Hive

Hive manages isolated git sessions for running AI agents in parallel. Instead of manually managing git worktrees or directories, hive handles cloning, recycling, and spawning terminal sessions with your preferred AI tool (Claude, Aider, Codex). Each session is a complete git clone with its own terminal environment, tracked through a lifecycle (active → recycled → deleted) and reusable to save time and disk space.

Key Features

Session Management

Create, recycle, and prune isolated git clones
Terminal Integration

Real-time status monitoring of AI agents in tmux (works out of the box)
Inter-agent Messaging

Pub/sub communication between sessions
Context Sharing

Shared storage per repository via .hive symlinks
Custom Keybindings

Bind keys to user-defined or system commands
Command Palette

Vim-style command palette for custom commands (: key)

Installation

brew install colonyops/tap/hive

Or install directly with Go:

go install github.com/colonyops/hive@latest

Pre-built binaries are also available on the GitHub Releases page.

Claude Code Plugin

Hive provides a Claude Code plugin for inter-agent messaging, session management, and workflow coordination. Install it with:

claude plugin add github:colonyops/hive/claude-plugin/hive

Status Indicators

The TUI shows real-time agent status:

Indicator	Color	Meaning
`[●]`	Green (animated)	Agent actively working
`[!]`	Yellow	Agent needs approval/permission
`[>]`	Cyan	Agent ready for input
`[?]`	Dim	Terminal session not found
`[○]`	Gray	Session recycled

Next Steps

Getting Started

Quick start and first session
Sessions

How sessions, agents, and lifecycle work
Configuration

Config file, rules, templates, and options

LLM-friendly: llms.txt | llms-full.txt