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Open-source agent frameworks and indie projects that let developers build and orchestrate multi-agent systems. Sorted by scores from 0 published community reviews where available; editorial research is excluded from scores. First in this view: BabyAGI, ChatDev, Hermes Agent.
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Sort by:Community score01BBabyAGIYohei Nakajima · Fully open-source; you pay for your own LLM API keys · BrowserBabyAGI is the lightweight task-driven autonomous agent that inspired a generation of agent developers — using a simple loop of task creation, prioritization, and execution to work toward user-defined goals. Despite its simplicity (the original was 140 lines of Python), it demonstrated that effective goal-directed behavior could emerge from basic LLM loops. The project remains influential as a conceptual reference point, though most production use cases have moved to more mature frameworks.BrowserModerate setupGPT-4 (original); community forks support various modelsAwaiting community signal—0 community reviews02CChatDevOpenBMB · Open-source research project; you pay for your own OpenAI API keys · BrowserChatDev is a research project from OpenBMB (Tsinghua University) that demonstrates a virtual software company where multiple LLM agents with distinct roles — CEO, CTO, programmer, reviewer, tester — collaborate to build software from a single natural language requirement. It explores how software engineering processes can be fully automated through role-playing agents and structured communication protocols. ChatDev remains an influential research artifact and educational tool for understanding multi-agent systems.BrowserModerate setupGPT-4Awaiting community signal—0 community reviews03
Hermes AgentNous Research · Free and open source (MIT); model and hosting costs are separate. Optional Nous Portal plans: Free $0, Plus $20/month, Super $100/month, and Ultra $200/month. Paid plans include model credits; subscriptions are not required for self-hosting. · BrowserOpen-source agent that builds reusable skills from experience and keeps memory across sessions. Runs locally or on hosted infrastructure, with CLI and messaging access through Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, and Signal. Supports scheduled automation, isolated subagents, browser tools, and sandboxed execution.BrowserModerate setupConfigurable model providersAwaiting community signal—0 community reviews
Hermes AgentNous Research · Free and open source (MIT); model and hosting costs are separate. Optional Nous Portal plans: Free $0, Plus $20/month, Super $100/month, and Ultra $200/month. Paid plans include model credits; subscriptions are not required for self-hosting. · BrowserOpen-source agent that builds reusable skills from experience and keeps memory across sessions. Runs locally or on hosted infrastructure, with CLI and messaging access through Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, and Signal. Supports scheduled automation, isolated subagents, browser tools, and sandboxed execution.BrowserModerate setupConfigurable model providersAwaiting community signal—0 community reviewsCompare ready. Start with the top 3 visible agents.Compare