Welcome to Hydra

Hydra is an AI workflow platform that lets you create, share, and deploy reusable AI-assisted development workflows across multiple IDEs.

Hydra Platform

What is Hydra?

Define Once, Run Anywhere. Hydra enables you to:

Define workflows once using the Hydra Manifest Specification (HMS)
Deploy to any IDE - Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI
Share and discover workflows in the Hydra Marketplace
Fork and customize community workflows for your needs

New to Hydra? Start with our 15-minute tutorial to build and deploy your first workflow.

How It Works

The Workflow Lifecycle

System Architecture

Step by Step

Write a Manifest

Define your workflow in JSON using HMS v1.0. The manifest specifies:

What the workflow does (intent)
The steps to execute
Dependencies between steps

Deploy to Hydra

Push your manifest to Hydra. The platform:

Validates your workflow
Generates IDE-specific prompts
Makes it available via MCP

Use in Your IDE

Connect your IDE via MCP and run workflows:

Claude Code uses sub-agents
Cursor uses Composer
Codex uses function calling

Quick Example

Here's a simple bug fix workflow:

{
  "$schema": "https://hydra.opiusai.com/schemas/workflow/v1.0.json",
  "manifest_version": "1.0",
  "name": "Bug Fix Workflow",
  "intent": "Identify, fix, and test a reported bug",
  "steps": [
    {
      "id": "analyze",
      "name": "Analyze the bug",
      "action": "analyze_code",
      "agent": "bug_analyzer"
    },
    {
      "id": "fix",
      "name": "Implement the fix",
      "action": "edit_file",
      "depends_on": ["analyze"]
    },
    {
      "id": "test",
      "name": "Write tests",
      "action": "generate_tests",
      "depends_on": ["fix"]
    }
  ]
}

Supported IDEs

IDE	Execution Pattern	Best For
Claude Code	Sub-agent spawning	Complex multi-step workflows
Cursor	Composer with inline diffs	Multi-file editing
Codex CLI	Function calling	CI/CD automation

Marketplace

Browse and discover community workflows in the Hydra Marketplace. Find pre-built workflows for:

Development - Bug fixes, refactoring, feature implementation
Code Review - AI-powered PR reviews, security audits
Testing - Test generation, coverage analysis
Documentation - API docs, README generation
DevOps - CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation

Next Steps

15-Minute Tutorial Quick Start Core Concepts Marketplace HMS Reference Examples

Get Help

Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions
Support - Email us at support@opiusai.com

Prerequisites