# octo

octo coordinates Claude Code workflows with external models for research, development, and review. Run an /octo:* command to start a workflow explicitly.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 4300
- Author: nyldn
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/nyldn/claude-octopus
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/octo

## What it does

The plugin can bring several models into a task so they can assess proposals, challenge each other, and flag disagreements. Its workflows include a 75% consensus gate. Regular Claude Code requests do not activate octo on their own.

You can start with Claude alone and add external providers as needed. Detected providers become available inside explicit workflows. Claude Code v2.1.14 or later is required, so check your version before installing.

Use `/octo:discover` or `/octo:research` for research workflows. `/octo:embrace` guides a task through Discover, Define, Develop, and Deliver, with quality gates between phases. The plugin also supports session preferences and cross-session context through integrations with memory tools.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install octo@claude-community
```

## When to use it
- compare model opinions on an architecture choice
- research a question at a selected depth
- challenge a plan through adversarial review
- move a task through defined delivery phases

## Example prompts
- Research approaches to this problem with `/octo:discover` at standard depth.
- Run an adversarial discussion of this decision with `/octo:council`.
- Take this task through Discover, Define, Develop, and Deliver with `/octo:embrace`.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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# 🐙 Claude Octopus

Every AI model has blind spots. Claude Octopus supports twelve external provider integrations — Codex, Antigravity CLI, Copilot, Qwen, Ollama, Perplexity, OpenRouter, OrcaRouter, OpenCode, Cursor CLI, Grok, and Kimi Code — alongside the built-in Claude Code host, with consensus gates that flag disagreements before you ship.

**Claude-native first, Octopus for escalation.** Use Claude-native `/init`, `/review`, and `/security-review` when Claude is enough. Use Octopus when you want multiple model opinions, adversarial review, or stricter multi-LLM workflows.

> Claude Octopus is an independent open-source project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic.

<p align="center">
  <img src="docs/assets/demo.gif" alt="Claude Octopus Demo — debate and research with multiple AI providers" width="720">
</p>

<p align="center">
  <a href="https://claude.ai"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Claude-Built_with_AI-c96442?logo=data:image/svg%2bxml;base64,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&labelColor=333" alt="Built with Claude"></a>
  <a href="https://github.com/nyldn/claude-octopus/actions/workflows/test.yml"><img src="https://github.com/nyldn/claude-octopus/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg" alt="Tests"></a>
  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-11.15.1-blue" alt="Version 11.15.1">
  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Claude_Code-v2.1.14+_required-blueviolet" alt="Requires Claude Code v2.1.14+">
  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-green" alt="MIT License">
</p>

🐙 **Research, build, review, and ship — with twelve external providers checking the host's work.** Claude-native handles the ordinary path. Octopus remains dormant until you explicitly run `/octo:*`, then handles the escalated path. A 75% consensus gate catches disagreements before they reach production.

🧠 **Remembers across sessions.** Integrates with [claude-mem](https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem), [agentmemory](https://github.com/rohitg00/agentmemory), and [deja-vu](https://github.com/vshulcz/deja-vu) for persistent memory — past decisions, research, and context survive session boundaries.

⚡ **Spec in, software out.** Dark Factory mode takes a spec and autonomously runs the full pipeline — research, define, develop, deliver. You review the output, not every step.

🔄 **Choose the workflow the task needs.** Use a focused method for architecture, debugging, or TDD. Use `/octo:embrace` for Discover → Define → Develop → Deliver, with quality gates between phases.

🐙 **31 specialized personas** (role-specific AI agents like security-auditor, backend-architect), **54 commands** (slash commands you type), **63 skills** (reusable workflow modules). Explicit workflows select the experts they need; ordinary Claude requests do not activate Octopus.

🐙 **Works with just Claude. Adds up to twelve external provider integrations.** Zero external providers are needed to start. Add them one at a time — each becomes available when detected and runs only inside an explicit workflow.

💰 **Five providers cost nothing extra when you already have access.** Codex, Antigravity CLI, Copilot, and Cursor CLI use existing subscriptions or local auth. Ollama runs locally for free. Qwen now requires API-key or Coding-Plan auth; its free OAuth tier ended on 2026-04-15.

---

## What's New

### Research uses your chosen intensity

`/octo:discover` and `/octo:research` pass your quick, standard, or deep
selection to the research engine. The workflow examples also pass prior-phase
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