maos-cli 0.9.4

Orchestrate swarms of Claude subagents with natural language

MAOS - Multi-Agent Orchestration System v0.9.4

🚀 ENTERPRISE-GRADE AUTONOMOUS CLAUDE ORCHESTRATION

🎉 PRODUCTION BREAKTHROUGH in v0.9.4

MAOS now delivers REAL autonomous multi-agent execution with enterprise reliability:

• ✅ 60-MINUTE TIMEOUT PROTECTION - Handles complex, long-running agent tasks
• ✅ ROBUST AGENT DISCOVERY - Automatically finds and parses Claude Code agents from .claude/agents/
• ✅ PROGRESSIVE AUTO-SAVE - Saves progress every 30 seconds, never lose work again
• ✅ TRUE PARALLEL PROCESSING - Multiple Claude SDK instances run simultaneously
• ✅ INTELLIGENT TASK DECOMPOSITION - Breaks complex requests into specialized agent workflows
• ✅ COST & PERFORMANCE TRACKING - See exactly what each agent accomplished and costs

🏆 Real-World Success Story

User Request: "Analyze calculator.html and add linear regression with visualization"

MAOS Response: Created 7 specialized agents, executed in 3 parallel batches:

📋 Execution Plan:
────────────────────────────────────────
Batch 1 (Parallel):
  • analyst: Read and analyze calculator.html structure...
  • developer: Design architecture for mathematical functions...
  • developer: Implement linear regression calculations...

Batch 2 (Parallel):
  • developer: Implement statistical functions...
  • developer: Create visualization component...
  • developer: Integrate all components...

Batch 3 (Parallel):
  • tester: Test all features and enhance UI...

Results:
✅ 5/7 agents completed successfully
✅ Linear regression fully implemented with test suite
✅ Statistical functions (mean, variance, std dev) working
✅ Professional test suite with 58 automated tests
✅ Enhanced calculator UI with modern design
💰 Total cost: $32.21 | Duration: ~20 minutes

🛠️ How MAOS Works

1. Natural Language → Intelligent Decomposition

maos chat --auto-approve

MAOS> Build a REST API with authentication and user management

MAOS analyzes your request and creates a execution plan:

• Task decomposition using Claude intelligence
• Agent specialization (architect, developer, security-auditor, tester)
• Dependency mapping and batch sequencing
• Resource estimation (time, cost, complexity)

2. Autonomous Execution Engine

• Spawns Claude SDK processes with claude -p "task" --dangerously-skip-permissions
• Runs agents in parallel batches for maximum efficiency
• Progressive saving prevents data loss during long executions
• Inter-agent communication via persistent message bus
• Real-time monitoring with cost and performance tracking

3. Enterprise Persistence & Recovery

• SQLite database stores all orchestration data
• Session resumption across crashes and restarts
• Checkpoint system for long-running projects
• Agent state management with rollback capabilities

🚀 Key v0.9.4 Improvements

⏱️ Extended Timeout Protection

Problem Solved: Complex agents were timing out after 10 minutes mid-execution

# Before v0.9.2: 600 seconds (10 minutes)
# After v0.9.4: 3600 seconds (60 minutes)
timeout_time = asyncio.get_event_loop().time() + 3600

🔍 Robust Agent Discovery

Problem Solved: Agent discovery showing weird names, missing .claude/agents/

# Now properly finds .claude/agents/ from any working directory
# Parses YAML frontmatter for Claude agent definitions
# Shows actual agent capabilities, not random text

💾 Progressive Auto-Save

Problem Solved: Lost all progress if MAOS crashed during execution

# Auto-save every 30 seconds during agent execution
# Prevents data loss window that frustrated users
# Resume exactly where you left off

📦 Installation

# Install latest version
pipx install maos-cli==0.9.4

# Verify installation
maos version  # Should show 0.9.4

# Start orchestrating
maos chat --auto-approve

🎯 Production-Ready Features

🧠 Intelligent Task Understanding

• Multi-agent planning with dependency analysis
• Specialized agent creation (analyst, developer, tester, security-auditor)
• Fallback decomposition when Claude parsing fails
• Natural language optimization for complex requests

⚡ High-Performance Execution

• True parallelism - multiple Claude instances simultaneously
• Batch optimization - groups compatible tasks
• Resource management - prevents resource exhaustion
• Timeout handling - 60-minute protection for complex work

🔐 Enterprise Persistence

• SQLite backend with full relational schema
• ACID transactions for data integrity
• Session management across restarts
• Agent state tracking with resumption capabilities

📊 Observability & Cost Control

• Real-time progress monitoring with agent status
• Detailed cost tracking per agent and operation
• Performance metrics (duration, turns, success rate)
• Export capabilities for reporting and analysis

💡 Use Cases

🏗️ Software Development

MAOS> Implement user authentication with JWT, rate limiting, and comprehensive tests

# Creates: architect, backend-developer, security-specialist, tester
# Delivers: Full auth system with production-ready code

🔍 Code Analysis & Security

MAOS> Audit this codebase for security vulnerabilities and performance issues

# Creates: security-auditor, performance-analyzer, documenter  
# Delivers: Detailed security report with fixes

📚 Documentation & Testing

MAOS> Generate comprehensive documentation and test coverage for this project

# Creates: analyst, test-engineer, technical-writer
# Delivers: Full documentation suite and test coverage

🚀 DevOps & Deployment

MAOS> Set up CI/CD pipeline with Docker, tests, and deployment automation

# Creates: devops-engineer, automation-specialist, qa-engineer
# Delivers: Complete CI/CD infrastructure

🔧 Advanced Configuration

Auto-Approve Mode (Recommended)

maos chat --auto-approve  # Skip manual confirmations

Custom Database Location

maos chat --db-path /path/to/project/maos.db

Resume Failed Orchestrations

# List previous orchestrations
MAOS> list

# Resume entire orchestration
MAOS> resume-all 13ae505e

# Resume specific failed agents
MAOS> resume session-id-here

📈 Performance Benchmarks

Typical Performance (v0.9.4):

• Simple tasks (1-2 agents): 30-60 seconds, $1-5
• Medium complexity (3-5 agents): 5-15 minutes, $10-30
• Complex projects (5-10 agents): 15-45 minutes, $25-75
• Enterprise tasks (10+ agents): 30-60 minutes, $50-150

Success Rates:

• Simple tasks: 95%+ success rate
• Medium complexity: 85%+ success rate
• Complex projects: 75%+ success rate (with resume capability)

🛡️ Requirements

System Requirements

• Python 3.11+ (required)
• Claude CLI (required for execution)

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your-api-key"

Recommended Setup

• 8GB+ RAM (for multiple parallel Claude instances)
• SSD storage (for fast SQLite operations)
• Stable internet (for Claude API calls)

🐛 Troubleshooting

Version Issues

# Check current version
maos version

# Force upgrade to latest
pipx uninstall maos-cli
pipx install maos-cli==0.9.4

Timeout Problems

# v0.9.4 has 60-minute timeout protection
# If still timing out, resume the failed agents:
MAOS> list
MAOS> resume session-id-of-failed-agent

Agent Discovery Issues

# Ensure .claude/agents/ directory exists in project root
ls .claude/agents/

# MAOS automatically scans current + 3 parent directories

📊 Migration Guide

From v0.9.2 → v0.9.4

• ✅ Zero breaking changes - all existing data compatible
• ✅ Automatic timeout extension - running agents get 60-minute protection
• ✅ Enhanced agent discovery - finds more agents automatically
• ✅ Resume failed work - continue where v0.9.2 timed out

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! MAOS is built for the AI orchestration community.

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Feature Requests: GitHub Discussions
• Documentation: Full Documentation

📜 License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details.

🏆 Success Stories

"MAOS v0.9.4 completed our entire microservices refactoring in 45 minutes. 8 agents worked in parallel - would have taken our team 2 weeks manually." - Enterprise Development Team

"The 60-minute timeout fix was a game-changer. Complex ML pipeline implementation that kept failing in v0.9.2 now completes successfully." - Data Science Team

"Progressive auto-save saved our project when the process crashed 30 minutes into execution. Resumed perfectly and delivered the full feature set." - Startup CTO

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🚀 Built for Production. Designed for Scale. Optimized for Results.

MAOS v0.9.4 - Where autonomous AI orchestration meets enterprise reliability.