Claude Octopus

Claude Octopus is an open-source Claude Code plugin that asks several other AI models to check the same task and flags where they disagree.

Claude Octopus is an independent open-source plugin that adds multi-model workflows to Claude Code. When a task needs more than one opinion, its /octo: commands send research, design, code or reviews to up to twelve external providers, including Codex, Antigravity CLI, GitHub Copilot, Qwen, Ollama, Perplexity, OpenRouter, Cursor CLI, Grok and Kimi Code. A 75% consensus gate flags disagreements before work ships, and /octo:council runs a structured deliberation among 3, 5 or 7 personas with quorum and veto rules. It includes 31 specialist personas, 54 commands and 63 skills, a Dark Factory mode that takes a spec through to delivered software, and memory through claude-mem, agentmemory or deja-vu. Octopus stays dormant during ordinary Claude Code use and works with Claude alone, adding providers as they are detected.

Claude Octopus at a glance

Best for: Software engineer
Runs on: CLI, open source
Pricing: Free and open source; external providers use existing subscriptions or API keys
Released: January 2026
Category: AI coding tool
Website: github.com/nyldn/claude-octopus

Key features

Sends one task to up to 12 external AI providers
75% consensus gate that flags model disagreements
/octo:council multi-persona deliberation with quorum and veto
31 personas, 54 commands and 63 skills
Dark Factory mode from spec to delivered software
Persistent memory via claude-mem, agentmemory or deja-vu

Use it for

Get an independent review of a risky change before merging
Compare architecture proposals from several models
Run a spec through an automated build pipeline

Companions

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