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Team Agent

Use Claude Code the way you always do — now lead a whole team.

What is this

Right now, when you use Claude Code (or Codex, or Copilot CLI), you have one pair of hands: while it writes the frontend, the backend waits; while it runs tests, you wait.

With Team Agent installed, it's still the same conversation window, but you can say:

"This is too slow for one person. Build a team: one for backend, one for frontend, one for tests."

Then:

• New windows pop up, one per teammate, all working in parallel
• Teammates message each other directly (frontend asks backend for the API schema — no need to go through you)
• You only talk to the lead; the lead reports progress and only escalates when there's a real decision

No config files. No new UI to learn. If you can chat with Claude, you can run a team.

Install

npx @team-agent/installer@latest install

Then start like this (instead of typing claude / codex / copilot directly):

team-agent claude

Two steps. Everything else happens in the conversation.

What you can say

Team building and management is all natural language. Some real examples:

"Refactor this codebase into a monorepo and add test coverage. Build a team, show me the plan first."

"Add another person just for code review — every merge goes through them."

"The frontend role isn't working out. Reset it and try a different approach."

"Wrap it up for today."              ← Team closes, state saved

(next day)
"Continue yesterday's refactor team." ← Same people, same memory, pick up where they left off

Teammates aren't limited to coding roles. People have used it for multi-round paper reviews (reviewers critique each other then reach consensus), multi-role brainstorming, even having 5 agents play four rounds of Werewolf autonomously. If you can describe the division of labor, the lead can build the team.

Teammates can come from different CLIs

The lead and each teammate independently choose which CLI to use:

	Claude Code	Codex CLI	Copilot CLI
Lead	✓	✓	✓
Teammate	✓	✓	✓

In other words: let Claude be the lead for planning and review, let Codex teammates handle bulk implementation. Mix and match whatever subscriptions you have.

FAQ

What do I need? macOS or Linux (including WSL), at least one CLI from the table above, and tmux (team-agent claude handles tmux automatically — you don't need to know tmux).

Do I have to watch the teammate windows? No. The windows are there if you want to glance at them. All reports come back to the lead's conversation.

Will the team die if I close the terminal? No. The team keeps running in the background. Reopen your conversation and pick up where you left off.

How is this different from Claude Code's built-in subagents? Subagents are one-shot, fire-and-forget, and can't talk to each other. Team Agent teammates are persistent roles: they have their own memory, can message each other, and are still there tomorrow.

Status

Beta. Used daily in real projects. Rough edges possible in uncommon configurations. Issues and PRs welcome.

License

AGPL-3.0-or-later. Commercial licensing available on request.