π SwarmForge: Zero-Cost Multi-Agent AI Orchestration Architecture
Author: Chitresh Gupta (Kxrn)
Organization: DuskyMoon Productions / Gupta Ventures
Research Paper: Zenodo DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22647525
Staff Pick Article: CoderLegion Publication
Audio Brief: HackerNoon Tech Brief / Spotify Podcast
GitHub Repository: karan5028ji/swarmforge
π Overview
SwarmForge is an architectural framework designed for zero-cost, local-first multi-agent AI orchestration on consumer hardware. It coordinates specialized autonomous subagent daemons, deterministic task routing, and ephemeral memory contexts without reliance on expensive recurring cloud APIs.
π Key Architectural Innovations
- Asynchronous Event-Driven Bus: Light-weight pub/sub queuing for agent delegation.
- Ephemeral Context & Token Pruning: Minimizing RAM/VRAM footprint on local machines.
- Local CLI Integration: Routing tasks across local free-tier tools and execution daemons.
π Citation & Metadata
@article{gupta2026swarmforge,
title={SwarmForge: Architectural Foundations of Zero-Cost Multi-Agent AI Orchestration},
author={Gupta, Chitresh},
year={2026},
publisher={Zenodo},
doi={10.5281/zenodo.22647525}
}