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MetaGPT

🌟 The Multi-Agent Framework: First AI Software Company, Towards Natural Language Programming

★ 70.7k stars⑂ 9.0k forksMITupdated 2026-01
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// project facts

Project facts

MetaGPT is an open-source ai agents project by FoundationAgents (FoundationAgents/MetaGPT on GitHub). It has 70,729 GitHub stars and 8,989 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 21 January 2026.

GitHub stars
70,729
Forks
8,989
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
21 January 2026
Category
AI Agents
Listing
Full install guide
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Define the job

    Research, coding, browsing, or ops — agents work best with a clear goal.

  2. Pick a framework

    From no-code builders to code-first SDKs, match complexity to the task.

  3. Give it tools

    Web search, code execution, and APIs are what make agents useful.

  4. Run and supervise

    Watch the trace, approve consequential actions, iterate.

// features

Why people love it

LLM-powered

Large language models drive its smartest features, locally or via API.

Memory

Long-term memory across sessions, not goldfish chat.

Multi-agent teams

Specialized agents collaborate on bigger jobs.

Tool use

Agents call real tools: browsers, terminals, APIs.

Evaluations

Benchmarks keep agent quality measurable.

Self-hosted

Run agents on your infra with your keys.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 — Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT.git
    cd MetaGPT
  2. Step 2 — Check the README

    Every project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 — Run it

    Follow the project's launch command — Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.

    # see README for the exact launch command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains MetaGPT?

It is an open-source project at FoundationAgents/MetaGPT with 8,989 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.

Is MetaGPT free for commercial use?

MIT licensed — use it commercially, no strings attached.

What does it cost to run?

Model API bills dominate; self-hosted stacks cut that sharply.

Are agents reliable enough?

For bounded tasks with supervision, yes. Fully autonomous money-moves still need guardrails.

How do I keep them safe?

Sandboxing, approval gates, and least-privilege credentials.

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