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Hive MindCAUTION

skills/ruvnet/hive-mind

🌊 The original agent harness. Deploy intelligent multi-player swarms, coordinate autonomous workflows, and build conversational AI systems. Features adaptive memory, self-learning intelligence, federation, vector RAG integration, and native Claude Code / Codex / Hermes and many more Integrated

Verdict
CAUTION
Grade
B
Trust score
89 /100
Version
—
Hosts
—
License
MIT
Stars
73,410
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Overview

🌊 The original agent harness. Deploy intelligent multi-player swarms, coordinate autonomous workflows, and build conversational AI systems. Features adaptive memory, self-learning intelligence, federation, vector RAG integration, and native Claude Code / Codex / Hermes and many more Integrated

Read from source at commit 3e0c089e8335OBSERVED · 2026-09-28
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What it tells the agent

The instruction file, verbatim from the audited commit — this is the text the model reads, and the surface the audit's instruction layer examines. Quoted here so you can judge it without cloning anything.

---
name: hive-mind
description: >
  Byzantine fault-tolerant consensus and distributed coordination. Queen-led hierarchical swarm management with multiple consensus strategies.
  Use when: distributed coordination, fault-tolerant operations, multi-agent consensus, collective decision making.
  Skip when: single-agent tasks, simple operations, local-only work.
---

# Hive-Mind Skill

## Purpose
Byzantine fault-tolerant consensus and distributed swarm coordination.

## When to Trigger
- Multi-agent distributed tasks
- Fault-tolerant operations needed
- Collective decision making
- Complex coordination patterns

## Topologies

| Topology | Description | Use Case |
|----------|-------------|----------|
| `hierarchical` | Queen controls workers | Default, anti-drift |
| `mesh` | Fully connected peers | Research, exploration |
| `hierarchical-mesh` | Hybrid | Recommended for complex |
| `adaptive` | Dynamic based on load | Auto-scaling |

## Consensus Strategies

| Strategy | Tolerance | Use Case |
|----------|-----------|----------|
| `byzantine` | f < n/3 faulty | Untrusted environment |
| `raft` | f < n/2 faulty | Leader-based, consistent |
| `gossip` | Eventual | Large scale, availability |
| `crdt` | Conflict-free | Concurrent updates |
| `quorum` | Configurable | Tunable consistency |

## Commands

### Initialize Hive-Mind
```bash
npx claude-flow hive-mind init --topology hierarchical-mesh --consensus raft
```

### Spawn Queen
```bash
npx claude-flow hive-mind spawn --role queen --name coordinator
```

### Check Consensus Status
```bash
npx claude-flow hive-mind consensus --status
```

### View Sessions
```bash
npx claude-flow hive-mind sessions --active
```

## Best Practices
1. Use hierarchical for coding tasks (anti-drift)
2. Use raft consensus for consistency
3. Keep agent count under 8 for coordination
4. Run frequent checkpoints
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Trust audit

CAUTIONgrade B · trust 89/100 Install with care. The audit found things worth knowing before you trust its output.

LayerWhat it checksResult
L0Provenance & inventoryWARN
L1Static analysis of the codeNA
L2Instruction surface (what it tells the agent)PASS
L3Class-specific surfacePASS
L4Behavioural (sandbox)SKIPPED

What the source does

Filesystem
none-observed
Network
none-observed
Shell
none-observed
Dependencies
pinned
Secrets in source
none-found

Findings (4)

MEDIUMInventory / provenance · inv.symlink · CWE-1104
crates
crates
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MEDIUMInventory / provenance · inv.symlink · CWE-1104
plugin/agents
plugin/agents
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MEDIUMInventory / provenance · inv.symlink · CWE-1104
plugin/commands
plugin/commands
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MEDIUMInventory / provenance · inv.symlink · CWE-1104
plugin/skills
plugin/skills
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Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.

Audited 2026-09-28 · audit v0.4.1 · source sha 3e0c089e8335full audit observations/trust-audit/skill/ruvnet__hive-mind.json · Report an issue / request a re-scan
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Audit history

Every audit this skill has had.

DateSourceVerdictGradeScoreChange
2026-09-283e0c089e8335CAUTIONB89first audit
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Questions

What does the Hive Mind skill do?

🌊 The original agent harness. Deploy intelligent multi-player swarms, coordinate autonomous workflows, and build conversational AI systems. Features adaptive memory, self-learning intelligence, federation, vector RAG integration, and native Claude Code / Codex / Hermes and many more Integrated

Is Hive Mind safe to install?

With care. The audit graded it B (89/100) and found 4 things worth knowing before you trust this skill, listed below with the exact line each was found on.

What can Hive Mind access on my machine?

The audit observed no filesystem, network or shell use at all in its source.

How current is this page?

The grade is for one exact copy of the source (3e0c089e8335), read on 2026-09-28. The repository is watched, and a new audit runs when it changes — this is the first audit.

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