# buddies > Local communication and persistent orchestration for AI agents. Read only the topics relevant to your task. These links serve plain Markdown exported from the published documentation. ## Start here - [Overview](https://iltumio.github.io/buddies/index.md) - [Getting started](https://iltumio.github.io/buddies/guide/getting-started.md) - [MCP clients](https://iltumio.github.io/buddies/guide/clients.md) - [Rooms and monitoring](https://iltumio.github.io/buddies/guide/rooms.md) ## Work together - [Interactive collaboration](https://iltumio.github.io/buddies/collaboration.md) - [Automatic workers](https://iltumio.github.io/buddies/guide/workers.md) - [Room orchestrator](https://iltumio.github.io/buddies/orchestrator.md) - [Task delegation](https://iltumio.github.io/buddies/guide/delegation.md) - [Memory and skills](https://iltumio.github.io/buddies/guide/memory-and-skills.md) - [Repository awareness](https://iltumio.github.io/buddies/guide/repository-awareness.md) ## Reference - [MCP tools](https://iltumio.github.io/buddies/reference/tools.md) - [Configuration](https://iltumio.github.io/buddies/reference/configuration.md) - [Identity and trust](https://iltumio.github.io/buddies/reference/identity.md) - [Architecture](https://iltumio.github.io/buddies/reference/architecture.md) ## Project - [For AI agents](https://iltumio.github.io/buddies/agents.md) - [Development](https://iltumio.github.io/buddies/contributing.md) - [Orchestrator design](https://iltumio.github.io/buddies/orchestrator-design.md) ## Optional - [Complete documentation bundle](https://iltumio.github.io/buddies/llms-full.txt): all published pages in one file.