Hey everyone! 👋
I’ve been working on Hephaestus - an open-source framework that changes how we think about AI agent workflows. It’s fully open source and will remain that way.
The Problem: Most agentic frameworks make you define every step upfront. But complex tasks don’t work like that - you discover what needs to be done as you go.
The Solution: Semi-structured workflows. You define phases - the logical steps needed to solve a problem (like “Analysis → Implementation → Validation” for software projects). Then agents dynamically create tasks across these phases based on what they discover. Agents coordinate through a Kanban board and share discoveries via RAG-powered memory, while a Guardian monitors trajectories to keep everyone on track.
Now I need your help.…
Hey everyone! 👋
I’ve been working on Hephaestus - an open-source framework that changes how we think about AI agent workflows. It’s fully open source and will remain that way.
The Problem: Most agentic frameworks make you define every step upfront. But complex tasks don’t work like that - you discover what needs to be done as you go.
The Solution: Semi-structured workflows. You define phases - the logical steps needed to solve a problem (like “Analysis → Implementation → Validation” for software projects). Then agents dynamically create tasks across these phases based on what they discover. Agents coordinate through a Kanban board and share discoveries via RAG-powered memory, while a Guardian monitors trajectories to keep everyone on track.
Now I need your help. 🙏
We’re evaluating Hephaestus on SWEBench-Verified (500 real-world GitHub issues from popular Python repos like Django, SymPy, and Astropy). It’s a massive benchmark, and I’m looking for contributors to help run instances.
What you need:
Claude Code subscription (Sonnet-4.5) - that’s it!
I’ll provide OpenRouter API keys for orchestration
What you get:
Full credit in our final SWEBench evaluation report
Watch Hephaestus agents coordinate and build workflows in real-time through the web UI
Help validate a new approach to autonomous AI workflows
Contribute to open-source AI research
How it works:
Generate a batch of uncompleted instances (we have a script that does this automatically) 1.
Run the benchmark overnight 1.
Submit results via PR (so your contribution is tracked and credited)
We’re coordinating via Discord to avoid duplicate work, and the comprehensive docs walk you through everything step-by-step.
🔗 Links:
GitHub: https://github.com/Ido-Levi/Hephaestus
Contributor Guide: https://ido-levi.github.io/Hephaestus/docs/guides/running-swebench-benchmark
Discord: https://discord.gg/FyrC4fpS
This is a chance to contribute to AI agent research, see self-building workflows tackle real problems, and get recognized for your contribution. Every batch helps!
Thanks in advance to everyone who participates! 🚀