Agent Swarm is an open-source framework that orchestrates multi-agent AI teams for autonomous software development. The system uses a lead agent to break down tasks and delegate to worker agents running in isolated Docker containers, creating self-managing coding teams that learn and improve over time.

Key capabilities include Slack, GitHub, and email integration for task creation, Docker isolation for each worker with full development environments, and a real-time dashboard for monitoring progress. The framework supports Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and other AI coding assistants. Workers can expose HTTP services and discover each other through built-in service discovery.

What sets Agent Swarm apart is its compounding memory system where agents build persistent knowledge across sessions. Each agent maintains searchable memories created from session summaries, task completions, and file-based notes using OpenAI embeddings. Agents also have evolving identities stored in SOUL.md, IDENTITY.md, TOOLS.md, and CLAUDE.md files that persist across deployments. The framework offers three deployment options: Docker Compose for quick setup, local API with Docker workers, or using Claude Code directly as the lead agent.