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Brigade

Brigade is a TypeScript-based open-source agent runtime and ecosystem for coordinating autonomous AI agents as an AI crew. Its repository is public and uses the MIT license.

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Understand the project

Practical overview

When it fits

Use Brigade when the core requirement is coordinating multiple autonomous agents through a TypeScript-based runtime, particularly when local handling of supported provider credentials matters.

Who it is for

  • Developers building personal multi-agent assistants.
  • Teams exploring enterprise-oriented coordination among multiple AI workers.
  • Builders who want agents to use supported provider credentials or existing CLI sign-ins kept on their own machine.

Documented uses

  • Assemble specialized autonomous agents into a coordinated crew.
  • Create a personal intelligence workflow using multiple AI workers.
  • Build a local credential-handling layer around supported provider subscriptions or CLI logins.
  • Evaluate an agent crew with a benchmark command, subject to confirming the referenced B³ feature in the full README.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

Brigade is presented as a public GitHub repository with an MIT license. Its documented platform contexts include CLI, cloud, self-hosted and server environments.

  • Whether the project’s crew-oriented orchestration model fits the workflow.
  • Whether the supported authentication paths for Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude Code and Codex CLI cover the intended providers.
  • Whether keeping API keys on the user’s own machine is an important implementation requirement.
  • The referenced B³ benchmark feature should be confirmed in the full README before relying on it.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Install Brigade and start a local crew chat

Install Brigade, configure a provider and model through onboarding, then open its chat TUI.

Before you start

  • macOS or Linux for the documented shell installer.
  • A provider connection method: an API key, an eligible Claude/ChatGPT/Copilot subscription or Claude Code/Codex CLI login, or local Ollama.

Steps

  1. Run the command below to install Brigade; the installer installs Node if needed.

    Documented command
    curl -fsSL https://brigade.spinabot.com/install.sh | sh

  2. Run brigade onboard and follow the wizard to choose storage, connect a provider, select a default model, and configure web search.

  3. Run brigade tui to chat. The TUI automatically starts the gateway if it is not already running; alternatively, run brigade gateway run before opening the TUI.

Expected outcome

Brigade is installed and configured for a local chat session with the crew.

Guide limitations

  • The documented shell installer targets macOS and Linux.
  • The wizard's available provider, authentication, and search choices depend on the options it offers; no additional provider setup procedure is specified here.
  • The documented installation and chat steps do not cover persistent gateway operation across reboots. See the repository README for the separate gateway-install stage.
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ProjectDocumented purposePlatformAccess and requirements
BrigadeAssemble specialized autonomous agents into a coordinated crew.CLI, Cloud, Self-hosted, ServerBrigade is presented as a public GitHub repository with an MIT license. The supplied evidence does not specify pricing or account requirements. Its documented platform contexts include CLI, cloud, self-hosted and server environments.
MassgenRun multiple AI agents against the same user task.CLIThe repository documents installation through pip or uv and requires Python 3.11 or later. Setup can configure API keys for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and xAI; credentials are needed for the selected model backends.
Langchain Multi Agents BoilerplateRoute incoming football questions to model and agent workflows according to task complexity.WebThe repository is public and specifies an MIT license. Running the application requires OpenAI and Groq API keys and a Redis server.
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Sources & review

Official repository ↗Guide documentation ↗
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