What
Add a new docs/competitors/sakana-fugu.md profile for Sakana
Fugu — Sakana AI's multi-agent orchestration model family released
2026-06-22 (Fugu + Fugu-Ultra), pitched as a "Conductor + Trinity"
agent stack. Then link the new profile from
docs/competitors/README.md. Mirror
the shape of docs/competitors/aider.md
or docs/competitors/cline.md. Pure docs.
Why
Multi-agent orchestration is shep's home territory — the project
README calls the product "an autonomous AI-native SDLC platform that
runs parallel AI agents in isolated worktrees." When a new
orchestration model lands from a high-credibility maker, our
competitors README should profile it so contributors can frame what's
already different and what's the same.
- Sakana Fugu — multi-agent orchestration model that matches Fable
5 on quality (2026-06-22). Sakana AI's first dedicated
multi-agent orchestrator, claimed to match Anthropic Fable 5
quality on coding benchmarks. Trinity (planner) + Conductor
(executor) architecture. ICLR 2026 paper.
- Qwen-AgentWorld — language world models that simulate seven
agent domains (2026-06-23). Open-weights complement to Fugu in
the same week.
The maintainer's existing project README directly invites comparison
against tools "like Cursor, Claude Code, Aider, Cline, OpenCode,
Codex, Windsurf, Continue, Codium" (see prompts/generate-good-first-issues.md line 22). Fugu is the new entrant in
that conversation this week.
Where
docs/competitors/sakana-fugu.md — NEW FILE. Mirror docs/competitors/aider.md section-for-section: title + tagline blockquote, identity table (Website / Paper / Tagline / Type / Pricing / License), "What It Does" with bulleted Key Features (Trinity/Conductor split, multi-agent orchestration, ICLR 2026 paper, Japan-based maker), "How Shep Compares" table, "What We Respect", "Where Shep Differs", "Sources:" footer.
docs/competitors/README.md:38-50 — refresh the "Agent-agnostic" row of the Capability matrix so that the listed "Closest Alternative" mentions Sakana Fugu's multi-agent split as a model-level analogue to shep's process-level orchestration (one sentence, no scope creep).
docs/competitors/README.md:53-75 — add a new section heading Multi-Agent Orchestration Models with a single-row table linking to sakana-fugu.md. (Do not lump Fugu into "Open Source CLI Tools" — it's a model + SDK, not a CLI, and giving it its own section keeps future entries clean.)
docs/competitors/README.md:90-103 — add one bullet to "What We Learned" crediting Sakana Fugu with formalizing the planner/executor split.
- Source material to quote verbatim: Sakana AI's Fugu release page and the ai-tldr summary item
sakana-fugu (2026-06-22). Do not invent benchmarks.
Acceptance criteria
Hints for a first-time contributor
- Use
docs/competitors/aider.md as a structural template — it's the closest existing profile for a category that isn't a CLI tool.
- The official Fugu release page is the primary source. If a fact isn't on that page or in the ICLR 2026 paper, leave it out.
- Don't claim shep ships Fugu or supports it as a provider — only that Fugu is a peer in the multi-agent orchestration space and worth understanding.
Trend hook
Sakana Fugu — multi-agent orchestration model that matches Fable
5 on quality (2026-06-22) is the highest-credibility multi-agent
orchestration model to ship this week, and shep's whole product
story is multi-agent orchestration. Our competitors README should
say where Fugu fits.
Source: ai-tldr 2026-06-22 — sakana-fugu.
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What
Add a new
docs/competitors/sakana-fugu.mdprofile for SakanaFugu — Sakana AI's multi-agent orchestration model family released
2026-06-22 (Fugu + Fugu-Ultra), pitched as a "Conductor + Trinity"
agent stack. Then link the new profile from
docs/competitors/README.md. Mirrorthe shape of
docs/competitors/aider.mdor
docs/competitors/cline.md. Pure docs.Why
Multi-agent orchestration is shep's home territory — the project
README calls the product "an autonomous AI-native SDLC platform that
runs parallel AI agents in isolated worktrees." When a new
orchestration model lands from a high-credibility maker, our
competitors README should profile it so contributors can frame what's
already different and what's the same.
5 on quality (2026-06-22). Sakana AI's first dedicated
multi-agent orchestrator, claimed to match Anthropic Fable 5
quality on coding benchmarks. Trinity (planner) + Conductor
(executor) architecture. ICLR 2026 paper.
agent domains (2026-06-23). Open-weights complement to Fugu in
the same week.
The maintainer's existing project README directly invites comparison
against tools "like Cursor, Claude Code, Aider, Cline, OpenCode,
Codex, Windsurf, Continue, Codium" (see
prompts/generate-good-first-issues.mdline 22). Fugu is the new entrant inthat conversation this week.
Where
docs/competitors/sakana-fugu.md— NEW FILE. Mirrordocs/competitors/aider.mdsection-for-section: title + tagline blockquote, identity table (Website / Paper / Tagline / Type / Pricing / License), "What It Does" with bulleted Key Features (Trinity/Conductor split, multi-agent orchestration, ICLR 2026 paper, Japan-based maker), "How Shep Compares" table, "What We Respect", "Where Shep Differs", "Sources:" footer.docs/competitors/README.md:38-50— refresh the "Agent-agnostic" row of the Capability matrix so that the listed "Closest Alternative" mentions Sakana Fugu's multi-agent split as a model-level analogue to shep's process-level orchestration (one sentence, no scope creep).docs/competitors/README.md:53-75— add a new section heading Multi-Agent Orchestration Models with a single-row table linking tosakana-fugu.md. (Do not lump Fugu into "Open Source CLI Tools" — it's a model + SDK, not a CLI, and giving it its own section keeps future entries clean.)docs/competitors/README.md:90-103— add one bullet to "What We Learned" crediting Sakana Fugu with formalizing the planner/executor split.sakana-fugu(2026-06-22). Do not invent benchmarks.Acceptance criteria
docs/competitors/sakana-fugu.mdfollows the same section ordering asdocs/competitors/aider.md. No invented new headings.docs/competitors/cline.md(Interface / Focus / Requirements / Planning / Approval / Parallel features / CI integration / Dashboard).docs/competitors/README.mdadds: a new Multi-Agent Orchestration Models section linking tosakana-fugu.md; one refreshed cell in the Capability matrix's "Agent-agnostic" row; one new bullet in "What We Learned".docs/competitors/. No code changes, no image additions.pnpm validatepasses.Hints for a first-time contributor
docs/competitors/aider.mdas a structural template — it's the closest existing profile for a category that isn't a CLI tool.Trend hook
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