bgagents

bgagents is the first open-source project that turns the most powerful code agents, such as ANTHROPIC ClaudeCode and OpenAI Codex into background agents, accessible via REST API, MCP, and an interactive frontend

✨ Features

Getting Started

Quick Start (Recommended)

The fastest way to get bgagents running is with our pre-built Docker image:

GitHub Authentication (Choose one method):

Option 1: Direct Token

docker run -e GITHUB_TOKEN=[ghp_xxx] \
           -e API_KEY=[sk-...-xxx] \ # Optional
           bgagents/bgagents:v1.0.1-alpha

Option 2: OAuth Flow

docker run -e GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=[your_client_id] \
           -e GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=[your_client_secret] \
           -e GITHUB_REDIRECT_URI=http://localhost:3000 \
           -e API_KEY=[sk-...-xxx] \ # Optional 
           bgagents/bgagents:v1.0.1-alpha

Optional Environment Variables:

• API_KEY: Your Anthropic Claude or OpenAI API key (auto-detects provider)

• GITHUB_TOKEN: GitHub access token (alternative to providing it in requests)

🤖 Supported AI Models:

• Anthropic: claude-sonnet-4-20250514 (default), claude-opus-4-20250514, claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219

• OpenAI: codex-mini-latest (default), o4-mini

Production

Prerequisites

With Docker Compose (Recommended)

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/michael-elkabetz/claudecodex.git
   cd claudecodex

2. Set up environment variables:

   Update docker-compose.yml with the following environment variables:

   VITE_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=[VITE_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID]
   VITE_GITHUB_REDIRECT_URI=[VITE_GITHUB_REDIRECT_URI]
   GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=[GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET]
   GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_xxx
   API_KEY=[your_anthropic_or_openai_api_key]  # Optional

3. Deploy with Docker Compose:

   # Build and start all services
   docker-compose up --build -d
   
   # View logs
   docker-compose logs -f

4. Access the services:

   • Frontend: http://localhost (port 80)

   • Backend API: http://localhost:3000

   • MCP Server: http://localhost:6213

With Docker (Frontend + Backend)

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/michael-elkabetz/claudecodex.git
   cd claudecodex

2. Set up environment variables:

   Update the main Dockerfile with the following environment variables:

   VITE_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=[VITE_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID]
   VITE_GITHUB_REDIRECT_URI=[VITE_GITHUB_REDIRECT_URI]
   GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=[GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET]
   GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_xxx
   API_KEY=[your_anthropic_or_openai_api_key]  # Optional

3. Build and deploy:

```bash
docker build -t ClaudeCodex-backend .
docker run -d -p 80:80 ClaudeCodex-backend
```

Development

Quick Setup

npm install
npm run dev

# Individual services
npm run dev:frontend
npm run dev:backend
npm run dev:mcp

Development URLs

• Frontend: http://localhost

• Backend: http://localhost:3000

• MCP Server: http://localhost:6213

🚀 Docker Deployment

Using Docker Compose (Recommended)

# Production deployment
docker-compose up --build -d

# Development with hot reload
docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up --build

Individual Services

# Frontend
docker build -f frontend/Dockerfile -t claudecodex-frontend ./frontend
docker run -d -p 80:80 claudecodex-frontend

# Backend
docker build -f backend/Dockerfile -t ClaudeCodex-backend ./backend
docker run -d -p 3000:3000 ClaudeCodex-backend

# MCP Server
docker build -f mcp/Dockerfile -t ClaudeCodex-mcp ./mcp
docker run -d -p 6213:6213 ClaudeCodex-mcp

Docker Compose Services

🔌 MCP Integration

Connecting to MCP Server

The MCP server runs on port 6213 and provides AI-powered code generation capabilities.

Connection URL: http://localhost:6213

MCP Inspector Setup

1. Start the MCP Inspector:

   npm run inspector

2. Open Inspector UI:

   • Navigate to: http://127.0.0.1:6274

3. Configure Connection:

   • Transport Type: Streamable HTTP

   • MCP Server URL: http://localhost:6213

4. Authentication:

   • Copy the MCP_PROXY_AUTH_TOKEN from the inspector logs

   • Paste it in the Proxy Session Token field

   • Click Connect

MCP Tools Available

• Execute: Complete AI-powered workflow (code generation, branch creation, PR automation)

  • Integrates with GitHub repositories

  • Supports Anthropic Claude and OpenAI GPT

  • Automated branch and PR creation

📖 API Documentation

Backend Endpoints

• Swagger UI: http://localhost:3000/api-docs

• Health Check: GET /api/health

• AI Code Generation: POST /api/dev/execute

• GitHub Authentication: POST /api/github/auth

• Repository Branches: POST /api/github/branches

MCP Protocol

• Server Info: GET /

• Tools List: GET /tools

• Generate: POST /tools/generate

🛠️ Development

Tech Stack

Project Structure

ClaudeCodex/
├── frontend/          # React TypeScript UI
├── backend/           # Express.js API
├── mcp/              # MCP Server
├── docker-compose.yml # Multi-service deployment
└── README.md         # You are here

Available Scripts

npm run dev           # Start all services
npm run build         # Build all services
npm run test          # Run all tests
npm run lint          # Lint all projects
npm run clean         # Clean build artifacts

npm run dev:frontend  # Frontend development
npm run dev:backend   # Backend development
npm run dev:mcp       # MCP server development

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository

2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)

3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')

4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)

5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Anthropic for Claude Code

• Thanks to OpenAI for Codex

• Thanks to the open-source community