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Add a Second Claude Code Account of Your Own as a Fallback
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claude-code··4 min read

Add a Second Claude Code Account of Your Own as a Fallback

Add a second Claude Code account of your own in Crewly as a fallback. Agents move to it when the first account runs out of usage, and move back by themselves when the first has usage again.

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Microsoft AutoGen vs Crewly: a library you code against, or a team you operate
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Microsoft AutoGen vs Crewly: a library you code against, or a team you operate

AutoGen is now in maintenance mode and Microsoft points new users to Microsoft Agent Framework. Crewly is a ready orchestrator that runs CLI agents such as Claude Code and Codex as a standing team. What each is, how they differ and who should pick which.

Claude Code Memory: Remember Between Sessions (CLAUDE.md)
claude-code··7 min read

Claude Code Memory: Remember Between Sessions (CLAUDE.md)

Claude Code forgets between sessions. Fix it with CLAUDE.md (your rules) plus auto memory (notes Claude writes), both loaded at every start. Where they live.

Claude Squad vs Crewly: one terminal, or a standing team
claude-squad··6 min read

Claude Squad vs Crewly: one terminal, or a standing team

Claude Squad runs several Claude Code, Codex or Gemini sessions from one terminal, each in its own worktree. Crewly keeps a team of agents with roles and memory. What each does and when to pick which.

Conductor vs Crewly: parallel workspaces on your Mac or in the cloud, or a standing team
conductor··7 min read

Conductor vs Crewly: parallel workspaces on your Mac or in the cloud, or a standing team

Conductor runs Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode in parallel: in local git worktrees on your Mac, or in cloud sandboxes with Conductor Cloud. Crewly keeps a team of agents with roles and memory. What each does and when to pick which.

Devin Alternative: Open-Source and Local Options
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Devin Alternative: Open-Source and Local Options

Want Devin without the hosted service? Compare OpenHands, Claude Code, Conductor and Crewly: where each runs, how you start work, and which job it fits.

LangGraph vs Crewly: a graph you code agents in, or a ready team of CLI agents
langgraph··7 min read

LangGraph vs Crewly: a graph you code agents in, or a ready team of CLI agents

LangGraph is a low-level framework and runtime for building stateful agents in code. Crewly is a ready orchestrator that runs CLI agents such as Claude Code and Codex as a standing team. What each is, how they differ and who should pick which.

OpenClaw vs Crewly: an assistant in your chat apps, or a team of coding agents
openclaw··7 min read

OpenClaw vs Crewly: an assistant in your chat apps, or a team of coding agents

OpenClaw is an open-source assistant that runs on your computer and answers in the chat apps you already use. Crewly runs a team of Claude Code and Codex agents with roles and memory. What each does, where they overlap and when to pick which.

OpenHands vs Crewly: a control center for coding agents, or a standing team
openhands··7 min read

OpenHands vs Crewly: a control center for coding agents, or a standing team

OpenHands now presents itself as a self-hosted control center that runs OpenHands, Claude Code, Codex and other agents. Crewly keeps a team of agents with roles and memory. What each does, where they overlap and when to pick which.

How to orchestrate multiple AI agents without writing Python
multi-agent··7 min read

How to orchestrate multiple AI agents without writing Python

CrewAI means Python code. If your agents are coding agents like Claude Code or Codex, you can run them as a team from a dashboard with no code. Setup steps, a hand-off message that works, and when you still need Python.

Run Claude Code Overnight on a Schedule (Cron + Run Cap)
claude-code··6 min read

Run Claude Code Overnight on a Schedule (Cron + Run Cap)

Schedule a Claude Code cron job in Crewly's Schedules page: set the cron, a run cap and permission mode so it finishes overnight instead of stopping at 2 a.m.

How to Set Up an AI Agent Team: Roles, Memory and Handoffs
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How to Set Up an AI Agent Team: Roles, Memory and Handoffs

A step-by-step setup for an AI agent team on your own machine: pick a job that splits, give each agent one role, write the handoff brief, and add shared memory. Uses Crewly and Claude Code.

How to start and check a Claude Code job from your phone
claude-code··7 min read

How to start and check a Claude Code job from your phone

Three ways to start a Claude Code task away from your desk and check on it later: Remote Control, a cloud session, and a Crewly agent you message in Slack. What runs where, what each needs, and what to set up before you leave.

Talk to All Your AI Agents, on Every Machine, by Voice While You Drive
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Talk to All Your AI Agents, on Every Machine, by Voice While You Drive

You run Claude Code and Codex agents on more than one computer and keep switching between them. Crewly joins them, and Drive mode is the secretary you talk to by voice on the road.

Vibe Kanban Alternative: What to Use After the Shutdown
vibe-kanban··6 min read

Vibe Kanban Alternative: What to Use After the Shutdown

Vibe Kanban's company shut down in April 2026. What still works, what ended, and 3 ways forward: stay local, the community edition, or a Crewly agent team.

openrig··6 min read

OpenRig vs Docker Agent vs Crewly: Three Ways to Run a Team of AI Agents

What OpenRig and Docker Agent do, from their own repos and docs, and how each compares with Crewly, an open-source orchestrator for a standing AI team.

An AI Agent That Builds Apps for You: a Pet Game and a Morning Brief, Both on a Phone
crewly-apps··6 min read

An AI Agent That Builds Apps for You: a Pet Game and a Morning Brief, Both on a Phone

We asked Crewly agents for two small web apps: a pet-care and daily-routine game for kids, and a daily tech brief. Each sits behind a private link, opens from a Slack card on a phone, and wakes the agent when something changes.

Crewly in September: Fewer Reasons to Go Back to Your Desk
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Crewly in September: Fewer Reasons to Go Back to Your Desk

What changed in Crewly in September: sign back in from your phone, drive an agent's browser from your phone, a Schedules page, one-click Upgrade and Restart, a Waiting on you list in Crewly Cloud, and ready-made teams. Each one starts from where you used to get stuck.

When Claude Code Hits Its Usage Limit, Let Another Tool Take Over
claude-code··6 min read

When Claude Code Hits Its Usage Limit, Let Another Tool Take Over

Your agent team should not stop because one subscription ran out. How Crewly switches agents to another runtime (Codex, Antigravity or others) on a usage limit, and switches back only after a passing check.

Claude Code and Codex Working Together: Tested Setup
claude-code··9 min read

Claude Code and Codex Working Together: Tested Setup

How to make Claude Code and Codex work together: Claude Code writes, Codex reviews, they message each other. A real macOS run, what broke, exact setup.

Orca coding agents: what it does, and Orca vs Crewly
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Orca coding agents: what it does, and Orca vs Crewly

What Orca (stablyai/orca) does, read from its code and docs: a worktree per agent, a coordinator, session search. Then how it compares with Crewly.

How to Run Multiple Agents in Claude Code: 4 Ways
claude-code··9 min read

How to Run Multiple Agents in Claude Code: 4 Ways

Run claude --worktree in two terminals for parallel tasks. Use subagents for side work, agent teams for a lead plus teammates, or Crewly for a standing team.

Can Claude Control My Browser? Yes: Claude Code in Chrome
claude-code··4 min read

Can Claude Control My Browser? Yes: Claude Code in Chrome

Claude Code can work in your signed-in Chrome with the free Crewly extension. Watch it live, take over for passwords, and approve risky clicks.

Claude Code in Slack: One Bot per Agent, Not One Assistant
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Claude Code in Slack: One Bot per Agent, Not One Assistant

Run Claude Code (or Codex) in Slack as a team: each agent gets its own bot and DMs. @ the one you want and watch agents hand work off in a thread.

Open Source Computer Use Agent You Can Watch and Take Over
computer-use··4 min read

Open Source Computer Use Agent You Can Watch and Take Over

Crewly is an open source computer use agent platform for macOS: watch from your phone, pause by touching the mouse, stop with one hotkey, or take over.

Open Source Manus Alternative That Runs on Your Own Computer
comparison··5 min read

Open Source Manus Alternative That Runs on Your Own Computer

Crewly is an MIT open-source Manus alternative that runs on your own machine. Dated comparison with Manus, ChatGPT agent and Browser Use.

Crewly vs CrewAI: A CrewAI Alternative for AI Coding Agents
comparison··9 min read

Crewly vs CrewAI: A CrewAI Alternative for AI Coding Agents

Looking for a CrewAI alternative? CrewAI is a Python framework for building agent pipelines; Crewly runs coding CLIs like Claude Code and Codex as a team.

Getting Started with Crewly
getting-started··4 min read

Getting Started with Crewly

Install Crewly, connect an AI coding CLI, and start your first multi-agent development team from the web dashboard.

AI Agent Teams: 5 Practical Use Cases and How to Build One
multi-agent··8 min read

AI Agent Teams: 5 Practical Use Cases and How to Build One

What is an AI agent team, and when does splitting work across agents help? Five use cases, from full-stack features to QA pipelines, plus how to start.

Introducing the Crewly Marketplace: Share Skills, Models, and Roles
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Introducing the Crewly Marketplace: Share Skills, Models, and Roles

The Crewly Marketplace lets you discover community-built skills, 3D avatar models, and role configurations for your AI agent teams, and install skills with one command.