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✅ **What You’ll Learn**:
Autonomous AI agent orchestrator powered by Claude Code CLI
OpenSwarm orchestrates multiple Claude Code instances as autonomous agents. It picks up Linear issues, runs Worker/Reviewer pair pipelines to produce code changes, reports progress to Discord, and retains long-term memory via LanceDB vector embeddings.
┌──────────────────────────┐
│ Linear API │
│ (issues, state, memory) │
└─────────────┬────────────┘
│
┌─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┐
│ │ │
v v v
┌──────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐
│ AutonomousRunner │ │ DecisionEngine │ │ TaskScheduler │
│ (heartbeat loop) │─>│ (scope guard) │─>│ (queue + slots) │
└────────┬─────────┘ └──────────────────┘ └────────┬─────────┘
│ │
v v
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ PairPipeline │
│ ┌────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ │
│ │ Worker │──>│ Reviewer │──>│ Tester │──>│ Documenter │ │
│ │ (CLI) │<──│ (CLI) │ │ (CLI) │ │ (CLI) │ │
│ └────────┘ └──────────┘ └────────┘ └─────────────┘ │
│ ↕ StuckDetector │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│ │ │
v v v
┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐
│ Discord Bot │ │ Memory (LanceDB │ │ Knowledge Graph │
│ (commands) │ │ + Xenova E5) │ │ (code analysis) │
└──────────────┘ └──────────────────┘ └──────────────────┘
- Autonomous Pipeline – Cron-driven heartbeat fetches Linear issues, runs Worker/Reviewer pair loops, and updates issue state automatically
- Worker/Reviewer Pairs – Multi-iteration code generation with automated review, testing, and documentation stages
- Decision Engine – Scope validation, rate limiting, priority-based task selection, and workflow mapping
- Cognitive Memory – LanceDB vector store with Xenova/multilingual-e5-base embeddings for long-term recall across sessions
- Knowledge Graph – Static code analysis, dependency mapping, and impact analysis for smarter task execution
- Discord Control – Full command interface for monitoring, task dispatch, scheduling, and pair session management
- Dynamic Scheduling – Cron-based job scheduler with Discord management commands
- PR Auto-Improvement – Monitors open PRs and iteratively improves them via pair pipeline
- Long-Running Monitors – Track external processes (training jobs, batch tasks) and report completion
- Web Dashboard – Real-time status dashboard on port 3847
- i18n – English and Korean locale support
- Node.js >= 22
- Claude Code CLI installed and authenticated (
claude -p) - Discord Bot token with message content intent
- Linear API key and team ID
- GitHub CLI (
gh) for CI monitoring (optional)
git clone https://github.com/unohee/OpenSwarm.git
cd OpenSwarm
npm install
cp config.example.yaml config.yaml
Create a .env file with required secrets:
DISCORD_TOKEN=your-discord-bot-token
DISCORD_CHANNEL_ID=your-channel-id
LINEAR_API_KEY=your-linear-api-key
LINEAR_TEAM_ID=your-linear-team-id
config.yaml supports environment variable substitution ($🔥 or $💬) and is validated with Zod schemas.
Key Configuration Sections
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
discord |
Bot token, channel ID, webhook URL |
linear |
API key, team ID |
github |
Repos list for CI monitoring |
agents |
Agent definitions (name, projectPath, heartbeat interval) |
autonomous |
Schedule, pair mode, role models, decomposition settings |
prProcessor |
PR auto-improvement schedule and limits |
Each pipeline stage can be configured independently:
autonomous:
defaultRoles:
worker:
model: claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
escalateModel: claude-sonnet-4-20250514
escalateAfterIteration: 3
timeoutMs: 1800000
reviewer:
model: claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
timeoutMs: 600000
tester:
enabled: false
documenter:
enabled: false
auditor:
enabled: false
# Development
npm run dev
# Production
npm run build
npm start
# Background
nohup npm start > openswarm.log 2>&1 &
# Docker
docker compose up -d
src/
├── index.ts # Entry point
├── core/ # Config, service lifecycle, types, event hub
├── agents/ # Worker, reviewer, tester, documenter, auditor
│ ├── pairPipeline.ts # Worker → Reviewer → Tester → Documenter pipeline
│ ├── agentBus.ts # Inter-agent message bus
│ └── cliStreamParser.ts # Claude CLI output parser
├── orchestration/ # Decision engine, task parser, scheduler, workflow
├── automation/ # Autonomous runner, cron scheduler, PR processor
│ ├── longRunningMonitor.ts# External process monitoring
│ └── runnerState.ts # Persistent pipeline state
├── memory/ # LanceDB + Xenova embeddings cognitive memory
├── knowledge/ # Code knowledge graph (scanner, analyzer, graph)
├── discord/ # Bot core, command handlers, pair session UI
├── linear/ # Linear SDK wrapper, project updater
├── github/ # GitHub CLI wrapper for CI monitoring
├── support/ # Web dashboard, planner, rollback, git tools
├── locale/ # i18n (en/ko) with prompt templates
└── __tests__/ # Vitest test suite
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
!dev |
Run a dev task on a repository |
!dev list |
List known repositories |
!tasks |
List running tasks |
!cancel |
Cancel a running task |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
!status |
Agent and system status |
!pause |
Pause autonomous work |
!resume |
Resume autonomous work |
!log |
View recent output |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
!issues |
List Linear issues |
!issue |
View issue details |
!limits |
Agent daily execution limits |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
!auto |
Execution status |
!auto start [cron] [--pair] |
Start autonomous mode |
!auto stop |
Stop autonomous mode |
!auto run |
Trigger immediate heartbeat |
!approve / !reject |
Approve or reject pending task |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
!pair |
Pair session status |
!pair start [taskId] |
Start a pair session |
!pair run |
Direct pair run |
!pair stop [sessionId] |
Stop a pair session |
!pair history [n] |
View session history |
!pair stats |
View pair statistics |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
!schedule |
List all schedules |
!schedule run |
Run a schedule immediately |
!schedule toggle |
Enable/disable a schedule |
!schedule add |
Add a schedule |
!schedule remove |
Remove a schedule |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
!ci |
GitHub CI failure status |
!codex |
Recent session records |
!memory search " |
Search cognitive memory |
!help |
Full command reference |
Linear (Todo/In Progress)
→ Fetch assigned issues
→ DecisionEngine filters & prioritizes
→ Resolve project path via projectMapper
→ PairPipeline.run()
→ Worker generates code (Claude CLI)
→ Reviewer evaluates (APPROVE/REVISE/REJECT)
→ Loop up to N iterations
→ Optional: Tester → Documenter stages
→ Update Linear issue state (Done/Blocked)
→ Report to Discord
→ Save to cognitive memory
Hybrid retrieval scoring: 0.55 * similarity + 0.20 * importance + 0.15 * recency + 0.10 * frequency
Memory types: belief, strategy, user_model, system_pattern, constraint
Background cognition: decay, consolidation, contradiction detection, and distillation (noise filtering).
| Category | Technology |
|---|---|
| Runtime | Node.js 22+ (ESM) |
| Language | TypeScript (strict mode) |
| Build | tsc |
| Agent Execution | Claude Code CLI (claude -p) via child_process.spawn |
| Task Management | Linear SDK (@linear/sdk) |
| Communication | Discord.js 14 |
| Vector DB | LanceDB + Apache Arrow |
| Embeddings | Xenova/transformers (multilingual-e5-base, 768D) |
| Scheduling | Croner |
| Config | YAML + Zod validation |
| Linting | oxlint |
| Testing | Vitest |
| Path | Description |
|---|---|
~/.openswarm/ |
State directory (memory, codex, metrics, workflows, etc.) |
~/.claude/openswarm-*.json |
Pipeline history and task state |
config.yaml |
Main configuration |
dist/ |
Compiled output |
The Docker setup includes volume mounts for ~/.openswarm/ state persistence and .env for secrets.
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