Show HN: BDFL – Open-source supervisor for Codex and Claude Code

Category: devtools

Tags: ai-agents, orchestration, terminal-ui, code-generation, workflow, multi-agent

Score: 6.3/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 5, Utility: 6)

BDFL is a terminal supervisor that orchestrates multiple AI coding agents (Codex, Claude Code, Ollama) through a structured workflow of planning, approval, parallel execution in isolated worktrees, and review before integration. It adds deliberate plan versioning, DAG-based task scheduling, and role-specific MCP tools to keep agents constrained and reviewable. The project is interesting for teams wanting to use multiple LLM coding agents safely and efficiently with human oversight.

Target audience: backend developers, software engineers, AI engineers, devops

Repository: https://usebdfl.com/

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