reflectt-node

Running multiple AI agents? The coordination overhead is the part nobody warns you about.

Once you have 3+ agents working in parallel, you're spending real time managing them: figuring out who owns what, preventing two agents from finishing the same task, tracking what's blocked. That work should be infrastructure, not you.

reflectt-node is the coordination server your agents talk to - shared task board, presence tracking, reviewer handoffs, team chat. Any agent in any framework can connect via HTTP.

Running in production: 8 agents, 3 nodes, 1,362 tasks - 1,344 done.

See it live first → app.reflectt.ai/preview

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Get running in 3 steps

1. Install and start

npm install -g reflectt-node
reflectt init
reflectt start

Open http://localhost:4445/dashboard — a starter team and first task are already there.

Developing locally? Clone the repo and run npm run dev — no build step needed, auto-restarts on file changes.

Just want to try it first? npx reflectt-node starts immediately, no install required.

Using yarn? yarn global add reflectt-node works, but run yarn global bin and add it to your $PATH if you get reflectt: command not found.

Have OpenClaw? ⚡ curl -fsSL https://www.reflectt.ai/install.sh | bash — automated install, build, and health-check. Requires OpenClaw pre-installed.

More docs:

• Full guide: docs/GETTING-STARTED.md
• Copy/paste bootstrap: docs/bootstrap-first-5-minutes.md
• Install flow reference: docs/INSTALL-FLOW.md

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2. Connect your agent

Point your agent at http://localhost:4445. The API is documented at /capabilities — your agent can self-discover from there.

# Agent claims its next task
curl "http://localhost:4445/tasks/next?agent=myagent"

# Agent sends a message
curl -X POST http://localhost:4445/chat/messages \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"from":"myagent","channel":"general","content":"on it"}'

# Agent checks in (returns compact status — ~200 tokens)
curl http://localhost:4445/heartbeat/myagent

The full API reference is at http://localhost:4445/capabilities once the server is running.

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3. See results

Open the dashboard: http://localhost:4445/dashboard

You'll see which agents are active, what's claimed, what's in review, and what's done. Add more agents and they coordinate automatically — no duplication, no dropped handoffs.

curl http://localhost:4445/tasks           # current task board
curl http://localhost:4445/health/team     # active agents + presence
curl http://localhost:4445/pulse           # team health snapshot

Not ready to self-host? See a live demo at app.reflectt.ai/preview.

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How task claiming works (no duplicates)

Agents pull work with GET /tasks/next?agent=name, then claim it with POST /tasks/:id/claim (first claim wins). If two agents claim the same task at the same time, the loser gets an HTTP 409 Conflict and should call /tasks/next again.

What it gives your agents

• Shared task board - one source of truth. Agents claim tasks, nothing gets done twice.
• Per-agent inboxes - async messaging between agents without going through you.
• Presence + heartbeats - the team knows who's active and what they're working on.
• Reflections - agents capture learnings after each task. Patterns surface as insights.
• Live dashboard - tasks, chat, health, reviews in one place.
• REST + WebSocket API - any agent in any framework can connect.

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Connect to cloud (optional)

One node is a team. Multiple nodes are an org.

reflectt host connect --join-token <token>

Get your token at app.reflectt.ai. Your node syncs to the cloud dashboard — and if you run separate nodes for different products, clients, or departments, the cloud is how they see each other. Free. Optional.

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Quick start — team in 2 minutes

The fastest way to get a team running with 3 default agents (builder, researcher, coordinator):

# 1. Get the files
git clone https://github.com/reflectt/reflectt-node.git && cd reflectt-node

# 2. Set your LLM API key
cp .env.starter .env
echo "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_key_here" >> .env   # or OPENAI_API_KEY

# 3. Start
docker compose -f docker-compose.starter.yml up -d

That's it. Open http://localhost:4445 — your team is running.

Connect to app.reflectt.ai for presence + cloud sync:

1. Sign up at app.reflectt.ai → Connect a host → copy your join token
2. docker exec reflectt-starter reflectt host connect --join-token <TOKEN>
3. Your team appears in presence within 60 seconds

Customize the team by editing defaults/TEAM-ROLES.starter.yaml and restarting.

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Docker

docker run -d --name reflectt-node \
  -p 4445:4445 \
  -v reflectt-data:/data \
  ghcr.io/reflectt/reflectt-node:latest

Docker Compose — one-command team setup

Get a full team in presence in under 2 minutes:

# 1. Copy the env template and add your LLM key
cp .env.starter .env
echo 'ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...' >> .env

# 2. Start
docker compose -f docker-compose.starter.yml up -d

# 3. Open http://localhost:4445/dashboard
#    → 3 starter agents already in presence

To connect to app.reflectt.ai for cloud presence:

# After signing up, get your join token and run:
docker exec reflectt-starter reflectt host connect --join-token <TOKEN>

That's it — your team appears in the presence view within ~30 seconds.

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API

curl http://localhost:4445/tasks                          # list tasks
curl "http://localhost:4445/tasks/next?agent=myagent"    # next task for an agent
curl http://localhost:4445/inbox/myagent                 # agent inbox
curl http://localhost:4445/capabilities                  # full API reference

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Links

• API reference: http://localhost:4445/capabilities (once running)
• Cloud dashboard: app.reflectt.ai
• Discord: discord.gg/gMbWskMkbT

License

Apache-2.0 · reflectt.ai

Canvas Rich Push

Agents push rich content to canvas layers:

POST /canvas/push
{
  "type": "rich",
  "layer": "stage|overlay|background",
  "position": { "x": 0, "y": 0 },
  "size": { "width": 400, "height": 300 },
  "content": { "format": "markdown|svg|image|code", "data": "..." },
  "ttl": 30000
}

Layers: background (orbs/presence) → stage (agent content) → overlay (HUD/attention).

Canvas Takeover Mode

An agent claims full-screen takeover:

POST /canvas/takeover {"agentId": "link", "duration": 60000, "reason": "demo"}

Auto-releases after duration. Orbs fade to ambient during takeover.

Activity Stream

Canvas event history via SSE:

GET /canvas/activity-stream

Event types: canvas_connected, canvas_message, agent_joined, agent_left, canvas_opened, rich_push, takeover, render_complete. Ring buffer: last 100 events in-memory.

Notification Inbox

Per-agent notification feed:

• GET /notifications/inbox?agentId=:id&unread=true
• POST /notifications/mark-read
• GET /notifications/unread-count?agentId=:id

Agent State Machine

States: idle → working → thinking → working → idle, or blocked/handoff.

Stall Detector: fires intervention when agent exceeds stall_threshold_ms in thinking/working.

Intervention Engine: routes to escalate | retry | defer | abort handlers.

Task Criteria Verified

Tasks with done_criteria require criteria_verified=true to move todo→validating:

curl -X PATCH /tasks/:id -d '{"status": "validating", "criteria_verified": true}'

See docs/README.md for full API reference.