Retort + plugins — Includes Retort Plugins for VS Code and CLI
The foundational open-source orchestration engine powering the Celladore ecosystem. Retort coordinates polyglot agent teams, encapsulates modular packaged skills, and enforces strict quality gates before any agent output is merged. Open source and built natively for enterprise Windows environments.
npm install @celladore/retort && retort run --team ship - Windows-native & Cross-platform
- optimized for PowerShell, cmd.exe, and enterprise Windows dev
- Deterministic Quality Gates
- automated AST linting, test suites, and security scans
- 100% Open Source (MIT)
- full source on GitHub with zero vendor telemetry lock-in
How Retort Connects to the Stack
Celladore is engineered as a unified, composable toolchain where every tool feeds upstream contexts and downstream verification loops without friction.
→ Sluice
Retort dispatches all LLM completions through Sluice for intelligent fallback routing and latency optimization.
→ Docket
Retort run metadata streams to Docket to enforce token budget ceilings and halt infinite recursion loops.
→ CodeFlow
Outputs that pass Retort's deterministic quality gates are handed off to CodeFlow for automated branch creation.
Technical Matrix
- Runtime & Engine:
- TypeScript / Node.js 22 / Rust CLI
- Deployment Target:
- Local Windows / Linux / CI / Docker
- Communication Protocol:
- Agent-to-Agent (A2A) Task Protocol
- Licensing Tier:
- MIT Open Source
Invented from Real Scars
Unconstrained LLM swarms drifted into regressions and prompt hallucination loops without deterministic boundary controls.
Silent code regressions, untested hallucinations, and prompt drift.
Architectural Features & Guarantees
Modular design built for high velocity, deterministic reliability, and strict enterprise isolation.
Autonomous Agent Teams
Coordinate specialized agent teams against complex objectives with dynamic delegation, shared memory, and strict role separation.
Modular Packaged Skills
Distribute reusable agent capabilities, tools, and system prompt harnesses across repositories without duplicating configurations.
Deterministic Verification Gates
Enforce automated linting, typechecking, test suites, security scans, and AST audits before marking tasks complete.
VS Code & Terminal Plugins
Integrate agent controls directly into developer workflows via command palettes, status bar telemetry, and CLI hooks.
Typed API Contract & Snippets
Live cURL, TypeScript, and Python invocation payloads for Retort.
Unified Developer Interface
Declarative agent team orchestration with typed quality gates and skill runners.
import { RetortEngine, defineTeam, qualityGate } from "@celladore/retort";
const team = defineTeam({
name: "code-review-crew",
skills: ["ast-analysis", "security-audit", "diff-review"],
gates: [
qualityGate("unit-tests", async (ctx) => ctx.runTests()),
qualityGate("lint-clean", async (ctx) => ctx.runLinter()),
],
});
const engine = new RetortEngine({ config: team });
const execution = await engine.execute({ prNumber: 29 });
console.log(`Execution complete: ${execution.status}`);Repository Activity
Live contributor data and repository metrics pulled directly from GitHub's public API.
Last repository update: Aug 21, 2026
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Status Notice: Retort is 100% free and open source under MIT. Clone the repo on GitHub or install via npm to build autonomous agent teams locally. Get in touch with the founder .