What is OpenTeams?

OpenTeams is a multi-agent conversation platform where multiple AI agents (Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, QWen Coder, etc.) can collaborate in shared chat sessions like a real team.

Key Features:

| Feature | What you get | |--|--| | Supported agents | Supports 10 coding-agent runtimes, including Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, Qwen Code, Amp, Cursor Agent, Copilot, Droid, Kimi Code, and OpenCode. | | Shared group-chat context | Every participant works from the same conversation history instead of juggling copied prompts across separate windows. | | Parallel execution | Multiple agents can work on the same task at the same time inside one shared session. | | Autonomous collaboration | Agents can @mention each other, hand work off, and coordinate directly inside the chat. | | Built-in AI members | Start with 160+ built-in AI members across engineering, marketing, writing, research, and content production. | | Built-in AI team presets | Launch with 8 ready-to-use team presets for common workflows. | | Skill library | Equip agents with 1000+ built-in skills, and import your own skills when needed. | | Fully local execution | Agents run against your local workspace. No need to be concerned about data privacy. |

Quick Start

# Install and run
npx openteams

Requirements

You'll need at least one AI agent installed:

| Agent | Install | |-------|---------| | Claude Code | npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code | | Gemini CLI | npm i -g @google/gemini-cli | | Codex | npm i -g @openai/codex | | Qwen Code | npm i -g @qwen-code/qwen-code |

📚 More agent installation guides

CLI Commands

openteams is a zero-build NPX launcher. It does not compile source code on your machine. Instead, it downloads prebuilt binaries, verifies checksum, extracts, installs, and runs.

npx openteams              # install (if needed) + run
npx openteams install      # install only
npx openteams start [args] # run binary
npx openteams update       # force re-download + reinstall
npx openteams status       # show install status
npx openteams uninstall    # remove ~/.openteams
npx openteams --help

Pass-through args example:

npx openteams -- --port 54321
npx openteams start --port 54321

How It Works

When you run npx openteams, the CLI does:

1. Detect current platform/arch
2. Download prebuilt openteams.zip from configured object storage
3. Verify SHA256 from manifest
4. Extract to ~/.openteams/bin
5. Add ~/.openteams/bin to PATH (current process + persistent profile)
6. Launch binary immediately

Installation Paths

• Install root: ~/.openteams
• Binary: ~/.openteams/bin/openteams (or .exe on Windows)
• Cache: ~/.openteams/cache/<tag>/<platform>/
• Metadata: ~/.openteams/install.json

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18
• Network access to configured OSS/R2 public URL

No Rust/Git/build toolchain is required for end users.

Why we're better

Legend: ✅ Full support | 🟡 Partial support | ❌ No support

| Capability | Traditional Single Agent | Multi-window Workflow | Claude Code Agent Team | OpenTeams | |--|--|--|--|--| | Parallelism| ❌ No, sequential | 🟡 Partial, manual | ✅ Yes, Claude subagents | ✅ Yes, automatic | | Shared context | ❌ No | ❌ No, copy-paste | 🟡 Partial, split subagent contexts | ✅ Yes, always in sync | | Multi-model collaboration | ❌ No | 🟡 Partial, manual switching | ❌ No, Claude only | ✅ Yes, Claude + Gemini + Codex + more | | Agent handoff | ❌ No | ❌ No, you orchestrate it | 🟡 Partial, delegated inside Claude | ✅ Yes, direct @mentions | | Predefined AI member | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes, 160+ members | | Team manager | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes, Customize team guidelines | | Your effort | 🔴 High | 🔴 Very high | 🟠 Medium | 🟢 Low |

Community

| | | |--|--| | Bug Reports | GitHub Issues | | Discussions | GitHub Discussions | | Community Chat | Discord |

License

Apache 2.0