What is this?
Agent Relay is infrastructure for coding agents that lets you enforce multi-step workflows ('Flows') with deterministic checks, required steps and human-in-the-loop gates, plus real-time integrations with tools like Slack and Discord.
Agent Relay is infrastructure for coding agents that lets you enforce multi-step workflows ('Flows') with deterministic checks, required steps and human-in-the-loop gates, plus real-time integrations with tools like Slack and Discord.Is this a framework I code against, or a hosted platform?It is both: you can run the fully hosted Agent Relay Cloud with zero setup, or self-host each piece yourself; Flows are written as actual TypeScript code rather than prompts.
It is both: you can run the fully hosted Agent Relay Cloud with zero setup, or self-host each piece yourself; Flows are written as actual TypeScript code rather than prompts.How do I get started with it?Sign up for Agent Relay Cloud to explore everything with no credit card required, or install the CLI with npm to run it from your own machine.
Sign up for Agent Relay Cloud to explore everything with no credit card required, or install the CLI with npm to run it from your own machine.What do I need installed to run the CLI?Node.js 22 or newer and npm, since the CLI is distributed as an npm package.
Node.js 22 or newer and npm, since the CLI is distributed as an npm package.Can I self-host this on my own without help?Self-hosting options exist for each primitive, but there's no documented self-serve setup — you're expected to email the team and they'll walk you through configuring it on your environment.
Self-hosting options exist for each primitive, but there's no documented self-serve setup — you're expected to email the team and they'll walk you through configuring it on your environment.What are Flows exactly?Flows are multi-step workflows defined in TypeScript with deterministic checks, required steps, and human approval gates, so the rules an agent must follow live in code instead of a prompt that might be ignored.
Flows are multi-step workflows defined in TypeScript with deterministic checks, required steps, and human approval gates, so the rules an agent must follow live in code instead of a prompt that might be ignored.Why would I connect agents to Slack or Discord?Relay's human-in-the-loop gates surface in chat tools like Slack and Discord so a person can review or approve what an agent is doing in real time.
Relay's human-in-the-loop gates surface in chat tools like Slack and Discord so a person can review or approve what an agent is doing in real time.Do I need a credit card to try it?No — Agent Relay Cloud lets you explore every piece of the system without a credit card or any infrastructure setup.
No — Agent Relay Cloud lets you explore every piece of the system without a credit card or any infrastructure setup.What are similar projects?hive, ai-maestro, brigade, ruflo, evenfire, claude-code, OpenDots, turnstone
hive, ai-maestro, brigade, ruflo, evenfire, claude-code, OpenDots, turnstoneWhich topics is it in?agent-collaboration, headless, human-in-the-loop, multi-agent-systems, slack, discord, workflow-automation, orchestration, agent-orchestration, real-time, swift, agentic-ai
agent-collaboration, headless, human-in-the-loop, multi-agent-systems, slack, discord, workflow-automation, orchestration, agent-orchestration, real-time, swift, agentic-ai