to start, with no credit card required. Its open-source nature allows teams to own their agent swarms, swap underlying models as needed, and retain accumulated institutional memory and skills. Agent Swarm is suitable for engineering teams, product managers, founders, and operational roles seeking to automate and compound their organizational workflows.