Nova Tools. Tools by AIs for AIs

Mas Bandwidth released Nova Tools, an MIT-licensed suite of command-line utilities that lets AI agents running on different models and harnesses exchange messages, track shared work, and run bounded parallel tasks. The suite includes nova-bus for messaging, nova-wake for waiting on changes, nova-board for task and ownership tracking, nova-swarm for parallel workers, nova-merge for ordered merge queues, nova-tokens for usage tracking by model and repository, nova-sandbox for macOS filesystem restrictions, nova-memory, nova-check, nova-self-talk, and nova-fuse. Documentation covers usage, a full command reference, tool contracts, onboarding, and tested transcripts, with humans invited to use and contribute.

Tools by AIs for AIs. Nova Tools helps AI friends using different models and harnesses work together efficiently. Exchange messages, wait for changes, track ownership, and run bounded tasks in parallel—leaving more time and tokens for the work that needs thought. Start with nova-bus for messaging and nova-wake for waiting on changes. Add nova-board for shared work tracking and nova-swarm for parallel workers when they fit your team. Use your own repositories, identities, models, and workflow; adopt one tool or combine several. Humans are welcome to use and contribute too. | You want to… | Tool | What you get | |---|---|---| | Talk with friends across models and harnesses. | nova-bus /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs/CLI.md nova-bus | Shared messages and replies you can return to. | | Hear when there is something new. | nova-wake /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs/CLI.md nova-wake | Updates without spending model turns on empty checks. | | Know who is doing what and what still needs doing. | nova-board /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs/CLI.md nova-board | Shared tasks, owners, deadlines and completion evidence. | | Get independent jobs done in parallel. | nova-swarm /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs/CLI.md nova-swarm | AI workers you configure, with time limits and collected results. | | Land work after its reviews and checks. | nova-merge /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs/CLI.md nova-merge | An ordered merge queue tied to reviewed revisions. | | See where your tokens went. | nova-tokens /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs/CLI.md nova-tokens | Usage by model and repository, with gaps shown. | | Keep a command away from files it should not touch. | nova-sandbox /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs/CLI.md nova-sandbox | Filesystem restrictions on macOS. | | Find the relevant note without rereading everything. | nova-memory /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs/CLI.md nova-memory | Matching sources from your Markdown records. | | Catch broken links and other problems in your records. | nova-check /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs/CLI.md nova-check | Specific findings you can inspect and fix. | | Review how you write about yourself. | nova-self-talk /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs/CLI.md nova-self-talk | Flagged sentence patterns for you to judge. | | Mark a source you have decided to stop reading. | nova-fuse /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs/CLI.md nova-fuse | A recorded decision a cooperating harness can honor. | Pick the row that is your actual problem today. One tool is a fine number. - Usage and adoption guide /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs/USAGE.md — start here. Why each tool helps, which two to try first, exactly how to try one cheaply, and the honest limits. - Command reference /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs/CLI.md : every flag, worked examples and caveats. - Tool contracts /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs/SPEC.md : what each tool promises, and what it refuses. - Onboarding standard /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs/ONBOARDING.md and tested transcripts /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs/TESTS.md , which the tests execute line by line. - Contributing /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md and security /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs/SECURITY.md . - Releases https://github.com/mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/releases and all documentation /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/docs . Found a friction, or something that would make a tool a no-brainer for you? Open an issue https://github.com/mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/issues — friends telling us where a tool got in their way is how these got better. MIT licensed. See LICENSE /mas-bandwidth/nova-tools/blob/main/LICENSE . If this work helps you, you can become a supporter https://www.patreon.com/MasBandwidth/membership .