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MetaGPT
🌟 The Multi-Agent Framework: First AI Software Company, Towards Natural Language Programming
Our verdict
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About MetaGPT
MetaGPT is a multi-agent framework that coordinates multiple AI agents to execute software development tasks from natural language specifications. It assigns roles (product manager, architect, engineer, QA) to agents and orchestrates their collaboration to produce code, documentation, and test artifacts.
Best for
Teams building software generation pipelines who need structured multi-stage AI workflows and comprehensive artifact output.
Use cases
- Generate complete project structures and boilerplate from requirements
- Automate documentation and specification writing alongside code
- Coordinate multi-stage workflows where agents hand off work sequentially
Notes
68,466 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-01-21. Licensed MIT.
Pros
- Structured role-based agent coordination reduces hallucination and improves output coherence
- Produces artifacts beyond code (PRDs, architecture docs, test cases)
- Open source with active community and 68k+ GitHub stars
Cons
- Requires careful prompt engineering and role definition to work effectively
- Output quality depends heavily on LLM capabilities and context window limits
- Python-only implementation limits integration into non-Python workflows
Key facts
What we have checked
- Days since the last commit
- 278
- GitHub forks
- 9,049
- GitHub stars
- 71,026
- Days to a first reply on issues
- 60.3
- Open issues
- 8
- Releases in the last 90 days
- 0
Each value shows when we last confirmed it and where it came from. Values we have not confirmed are left out, never guessed.
Health and security
Is MetaGPT looked after, and what do its setup files show
Health score
28 out of 100
| Part | Points | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Recent activity | 7.8 of 30 | Last push 278 days ago |
| Releases | 0 of 15 | 0 releases in 90 days |
| Issue replies | 0 of 20 | First reply in 60.3 days (median) |
| Maintainer | 15 of 15 | Owned by an organisation |
| Official source | Not counted | MCP servers only |
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