Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI — once you juggle several AI coding tools, the tedious work of manually copying the same agent configuration into each one starts to pile up. Agency Agents is a native app built specifically to take over that distribution and management. You pick agent personas (role definitions) from a catalog and install them in bulk as configuration files for each supported tool. Every installed file is recorded in a ledger with its hash, so changes made outside the app can be detected. It is built with Rust and Svelte 5 (Tauri 2), requires no cloud account, sends no telemetry, and is open source under the MIT license. It was created by Michael Sitarzewski and released in June 2026.
Key Features
- Bulk installation across multiple tools: Supports Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, Qwen Code (user-scoped), Cursor, opencode (project-scoped), and Osaurus. Version 0.3.0 added native skill installation for Antigravity as well
- Deterministic rendering with ledger tracking: The same input always produces byte-for-byte identical files. Every installed file is recorded in a local ledger along with its source hash
- Drift detection and recovery: When files are edited outside the app, their state is automatically classified as current, outdated, modified, and so on, giving you the information needed to update or roll back. The app also creates a backup before writing
- Team deployment with Runbooks: Added in v0.3.0. Pick a proven agent roster such as Startup MVP or Enterprise Feature and deploy an entire scenario team in one step
- Project-level scoping and presets: Choose whether an agent is installed for your whole user account or only for a specific project. Team-oriented presets are also available
- Local-first design: The catalog ships with the app so it works offline. GitHub OAuth is optional (credentials are stored in the OS keychain), and no telemetry is sent
- Cross-platform builds: Distributed for macOS 13+ (Apple Silicon / Intel), Windows (x64 / ARM64), and Linux (.deb / .rpm / .AppImage). On macOS it can also be installed via Homebrew
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Open source | $0 (MIT license) | All features. No account required, no telemetry, commercial use permitted |
Pricing is current as of August 2026. Please check the official site for the latest information.
No paid plan or subscription has been announced. You get it from GitHub Releases or Homebrew and use every feature as-is.
Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Manage agent configuration in one place even when you use several AI coding tools side by side
- Because installed files are tracked by hash, you notice when a configuration has quietly changed
- Free and open source under MIT, so you can read the code and confirm how it behaves
- Fully local with no telemetry, which makes it easier to approve for work environments
- Runbooks let you deploy a full set of agents matched to the shape of a project in one step
⚠️ Cons
- Still a young 0.x product, so you may run into spec changes or bugs
- Windows builds are unsigned, requiring you to bypass a SmartScreen warning on first launch
- Auto-update was documented as macOS-only as of v0.2.0
- Little value on its own — the benefit is small unless you actually use several of the supported tools
- It does not author agent personas for you; it handles distribution and management only
Comparison with Similar Services
| Criteria | Agency Agents | Manual per-tool setup | Dotfiles managers | Claude Code plugins / marketplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main purpose | Bulk agent deployment across tools | Configuring each tool separately | Syncing config files in general | Adding features to Claude Code |
| Tools covered | 8+ (including Antigravity) | ─ | Tool-agnostic | Claude Code only |
| Change detection | Automatic classification via hash ledger | None | Git diffs | Limited |
| GUI | Yes (desktop app) | No | Mostly CLI | Mostly CLI |
| Price | Free (MIT) | Free | Mostly free | Free |
Who Is It For
- Developers who routinely switch between several AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor
- Team leads who want to standardize agent personas and reproduce the same setup across members
- Anyone tired of copying configuration files by hand or chasing diffs of unknown origin
- People who prefer fully local management and do not want to hand their configuration to a cloud service
- Anyone who wants to prepare a set of differently-roled agents at the start of each project
Summary
Agency Agents is a desktop app that takes on the distribution and synchronization of agent configuration — a problem that grows more annoying with every AI coding tool you add — using a GUI and a ledger. Its design of deterministic rendering plus hash-based drift detection will feel familiar to developers who already manage configuration files in Git. It is still a 0.x product with some Windows-side limitations, but since it is free under the MIT license, it is likely worth the setup cost if you use two or more of the supported tools. Start by installing the build for your OS from GitHub Releases and deploying a single agent you use every day.