A multi-AI model orchestration and consensus review system running as a Claude Code plugin, coordinating up to 8 AI providers per coding task through a 75% consensus gate.
Claude Octopus is a multi-AI model orchestration system running as a Claude Code plugin, currently at v9.29.0. Its core mechanism is a Shell-script-driven orchestration engine that simultaneously dispatches up to 8 AI providers (Claude, Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Qwen, Ollama, Perplexity, OpenRouter) and employs a 75% consensus gate to ensure output quality—research runs in parallel, problem definition executes sequentially, and review runs adversarially, passing only when ≥75% of providers agree.
The project builds a four-stage pipeline (Discover → Define → Develop → Deliver) based on the UK Design Council's Double Diamond methodology, equipped with 32 specialist personas, 48 slash commands, and 52 reusable skill modules. Key workflows include: /octo:debate for structured four-way AI debates, /octo:factory for fully automated pipelines from spec to deliverable software, /octo:security for OWASP vulnerability scanning, and /octo:tdd for disciplined test-driven development. The Reaction Engine monitors 13 lifecycle states including CI failures, review comments, and agent stalls, responding automatically.
The system provides three autonomy levels (supervised / semi-autonomous / autonomous), a built-in token compression pipeline (saving ~7,300 tokens per session), and an optional Node.js MCP Server exposing 10 tools to any MCP-compatible client. Via OpenClaw extension, workflows can be bridged to messaging platforms like Telegram and Discord. Beyond Claude Code, it supports Codex CLI, Cursor IDE, and OpenCode through respective plugin directories. All commands are namespace-isolated under the /octo: prefix, and the smart router /octo:auto supports natural language intent-to-workflow mapping.
Installation (Claude Code):
claude plugin marketplace add https://github.com/nyldn/claude-octopus.git
claude plugin install octo@nyldn-plugins
# Then run /octo:setup inside a Claude Code session
/octo:setup auto-detects installed providers and guides configuration. No external providers are required to start—Claude's built-in capabilities suffice.
Unverified claims: Model version references (GPT-5.4, Claude Opus 4.7, Sonnet 4.6) and benchmark figures (SWE-bench Pro 64.3, Terminal-Bench 75.1) are project-claimed and not independently verified; Qwen free tier claims are unverified; related projects claude-mem and OpenClaw have not been further investigated.