ChatDev

Name: ChatDev
Author: OpenBMB

A self-hosted multi-agent platform where LLM-powered agents work together to build software and complete tasks.

Open sourceBy OpenBMB

Free Open sourceSelf-hosted

Official websitegithub.com

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About ChatDev

ChatDev assigns roles to several language-model agents and has them collaborate on a task. The project began with software development and is now in version 2.0. The repository includes a server, a web frontend, a runtime and YAML templates for defining agent workflows, plus MCP examples.

It ships with a Dockerfile and a compose file, so the usual setup is running it on your own machine or server. It suits developers and researchers who want to experiment with multi-agent collaboration on their own hardware.

Strengths

Workflows defined in YAML templates
Docker and compose files for self-hosting
Includes a web frontend as well as a server
Large, active community on GitHub

Limitations

Needs access to an LLM to do anything useful
Setup assumes familiarity with Docker and environment files

Details

Pricing: FreeFree to self-host; you pay for whichever model API you connect.
License: Open source, license not stated
Developer: OpenBMB
Platforms: Self-hosted
How it runs: Self-hosted
Best suited for: Developers experimenting with multi-agent software generation on their own server
Categories: AI coding, AI agents
Last verified: October 1, 2026
Added: October 1, 2026
Sources: github.com/OpenBMB/ChatDev

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