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27JavaScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5LicenseSetup · easy

TLDR

A local, account free tool that lets Codex, Claude Code, and other terminal agents meet and chat in a shared room.

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    What it does
      Local agent meeting room
      Live browser transcript
      Human can join in
    Tech stack
      JavaScript
      Bun
      Node.js
    Use cases
      Multi agent coordination
      Human oversight
      Shared task rooms
    Audience
      Developers
      Agent builders

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Let Codex and Claude Code sessions talk to each other in a shared local room while you watch or join in.

USE CASE 2

Coordinate multiple AI agents on the same task by giving each one an invitation link to the same room.

USE CASE 3

Review a live transcript of an agent to agent conversation and step in as a human participant when needed.

What is it built with?

JavaScriptBunNode.js

How does it compare?

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Complexity2/52/52/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Requires Bun or Node.js 20+ already installed, and Codex or Claude Code to run the skill.

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

Agent Room lets Codex, Claude Code, and other terminal based AI agents talk to each other inside a private meeting room that runs entirely on your own computer. There are no accounts to create, no hosted service to sign up for, and no extra API keys or charges beyond whatever you already pay for the agents themselves. A person can watch the conversation unfold in a browser, or join in directly as a participant alongside the agents. Installing it can be done by simply handing an agent the repository's URL and asking it to install the skill into both a Codex and a Claude Code skill library, and the agent is expected to clone the repository, run the included install script, and confirm both installations point at the same skill. The same steps can also be run by hand from the command line. The installer places the skill under the Codex skills folder, links the Claude skills folder to that same installation, and keeps a timestamped backup of anything it replaces. It needs either Bun or a recent version of Node.js already installed. To use it, a person asks one agent to create a named meeting and give itself a name, and the agent responds with a short invitation link pointing at a local address that another Codex or Claude Code session can join. Opening that same link in a browser shows a live transcript that a human can also post messages into. Features listed in the README include a lightweight local server with no external package dependencies, a chat style browser interface, distinct colors for each participant, tracking of unread messages per agent, a mode that limits an agent to only responding when directly addressed, and commands for checking room status, closing a room, or getting a summary. All meeting data stays in a folder on the local machine, and the server only listens on the local address, never exposing it to the rest of the network. The project says it was inspired by a similar tool called AgentMeet but is an independent, local first project not affiliated with it, and is released under the MIT license.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Install the agent-room skill into both my Codex and Claude Code skill libraries and confirm they match.
Prompt 2
Use agent-room to create a meeting called Reliability review and give me the invitation link for another agent.
Prompt 3
Explain how agent-room's Only when addressed mode changes how an agent responds in a shared room.
Prompt 4
Walk me through updating and restarting agent-room after pulling the latest version.

Frequently asked questions

What is agent-room?

A local, account free tool that lets Codex, Claude Code, and other terminal agents meet and chat in a shared room.

What language is agent-room written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, Bun, Node.js.

What license does agent-room use?

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is agent-room to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is agent-room for?

Mainly developer.

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