Practical overview
When it fits
Use Hive when a task benefits from parallel agent roles and a visible coordination layer instead of separate terminal sessions.
Who it is for
- Developers who already run supported CLI agents and want to coordinate their work in one workspace.
- Users who want to split implementation, review, testing or research across agent processes.
Documented uses
- Delegate a coding change to one worker and have another review its edge cases.
- Divide a bug investigation across separate code paths or recent commit history.
- Coordinate research, drafting and fact-checking while keeping tasks and reports together.
Requirements & limits
The real-agent workflow runs locally and requires Node.js plus at least one supported, authenticated CLI agent available on PATH. The first-run demo does not require an installed CLI, network access or sign-in.
- Hive orchestrates existing CLI processes rather than replacing them.
- Agents run as real PTY processes and share a task graph at
.hive/tasks.md. - The project documents macOS and Linux support; Windows is best-effort.
- The optional PWA works only while the Hive daemon is running and its install prompt is documented for Chrome, Edge and Brave.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Install Hive and open its local workbench
Start the local Hive interface using the documented npm installation.
Before you start
- Node.js 22.18+ in the 22.x line, or Node.js 24+.
- At least one supported agent CLI installed, authenticated and available on PATH.
- Keep npm optional dependencies enabled for the platform-specific PTY binary.
Steps
Run the command below.
npm install -g @tt-a1i/hiveRun
hive.Open the local URL printed by Hive, usually
http://127.0.0.1:9483/.
Expected outcome
The Hive browser workbench is available on the local machine for coordinating installed CLI agents.
Guide limitations
- The documented supported platforms are macOS and Linux; Windows support is best-effort.
- The demo can be viewed without an installed CLI, but real agent processes require the CLI prerequisites.
Compare options for Agent orchestration
These projects document a common task and share a project role. This is a source-based comparison, not an execution benchmark or a guarantee of interchangeability.
| Project | Documented purpose | Platform | Access and requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hive — tt-a1i | Delegate a coding change to one worker and have another review its edge cases. | CLI, Server, Web | The real-agent workflow runs locally and requires Node.js plus at least one supported, authenticated CLI agent available on PATH. The first-run demo does not require an installed CLI, network access or sign-in. |
| Insurance Agentic AI | Route insurance questions to a life, home or auto specialist. | Docker, Self-hosted, Web | |
| AI Chatkit | Create and orchestrate agents with custom behavior logic. | Linux, Self-hosted, Server, Web | The repository is public and identified as open source. Its README documents a local development setup with Python and Node-based frontend tooling. |
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 16 October 2026
- Original website title
- tt-a1i/hive · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

