Shep is an open-source orchestrator designed for managing multiple AI coding agents in parallel, streamlining the process of implementing, testing, and merging software features. It addresses the complexity of coordinating several AI-driven coding sessions by assigning each feature its own isolated git worktree and branch, thus preventing file conflicts and maintaining a clean working environment. Shep supports a workflow that progresses from describing a feature in a single sentence to producing a merged pull request, with optional specification steps for complex tasks where requirements, research, and plans are drafted as YAML files for user approval.
The platform is agent-agnostic, allowing users to run coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor CLI, Gemini CLI, or any agent capable of operating via a command-line interface. Each agent session operates independently within its own workspace, enabling users to launch and manage multiple feature builds simultaneously. Shep automates the git workflow around each agent, including branching, committing, pushing, opening draft pull requests, and monitoring continuous integration (CI) pipelines. When CI failures occur, the tool can prompt the agent to read logs and attempt automated fixes, with configurable retry limits. Users retain control over the review and merge process, with the option to approve or merge pull requests directly.
Shep is delivered as a local-first, cross-platform application that runs on Node 22+ and provides both a web-based dashboard (accessible at localhost:4050) and a command-line interface. All state and data are stored locally in SQLite databases under the user's home directory, and no information is sent to remote servers. The tool is free to use and distributed under the MIT license, requiring users to bring their own subscriptions for any commercial AI agents they wish to integrate. Shep is positioned as a control plane for orchestrating parallel AI coding agents, facilitating efficient, isolated, and automated software development workflows.
Shep is an Autonomous agents & workflows product. It automates and coordinates the workflow of multiple AI coding agents for software development tasks. Shep is an open-source project aimed at developers. The project is open source (MIT). The product ships for the web and the command line, and it can be self-hosted.
Shep open source maintainers builds and maintains Shep, and the product first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 211 stars and 235 commits in the last 90 days. Across PulseGate's embedding index, Shep has few near neighbours, marking it as relatively distinct. Among its 6 catalogued features are parallel agent orchestration, git worktree management, and CI integration. It exposes integrations via a public API.
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