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What is Armada? armada is an npm CLI that scaffolds a team of eight AI specialist agents into a repository and runs contract-driven, evidence-gated feature work in parallel lanes that end in pull requests.

How do I use it? Install with npm install -g @rafamacalaba/armada; then run cd your-repo && armada init; review the scaffolded roles and contracts. Full steps below.

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Quick start with Armada

  1. Check you have what it needs: Node.js and npm; A coding agent and model access (README references OpenRouter pricing).
  2. Open rafmacalaba/armada on GitHub and read the README and license.
  3. Install with npm install -g @rafamacalaba/armada
  4. Run cd your-repo && armada init
  5. Review the scaffolded roles and contracts
  6. Start a feature lane

These steps come from our top use case, Scaffold an AI engineering team into an existing repo, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.

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About this repo

  • Who it is forDevelopers who want more structure and verification around AI coding agents than a single unsupervised session.
  • Why it is hot104 stars, launched 86 days ago
  • LanguageJavaScript
  • Sourcegithub.com/rafmacalaba/armada · Back to Hot repos

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  • Node.js and npm
  • A coding agent and model access (README references OpenRouter pricing)

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Questions about Armada

What is Armada?

armada is an npm CLI that scaffolds a team of eight AI specialist agents into a repository and runs contract-driven, evidence-gated feature work in parallel lanes that end in pull requests. It is an open-source project on GitHub: https://github.com/rafmacalaba/armada.

How do I use Armada?

Install with npm install -g @rafamacalaba/armada; then run cd your-repo && armada init; review the scaffolded roles and contracts. The use cases on this page give the full steps and a copy-paste agent prompt for each job.

Who is Armada for?

Developers who want more structure and verification around AI coding agents than a single unsupervised session.

What can I do with Armada?

3 use cases so far, for example: Scaffold an AI engineering team into an existing repo; Run two features in parallel without clobbering each other; Start a new app with an AI team from day one. Each has steps and a copy-paste agent prompt.

What do I need to run Armada?

Node.js and npm; A coding agent and model access (README references OpenRouter pricing).

What are alternatives to Armada?

Other hot AI repos in Software and DevOps: Deep Infer, Harness2, Orca, Opencode, Graphify.

Is Armada safe to run?

Deduped does not own, audit or vouch for it. Read the README and license, run it on your own systems first and review every command before you run it.