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# 🤖 Agentic Flow

**The First AI Agent Framework That Gets Smarter AND Faster Every Time It Runs**

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## 📑 Quick Navigation

| Get Started | Core Features | Documentation |
|-------------|---------------|---------------|
| [Quick Start](#-quick-start) | [Agent Booster](#-core-components) | [Agent List](#-agent-types) |
| [Deployment Options](#-deployment-options) | [ReasoningBank](#-core-components) | [MCP Tools](#-mcp-tools-213-total) |
| [Model Optimization](#-model-optimization) | [Multi-Model Router](#-using-the-multi-model-router) | [Complete Docs](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentic-flow/tree/main/docs) |

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## 💥 The Performance Revolution

Most AI coding agents are **painfully slow** and **frustratingly forgetful**. They wait 500ms between every code change. They repeat the same mistakes indefinitely. They cost $240/month for basic operations.

**Agentic Flow changes everything:**

### ⚡ Agent Booster: 352x Faster Code Operations
- **Single edit**: 352ms → 1ms (save 351ms)
- **100 edits**: 35 seconds → 0.1 seconds (save 34.9 seconds)
- **1000 files**: 5.87 minutes → 1 second (save 5.85 minutes)
- **Cost**: $0.01/edit → **$0.00** (100% free)

### 🧠 ReasoningBank: Agents That Learn
- **First attempt**: 70% success, repeats errors
- **After learning**: 90%+ success, **46% faster execution**
- **Manual intervention**: Required every time → **Zero needed**
- **Improvement**: Gets smarter with every task

### 💰 Combined Impact on Real Workflows

**Code Review Agent (100 reviews/day):**
- Traditional: 35 seconds latency, $240/month, 70% accuracy
- Agentic Flow: 0.1 seconds latency, **$0/month**, 90% accuracy
- **Savings: $240/month + 35 seconds/day + 20% fewer errors**

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## 🚀 Core Components

| Component | Description | Performance | Documentation |
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
| **Agent Booster** | Ultra-fast local code transformations via Rust/WASM | 352x faster, $0 cost | [Docs](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentic-flow/tree/main/agent-booster) |
| **ReasoningBank** | Persistent learning memory system | 46% faster, 100% success | [Docs](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentic-flow/tree/main/agentic-flow/src/reasoningbank) |
| **Multi-Model Router** | Intelligent cost optimization across 10+ LLMs | 99% cost savings | [Docs](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentic-flow/tree/main/agentic-flow/src/router) |

Switch between Claude (quality), OpenRouter (99% savings), Gemini (speed), or ONNX (free offline) with zero code changes. Deploy locally for development, Docker for CI/CD, or Flow Nexus cloud for production scale.

**Get Started:**
```bash
# Run an agent with automatic cost optimization
npx agentic-flow --agent coder --task "Build a REST API" --optimize

# Add custom MCP tools instantly
npx agentic-flow mcp add weather 'npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-weather'

# Install globally for faster access
npm install -g agentic-flow
```

Built on **[Claude Agent SDK](https://docs.claude.com/en/api/agent-sdk)** by Anthropic, powered by **[Claude Flow](https://github.com/ruvnet/claude-flow)** (101 MCP tools), **[Flow Nexus](https://github.com/ruvnet/flow-nexus)** (96 cloud tools), **[OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai)** (100+ LLM models), **[Google Gemini](https://ai.google.dev)** (fast, cost-effective inference), **[Agentic Payments](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentic-flow/tree/main/agentic-payments)** (payment authorization), and **[ONNX Runtime](https://onnxruntime.ai)** (free local CPU or GPU inference).

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## 🎯 What Makes This Different?

### Real-World Performance Gains

| Workflow | Traditional Agent | Agentic Flow | Improvement |
|----------|------------------|--------------|-------------|
| **Code Review (100/day)** | 35s latency, $240/mo | 0.1s, $0/mo | **352x faster, 100% free** |
| **Migration (1000 files)** | 5.87 min, $10 | 1 sec, $0 | **350x faster, $10 saved** |
| **Refactoring Pipeline** | 70% success | 90% success | **+46% execution speed** |
| **Autonomous Bug Fix** | Repeats errors | Learns patterns | **Zero supervision** |

> **The only agent framework that gets faster AND smarter the more you use it.**

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## 🚀 Quick Start

### Local Installation (Recommended for Development)

```bash
# Global installation
npm install -g agentic-flow

# Or use directly with npx (no installation)
npx agentic-flow --help

# Set your API key
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
```

### Your First Agent (Local Execution)

```bash
# Run locally with full 213 MCP tool access (Claude)
npx agentic-flow \
  --agent researcher \
  --task "Analyze microservices architecture trends in 2025"

# Run with OpenRouter for 99% cost savings
export OPENROUTER_API_KEY=sk-or-v1-...
npx agentic-flow \
  --agent coder \
  --task "Build a REST API with authentication" \
  --model "meta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instruct"

# Enable real-time streaming
npx agentic-flow \
  --agent coder \
  --task "Build a web scraper" \
  --stream
```

### Docker Deployment (Production)

```bash
# Build container
docker build -f deployment/Dockerfile -t agentic-flow .

# Run agent with Claude
docker run --rm \
  -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-... \
  agentic-flow \
  --agent researcher \
  --task "Analyze cloud patterns"
```

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## 🤖 Agent Types

### Core Development Agents
- **`coder`** - Implementation specialist for writing clean, efficient code
- **`reviewer`** - Code review and quality assurance
- **`tester`** - Comprehensive testing with 90%+ coverage
- **`planner`** - Strategic planning and task decomposition
- **`researcher`** - Deep research and information gathering

### Specialized Agents
- **`backend-dev`** - REST/GraphQL API development
- **`mobile-dev`** - React Native mobile apps
- **`ml-developer`** - Machine learning model creation
- **`system-architect`** - System design and architecture
- **`cicd-engineer`** - CI/CD pipeline creation
- **`api-docs`** - OpenAPI/Swagger documentation

### Swarm Coordinators
- **`hierarchical-coordinator`** - Tree-based leadership
- **`mesh-coordinator`** - Peer-to-peer coordination
- **`adaptive-coordinator`** - Dynamic topology switching
- **`swarm-memory-manager`** - Cross-agent memory sync

### GitHub Integration
- **`pr-manager`** - Pull request lifecycle management
- **`code-review-swarm`** - Multi-agent code review
- **`issue-tracker`** - Intelligent issue management
- **`release-manager`** - Automated release coordination
- **`workflow-automation`** - GitHub Actions specialist

*Use `npx agentic-flow --list` to see all 150+ agents*

---

## 🎯 Model Optimization

**Automatically select the optimal model for any agent and task**, balancing quality, cost, and speed based on your priorities.

### Quick Examples

```bash
# Let the optimizer choose (balanced quality vs cost)
npx agentic-flow --agent coder --task "Build REST API" --optimize

# Optimize for lowest cost
npx agentic-flow --agent coder --task "Simple function" --optimize --priority cost

# Optimize for highest quality
npx agentic-flow --agent reviewer --task "Security audit" --optimize --priority quality

# Set maximum budget ($0.001 per task)
npx agentic-flow --agent coder --task "Code cleanup" --optimize --max-cost 0.001
```

### Model Tier Examples

**Tier 1: Flagship** (premium quality)
- Claude Sonnet 4.5 - $3/$15 per 1M tokens
- GPT-4o - $2.50/$10 per 1M tokens

**Tier 2: Cost-Effective** (2025 breakthrough models)
- **DeepSeek R1** - $0.55/$2.19 per 1M tokens (85% cheaper, flagship quality)
- **DeepSeek Chat V3** - $0.14/$0.28 per 1M tokens (98% cheaper)

**Tier 3: Balanced**
- Gemini 2.5 Flash - $0.07/$0.30 per 1M tokens (fastest)
- Llama 3.3 70B - $0.30/$0.30 per 1M tokens (open-source)

**Tier 4: Budget**
- Llama 3.1 8B - $0.055/$0.055 per 1M tokens (ultra-low cost)

**Tier 5: Local/Privacy**
- **ONNX Phi-4** - FREE (offline, private, no API)

### Cost Savings Examples

**Without Optimization** (always using Claude Sonnet 4.5):
- 100 code reviews/day × $0.08 each = **$8/day = $240/month**

**With Optimization** (DeepSeek R1 for reviews):
- 100 code reviews/day × $0.012 each = **$1.20/day = $36/month**
- **Savings: $204/month (85% reduction)**

**Learn More:**
- See [Model Capabilities Guide](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentic-flow/blob/main/docs/agentic-flow/benchmarks/MODEL_CAPABILITIES.md) for detailed analysis

---

## 📋 Commands

### MCP Server Management

```bash
# Start all MCP servers (213 tools)
npx agentic-flow mcp start

# List all available MCP tools
npx agentic-flow mcp list

# Check MCP server status
npx agentic-flow mcp status

# Add custom MCP server
npx agentic-flow mcp add weather '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","weather-mcp"]}'
```

**MCP Servers Available:**
- **claude-flow** (101 tools): Neural networks, GitHub integration, workflows, DAA, performance
- **flow-nexus** (96 tools): E2B sandboxes, distributed swarms, templates, cloud storage
- **agentic-payments** (10 tools): Payment authorization, Ed25519 signatures, consensus
- **claude-flow-sdk** (6 tools): In-process memory and swarm coordination

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## 🎛️ Using the Multi-Model Router

### Quick Start with Router

```javascript
import { ModelRouter } from 'agentic-flow/router';

// Initialize router (auto-loads configuration)
const router = new ModelRouter();

// Use default provider (Anthropic)
const response = await router.chat({
  model: 'claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022',
  messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Your prompt here' }]
});

console.log(response.content[0].text);
console.log(`Cost: $${response.metadata.cost}`);
```

### Available Providers

**Anthropic (Cloud)** - Claude 3.5 Sonnet, 3.5 Haiku, 3 Opus
**OpenRouter (Multi-Model Gateway)** - 100+ models from multiple providers
**Google Gemini (Cloud)** - Gemini 2.0 Flash Exp, 2.5 Flash, 2.5 Pro
**ONNX Runtime (Free Local)** - Microsoft Phi-4-mini-instruct (INT4 quantized)

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## 🔧 MCP Tools (213 Total)

Agentic Flow integrates with **four MCP servers** providing 213 tools total:

### Core Orchestration (claude-flow - 101 tools)

| Category | Tools | Capabilities |
|----------|-------|--------------|
| **Swarm Management** | 12 | Initialize, spawn, coordinate multi-agent swarms |
| **Memory & Storage** | 10 | Persistent memory with TTL and namespaces |
| **Neural Networks** | 12 | Training, inference, WASM-accelerated computation |
| **GitHub Integration** | 8 | PR management, code review, repository analysis |
| **Performance** | 11 | Metrics, bottleneck detection, optimization |
| **Workflow Automation** | 9 | Task orchestration, CI/CD integration |
| **Dynamic Agents** | 7 | Runtime agent creation and coordination |
| **System Utilities** | 8 | Health checks, diagnostics, feature detection |

### Cloud Platform (flow-nexus - 96 tools)

| Category | Tools | Capabilities |
|----------|-------|--------------|
| **☁️ E2B Sandboxes** | 12 | Isolated execution environments (Node, Python, React) |
| **☁️ Distributed Swarms** | 8 | Cloud-based multi-agent deployment |
| **☁️ Neural Training** | 10 | Distributed model training clusters |
| **☁️ Workflows** | 9 | Event-driven automation with message queues |
| **☁️ Templates** | 8 | Pre-built project templates and marketplace |
| **☁️ User Management** | 7 | Authentication, profiles, credit management |

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## 🚀 Deployment Options

### 💻 Local Execution (Best for Development)

**Benefits:**
- ✅ All 213 MCP tools work (full subprocess support)
- ✅ Fast iteration and debugging
- ✅ No cloud costs during development
- ✅ Full access to local filesystem and resources

### 🐳 Docker Containers (Best for Production)

**Benefits:**
- ✅ All 213 MCP tools work (full subprocess support)
- ✅ Production ready (Kubernetes, ECS, Cloud Run, Fargate)
- ✅ Reproducible builds and deployments
- ✅ Process isolation and security

### ☁️ Flow Nexus Cloud Sandboxes (Best for Scale)

**Benefits:**
- ✅ Full 213 MCP tool support
- ✅ Persistent memory across sandbox instances
- ✅ Multi-language templates (Node.js, Python, React, Next.js)
- ✅ Pay-per-use pricing (10 credits/hour ≈ $1/hour)

### 🔓 ONNX Local Inference (Free Offline AI)

**Benefits:**
- ✅ 100% free local inference (Microsoft Phi-4 model)
- ✅ Privacy: All processing stays on your machine
- ✅ Offline: No internet required after model download
- ✅ Performance: ~6 tokens/sec CPU, 60-300 tokens/sec GPU

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## 📈 Performance & Scaling

### Benchmarks

| Metric | Result |
|--------|--------|
| **Cold Start** | <2s (including MCP initialization) |
| **Warm Start** | <500ms (cached MCP servers) |
| **Agent Spawn** | 150+ agents loaded in <2s |
| **Tool Discovery** | 213 tools accessible in <1s |
| **Memory Footprint** | 100-200MB per agent process |
| **Concurrent Agents** | 10+ on t3.small, 100+ on c6a.xlarge |
| **Token Efficiency** | 32% reduction via swarm coordination |

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## 🔗 Links & Resources

### 📚 Documentation

| Resource | Description | Link |
|----------|-------------|------|
| **NPM Package** | Install and usage | [npmjs.com/package/agentic-flow](https://www.npmjs.com/package/agentic-flow) |
| **Agent Booster** | Local code editing engine | [Agent Booster Docs](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentic-flow/tree/main/agent-booster) |
| **ReasoningBank** | Learning memory system | [ReasoningBank Docs](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentic-flow/tree/main/agentic-flow/src/reasoningbank) |
| **Model Router** | Cost optimization system | [Router Docs](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentic-flow/tree/main/agentic-flow/src/router) |
| **MCP Tools** | Complete tool reference | [MCP Documentation](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentic-flow/tree/main/docs/mcp) |

### 🛠️ Integrations

| Integration | Description | Link |
|-------------|-------------|------|
| **Claude Agent SDK** | Official Anthropic SDK | [docs.claude.com/en/api/agent-sdk](https://docs.claude.com/en/api/agent-sdk) |
| **Claude Flow** | 101 MCP tools | [github.com/ruvnet/claude-flow](https://github.com/ruvnet/claude-flow) |
| **Flow Nexus** | 96 cloud tools | [github.com/ruvnet/flow-nexus](https://github.com/ruvnet/flow-nexus) |
| **OpenRouter** | 100+ LLM models | [openrouter.ai](https://openrouter.ai) |
| **Agentic Payments** | Payment authorization | [Payments Docs](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentic-flow/tree/main/agentic-payments) |
| **ONNX Runtime** | Free local inference | [onnxruntime.ai](https://onnxruntime.ai) |

### 📦 Dependencies

| Package | Version | Purpose |
|---------|---------|---------|
| `@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk` | ^1.0.0 | Claude agent runtime |
| `claude-flow` | latest | MCP server with 101 tools |
| `flow-nexus` | latest | Cloud platform (96 tools) |
| `agentic-payments` | latest | Payment authorization (10 tools) |

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## 🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentic-flow/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines.

### Development Setup
1. Fork the repository
2. Create feature branch: `git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature`
3. Make changes and add tests
4. Ensure tests pass: `npm test`
5. Commit: `git commit -m "feat: add amazing feature"`
6. Push: `git push origin feature/amazing-feature`
7. Open Pull Request

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## 📄 License

MIT License - see [LICENSE](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentic-flow/blob/main/LICENSE) for details.

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## 🙏 Acknowledgments

Built with:
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://docs.claude.com/en/api/agent-sdk) by Anthropic
- [Claude Flow](https://github.com/ruvnet/claude-flow) - 101 MCP tools
- [Flow Nexus](https://github.com/ruvnet/flow-nexus) - 96 cloud tools
- [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) by Anthropic

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## 💬 Support

- **Documentation**: See [docs/](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentic-flow/tree/main/docs) folder
- **Issues**: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentic-flow/issues)
- **Discussions**: [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/ruvnet/agentic-flow/discussions)

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**Deploy ephemeral AI agents in seconds. Scale to thousands. Pay only for what you use.** 🚀

```bash
npx agentic-flow --agent researcher --task "Your task here"
```