tempestai-dev/tempest

Tempest is a developer tool that orchestrates multiple AI agents to work in parallel while reducing token consumption and tool call overhead.

The tool addresses the inefficiency of running AI coding agents sequentially, where each agent independently solves the same problem and duplicates work. Tempest's approach is to run multiple agents concurrently—supporting Claude, Codex, Gemini, and other CLI-based agents—while coordinating their execution to eliminate redundant operations. By sharing results and deduplicating tool calls across agents, the system achieves significant reductions in both token usage and the number of times tools are invoked.

Tempest suits teams building with agentic AI workflows who want to accelerate development without proportionally increasing API costs. It works best in environments where multiple coding agents are already part of the development pipeline, particularly for projects using Claude, Google's Gemini, or OpenAI models. The tool is designed as a conductor layer that sits between your agents and their execution environment, making it applicable to IDE integrations and build automation contexts where parallel agent execution is feasible.

The project shows active development with regular commits addressing core functionality and bug fixes. Work spans across multiple areas including agent orchestration logic, token optimization mechanisms, and integration with different AI model providers. The codebase maintains focus on the parallel execution and deduplication engine rather than expanding into unrelated domains. Development activity indicates ongoing refinement of the coordination layer and continued support for additional agent types and platforms.