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MetaGPT

byMetaGPT teamlisted Jun 3, 2026

Frameworks & IndieFreeComplex setupGPT-4o, Claude (user-configurable)

MetaGPT is a multi-agent framework that simulates a software company, assigning specialized roles — Product Manager, Architect, Engineer, QA — to different LLM agents that collaborate on software development projects. Its SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) approach reduces hallucinations by structuring inter-agent communication as structured documents rather than freeform chat. MetaGPT is popular in research settings for studying how social structures improve AI agent performance.

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Open-source and free to self-host; you pay for your own LLM API keys
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GPT-4o, Claude (user-configurable)
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Complex setup
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