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type: software
title: "Bernstein: a deterministic Python orchestrator for CLI coding agents"
abstract: >-
  Bernstein is a deterministic Python scheduler that runs a crew of CLI
  coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and 40 more) against a
  single goal in parallel git worktrees, with an HMAC-signed audit chain
  over every step.  The scheduler contains zero LLM calls in its
  coordination loop; replay of yesterday's plan reproduces yesterday's
  task graph exactly.
authors:
  - given-names: Alex
    family-names: Chernysh
    email: alex@alexchernysh.com
    affiliation: independent
repository-code: "https://github.com/sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein"
url: "https://bernstein.run"
license: Apache-2.0
keywords:
  - multi-agent
  - agent-orchestration
  - cli-coding-agents
  - deterministic-scheduler
  - hmac-audit
  - parallel-worktrees
  - claude-code
  - codex-cli
  - gemini-cli
  - aider
  - software-engineering
version: "1.10.4"
date-released: "2026-05-08"
preferred-citation:
  type: software
  title: "Bernstein: a deterministic Python orchestrator for CLI coding agents"
  authors:
    - given-names: Alex
      family-names: Chernysh
      email: alex@alexchernysh.com
  year: 2026
  url: "https://bernstein.run"
  repository-code: "https://github.com/sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein"
