Autonomous Agents That Work Without You

Any model. Works with Claude, GPT, and open-source models.
Run anywhere. Webhooks, built-in cron, CI/CD, Mac, Linux, Windows or Docker.
No SDK required. Define your agent in Markdown.

Quick Start • Example • Deploy • Documentation

Quick Start

# Try it now - no install needed
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-... npx agentuse@latest run https://agentuse.io/hello.agentuse

Create my-agent.agentuse:

---
model: anthropic:claude-sonnet-4-6
---

Generate a daily motivation quote with a tech fact.
Format as JSON with 'quote' and 'fact' fields.

Run it:

agentuse run my-agent.agentuse

Example

A real-world agent with MCP tools:

---
model: anthropic:claude-sonnet-4-6
mcpServers:
  postgres:
    command: npx
    args: ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres"]
    requiredEnvVars: [DATABASE_URL]
---

Query the sales table for yesterday's metrics.
Generate an executive summary with trends.

Deploy

Webhook Server - Trigger agents via HTTP:

agentuse serve
curl -X POST http://localhost:12233/run -d '{"agent": "my-agent"}'

# Serve multiple projects from one process:
agentuse serve -C ./projA -C ./projB
curl -X POST http://localhost:12233/run -d '{"project":"projA","agent":"my-agent"}'

Global config - put serve defaults in ~/.agentuse/config.json:

{
  "serve": {
    "projects": [
      { "path": "~/work/projA" },
      { "id": "b", "path": "~/work/projB" }
    ],
    "default": "projA",
    "port": 12233,
    "host": "127.0.0.1",
    "auth": true,
    "logFile": true
  }
}

CLI flags override config. -C replaces serve.projects; AGENTUSE_CONFIG=/path/to/config.json uses another file. AGENTUSE_API_KEY remains env-only.

Scheduled Agents - Run on a schedule:

---
schedule: "0 9 * * *"
---

Features

🤖 Multi-Provider Support

Works with Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI (GPT), OpenRouter (open source models like GLM and Minimax), and Amazon Bedrock. Switch models with a single line change.

🌐 Webhooks & HTTP API

Trigger agents via HTTP webhooks. Integrate with Zapier, Make, GitHub Actions, or any system that can POST. Supports streaming responses for real-time output.

⏰ Cron Scheduling

Schedule agents to run automatically with built-in cron support. Use intervals for sub-daily (5m, 2h) or cron expressions for daily+ (0 9 * * *).

📝 Markdown-Based Agents

Define agents as .agentuse files with YAML frontmatter and plain English instructions. Version control, code review, and collaborate on agents like any other code.

🔌 MCP Integration

Connect to any Model Context Protocol server. Access databases, APIs, file systems, and external services through a standardized tool interface.

🎭 Sub-Agents

Compose complex workflows by delegating tasks to specialized child agents. Parent agents can spawn sub-agents with isolated contexts and step limits.

⚡ Skills System

Create reusable agent instructions as SKILL.md files. Reuse your existing Claude Code skills directly - AgentUse reads from the same .claude/skills/ directories. List available skills with agentuse skills.

📊 Session Tracking

Full execution history with message logs, tool call traces, token usage, and timing metrics. Debug and audit agent runs with agentuse sessions.

Install

npm install -g agentuse

Set your API key:

agentuse auth login

Documentation

Full guides and API reference at docs.agentuse.io

Contributing

• Report bugs
• Share ideas

License

Apache 2.0