madrox

Madrox - Multi-Agent Orchestrator for Claude & Codex

An MCP server that lets AI instances spawn and manage hierarchical networks of Claude and Codex agents. Build recursive multi-level teams with bidirectional communication, role specialization, task interruption, and real-time monitoring — all orchestrated through tmux sessions.

Why Madrox?

Capability	Claude Subagent	Madrox
Hierarchy depth	2 levels (flat)	3+ levels (recursive)
Models	Claude only	Claude + Codex
Interruption	Must terminate & restart	Stop & redirect, keep context
Visibility	Black box	Full tree view, metrics, dashboard
Parallel ops	Sequential only	Batch spawn/message/interrupt
Communication	One-way (parent → child)	Bidirectional + peer-to-peer
Workspace	Shared	Isolated per-instance
Resource tracking	None	Tokens, cost limits, auto-cleanup

Plugin Installation (Recommended)

The fastest way to get started — install Madrox as a Claude Code plugin:

# Install from local clone
/plugin install /path/to/madrox

After installing, restart your Claude Code session. All Madrox MCP tools become available automatically. The plugin starts the HTTP backend (port 8001) and the monitor dashboard (port 3002) in the background.

Use the /madrox:dashboard skill to open the real-time monitor dashboard in your browser.

Prerequisites: Python 3.11+, tmux, uv, npm

Quick Start (Manual)

# 1. Install
git clone https://github.com/barkain/madrox.git && cd madrox
uv sync && source .venv/bin/activate

# 2. Start (backend + dashboard)
./start.sh

# 3. Register with Claude Code
claude mcp add madrox http://localhost:8001/mcp --transport http

Then ask Claude Code to spawn a madrox dev team from template — or see examples/ for scripted usage.

Documentation

Topic	Link
Installation & setup	docs/SETUP.md
Architecture & design	docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
API reference (24+ MCP tools)	docs/API_REFERENCE.md
Features & usage patterns	docs/FEATURES.md
Troubleshooting	docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md
Team templates	docs/TEMPLATES.md
Examples	examples/

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md. Run uv run pytest tests/ -v and uv run ruff check src/ before submitting.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.