Squads focuses on coordinating multiple AI agents to collaboratively manage and update a shared codebase. It is catalogued under Autonomous agents & workflows on PulseGate.

squads is an open-source project built for developers working with AI agent teams.

Yes — squads is open source under the MIT license and free to use.

What platforms does squads run on?

squads runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.

Is squads still maintained?

Unverified. squads has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to squads?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Agents Squads, agent-squad, and squadron-ai.

squads is developed by TheCaptainCat.

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squads

Name: squads
Author: TheCaptainCat

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squads is an open-source CLI tool that provides a coordination layer for teams of AI agents collaborating on a single codebase. It offers features like stable JIRA-like IDs, role and skill assignment, status lifecycle management, and structured handoffs using markdown. Designed for developers managing multi-agent AI workflows.

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Overview

7 features

In the Autonomous agents & workflows space, squads takes a focused approach. It focuses on coordinating multiple AI agents to collaboratively manage and update a shared codebase. squads is an open-source project aimed at developers working with AI agent teams. squads is open source under the MIT license. squads is available on the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

TheCaptainCat builds and maintains squads, and it first shipped in 2026. Among its 7 catalogued features are JIRA-like IDs, role assignment, and skill management.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

JIRA-like IDs
Role assignment
Skill management
Status lifecycle
Markdown handoffs
CLI interface
Agent coordination

Built with & integrations

Runs on

CLISelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed29 Jun · 23:36 UTC
squads verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about squads

What is squads?: Squads focuses on coordinating multiple AI agents to collaboratively manage and update a shared codebase. It is catalogued under Autonomous agents & workflows on PulseGate.
Who is squads for?: squads is an open-source project built for developers working with AI agent teams.
Is squads free?: Yes — squads is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does squads run on?: squads runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is squads still maintained?: Unverified. squads has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to squads?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Agents Squads, agent-squad, and squadron-ai.Agents Squads agent-squad squadron-ai
Who develops squads?: squads is developed by TheCaptainCat.
How long has squads been around?: squads first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Platforms: Cli
Languages: English
Open source: Yes (GitHub)
License: MIT
First seen: 29 Jun 2026
Built for: developers working with AI agent teams
Model: Open source
Solves: Coordinating multiple AI agents to collaboratively manage and update a shared codebase.

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GitHub: TheCaptainCat/squads
PyPI: squads

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TheCaptainCat

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Index record

Identity confidence: Low · 64
Indexed: 29 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Jun 2026
Last seen: 29 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: squads-pypi-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 29 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Canonical URL: https://pypi.org/project/squads

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