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Multi-Agent Frameworks

Orchestrate multiple AI agents with specialized roles

MetaGPT

Multi-agent framework with PM, Architect, Engineer, QA roles. Simulates a full software company.

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Claude-Flow

64-agent orchestration for Claude Code. 84.8% SWE-Bench solve rate. MCP protocol native.

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CrewAI

43k stars. Role-based AI agent teams. Most popular multi-agent framework.

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AG2 (AutoGen)

37k stars. Microsoft's multi-agent conversation framework. Human-in-the-loop.

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LangGraph

24k stars. Fastest framework, lowest latency. Graph-based state machines.

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Letta

21k stars. Stateful agents with self-editing memory. Agents learn and improve over time.

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Pydantic AI

14k stars. Type-safe Python agent framework. FastAPI-like DX for AI agents.

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AWS Agent Squad

AWS's open-source multi-agent orchestrator. Flexible routing and coordination.

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ALMAS

Academic framework following agile SDLC. Modular design for human-agent collaboration.

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AI Coding Agents

Autonomous agents that write, edit, and debug code

Claude Code YOLO

Claude Code with --dangerously-skip-permissions. Full autonomous mode, zero confirmations.

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Cline

57k stars. #1 open-source coding agent. VS Code native, 4M+ developers. Plan/Act modes.

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Aider

40k stars. Terminal-based AI pair programming. Auto git commits, multi-file edits.

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OpenCode

70k stars. Open source terminal agent. 650k+ developers, multi-provider support.

70k-starsterminalpopular

Roo Code

901k installs. Fork of Cline with multi-agent modes. Code/Architect/Debug roles.

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Continue

20k stars. Open-source Copilot alternative. Agent, Chat, Edit, Autocomplete modes.

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Devin

Cognition's autonomous SWE. Full dev environment with terminal, editor, browser.

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SWE-Agent

Open-source Devin alternative. Takes GitHub issues, fixes code end-to-end via Docker.

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Devon

Lightweight open-source SWE. Plans, edits, tests, debugs. Runs locally.

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OpenHands

Research framework for multi-agent experimentation. SWE-bench evaluation harness.

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Orchestrators

Schedule and coordinate agent workflows

Mastra

TypeScript AI framework from Gatsby team. Graph workflows, human-in-loop, 40+ providers.

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Open Agent

Self-hosted orchestrator for Claude Code & OpenCode. Isolated Linux workspaces.

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Windmill

Fastest workflow engine (13x vs Airflow). Self-hostable Temporal alternative.

self-hostedfastopen-source

n8n

Visual workflow automation. Self-hosted, free tier. Great for AI agent orchestration.

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Activepieces

400+ MCP servers for AI agents. Open-source Zapier alternative. AI-native design.

mcpopen-sourceai-native

Temporal

Mission-critical durable execution. Handles failures gracefully. Open-source.

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Inngest

Event-driven durable functions. TypeScript-first with full type inference.

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Trigger.dev

Background jobs platform. Native Mastra integration for agent workflows.

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Kestra

Declarative YAML workflows. Event-driven, multi-language. Infrastructure as Code.

yamlevent-driveniac

SDKs & APIs

Build custom agents programmatically

Claude Agent SDK

Official Anthropic SDK for building Claude Code agents. Python & TypeScript.

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Claude Code GitHub Actions

Turn GitHub issues into PRs automatically. Official Anthropic integration.

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OpenAI Agents SDK

18k stars. Official OpenAI SDK for building agents. Function calling, threads.

18k-starsofficialopenai

Google ADK

17k stars. Google's Agent Development Kit. Gemini-native, Python SDK.

17k-starsgooglegemini

Agent Memory

Persistent memory and learning for AI agents

Mem0

37k stars. Universal memory layer for AI agents. +26% accuracy, 90% token savings.

37k-starsrecommendedproduction

Letta Memory SDK

Self-editing memory for LLMs. Agents update their own memory to learn over time.

self-editinglearningstateful

LangGraph + MongoDB

Long-term memory for LangGraph agents. Cross-session persistence with MongoDB.

langgraphmongodbpersistent

Cloud Compute

Cheap/free compute for overnight runs

E2B

AI agent sandboxes. ~$0.05/hr, per-second billing, starts in <200ms.

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Modal

AI infrastructure that scales to zero. $30/mo free credits included.

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Daytona

Secure platform for AI-generated code. $200 free credits, ~$0.067/hr.

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RunPod

GPU cloud with per-second billing. Community Cloud for cheap R&D.

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Vast.ai

GPU marketplace. 50-70% cheaper than hyperscalers. Bid for spare capacity.

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TensorDock

Starting at $0.12/hr for consumer GPUs. Global coverage, marketplace model.

cheapmarketplaceglobal

Thunder Compute

$0.66/hr for A100 40GB. True pay-as-you-go, no commitments.

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Beam Cloud

Ultra-fast cold starts (2-3s). Python SDK with hot-reloading for iterative dev.

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GCP Preemptible

60-90% discount on Google Cloud. Perfect for interruptible overnight jobs.

cheapinterruptiblegoogle

Azure Spot VMs

65-69% discount on Azure. Great for batch workloads.

cheapinterruptiblemicrosoft

Cron & Schedulers

Trigger agents on a schedule

Supabase pg_cron

PostgreSQL-native cron jobs. Free tier available, triggers Edge Functions.

free-tierpostgresedge-functions

Vercel Cron

Serverless cron jobs. Pro plan ($20/mo) has 60s timeout - good for triggers.

serverless60s-limittrigger-only

GitHub Actions Cron

Free cron for public repos. 6-hour timeout. Good for overnight runs.

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Agent Roles

Specialized agent personas for your team

Product Manager

Orchestrator agent. Reviews specs, manages team, approves PRs, updates roadmap.

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QA Engineer

Writes tests, validates against specs, reports failures, blocks bad PRs.

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SWE Agent

Implements features from specs. Creates commits/PRs. Follows coding standards.

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Architect

Designs technical solutions. Reviews architecture decisions. Maintains system design.

designarchitecturereview

Project Manager

Breaks down tasks, manages dependencies, tracks progress, unblocks team.

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Development Approaches

Methodologies for autonomous development

Spec-Driven Development

Write specs first, then implement. 1 iteration with specs = 8 without.

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Agentic SDLC

Agents follow traditional SDLC phases: requirements, design, implement, test, deploy.

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Shared Thread System

Agents post updates to shared thread. Hourly standups. Self-awareness loops.

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