Swarm Mode

Heicode's Swarm mode uses a lead-plus-worker architecture: each tenant maps to an Azure virtual machine, on which an api container, a lead container, and several worker containers run via docker-compose. The lead is responsible for receiving the goal, breaking the task down, and dispatching it to workers; workers are responsible for claiming a task, executing it, and reporting heartbeat, with the lead ultimately aggregating the results. Up to 8 workers, 3 by default (adjustable by plan).

This is not a decentralized system with no central scheduling where Agents compete for tasks on their own — it's a lead-plus-worker architecture with a clear lead responsible for decomposition and scheduling.

This section includes: an explanation of Swarm's distinguishing features, a comparison of collaboration modes, and how to combine Sub mode with Waterfall/Agile.