Agent Swarm

Name: Agent Swarm
Author: desplega-ai

by desplega-aiversion 2.8.2i★ –iComputer or cloud

Registry nameio.github.desplega-ai/agent-swarm

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Full Agent Swarm API and MCP server with local SQLite storage for multi-agent orchestration.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Computer or cloud
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Category: Databases & datasets
You need to fill in: AGENT_SWARM_API_KEY, Authorization

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
You fill in yourself: AGENT_SWARM_API_KEY, Authorization

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet
npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Or run it on your computer

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-swarm": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@desplega.ai/agent-swarm",
        "api",
        "--port",
        "3000"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AGENT_SWARM_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http agent-swarm 'https://{swarm_host}/mcp-user' --header 'Authorization: your-value'

Or run it on your computer

claude mcp add agent-swarm --env AGENT_SWARM_API_KEY=your-value -- npx -y @desplega.ai/agent-swarm api --port 3000

Fill in the empty values before running it.

The address contains {…} parts that only you know (such as your account), so copy it and fill them in.

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-swarm": {
      "url": "https://{swarm_host}/mcp-user",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-swarm": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@desplega.ai/agent-swarm",
        "api",
        "--port",
        "3000"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AGENT_SWARM_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

The address contains {…} parts that only you know (such as your account), so copy it and fill them in.

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "agent-swarm": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://{swarm_host}/mcp-user",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "agent-swarm": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@desplega.ai/agent-swarm",
        "api",
        "--port",
        "3000"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AGENT_SWARM_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

AGENT_SWARM_API_KEY secret required env
API key for your local Agent Swarm instance.
Authorization secret required HTTP header
Bearer aswt_ for an active user on your swarm. Ask a swarm operator to mint it in People > your user > Tokens, or via POST /api/users/{id}/mcp-tokens. Copy the plaintext when minted (shown once). Inc…

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

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Basic checksi

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Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account desplega-ai, which owns the repo
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Still maintained
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Has a licence
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Endpoint responds
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Sign-in with OAuth
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
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Compared with others in Databases & datasetsi

More stars than 0% of the other 1153 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 92% of the other 1153 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 1153 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Agent Swarm safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: AGENT_SWARM_API_KEY, Authorization

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

Either way works: install it on your computer or connect to the cloud version.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (2.8.2) reached the registry 3 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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Agent Swarm is the open-source, self-hosted AI company operating system built by Desplega Labs .

[!TIP]

This repo evolves every single day. Watch now →

▸ every team, one swarm · daily evolution · Making of

agent-swarm.dev is an open-source operating system for AI work. A lead agent delegates goals to workers such as Claude Code or Codex. Isolated containers, shared memory, tools, schedules, and review gates preserve work across sessions.

What you get

A lead agent that receives work from Slack, repositories, issue trackers, email, or the API
Schema-validated task results for callers that need structured JSON output
Deferred tasks that wake when all or any watched tasks reach an outcome, or a deadline arrives
Inline tool-result images in task logs, with previews that open at full size
Dashboard file attachments by paste, drag-and-drop, or file picker
Workers in isolated Docker containers with development environments
Memory and identity that persist across sessions, with citation ratings and self-rating hints enabled by default
Workflows, schedules, scripts, and apps for recurring work
Extensions for trusted TypeScript hooks, installed as agent-owned inert drafts and activated by a trusted lead, operator, or dashboard user
Realtime rooms for shared page state, presence, and live channels
Your choice of harness and models: Claude Code, Codex, pi, opencode, Cursor, Amp, Grok, fx, Devin, or ACP agents

flowchart LR

subgraph IN["Tasks come in"] direction TB S["Slack"] G["GitHub / GitLab"] E["Email"] A["API / CLI"] end

LEAD(["Lead Agent plans & delegates"])

subgraph WORKERS["Workers in Docker"] direction TB W1["Worker"] W2["Worker"] W3["Worker"] end

subgraph BRAIN["Persistent brain"] direction TB MEM["Memory (vector search)"] ID["Identity (SOUL, CLAUDE.md)"] end

subgraph OUT["Work ships"] direction TB PR["Pull Requests"] REPLY["Slack replies"] EMAIL["Email replies"] end

IN --> LEAD --> WORKERS WORKERS -->|reads context| BRAIN WORKERS -->|writes learnings| BRAIN WORKERS --> OUT

Quick Start

Give your coding agent the operator skill for Docker Compose or Kubernetes:

npx skills add desplega-ai/agent-swarm

Or install it as a plugin in your harness:

Harness	Command
Claude Code	`/plugin marketplace add desplega-ai/agent-swarm` then `/plugin install agent-swarm@agent-swarm`
Codex	`codex plugin marketplace add desplega-ai/agent-swarm && codex plugin add agent-swarm@agent-swarm` (or use `npx skills` above)
Cursor	`/add-plugin desplega-ai/agent-swarm`
Gemini CLI	`gemini extensions install https://github.com/desplega-ai/agent-swarm`
Antigravity / Factory Droid	`droid plugin marketplace add https://github.com/desplega-ai/agent-swarm` then `droid plugin install agent-swarm@agent-swarm`
OpenCode, pi, Devin, Kimi, others	`npx skills add desplega-ai/agent-swarm`

The plugin's privacy and terms links describe the Agent Swarm website and Cloud service. The self-hosted software remains covered by the MIT License.

Or self-host. docker-compose.example.yml is the reference deployment: deploy every agent in it by default (1 lead and 11 workers on the official templates), and remove agents only when you have a reason to.

Plan for at least 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM and 40 GB of free disk, and prune old Docker images after upgrades. See Host requirements & disk cleanup.

The one-shot installer checks Docker and Compose v2, installs Bun when missing, runs agent-swarm onboard --yes --preset full (every official template; it runs one coder where the example runs two), and prints the dashboard /setup link:

curl -fsSL https://agent-swarm.dev/install.sh | bash

The raw GitHub URL (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/desplega-ai/agent-swarm/main/install.sh) serves the same script. The API is public through a tunnel by default, protected by the API key. Add bash -s -- --no-tunnel to keep it local.

No server yet? Deploy the Railway template in one click:

Or deploy one on any VPS: paste deploy/cloud-init.yaml as the user data of a new 4 vCPU / 8 GB Ubuntu server (Hetzner, DigitalOcean, Lightsail, Vultr). It installs Docker and Caddy, serves the API over HTTPS on .sslip.io or your domain, and shows the /setup link to root at login. To look first, try it for an hour on E2B; that trial deletes its data when the sandboxes stop.

Or use the examples directly:

git clone https://github.com/desplega-ai/agent-swarm.git && cd agent-swarm

cp .env.docker.example .env # Set API_KEY and the credential for your HARNESS_PROVIDER. openssl rand -base64 32 > encryption_key chmod 600 .env encryption_key docker compose -f docker-compose.example.yml --env-file .env up -d

Agent ID variables are optional. Each container generates a UUID on first boot and keeps it in its personal volume, so identity survives restarts. Pin *_AGENT_ID in .env only to keep an existing identity or to survive removing volumes.

Read the Compose checklist before starting. API: http://localhost:3013, with /docs and /openapi.json. Next, open the dashboard and connect it to your API with API_KEY. A new install lands on /setup, a guided first run that covers providers, agents, memory, integrations, and a first task. Kubernetes: install the OCI Helm chart.

Integrations

Slack · GitHub · GitLab · Azure DevOps · Linear · Jira · AgentMail · WhatsApp (Kapso) · Telegram, Teams and Discord (Chat SDK) · Composio · Sentry · Devin · Serply search. Integration guides.

AgentMail archives verified inbound deliveries before acknowledging them and retains the archive for 30 days, including mail excluded from task routing. See the contact inbox triage runbook for retention, coverage limits, and rollout instructions.

Learn more

Getting started · Architecture · Playbooks · CLI · API reference
Orchestration patterns — Five patterns for delegating, fanning out, gating on humans, retrying, and persisting multi-step agent work
Agent templates
Public ranking: opt in with Get ranked (Settings → Configuration → Branding) to rank your install by tokens used on agent-swarm.dev/ranking. It shows at the next hourly refresh. Token totals are public and exact; telemetry, the organization name and website must be set.
Help: contact@desplega.sh · Discord

Contributing

Read CONTRIBUTING.md, fork the repository, create a branch, and open a PR. Discuss ideas on Discord.

Are you an agent? Run npx skills add desplega-ai/agent-swarm or read the operator skill.

Star History

License

MIT · 2025-2026 desplega.sh

Feature defaults

Fresh deployments enable Slack thread renderer v2, queued Slack steering to the lead, task steering, multi-runtime workers, RBAC, and task-tool preloading. Hybrid memory search and graph expansion are also enabled. Explicit environment/config overrides remain supported; see the environment reference. When upgrading older workers, keep MULTI_RUNTIME_ENABLED=false until they support runtime identities. Slack delegation rende

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Agent Swarm

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Databases & datasetsi

Common questions

Alternatives

Supabase

MongoDB MCP Server

Elasticsearch MCP Server

README from the maker

What you get

Quick Start

Integrations

Learn more

Contributing

Star History

License

Feature defaults