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<a href="https://cognitum.one/agentic-engineering"><img src="ruflo/assets/ruflo-neon-flicker.gif" alt="Ruflo animated neon sign" width="100%"></a>
**An agent meta-harness for Claude Code and Codex.**
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[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ruflo)
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<a id="start-here"></a>
## <img src="docs/assets/readme/icons/terminal.svg" width="32" height="32" alt=""> Get started in one command
Run this in your project folder:
```bash
npx ruflo@latest init
```
Then open Claude Code in the same folder and give it a real task, for example:
```text
Use a ruflo swarm to review this repo: find the riskiest module, write tests for it, and summarise what you changed.
```
`init` adds ruflo's agents, hooks, memory and MCP server to the project, and Claude Code picks them up on its next start. Codex and other MCP clients work too: point them at `npx -y ruflo@latest mcp start`.
<p align="center"><img src="docs/assets/ruflo-console-tour.gif" width="720" alt="Looping recording of the ruflo console: overview, swarm view and missions in a sample project"></p>
[First useful task, step by step](docs/ruflo-explained.md) · [User guide](docs/USERGUIDE.md) · [Compare install paths](#quick-start)
<details>
<summary><b>Other ways to install</b> (Claude Code plugins only, MCP-only clients, terminal UI)</summary>
**Claude Code plugins only.** This route installs core tools, the visual console and runtime mods, with no files added to your project. It needs Claude Code **2.1.287 or later**. Run inside Claude Code:
```text
/plugin marketplace add ruvnet/ruflo
/plugin install ruflo-core@ruflo
/plugin install ruflo-console@ruflo
/plugin install ruflo-mods@ruflo
/reload-plugins
/ruflo
```
From a terminal, on Claude Code 2.1.292 or later: `claude plugin install ruflo-core@ruflo --marketplace ruvnet/ruflo`. Mods run with your account's permissions, so review their code before installing.
**Codex or another MCP client, without project setup.** Configure the **command** `npx` with the **arguments** `["-y", "ruflo@latest", "mcp", "start"]`. To set up a project interactively, run `npx ruflo@latest init wizard`.
**Plain terminal.** The console also runs on its own, without Claude Code: `npx ruflo tui`. Add `--plain` to print one frame for scripts. See the [terminal UI guide](docs/USERGUIDE.md#terminal-ui-optional).
<p align="center"><img src="docs/assets/ruflo-tui-compact.svg" width="640" alt="Looping recording of the optional ruflo terminal UI with its pictures: Overview in the Classic BBS look, the Orbital look with its moving globe, and the Swarm graph, in a sample project"></p>
</details>
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### Optional: ruOS Desktop
<a href="https://ruos.cognitum.one"><img src="ruflo/assets/ruos-animated.svg" alt="ruOS — A desktop that runs itself" width="100%"></a>
**Connect ruOS to ChatGPT or Claude via MCP:**
```text
https://ruos.cognitum.one/mcp
```
<!-- RuVector promo -->
<a href="https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector"><img src="docs/assets/readme/ruvector-promo-depth.svg" width="100%" alt="RuVector: Give your agents memory. Local vector search, persistent context, graph relationships and feedback learning. Explore RuVector."></a>
```bash
npx ruvector
```
# Ruflo
[English](README.md) · [简体中文](README.zh-CN.md)
[](docs/ruflo-explained.md)
**[📖 RuFlo Explained — Build an AI Team That Plans, Remembers, Tests, and Improves](docs/ruflo-explained.md)**
A 14-chapter guide: from the basic idea to a first useful task, then memory, agent teams, plugins, cost and verification.
</div>
> **Agent = Model + Harness.** The model writes; the harness gives it tools, memory, loops, sandboxes, and controls so it can actually work. **Ruflo is the harness** — the execution layer around Claude Code and Codex that adds 100+ specialized agents, coordinated swarms, self-learning memory, federated comms across machines, and enterprise security guardrails. So agents don't just run, they collaborate.
One `npx ruflo init` gives Claude Code a nervous system: agents self-organize into swarms, learn from every task, remember across sessions, and — with federation — securely talk to agents on other machines without leaking data. You keep writing code. Ruflo handles the coordination.
<p align="center"><img src="docs/assets/readme/learning-cinematic-compact.svg" width="100%" alt="Ruflo trajectory learning: branching memory paths, outcome feedback, contrastive AI and local learning. No LLM required for local vector retrieval and contrastive updates; agent execution may still use an LLM."></p>
<sub>Conceptual learning loop. Local vector retrieval and contrastive updates can run without an LLM; embeddings and configured learning modules are still required. See the <a href="v3/@claude-flow/cli/src/services/ruvector-training.ts">RuVector training integration</a> and <a href="v3/@claude-flow/neural/src/modes/balanced.ts">trajectory contrastive learning</a>.</sub>
<details>
<summary>Architecture in text</summary>
User → Ruflo (CLI/MCP) → Router → Swarm → Agents → Memory → LLM providers. Memory feeds useful experience back into routing. This is a conceptual flow, not a live execution trace.
</details>
> **New to Ruflo?** You don't need to learn 406 MCP tools or 61 CLI commands. After `init`, just use Claude Code normally — the hooks system automatically routes tasks, learns from successful patterns, and coordinates agents in the background.
### An origin you can inspect
[](docs/harness-origins.md)
**Built by [Reuven Cohen (rUv)](https://github.com/ruvnet), originally as Claude Flow.** The [first commit, June 2, 2025](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/commit/7c1f9402d70e7af56c01a879073cbac92564dc4e), describes a code orchestration layer for recursive agent cycles: Claude writes, edits, tests and improves. The [June 10 source snapshot](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/tree/dba545f012ea92a2375a26332bbf3797495e93c9) adds orchestration, task scheduling, memory and terminal modules.
A harness is the workbench around the model: it organizes tasks, carries context between steps and helps check results. **This establishes Ruflo's lineage, not a universal first across every Claude Code tool.** [See the illustrated explainer, exact commits and earlier ecosystem context](docs/harness-origins.md).
**Grok Build:** `npx ruflo init --grok` writes the project host surface (`.grok/`, the team bus, and the operator guide) and nothing outside the project; add `--dry-run` to preview. Setup, the `spawn_subagent` contract, the optional status row, and what to re-check when Grok updates: [the Grok operator guide](v3/@claude-flow/cli/templates/grok/docs/README.md).
<details>
<summary><strong>📖 Background — where the name comes from</strong></summary>
> Claude Flow is now Ruflo — named by [`rUv`](https://ruv.io), who loves Rust, flow states, and building things that feel inevitable. The "Ru" is the rUv. The "flo" is working until 3am. Underneath, powered by [`Cognitum.One`](https://cognitum.one/?RuFlo) agentic architecture, running a supercharged Rust-based AI engine, embeddings, memory, and plugin system.
</details>
---
<p align="center"><img src="docs/assets/readme/console.svg" alt="Mission control: inspect agent work" width="100%"></p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ruvnet/ruflo/main/docs/assets/ruflo-console-theme-compact.svg"><img src="docs/assets/ruflo-console-theme-compact.svg" width="100%" alt="Ruflo Orbital theme: animated boot checks, block logo, menu icons, rotating globe, swarm routing, six color palettes and responsive Theme Studio"></a></p>
[Open animated demo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ruvnet/ruflo/main/docs/assets/ruflo-console-theme-compact.svg) · [Theme Studio guide](plugins/ruflo-console/README.md) · [Workflow demo](docs/assets/ruflo-console-workflows.svg)
<img src="docs/assets/readme/console-icon-workflows.svg" width="28" height="28" alt=""> **Your agent cockpit.** Track workflows, agents, models, tokens and cost beside Claude Code. The 38 second animation shows **Orbital and Theme Studio** through actual renderer frames, including boot checks, six palettes, customization, saved themes, JSON import and resizing. This compact 3.84 MB SVG retains all 456 frames. Native host and AI provider execution are not demonstrated.
<img src="docs/assets/readme/console-icon-inspect.svg" width="28" height="28" alt=""> **Inspect any run.** Open agent logs and results, search, triage failures, replay and compare. Start with `npx ruflo init`, restart Claude Code, then `/ruflo`. [Full console tour](docs/assets/ruflo-console-walkthrough-wide.gif).
<img src="docs/assets/readme/console-icon-control.svg" width="28" height="28" alt=""> **Let Claude drive. You set the limits.** Enable **Settings → Claude control** to navigate and run console actions. Choose `read`, `write`, `manage` or `full`, with `ask` or `auto` approval. The current default is **read + ask**; raising the level is your choice. Actions above your permission level are refused, and network, spending and destructive actions require confirmation even in `auto`. Review the live action log or press **Take back control** to stop Claude control. [Details](v3/docs/adr/ADR-444-claude-controls-the-console.md).
<a id="console-walkthrough"></a>
### One task: create a mission with Claude
<img src="docs/assets/readme/console-icon-workflows.svg" width="28" height="28" alt=""> **Watch the recorded console session below.** Claude creates a mission, opens the Learning and Security pages, and reports its actions in Overview.
1. **Set the boundary.** Install the console using the commands below, open `/ruflo`, then choose **Settings → Claude control → write + ask**.
2. **Give a concrete request.** Try: “Create a mission to add a dark mode toggle. Show me the mission and its status.”
3. **Approve creation.** Claude opens Missions and sets the goal. Confirm the pending create action in the console.
4. **Verify the result.** Check that Missions contains the goal and Overview records the action. Creating a mission does not mean the feature has been implemented.
5. **Keep control.** **Take back control** pauses Claude's console tools. A later call should be refused until you restore control.
**What the recording demonstrates:** a real Claude Haiku session with `write + auto`, mission creation, page navigation, a refused swarm stop, and control being taken back. The steps above use `ask` so you approve creation yourself. The linked workflow animation uses sample data, while the theme demo replays renderer frames. Neither is evidence of completed swarm work or memory recall.
[Implementation and recorded test findings](v3/docs/adr/ADR-444-claude-controls-the-console.md) · [Reproduction script](plugins/ruflo-console/scripts/e2e-control.sh)
<p align="center"><img src="docs/assets/ruflo-console-claude-control.gif" alt="Claude Code with the ruflo console beside it: Claude sets a mission goal, creates the mission and opens the Learning, Security and Overview pages through the console tools; the Claude control dashboard logs each action; swarm-stop is refused because it needs the full level; the person clicks Take back control and the next request is refused"></p>
**Install the mods from the ruflo marketplace** (Claude Code 2.1.287 or later; mods run with your account's permissions and are not sandboxed, so read the code first):
```text
/plugin marketplace add ruvnet/ruflo
/plugin install ruflo-console@ruflo
/plugin install ruflo-mods@ruflo
/reload-plugins
```
`ruflo-console` is the cockpit above, `ruflo-mods` routes prompts and enforces policy in-process, `ruflo-swarm` shows the swarm in a pane, and `ruflo-ruos` adds the ruOS status segment. Open `/plugin` to confirm they appear in the active mods line. Inside the console, `/ruflo market` is the Plugin Catalog: every ruflo plugin, mod and skill with what it ships, and buttons to install, enable, disable and update (each asks first).
## Quick Start
<p align="center"><img src="docs/assets/readme/quick-start.svg" alt="Start building with Ruflo" width="100%"></p>
There are **two different install paths** with very different surface areas. Pick based on what you need (#1744):
| | **Claude Code Plugin** | **CLI install (`npx ruflo init`)** |
|---|---|---|
| What it gives you | Slash commands + a few skills + agent definitions per-plugin | Full Ruflo loop — 98 agents, 60+ commands, 30 skills, MCP server, hooks, daemon |
| Files in your workspace | **Zero** | `.claude/`, `.claude-flow/`, `CLAUDE.md`, helpers, settings |
| MCP server registered | Only if `ruflo-core` is installed (it ships its own `.mcp.json`) — most other plugins don't | Yes |
| Hooks installed | No | Yes |
| Best for | Try a single plugin's commands without committing to the full install | Production use — everything works as documented |
### Path A — Claude Code Plugins (lite, slash commands only)
```bash
# Add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add ruvnet/ruflo
# Install core + any plugins you need
/plugin install ruflo-core@ruflo
/plugin install ruflo-swarm@ruflo
/plugin install ruflo-rag-memory@ruflo
/plugin install ruflo-neural-trader@ruflo
```
This adds slash commands and agent definitions. `ruflo-core` (installed above) does register its own MCP server on install — its tools are callable as `mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__*` (e.g. `mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_store`), not the bare `memory_store`/`swarm_init`/`agent_spawn` names the CLI-track scaffold uses. Other plugins generally don't ship their own MCP server. For the full loop with the CLI-track tool names, use Path B below.
<details>
<summary><strong>🔌 All 48 plugins</strong> (plus 3 external)</summary>
#### Core & Orchestration
| Plugin | What it does |
|--------|-------------|
| [**ruflo-core**](plugins/ruflo-core/README.md) | Foundation — server, health checks, plugin discovery |
| [**ruflo-swarm**](plugins/ruflo-swarm/README.md) | Coordinate multiple agents as a team |
| [**ruflo-autopilot**](plugins/ruflo-autopilot/README.md) | Let agents run autonomously in a loop |
| [**ruflo-loop-workers**](plugins/ruflo-loop-workers/README.md) | Schedule background tasks on a timer |
| [**ruflo-workflows**](plugins/ruflo-workflows/README.md) | Reusable multi-step task templates |
| [**ruflo-federation**](plugins/ruflo-federation/README.md) | Agents on different machines collaborate securely |
| [**ruflo-console**](plugins/ruflo-console/README.md) | Cockpit inside Claude Code, and the `/ruflo` command for ruflo mods |
| [**ruflo-mods**](plugins/ruflo-mods/README.md) | In-process Claude Code mod — routing, learning signals, and policy checks |
| [**ruflo-ai-team**](plugins/ruflo-ai-team/README.md) | Tenant-isolated team that divides work and returns evidence |
| [**ruflo-agntcy**](plugins/ruflo-agntcy/README.md) | AGNTCY/Outshift transport and intent-scoped tool authorization |
| [**ruflo-bbs-federation**](plugins/ruflo-bbs-federation/README.md) | AgentBBS rooms so agents on different hosts can coordinate |
| [**ruflo-chatgpt-federation**](plugins/ruflo-chatgpt-federation/README.md) | ChatGPT federation publisher with its own signing keys |
| [**ruflo-x-gateway**](plugins/ruflo-x-gateway/README.md) | Signed federation messages, channels, and work claims |
| [**ruflo-business-pods**](plugins/ruflo-business-pods/README.md) | Business-domain pod templates and a dry-run tick runner |
#### Memory & Knowledge
| Plugin | What it does |
|--------|-------------|
| [**ruflo-agentdb**](plugins/ruflo-agentdb/README.md) | Fast vector database for agent memory |
| [**ruflo-rag-memory**](plugins/ruflo-rag-memory/README.md) | Smart retrieval — hybrid search, graph hops, diversity ranking |
| [**ruflo-rvf**](plugins/ruflo-rvf/README.md) | Save and restore agent memory across sessions |
| [**ruflo-ruvector**](plugins/ruflo-ruvector/README.md) | [`ruvector`](https://npmjs.com/package/ruvector) — GPU-accelerated search, Graph RAG, 103 tools |
| [**ruflo-knowledge-graph**](plugins/ruflo-knowledge-graph/README.md) | Build and traverse entity relationship maps |
#### Intelligence & Learning
| Plugin | What it does |
|--------|-------------|
| [**ruflo-intelligence**](plugins/ruflo-intelligence/README.md) | Agents learn from past successes and get smarter |
| [**ruflo-graph-intelligence**](plugins/ruflo-graph-intelligence/) | Sublinear graph reasoning — PageRank, delta updates, complexity-aware execution (ADR-123) |
| [**ruflo-daa**](plugins/ruflo-daa/README.md) | Dynamic agent behavior and cognitive patterns |
| [**ruflo-ruvllm**](plugins/ruflo-ruvllm/README.md) | Run local LLMs (Ollama, etc.) with smart routing |
| [**ruflo-goals**](plugins/ruflo-goals/README.md) | Break big goals into plans and track progress |
| [**ruflo-deepseek-harness**](plugins/ruflo-deepseek-harness/README.md) | Agents, commands, and skills for DeepSeek-backed workflows |
#### Code Quality & Testing
| Plugin | What it does |
|--------|-------------|
| [**ruflo-testgen**](plugins/ruflo-testgen/README.md) | Find missing tests and generate them automatically |
| [**ruflo-browser**](plugins/ruflo-browser/README.md) | Automate browser testing with Playwright |
| [**ruflo-jujutsu**](plugins/ruflo-jujutsu/README.md) | Analyze git diffs, score risk, suggest reviewers |
| [**ruflo-rure**](plugins/ruflo-rure/) | Static analysis of a local JS/Electron app you are authorized to study, with file and line evidence |
| [**ruflo-docs**](plugins/ruflo-docs/README.md) | Generate and maintain documentation automatically |
| [**agentic-qe-fleet**](https://github.com/proffesor-for-testing/agentic-qe/tree/v3.15.17/plugins/agentic-qe-fleet) | External, maintained by [Agentic QE](https://github.com/proffesor-for-testing/agentic-qe): 11 QE agents, test generation, coverage, chaos and TDD skills, the `agentic-qe` MCP server, and a guard for AQE learning data (`/plugin install agentic-qe-fleet@ruflo`). Install it from one marketplace only, `agentic-qe` or `ruflo`: enabled from both, its mod and commands load twice |
| [**agentdb**](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentdb/tree/plugin-v3.2.0/plugins/agentdb) | External, maintained in [ruvnet/agentdb](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentdb): agentdb's own MCP server (pinned `agentdb@3.2.0`: hybrid keyword + vector search, opt-in cross-encoder rerank), a memory-specialist agent, vector-memory / learning / diagnostics skills, `/agentdb-status`, and a guard that keeps secrets out of memory and refuses delete/reset unless allowed (`/plugin install agentdb@ruflo`). Use `ruflo-agentdb` instead if you want AgentDB through ruflo's server; the two can coexist. Install it from one marketplace only, `agentdb` or `ruflo` |
| [**agentic-flow**](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentic-flow/tree/plugin-v3.1.0/plugins/agentic-flow) | External, maintained in [ruvnet/agentic-flow](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentic-flow): the agentic-flow MCP server (pinned `agentic-flow@3.1.0`, `readonly` profile by default, nothing pre-approved), ReasoningBank and model-router agents, routing / learning / autopilot skills, `/agentic-flow-status`, and a guard on `agentic_flow_agent` (`/plugin install agentic-flow@ruflo`). Install it from one marketplace only, `agentic-flow` or `ruflo` |
#### Security & Compliance
| Plugin | What it does |
|--------|-------------|
| [**ruflo-security-audit**](plugins/ruflo-security-audit/README.md) | Scan for vulnerabilities and CVEs |
| [**ruflo-aidefence**](plugins/ruflo-aidefence/README.md) | Block prompt injection, detect PII, safety scanning |
| [**ruflo-protector**](plugins/ruflo-protector/README.md) | Optional watchdog for unattended agents — learn, notify, or enforce |
#### Architecture & Methodology
| Plugin | What it does |
|--------|-------------|
| [**ruflo-adr**](plugins/ruflo-adr/README.md) | Track architecture decisions with a living record |
| [**ruflo-ddd**](plugins/ruflo-ddd/README.md) | Scaffold domain-driven design — contexts, aggregates, events |
| [**ruflo-sparc**](plugins/ruflo-sparc/README.md) | Guided 5-phase development methodology with quality gates |
| [**ruflo-metaharness**](plugins/ruflo-metaharness/README.md) | Grade your agent setup, scan tool configs for security risks, and track changes over time ([guide](docs/metaharness-user-guide.md)) |
| [**ruflo-arena**](plugins/ruflo-arena/README.md) | Competitive ruliology — pit agent strategies against each other in tournaments, hill-climb and co-evolve the winners (ADR-147/148) |
#### DevOps & Observability
| Plugin | What it does |
|--------|-------------|
| [**ruflo-migrations**](plugins/ruflo-migrations/README.md) | Manage database schema changes safely |
| [**ruflo-observability**](plugins/ruflo-observability/README.md) | Structured logs, traces, and metrics in one place |
| [**ruflo-cost-tracker**](plugins/ruflo-cost-tracker/README.md) | Track token usage, set budgets, get cost alerts |
| [**ruflo-ruos**](plugins/ruflo-ruos/README.md) | Run swarm agents on your own ruOS cloud desktops |
#### Extensibility
| Plugin | What it does |
|--------|-------------|
| [**ruflo-agent**](plugins/ruflo-agent/README.md) | Run agents — local WASM sandbox (rvagent) + Anthropic Claude Managed Agents (cloud), with opt-in bounded dynamic workflows, gated session controls and verified advisory learning |
| [**ruflo-plugin-creator**](plugins/ruflo-plugin-creator/README.md) | Scaffold, validate, and publish your own plugins |
#### Domain-Specific
| Plugin | What it does |
|--------|-------------|
| [**ruflo-iot-cognitum**](plugins/ruflo-iot-cognitum/README.md) | IoT device management — trust scoring, anomaly detection, fleets |
| [**ruflo-neural-trader**](plugins/ruflo-neural-trader/README.md) | [`neural-trader`](https://npmjs.com/package/neural-trader) — AI trading with 4 agents, backtesting, 112+ tools |
| [**ruflo-market-data**](plugins/ruflo-market-data/README.md) | Ingest market data, vectorize OHLCV, detect patterns |
| [**ruflo-music**](plugins/ruflo-music/README.md) | Compose and generate music through a Cognitum Music account |
</details>
### <img src="docs/assets/readme/icons/terminal.svg" width="28" height="28" alt=""> CLI Install
**macOS / Linux / WSL / Git-Bash:**
```bash
# One-line install (POSIX shells only — see Windows note below)
curl -fsSL https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/ruvnet/ruflo@main/scripts/install.sh | bash
```
**All platforms (including native Windows PowerShell / cmd):**
```bash
# Interactive setup wizard — runs identically on every platform
npx ruflo@latest init wizard
# Quick non-interactive init
# npx ruflo@latest init
# Or install globally
npm install -g ruflo@latest
```
> 💡 **Windows users:** the `curl ... | bash` form needs a POSIX shell (Git-Bash, WSL, MSYS). The `npx ruflo@latest init wizard` line works natively in PowerShell and cmd. If you hit an `'bash' is not recognized` error, use the `npx` line instead — both end up running the same init flow.
### <img src="docs/assets/readme/icons/network.svg" width="28" height="28" alt=""> MCP Server
```bash
# Add Ruflo as an MCP server in Claude Code
claude mcp add claude-flow -- npx ruflo@latest mcp start
```
For static inspection of local applications and binaries, see the [ruRE plugin guide](plugins/ruflo-rure/README.md).
---
## What You Get
<p align="center"><img src="docs/assets/readme/capabilities.svg" alt="Your agent toolkit" width="100%"></p>
<table>
<tr><td width="50%"><a href="plugins/ruflo-swarm/README.md"><img src="docs/assets/readme/card-swarm.svg" width="100%" alt="Agent teams"></a></td><td width="50%"><a href="plugins/ruflo-rag-memory/README.md"><img src="docs/assets/readme/card-memory.svg" width="100%" alt="Persistent memory"></a></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%"><a href="plugins/ruflo-intelligence/README.md"><img src="docs/assets/readme/card-learning.svg" width="100%" alt="Learning loops"></a></td><td width="50%"><a href="plugins/ruflo-security-audit/README.md"><img src="docs/assets/readme/card-security.svg" width="100%" alt="Security controls"></a></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%"><a href="https://ruvnet.github.io/ruflo"><img src="docs/assets/readme/card-plugins.svg" width="100%" alt="Plugin marketplace"></a></td><td width="50%"><a href="plugins/ruflo-ruvllm/README.md"><img src="docs/assets/readme/card-routing.svg" width="100%" alt="Models and routing"></a></td></tr>
</table>
| Capability | Description |
|------------|-------------|
| <img src="docs/assets/readme/icons/agents.svg" width="28" height="28" alt=""> **100+ Agents** | Specialized agents for coding, testing, security, docs, architecture |
| <img src="docs/assets/readme/icons/network.svg" width="28" height="28" alt=""> **Comms Layer** | Zero-trust federation — agents across machines/orgs discover, authenticate, and exchange work securely |
| <img src="docs/assets/readme/icons/swarm.svg" width="28" height="28" alt=""> **Swarm Coordination** | Hierarchical, mesh, and adaptive topologies with consensus |
| <img src="docs/assets/readme/icons/learning.svg" width="28" height="28" alt=""> **Self-Learning** | SONA neural patterns, ReasoningBank, trajectory learning |
| <img src="docs/assets/readme/icons/memory.svg" width="28" height="28" alt=""> **Vector Memory** | HNSW-indexed AgentDB — measured ~1.9x faster at N=20k, ~3.2x–4.7x at N=5k vs brute force (recall@10 ~0.99); ANN wins above the crossover, ties/loses at small N. See [audit](docs/reviews/intelligence-system-audit-2026-05-29.md) + [`scripts/benchmark-intelligence.mjs`](scripts/benchmark-intelligence.mjs) |
| <img src="docs/assets/readme/icons/workers.svg" width="28" height="28" alt=""> **Background Workers** | 12 auto-triggered workers (audit, optimize, testgaps, etc.) |
| <img src="docs/assets/readme/icons/plugins.svg" width="28" height="28" alt=""> **Plugin Marketplace** | 48 native Claude Code plugins + 14 in-tree npm plugins |
| <img src="docs/assets/readme/icons/routing.svg" width="28" height="28" alt=""> **Multi-Provider** | Claude, GPT, Gemini, Cohere, Ollama with smart routing |
| <img src="docs/assets/readme/icons/security.svg" width="28" height="28" alt=""> **Security** | AIDefence, input validation, CVE remediation, path traversal prevention |
| <img src="docs/assets/readme/icons/federation.svg" width="28" height="28" alt=""> **Agent Federation** | Cross-installation agent collaboration with zero-trust security |
| <img src="docs/assets/readme/icons/audit.svg" width="28" height="28" alt=""> **[MetaHarness](docs/metaharness-user-guide.md)** | Audit your AI agent setup before you ship. Grade readiness (1-100), scan tool configs for security issues, snapshot the whole project to catch regressions over time, and find templates that match your repo. `ruflo eject` turns a ruflo project into a standalone agent toolkit with its own name. [Full guide](docs/metaharness-user-guide.md). |
### <img src="docs/assets/readme/icons/learning.svg" width="28" height="28" alt=""> Learning from experience
<p align="center"><img src="docs/assets/readme/learning-flow.svg" width="100%" alt="Recall, execute, evaluate, store, adapt and reuse: an illustrative agent learning cycle."></p>
Useful trajectories and task feedback can inform future work. Results depend on the configured memory, learning components and quality of feedback. [Learning plugin](plugins/ruflo-intelligence/README.md).
### Agent Federation — Slack for Agents
<p align="center"><img src="docs/assets/readme/federation.svg" alt="Connected intelligence across machines" width="100%"></p>
<p align="center"><img src="docs/assets/readme/federation-flow.svg" width="100%" alt="Outbound agent, data filtering, signing and encryption, identity verification, input checks and receiving agent."></p>
Slack gave teams channels. Federation gives agents the same thing — **shared workspaces across trust boundaries**, where agents on different machines, orgs, or cloud regions can discover each other, prove who they are, and collaborate on tasks.
The difference: some channels are trusted, some aren't. [`@claude-flow/plugin-agent-federation`](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/issues/1669) handles that automatically. Your agents join a federation, get verified via mTLS + ed25519, and start exchanging work — with PII stripped before anything leaves your node and every message auditable. Untrusted agents can still participate at lower privilege: they see discovery info, not your memory. As they prove reliable, trust upgrades. If they misbehave, they get downgraded instantly — no human in the loop required.
You don't configure handshakes or manage certificates. You `federation init`, `federation join`, and your agents start talking. The protocol handles identity, the PII pipeline handles data safety, and the audit trail handles compliance.
> **📘 Full user guide:** [`docs/federation/`](./docs/federation/) — setup, MCP tools, trust levels, circuit breaker, and the (opt-in) WireGuard mesh layer that ties packet-layer reachability to federation trust. ADR-111 deep-dive at [`docs/federation/phase7-mesh-bringup.md`](./docs/federation/phase7-mesh-bringup.md).
<details>
<summary><strong>Federation capabilities</strong></summary>
| | Capability | How it works |
|---|---|---|
| 🔒 | **Zero-trust federation** | Remote agents start untrusted. Identity proven via mTLS + ed25519 challenge-response. No API keys, no shared secrets. |
| 🛡️ | **PII-gated data flow** | 14-type detection pipeline scans every outbound message. Per-trust-level policies: BLOCK, REDACT, HASH, or PASS. Adaptive calibration reduces false positives. |
| 📊 | **Behavioral trust scoring** | Formula (`0.4×success + 0.2×uptime + 0.2×threat + 0.2×integrity`) continuously evaluates peers. Upgrades require history; downgrades are instant. |
| 📋 | **Compliance built-in** | HIPAA, SOC2, GDPR audit trails as compliance modes. Every federation event produces a structured record searchable via HNSW. |
| 🤝 | **9 MCP tools + 10 CLI commands** | Full lifecycle: `federation_init`, `federation_send`, `federation_trust`, `federation_audit`, and more. |
</details>
<details>
<summary><strong>Example: two teams sharing fraud signals without sharing customer data</strong></summary>
```bash
# Team A: initialize federation and generate keypair
npx claude-flow@latest federation init
# Team A: join Team B's federation endpoint
npx claude-flow@latest federation join wss://team-b.example.com:8443
# Team A: send a task — PII is stripped automatically before it leaves
npx claude-flow@latest federation send --to team-b --type task-request \
--message "Analyze transaction patterns for account anomalies"
# Team A: check peer trust levels and session health
npx claude-flow@latest federation status
```
</details>
See [issue #1669](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/issues/1669) for the complete architecture, trust model, and implementation roadmap.
```bash
# Claude Code plugin
/plugin install ruflo-federation@ruflo
# Or via CLI
npx claude-flow@latest plugins install @claude-flow/plugin-agent-federation
```
<details>
<summary><strong>Claude Code: With vs Without Ruflo</strong></summary>
| Capability | Claude Code Alone | + Ruflo |
|------------|-------------------|---------|
| Agent Collaboration | Isolated, no shared context | Swarms with shared memory and consensus |
| Coordination | Manual orchestration | Queen-led hierarchy (Raft, Byzantine, Gossip) |
| Memory | Session-only | HNSW vector memory with sub-ms retrieval |
| Learning | Static behavior | SONA self-learning with pattern matching |
| Task Routing | You decide | Intelligent routing (89% accuracy) |
| Background Workers | None | 12 auto-triggered workers |
| LLM Providers | Anthropic only | 5 providers with failover |
| Security | Standard | CVE-hardened with AIDefence |
</details>
<details>
<summary><strong>Architecture overview</strong></summary>
```
User --> Claude Code / CLI
|
v
Orchestration Layer
(MCP Server, Router, 27 Hooks)
|
v
Swarm Coordination
(Queen, Topology, Consensus)
|
v
100+ Specialized Agents
(coder, tester, reviewer, architect, security...)
|
v
Memory & Learning
(AgentDB, HNSW, SONA, ReasoningBank)
|
v
LLM Providers
(Claude, GPT, Gemini, Cohere, Ollama)
```
</details>
---
## Documentation
<p align="center"><img src="docs/assets/readme/documentation.svg" alt="Guides, architecture and verification" width="100%"></p>
Four docs for four audiences:
| Doc | When to read it |
|-----|-----------------|
| **[Status](docs/STATUS.md)** | See what currently works — capability counts, test baselines, recent fixes, what's next. The *is-it-ready* doc. |
| **[User Guide](docs/USERGUIDE.md)** | Daily reference — every command, every config flag, every plugin. The *how-do-I* doc. |
| **[Compare frameworks](docs/compare.md)** | Deciding between Ruflo, Claude Code built-in agents, CrewAI, LangGraph, or AutoGen. The *which-one-for-me* doc. |
| **[MetaHarness Guide](docs/metaharness-user-guide.md)** | How to grade your agent setup, scan tool configs for security, detect changes between runs, and eject a project into a standalone agent toolkit. The *audit-my-setup* doc. |
| **[Benchmarks](https://gist.github.com/ruvnet/298f8c668c8859b369f91734a0e9cbbe)** | v3.8.0 SOTA matrix vs LangGraph / AutoGen / CrewAI on darwin-arm64 + linux-x64. ruflo wins cold start, single turn, RSS by 1.3×–1953×. The *is-it-fast* doc. |
| **[Verification](verification.md)** | Cryptographically prove your installed bytes match the signed witness — `ruflo verify`. The *trust-but-verify* doc. |
| **[Team Gateway Checklist](docs/TEAM-GATEWAY-CHECKLIST.md)** | Before-merge gates, dual-mode handoff, memory namespace sharing, and witness manifest entry per merge. The *safer-team-workflows* doc. |
Benchmark internals (for reproduction): [`sota-workload-spec.md`](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/blob/perf/sota-comparator-benchmarks/docs/benchmarks/sota-workload-spec.md) · [`SOTA-PROGRESS.md`](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/blob/perf/sota-comparator-benchmarks/docs/benchmarks/SOTA-PROGRESS.md) · [raw matrix JSON: darwin](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/blob/perf/sota-comparator-benchmarks/docs/benchmarks/sota-matrix.json) · [linux](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/blob/perf/sota-comparator-benchmarks/docs/benchmarks/sota-matrix-linux.json)
User Guide section index:
| Section | Topics |
|---------|--------|
| [Quick Start](docs/USERGUIDE.md#quick-start) | Installation, prerequisites, install profiles |
| [Core Features](docs/USERGUIDE.md#-core-features) | MCP tools, agents, memory, neural learning |
| [Intelligence & Learning](docs/USERGUIDE.md#-intelligence--learning) | Hooks, workers, SONA, model routing |
| [Swarm & Coordination](docs/USERGUIDE.md#-swarm--coordination) | Topologies, consensus, hive mind |
| [Security](docs/USERGUIDE.md#%EF%B8%8F-security) | AIDefence, CVE remediation, validation |
| [Ecosystem](docs/USERGUIDE.md#-ecosystem--integrations) | RuVector, agentic-flow, Flow Nexus |
| [Configuration](docs/USERGUIDE.md#%EF%B8%8F-configuration--reference) | Environment variables, config schema |
| [Plugin Marketplace](https://ruvnet.github.io/ruflo) | Browse and install plugins |
---
## Support
<p align="center"><img src="docs/assets/readme/support.svg" alt="Build with the Ruflo community" width="100%"></p>
| Resource | Link |
|----------|------|
| Documentation | [User Guide](docs/USERGUIDE.md) |
| Issues & Bugs | [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/ruvnet/claude-flow/issues) |
| Enterprise | [ruv.io](https://ruv.io) |
| Community | [Agentics Foundation Discord](https://discord.com/invite/dfxmpwkG2D) |
| Powered by | [Cognitum.one](https://cognitum.one) |
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## License
MIT - [RuvNet](https://github.com/ruvnet)
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