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brigade
Self-hosted crew of AI agents with shared memory, reachable from chat apps
- Stars
- 11.4k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
- Last release
- Sep 2026
- Language
- TypeScript
0 on 16 Jun 202611,351 on 20 Oct 2026
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Overview
Brigade is a Node.js gateway and terminal chat UI that runs multiple isolated agents arranged in an org chart, sharing a file-backed long-term memory called Tideline. Agents are reachable from WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, iMessage and BlueBubbles, and can use cron jobs, sub-agents, skills and 1,000+ Composio app connectors. State lives under ~/.brigade/, with an optional self-hosted Convex backend.
Who it is for: Self-hosters who want a multi-agent personal assistant reachable via chat apps
Strengths
- Supports Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, OpenRouter, Ollama and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, switchable mid-chat
- Org-chart agent hierarchy with A2A policy, sub-agent fan-out and depth/child caps
- Default filesystem storage under ~/.brigade/, no database needed; Convex is optional
- Reuses Claude Code or Codex CLI logins, with privileged actions gated by approval
Weaknesses
- Install is a curl-pipe-to-shell script; no Docker or compose files detected
- App connectors depend on a Composio platform key (ak_)
- Video rendering needs a separate optional engine (headless Chrome, FFmpeg)
- README is marketing-heavy; hardware requirements and RAM figures are not stated
What it needs
- no GPU
- Needs Node.js 22.12+, Composio (optional), Convex (optional), Ollama (optional), headless Chrome and FFmpeg (optional, video)
- Models: Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, OpenRouter, Groq
- port 7777
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