Fleet Management
Orchestrate multiple Claude Code agents working together across your projects. Monitor status, track jobs, and manage the entire fleet from a single dashboard.
Welcome to herdctl
What is herdctl?
Section titled “What is herdctl?”herdctl is an open-source platform for running fleets of autonomous AI agents. Each agent has its own identity, schedules, and work sources. Agents can be triggered by time (interval/cron), events (webhooks), or chat messages (Discord/Slack).
Think of it as “Kubernetes for AI agents” - declarative configuration, multiple runtimes, pluggable integrations.
Key Features
Section titled “Key Features”Declarative Config
Define your agents, schedules, and work sources in simple YAML. Version control your entire fleet configuration alongside your code.
Multiple Triggers
Trigger agents with intervals (“every 5 minutes”), cron schedules (“9am weekdays”), webhooks, or chat messages from Discord/Slack.
Pluggable Work Sources
Connect agents to GitHub Issues, Jira, Linear, or custom work queues. Agents automatically discover, claim, and complete tasks.
Why herdctl?
Section titled “Why herdctl?”| Traditional Approach | With herdctl |
|---|---|
| Manually run Claude for each task | Agents work continuously, autonomously |
| Single agent, single task | Fleet of specialized agents per project |
| No scheduling or triggers | Interval, cron, webhook, and chat triggers |
| No work queue integration | GitHub Issues, Jira, Linear integration |
| Context lost between sessions | Persistent sessions with resume capability |
Next Steps
Section titled “Next Steps” Getting Started Install herdctl and run your first agent fleet
Core Concepts Learn about agents, schedules, jobs, and workspaces