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Swarm Engine - Multi-Agent Orchestration

Swarm Engine - Multi-Agent Orchestration

by simoncoombes

Swarm Engine orchestrates multiple AI agents in VS Code for research, implementation, testing, review, and specialized software development workflows.

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Version

0.3.7

Last updated

Apr 05, 2026

Your agents. Orchestrated. Multiple AI agents working together - researching, implementing, reviewing - coordinated by an intelligent planner.

Features

@swarm in Copilot Chat

Type @swarm in the chat panel to orchestrate tasks:

  • @swarm add rate limiting to the API
  • @swarm plan add auth middleware
  • @swarm template add-endpoint

Click ⚡ in the activity bar to access:

  • Quick orchestration trigger
  • Plan preview
  • Template browser
  • Agent listing
  • Health check

Command Palette

Cmd+Shift+P → "Swarm" for all commands.

Requirements

  • Swarm Engine installed (npm install -g swarm-engine)
  • At least one AI backend: Claude Code, Codex CLI, or Gemini CLI

7 Composable Patterns

  • hybrid - Research → Implement → Review
  • tdd - Test-first development
  • red-team - Adversarial build + break
  • spike - Two approaches compete
  • discover - Hypothesis-driven
  • review-cycle - Iterative quality gate
  • research - Parallel exploration

Compose: --pattern "tdd | red-team"

26 Specialized Agents

16 core agents + 10 specialized reviewers (security, performance, data integrity, API contracts, testing, accessibility, dependencies, error handling, concurrency, documentation).