Overview
A multi-agent framework organizing software-development tasks through roles and collaborative workflows. The repository is maintained under FoundationAgents on GitHub. Its primary language is Python. See the [project README](https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT#readme) for the supported workflows.
Key features
- A multi-agent framework organizing software-development tasks through roles and collaborative workflows.
Requirements, installation and quick start
Follow the upstream quickstart, install its documented runtime, and configure only the model providers and tools required for your first task.
[Read the upstream installation and quickstart instructions](https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT#readme).
[Read the upstream installation and quickstart instructions](https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT#readme).
Usage
Give the agent a narrowly scoped task with test data, review its actions and outputs, and expand tool access only as needed.
[Usage examples and configuration reference](https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT#readme).
[Usage examples and configuration reference](https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT#readme).
Model compatibility and use cases
Model compatibility is not stated in the repository metadata.
License and risk notes
GitHub reports MIT for this repository. Review the upstream license file; model weights, datasets and dependencies may have separate terms.
Source review 2026-09-05: GitHub search metadata and repository README. No runtime benchmark performed. License metadata: MIT.
Release and maintenance
[View upstream releases](https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/releases).