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Run npx skillmds@latest add ruvnet/hive-mind in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Is Hive Mind free to use?

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Who published Hive Mind?

ruvnet (@ruvnet) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Hive Mind by ruvnet — Agent Skill

Name: Hive Mind
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: ruvnet

Hive Mind

> 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.

ruvnet 534fb9a 2.0 KB Updated Sep 9, 2026

File contents

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

npx claude-flow hive-mind init --topology hierarchical-mesh --consensus raft

Spawn Queen

npx claude-flow hive-mind spawn --role queen --name coordinator

Check Consensus Status

npx claude-flow hive-mind consensus --status

View Sessions

npx claude-flow hive-mind sessions --active

Best Practices

Use hierarchical for coding tasks (anti-drift)
Use raft consensus for consistency
Keep agent count under 8 for coordination
Run frequent checkpoints

Source: ruvnet/ruflo → .agents/skills/hive-mind/SKILL.md

---name: hive-minddescription: > 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 --- **Source:** [`ruvnet/ruflo`](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo) → `.agents/skills/hive-mind/SKILL.md`

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