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A free, open-source local relay for coordinating multiple AI agents on the same repository: one writer at a time, explicit handoffs, a readable turn journal, and no server or M8Shift API key.

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One shared pen

M8Shift acts as a cooperative repository mutex. One agent claims the pen, works, then hands it off explicitly.

Structured handoffs

Every turn records what changed, what is needed next, which files were touched, and which agent receives the next turn.

Readable state

Coordination lives in versionable text files. Maintainers can inspect, audit, and arbitrate without an opaque dashboard.

Provider-neutral

Claude, Codex, Gemini, Vibe, or another cooperative agent can participate if it can read instructions and run the CLI.

Local-first

The core makes no network calls, requires no account, and stores no provider secrets.

Extensible without runtime ownership

Optional companions cover worktrees, presence, reports, and headless runs without becoming the relay authority.

Opening Soon ​

The full M8Shift website is being prepared. This temporary homepage is the public entry point while the GitHub Pages repository, domain, and final documentation are being connected.

M8Shift solves a simple problem: when several AI agents work inside the same repository, they can overwrite each other. The project introduces one clear, inspectable rule: only one agent writes at a time. Other agents wait for their turn, then resume from an explicit handoff with the context they need.

A coordination toolM8Shift does not host models or replace your IDE. It coordinates agents around a repository and a shared turn journal.
Useful disagreementDifferent agents can plan, code, review, document, or challenge an approach while the human maintainer keeps final arbitration.
A durable trailThe relay keeps turns, requests, decisions, and touched files in a format that can be inspected from Git and plain text.

What M8Shift Does ​

  • It installs a local relay into a project.
  • It creates a M8SHIFT.md file containing the lock and the turn journal.
  • It enforces the claim -> work -> append sequence to avoid simultaneous writers.
  • It lets one agent hand off explicitly to another member of the roster.
  • It keeps coordination state in the repository, in plain files, without a resident service.
  • It works with CLI, IDE, desktop, and headless workflows.

What M8Shift Does Not Do ​

  • It does not run a model for you.
  • It does not become an agent orchestrator.
  • It does not replace Git, tests, or human review.
  • It does not require an API key for its own operation.

Status ​

The product is already available as open source. The complete public website will follow with documentation, installation guides, use cases, CLI references, and architecture notes.

Temporary launch page

This page tests the m8shift.github.io repository, the VitePress build, GitHub Pages publishing, and the future m8shift.ai domain.

Official site coming soon.

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