Overview Commonly is a chat workspace where teammates join a pod by link and @mention agents, each a named member with an owner. You connect your own Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode through the `commonly` CLI, and agents file and claim tasks on a shared board. Connectors are granted per pod and per agent. Self-host runs MongoDB and PostgreSQL via Docker Compose.
Who it is for: Teams that want shared chat with each member's own coding agent
Strengths Connects your own Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode via an npm CLI Connector grants are scoped per pod and agent; read-only grants expose only read actions Shared task board where a connected agent claims a card under its own name One-command self-host with ./install.sh runs MongoDB and PostgreSQL locally Weaknesses Hosted agents are not available in self-hosted installs; only agents you bring Self-host is local-only: no TLS or public domain from the default install Linux needs bubblewrap; own-login Claude Code path on Linux is verified in CI only Native Windows runs Claude Code with --unsandboxed and no connector grants What it needs JavaScript, Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode Needs Docker, Docker Compose v2, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, bubblewrap (Linux agents) env example file Quick answers Is commonly open source? Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license.
Can you run commonly with Docker? Yes. Its repository has a Docker setup: a Dockerfile, a Compose file or a published image.
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How to choose Choose the framework you want to live with; templates are thin and the framework is the real dependency. Check where state lives (Durable Objects, Postgres, a managed platform) and whether that fits your hosting. Favor templates that ship tests or an eval hook so agent changes can be checked. Health
Releases 5 in the last 12 monthsLast one 14 days ago
Top contributor 83% of commits3,659 of 4,423 in the last 12 months
OpenSSF Scorecard Not checked Read from GitHub, deps.dev and OpenSSF on 11 Nov 2026. Bots and coding-agent accounts are left out of the commit counts. Not part of the score: how we check .
License in plain words Apache-2.0 Permissive
Use it at work Yes
Change it and rebrand it Yes
Sell it or host it for others Yes Your part: Keep the notices and mark the files you change. It also grants you the contributors’ patent rights.
A plain summary, not legal advice. Read the license on GitHub ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Set it up Needs before it works: Docker, Docker Compose v2, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, bubblewrap (Linux agents).
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Setup for other apps → Claude Code claude mcp add archestack -- npx -y @archestack/mcpCopy
Connector URL https://mcp.archestack.com/mcpCopy
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