Swarm Forge is a simple Clojure-based tool for coordinating several AI agents, maintained by Robert C. Martin (unclebob). It keeps the orchestration layer small and explicit rather than hiding agent behavior behind heavy abstractions. The repository is live and actively pushed.
| Pricing | Open Source |
|---|---|
| Category | Automation & Agents |
| Platforms | linux, macos, api |
| Official website | github.com |
Automation and agent tools promise to do work for you, so judge them on reliability before cleverness. Map the exact workflow you want to automate, then check the tool's integrations cover every app in that chain — one missing connector breaks the whole flow. Look for clear triggers, sensible limits, and logs you can read when something goes wrong, because something eventually will. For agents that act on your behalf, approval controls matter: you should be able to review messages, purchases or changes before they happen, especially at the start. Pricing usually scales with runs or tasks, so estimate your monthly volume honestly. Start with one low-risk workflow, measure the time it truly saves, and expand from there.
Swarm Forge is a simple Clojure-based tool for coordinating several AI agents, maintained by Robert C. Martin (unclebob). It keeps the orchestration layer small and explicit rather than hiding agent behavior behind heavy abstractions. The repository is live and actively pushed.
Swarm Forge offers Simple agent coordination primitives, Clojure-based orchestration and Minimal abstraction over agent swarms.
Swarm Forge is open source, so the software itself is free to download, use and self-host. Your only costs are the infrastructure you run it on and any paid services you connect to it.
Strengths of Swarm Forge include Simplicity-first agent coordination; Backed by a well-known software author; Active maintenance. On the downside, Clojure niche limits contributor base; Minimal tooling beyond the coordinator; Small community.
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