{"id":"makingjamie-claude-colony","name":"claude-colony","af_score":31.8,"security_score":27.0,"reliability_score":22.5,"what_it_does":"claude-colony is a CLI tool that orchestrates multiple Anthropic Claude Code agent instances in parallel using a tmux-based workflow. Agents coordinate through a file-based @mention protocol and run as full Claude Code instances, optionally using team presets and agent prompt files under .claude/agents/.","best_when":"You want local, operator-steerable multi-agent coding with visibility in tmux and you already use Claude Code with .claude/agents/ prompt definitions.","avoid_when":"You need a stable programmatic API surface (HTTP/SDK/webhooks), you cannot install/use tmux, or you have constraints around file-based IPC and local filesystem state.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:41:40.869812+00:00","has_mcp":false,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["Uses Claude Code authentication (pre-existing) rather than its own auth layer (per README prerequisite: Claude Code installed and authenticated)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["File-based IPC and @mention routing may be sensitive to workspace state and concurrency (multiple panes writing/reading shared files).","Parallel agents can rapidly increase token usage and overall cost.","Correct operation depends on Claude Code agent definitions in .claude/agents/ (or built-in/fallback agents) and on having tmux available.","Operations are tied to tmux session attachment/detachment; automated environments may require careful session handling."],"error_quality":0.0}