The Agency
Command and control for your AI agents. One source of truth for rules, skills, and standards.
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What is The Agency?
The Agency is a centralized command and control system for managing AI agents across development teams and projects. It distributes consistent "Briefs" (containing instructions, skills, rules, and standards) to AI agents automatically via Handler daemons, ensuring all agents follow the same coding standards and organizational rules regardless of where they operate.
The Agency pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Open source (no subscription pricing mentioned)
The Agency pros
- Centralized control: One source of truth for rules, skills, and standards across all agents and repositories
- Multi-agent compatibility: Works with Claude, Codex, and other AI agents with agent-specific formatting
- Automatic sync and self-healing: Handlers keep briefs fresh and automatically recover from corruption or deletion
- Zero-effort onboarding: Developers clone a repo and agents are already configured via a source-controlled marker
The Agency cons
- Requires daemon installation: Needs Handler daemon running on each developer machine for brief distribution
- Organization-focused: Designed primarily for team/company-wide use rather than solo developers
- Central dependency: Relies on central Agency headquarters for brief distribution and management
Frequently asked questions about The Agency
What is a Brief?
A Brief is a complete package containing Instructions, Skills, Rules, Directives, Commands, and Assets that defines how agents should behave in a given context
How does The Agency distribute Briefs to agents?
A Handler daemon installed on each developer machine receives Briefs from central Agency headquarters on a schedule and delivers them to project Locations
Does it work with multiple AI agents?
Yes, The Agency works with Claude, Codex, and other agents by formatting Briefs according to each agent's requirements
How do you install The Agency?
Run the installation command: curl -fsSL https://theagencyhq.dev/handler/install | bash, then follow the getting started guide