| name | agent-squad |
| description | Manage persistent AI coding squads that run in tmux sessions with task queues, progress reports, and automatic health monitoring. Use when the user wants to: (1) start/launch/create/restart a squad or team of AI agents, (2) assign/give tasks to a squad, (3) check squad status or ask what a squad is doing, (4) ping/nudge a squad to report progress, (5) stop a squad, (6) list all active squads, (7) configure squad settings like default project directory, (8) delete/archive a squad. Supports Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Kimi, Trae, Aider, and Goose as AI engines. |
Agent Squad
GitHub: https://github.com/0xTimi/agent-squad
Run persistent AI coding squads in tmux. Squads pick up tasks, write code, and report progress — 24/7 in the background.
Slash Command Usage
Users can invoke /agent-squad directly with optional arguments:
| Command | Action |
|---|
/agent-squad | Show squad dashboard (or Getting Started if none exist) |
/agent-squad list | List all squads |
/agent-squad start my-squad claude | Start a squad |
/agent-squad status my-squad | Check squad status |
/agent-squad stop my-squad | Stop a squad |
/agent-squad assign my-squad "add login page" | Assign a task |
/agent-squad ping my-squad | Nudge squad to report |
/agent-squad delete my-squad | Archive a squad |
/agent-squad peek my-squad | Peek at squad's live tmux screen |
/agent-squad restart my-squad | Restart a stopped squad |
No arguments or list → run bash {baseDir}/scripts/squad-list.sh:
- If squads exist: show a clean status dashboard
- If no squads: show the Getting Started intro below
Getting Started
When users ask "what is this", "how do I use this", or invoke /agent-squad with no squads, give a friendly intro with usage examples. Match the user's language.
Agent Squad runs AI coding agents in the background 24/7. Just tell me what you need:
- "Start a squad called my-squad using claude for ~/projects/my-app"
- "Give my-squad a task: implement user login"
- "How's my-squad doing?"
- "Stop my-squad"
- "What squads do I have?"
Engines: Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Kimi, Trae, Aider, Goose
Want to start one now?
If the user asks which engine to use or doesn't specify one: default to claude — it is the most thoroughly tested engine and works best with Agent Squad. Mention other engines only if the user specifically asks. See {baseDir}/references/engines.md for details.
What Users Can Do
Users interact through natural language. Here's what they might say and how to respond:
Start a squad
User: "start a squad called my-squad with claude" / "launch a codex squad for ~/projects/api"
Ask if missing: squad name. Default engine to claude if not specified. Project dir and context are optional.
First-time users: briefly mention squads run in full-auto mode — the AI has full access to the project directory.
Response: "Squad 'my-squad' is up and running with Claude Code! You can assign tasks anytime."
Assign a task
User: "give my-squad a task: build the login page" / "let my-squad work on JWT auth"
If only one squad exists, use it automatically. If the request is vague, ask for specifics.
Response: "Task assigned! my-squad will start working on 'Login Page' shortly."
Check status
User: "how's my-squad doing?" / "what's the status?" / "is my-squad done yet?"
Include the live tmux screen output (from squad-status.sh) in the response — this lets the user see what the agent is actually doing right now.
Response: "my-squad is running on Claude Code, working on 'Login Page' — about 60% done. 2 tasks completed, 1 in progress.
Live screen:
Working on form validation...
Created src/components/LoginForm.tsx
Running tests...
```"
### Peek at screen
User: "peek at my-squad" / "what's on my-squad's screen?" / "show me what my-squad is doing"
Show the raw tmux screen content. This is a quick way to see the agent's live terminal without checking reports.
Response: Show the screen output directly, formatted in a code block.
### Ping for update
User: "ping my-squad" / "nudge it to report"
Response: "I've nudged my-squad to update its progress report. Check back in a minute."
### Stop a squad
User: "stop my-squad" / "pause the squad"
Always confirm before stopping.
Response: "my-squad stopped. All work is saved — you can restart anytime."
### Restart a squad
User: "restart my-squad" / "bring my-squad back up"
Response: "my-squad is back up and running! It will pick up where it left off."
### List squads
User: "what squads do I have?" / "list my squads" / "show all squads"
Present a clean readable summary of all squads with name, engine, status, and task counts.
### Delete a squad
User: "delete my-squad" / "archive the old squad" / "clean up my-squad"
Always ask for confirmation first. Reassure: data is archived, project code is never touched.
### Configure
User: "set default project dir to ~/code" / "show squad settings"
### What commands are available?
User: "agent-squad都有哪些命令" / "what can you do?" / "help"
**IMPORTANT**: Never show internal script names (squad-start.sh, etc.) to users. Instead, show the `/agent-squad` slash commands and natural language examples:
> Here's what you can do with Agent Squad:
>
> | Command | Or just say... |
> |---|---|
> | `/agent-squad start my-squad claude` | "Start a squad called my-squad" |
> | `/agent-squad assign my-squad "task"` | "Give my-squad a task: ..." |
> | `/agent-squad status my-squad` | "How's my-squad doing?" |
> | `/agent-squad peek my-squad` | "Peek at my-squad's screen" |
> | `/agent-squad ping my-squad` | "Ping my-squad" |
> | `/agent-squad stop my-squad` | "Stop my-squad" |
> | `/agent-squad restart my-squad` | "Restart my-squad" |
> | `/agent-squad list` | "What squads do I have?" |
> | `/agent-squad delete my-squad` | "Delete my-squad" |
---
## Script Reference
All scripts at `{baseDir}/scripts/`. Execute based on user intent above and present results conversationally.
### squad-start.sh
```bash
bash {baseDir}/scripts/squad-start.sh "<name>" "<engine>" "<context>" [--project <dir>] [--restart] [--agent-teams] [--no-watchdog]
- name: lowercase alphanumeric + hyphens
- engine: claude, codex, gemini, opencode, kimi, trae, aider, goose
- context: optional project background
--project <dir>: custom code output directory--restart: required if squad name already exists (also used for restart intent)--agent-teams: claude only, multi-agent mode--no-watchdog: skip auto-restart cron
squad-assign.sh
bash {baseDir}/scripts/squad-assign.sh "<name>" "<title>" "<objective>" "<priority>"
Priority: critical / high / normal (default) / low
squad-status.sh
bash {baseDir}/scripts/squad-status.sh "<name>"
Also read latest report in ~/.openclaw/workspace/agent-squad/squads/<name>/reports/ — check ## Current section for real-time progress.
squad-peek.sh
bash {baseDir}/scripts/squad-peek.sh "<name>" [lines]
Default: 20 lines. Shows the live tmux screen content of a running squad.
squad-ping.sh
bash {baseDir}/scripts/squad-ping.sh "<name>"
squad-stop.sh
bash {baseDir}/scripts/squad-stop.sh "<name>"
squad-list.sh
bash {baseDir}/scripts/squad-list.sh
squad-delete.sh
bash {baseDir}/scripts/squad-delete.sh "<name>"
bash {baseDir}/scripts/squad-delete.sh "<name>" --confirm
squad-config.sh
bash {baseDir}/scripts/squad-config.sh show
bash {baseDir}/scripts/squad-config.sh set projects_dir "<path>"
Guidelines
- Never show internal script names (squad-start.sh, etc.) to users — always use
/agent-squad slash commands or natural language examples
- If only one squad exists, use it automatically — don't ask "which squad?"
- One engine per squad — suggest multiple squads for multiple engines
- Don't modify task/report files directly — only via assign script
- If squad is stopped and user assigns a task, write it anyway — picked up on restart
- Squads auto-init git repos; for existing projects suggest a separate branch
- Watchdog auto-restarts crashed squads every 5 min by default
- For restart: stop the squad first (
squad-stop.sh), then start with --restart flag
Engine Reference
Details: {baseDir}/references/engines.md
