Agent skill · software engineering · aradotso
wanman-agent-matrix
Expert skill for using wanman, the open-source local agent matrix runtime that coordinates multiple Claude Code or Codex agents on your machine.
Why this skill is useful
Adds executable scripts and commands for managing and orchestrating multiple AI agents locally, which are not commonly known or documented.
What it needs
Requires git, node, pnpm installed locally. Requires claude account access. About 8k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-07-09. 70 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
wanman Agent Matrix Runtime Skill by ara.so — Daily 2026 Skills collection. wanman is an open-source local agent matrix framework that runs a supervised network of Claude Code or Codex agents on your machine, coordinated through a JSON-RPC supervisor. Inspired by Japanese ワンマン電車 (one-man trains), it lets the human step back into an observer role while agents collaborate autonomously. Installation & Setup Prerequisites Node.js 20+ pnpm 9+ git A logged-in Claude Code or Codex CLI Install from Source Single-file Bundle Add to PATH After building, symlink or alias the CLI so you can run wanman from any project: Key CLI Commands Command Description --------- ------------- wanman takeover <path> Take over an existing git repo with the full agent matrix wanman run <goal> Start an agent matrix for a one-shot goal wanman send <agent> <msg> Send a message to an agent (--steer interrupts target) wanman recv [--agent <name>] Receive and mark pending messages as delivered wanman agents List registered agents and their current states wanman escalate <msg> Escalate a message to the CEO agent wanman watch Live-stream supervisor and agent activity wanman task create Create a task in the shared pool wanman task list List all tasks wanman task get <id> Get task details wanman task update <id> Update task status/fields wanman task done <id> Mark a task as complete wanman initiative create Create a long-lived initiative wanman initiative list List initiatives wanman capsule create Create a change capsule wanman capsule list List change capsules wanman capsule mine List capsules owned by current agent wanman artifact put Store a structured artifact wanman artifact list List stored artifacts wanman artifact get <id> Retrieve an artifact wanman hypothesis create Create a hypothesis to track wanman hypothesis list List hypotheses wanman hypothesis update <id> Update hypothesis status wanman context get <key> Read a shared context value wanman context set <key> <val> Write a shared context v …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aradotso/wanman-agent-matrix