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Show HN: OpenRig – a control plane for multi-agent coding topologies
Hi HN, I’m Mike, the founder of OpenRig.
I built this because my Claude Code + Codex setup kept forming little "topologies" of long-lived agents that worked well together, but the terminal sprawl was intense. So I built a primitive the agents could intuitively reach for to save and recreate these setups on the fly. This then led to more agent-first primitives like coordination, declarative workflow patterns, workspaces, etc.
Several months in and these "rigs" I manage with openrig require a lot less babysitting and I can manage more projects at once without getting overwhelmed.
The short version: OpenRig is a way to save and operate that topology instead of rebuilding it by hand every time.
Demo video: https://youtu.be/yCFSRnPDFqY?si=n5e627d0CU3X3bmE
Super interesting mental model here. I'm building a tool, called atrium, that set out to solve similar problems, but I landed on a pretty different model -- workspace > room > stack > pane. I'm really curious to understand more about your concept of topologies, though. How exactly does it manifest in practice? Are they essentially organized units of collaborative work that your agents are executing? Has this unlocked different ways to solve problems for you than you were doing before or is it primarily organizational sugar?
At any rate -- really cool concept. Wish you the best of luck with it!
Thanks for sharing! I like the analogy with climbers! Is OpenRig compatible with the A2A protocol?
I posted a much earlier preview a few weeks ago. This version is the first one I’m actually inviting other agent-heavy developers to try, and I’d love feedback on where the mental model is confusing.