Ruflo

What is Ruflo?

Ruflo is an open source agent meta-harness built specifically for Claude, the language model developed by Anthropic. According to its documentation, Ruflo orchestrates multi-agent swarms, implements adaptive memory, supports self-learning through feedback loops, and includes retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). It also integrates directly with Claude Code and Codex, two tools for programmatic interaction with Claude. The project is hosted on GitHub under the account ruvnet/ruflo and shows 66,272 stars. The harness appears designed to extend Claude’s single-agent capabilities into a coordinated system of specialised sub-agents that share context and learn from interactions.

Who is Ruflo for?

The tool targets developers and teams who already work with Claude and want to move beyond single‑prompt or single‑agent workflows. Ruflo’s description points to scenarios that require persistent memory, continuous learning from data or user feedback, and collaboration among multiple AI agents with different roles. Because it is free and open source, it is also accessible to individual researchers, hobbyists, and small teams who cannot or do not want to pay for a managed platform. The integration with Claude Code and Codex suggests a particular audience: developers who use Claude within an IDE or automated pipeline and need a lightweight harness to manage long-running or complex tasks.

How much does Ruflo cost?

Ruflo is free. The pricing page lists a single plan at $0 per month. The entire codebase is published on GitHub under an open source license, so users can run it on their own infrastructure without recurring fees. The only costs a user would incur are the underlying Claude API usage from Anthropic (if using Claude through an API) and any compute resources needed to host the harness. Since Ruflo is an agent orchestration layer and not a self‑contained model, there is no built‑in pricing for processing or storage beyond what the user provides.