In simple English
This tool connects multiple artificial intelligence agents so they can work together as a team. It gives them a shared memory and lets them run automated tasks in the background. You install it alongside coding assistants like Claude Code to manage complex programming projects. It saves you from orchestrating every step manually. The software is free to use under an open source licence.
What it is
Ruflo is an agent meta-harness that adds over one hundred specialized agents, vector retrieval memory, and swarm coordination to coding assistants. It operates through command-line tools, local model routing, and plugin integrations.
What it is good for
Solo builders who want to automate complex coding projects, coordinate multiple artificial intelligence agents, and maintain persistent project memory across sessions.
- Coordinates multiple specialized agents in a team swarm.
- Includes fast vector memory for persistent context across sessions.
- Supports secure agent federation across different machines.
- Large ecosystem with over thirty plugins requires significant learning time.
- Adds configuration files and hidden directories to your project workspace.
- High memory and processor usage when running local vector search and multiple agents.
Manual prompt orchestration and single-agent coding assistants
Claude Code
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npx ruflo@latest init wizard