Birdhouse: Open Source IDE for Multi-Agent AI Development Teams
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Summary
Birdhouse is an open-source IDE designed for multi-agent AI development, allowing AI agents to coordinate as a team without human intervention. It features agent communication, live tree organization, workspace-specific API keys and models, and supports VS Code themes. The tool is MIT licensed and available for macOS with a simple install script.
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Spin up agents that communicate directly with each other, organize into a live tree, and coordinate without you in the middle
Plus the quality-of-life stuff that other tools get wrong: agent navigation without losing your place, per-workspace API keys and models, and every VS Code theme you already use
MIT licensed, macOS, one install script
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