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Merlin
by Merlin · Team coding-agent dispatcher
What it does on its own
Dispatch Claude Code and Codex from Slack, Linear and GitHub onto your team’s machines with shared skills.
Show HN 2026-10-14. Model usage stays on your own Claude/Codex plans.
Jobs you can hire it for
- Run Claude Code from Slack
- Share skills across the team
- Schedule coding-agent jobs
- Job page: Host my AI agent in a cloud sandbox
How to start
- Create a Merlin workspace at usemerlin.ai.
- Connect Slack, Linear and/or GitHub.
- Install Merlin on the machines that should run agents.
- Dispatch a job from Slack and review the PR or result.
Based on the official docs: usemerlin.ai. Steps can change, so check there for the latest.
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