What it does
Hive is a system for running teams of AI agents. You give a task to a lead agent, which the project calls a queen. She does the first piece herself to learn the job, then hands the rest to as many worker agents as needed.
Every result goes into a shared table you can check and audit. Agents save their progress, so work can carry on after a crash, and jobs can run on a schedule while you're away.
It comes with ready-made agent roles, such as growth, sales and content, plus built-in tools for files, web pages, charts and more. It works with many AI providers or with local models through Ollama.
Who it's for
Teams with lots of similar, repeatable work, such as researching leads or accounts, who want AI agents to do it in parallel with a person in charge.
Can I use it without coding?
With some setup. A quick-start script sets things up and opens a dashboard in your browser, but you need Python, Node.js and git first. New to this? Start here.
Can I run it?
- Cost
- Free, but needs an AI accountThe software is free, but it uses an online AI service (like OpenAI or Anthropic), which usually charges for use.
- Computer
- An ordinary computer is fine
- Privacy
- Your choice: run it on your device or use an online service
- API key
- Not needed
Try it
- Install Python, Node.js and git, then run the project's quick-start script.
- Choose a model: an API key, a coding subscription you already have, or a free local model through Ollama.
- Type a task on the home screen and pick the agent to give it to.
Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?
Before you install
- Only download from the official GitHub page. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
- License (Apache-2.0): Permissive: free to use, change and share, including for business.
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