Background Agents

Background Agents is an open-source, self-hostable framework that lets entire teams ship code through background coding agents. PMs, designers, and engineers can submit tasks via Slack, GitHub, or the web interface, and agents automatically handle code generation, testing, and pull request creation. The system requires zero local setup—environments come pre-configured with full stack dependencies.

The platform enables parallel sessions across team members without bottlenecks, skipping traditional ticket queues by converting requests directly into pull requests. Built with Claude API integration, it supports multiple AI models and includes features like multiplayer collaboration, scheduled automations, and proper commit attribution to the user who initiated each task.