amux vs AutoGen (Microsoft)
AutoGen is a framework for building multi-agent systems. amux is an orchestrator for running Claude Code agents. Different levels of abstraction.
AutoGen is Microsoft's open-source framework for building multi-agent conversation systems — you program agent interactions in Python. amux is an operational tool for running Claude Code (AI coding agents) in parallel with a web dashboard, shared board, and self-healing infrastructure.
Key differences
| Feature | amux | AutoGen |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Operational agent fleet management | Agent interaction framework |
| Agent type | Claude Code (coding-specialized) | General-purpose LLM agents |
| Setup | Clone + run, web dashboard in minutes | Requires Python programming |
| Web UI | Full dashboard with peek, board, mobile | No built-in UI |
| Self-healing | Built-in watchdog for coding agents | Custom implementation needed |
| Task coordination | SQLite kanban with atomic claiming | Custom implementation needed |
| User type | Developers using Claude Code | Developers building agent systems |
Different Levels of Abstraction
AutoGen is a framework — you use it to build custom multi-agent systems. amux is an operator — you use it to run Claude Code agents doing real coding work. They operate at different levels of abstraction.
When to use AutoGen
When you're building a custom multi-agent application — research tools, complex reasoning systems, automated workflows that require programming custom agent interactions. AutoGen gives you the primitives to build whatever you need.
When to use amux
When you want to run Claude Code agents to actually write code in your repositories — right now, with a UI, self-healing, and a task board. amux is operational where AutoGen is foundational.
Get started with amux
Run dozens of Claude Code agents in parallel. Python 3 + tmux. Open source.
git clone https://github.com/mixpeek/amux && cd amux && ./install.sh
amux register myproject --dir ~/Dev/myproject --yolo
amux start myproject
amux serve # → https://localhost:8822