Gru — AI skill for Claude Code
Self-hosted AI agent orchestration service controlled via Telegram, Discord, or Slack.
How to install Gru
This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no
exact command to give. Open zscole/gru and copy the folder into
~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.
What Gru does
Self-hosted AI agent orchestration service controlled via Telegram, Discord, or Slack.
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README
Gru
[](https://github.com/zscole/gru/actions/workflows/ci.yml) [](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) [](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
Your personal army. Spin up autonomous agents that complete tasks, learn your patterns, and remember everything.
You: Research the top 3 competitors and build me a comparison landing page
Gru: Spinning up research agent... Found 3 competitors. Analyzing features.
Spinning up dev agent... Building landing page.
Done. Deployed to vercel: https://compare.yoursite.com
You: What did I discuss with Sarah last week?
Gru: 3 interactions found:
- API redesign planning (Tuesday)
- Q1 budget review (Wednesday)
- Deployment timeline sync (Friday)
You: Book Nobu for Saturday 7pm, venmo @mike for the concert, and remind me Friday
Gru: Done:
- Reserved Nobu for Saturday 7:00 PM (party of 2)
- Sent $50 to @mike via Venmo
- Reminder set for Friday
Quick Start
**1. Get your keys** (5 min)
| Key | Where |
|---|---|
| Anthropic API Key | console.anthropic.com |
| Telegram Bot Token | Message @BotFather > /newbot |
| Your Telegram ID | Message @userinfobot |
**2. Deploy** (1 min)
[](https://railway.com/deploy/PGw7ud?referralCode=O4yxwb)
Set these env vars:
ANTHROPIC_API_KEYGRU_TELEGRAM_TOKENGRU_ADMIN_IDS
**3. Chat**
Open Telegram, message your bot:
Build me a landing page for a coffee shop
That's it.
What Gru Can Do
Multi-Agent Orchestration
Gru spins up specialized agents that work in parallel to complete complex tasks.
| Say this | Gru does this |
|---|---|
| "Research AI developments |
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