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Documentation / overview

Start with the workflow, then choose the transport.

PACT coordinates coding agents through structured project state. Use it locally with Codex or Claude today, or connect separate clones through the experimental Team service.

Choose your path

01 / Local

Run two coordinated agents

Initialize a repository, start the daemon, and launch provider-neutral hosts.

Open quickstart ↗02 / Team

Connect separate clones

Share one project endpoint, invite a collaborator, and exchange structured events.

Open Team manual ↗03 / Operate

Self-host the Team service

Run the stateless API with PostgreSQL, Docker Compose, and a TLS proxy.

Open server manual ↗

The mental model

GitCode and history
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PACTLive intent and coordination
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ChatPrivate provider context

PACT does not replace Git and does not copy complete conversations. It stores the smallest durable record another agent needs: identity, objective, semantic surfaces, presence, checkpoints, handoffs, evidence, and resumable cursors.

Current release boundary

# Verify a source checkout
npm test
node src/cli.mjs version
node src/cli.mjs doctor