Built a CLI orchestrator that runs agency-agents roles as a team — agency-orchestrator

[jnMetaCode]

Hey everyone 👋

I've been using agency-agents role definitions and built an open-source CLI tool on top of them: agency-orchestrator.

The idea is simple: instead of using one agent at a time, you describe what you want in one sentence, and the tool automatically picks the right roles from agency-agents, builds a DAG, and runs them in parallel.

How it works

npm install -g agency-orchestrator
ao compose "plan a side hustle for a developer" --run

This single command:

1. Analyzes your request
2. Selects relevant roles from agency-agents (e.g. Trend Researcher, Platform Analyst, Financial Planner)
3. Builds a dependency graph
4. Runs them in parallel where possible
5. Outputs a complete plan

Example output

Workflow: Developer Side Hustle Plan
Steps: 5 | Model: claude-code
Agents: 🔭 Trend Researcher | 📱 Platform Analyst | 💰 Financial Planner | ✍️ Content Strategist | 📋 Execution Planner
──────────────────────────────────────────────────
✅ 🔭 Trend Researcher    31.3s  → 6 tracks compared by competition / ceiling / AI leverage
✅ 📱 Platform Analyst    32.0s  → 6 platforms scored, recommended combo
✅ 💰 Financial Planner   31.8s  → Revenue breakdown to hit $2k/mo
✅ ✍️ Content Strategist   44.6s  → 20 topics + 4 title templates + content SOP
✅ 📋 Execution Planner   42.2s  → 90-day action plan, day by day

✅ Done: 5/5 steps | 182.1s

Key features

• Zero code — one sentence or YAML workflow
• Auto DAG parallelism — detects dependencies, runs independent steps concurrently
• 10 LLM providers — Claude, OpenAI, DeepSeek, Gemini, Ollama, GitHub Copilot, etc.
• 7 providers need no API key — works with your existing subscriptions
• 170+ English roles from agency-agents + 211 Chinese roles
• Integrates with Claude Code, Cursor, Trae, Windsurf, OpenClaw

Credits

agency-orchestrator uses agency-agents as the English role library. Huge thanks to @msitarzewski for creating such a comprehensive collection of agent personalities — it's the foundation that makes multi-agent collaboration practical.

I also maintain agency-agents-zh with 211 Chinese role definitions for the Chinese community.

Would love to hear your feedback or ideas for new workflows!

GitHub: https://github.com/jnMetaCode/agency-orchestrator
npm: npm install -g agency-orchestrator