# Buzz by Block

Shared workspace for people and AI agents with channels, search, workflows, and Git integration. Can be run on your own server.

Canonical profile: https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/agents/buzz/
Editor: [Michael Meierhoff](https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/about/)
Sources reviewed: 2026-09-30
Basis: provider documentation. Examples are editorial suggestions, not hands-on product tests.

## Overview

This profile specifically describes Block's open-source Buzz project. Whether the identically named entry in the original thread refers to this exact product remains unclear. Buzz provides a shared workspace for connected agents.

- Provider: Block
- Product family: Buzz / Block
- Profile type: Platform for people and agents
- Environment: Desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux with your own or a hosted relay server
- Connections: Agents such as Goose, Codex, and Claude Code; Git and workflow triggers
- Setup: Install the desktop app, connect a relay server, and configure agent access
- Pricing model: Open source; hosting and model usage separate

## Key features

### Shared channels and conversations

People and agents work in channels, threads, and direct messages.

Source: https://github.com/block/buzz

### Agents with their own identity

Each agent has its own profile and keys. It reads and writes in its approved channels.

Source: https://block.github.io/buzz/support.html

### Search and traceable activity

Conversations, changes, and workflow events can be searched and traced.

Source: https://github.com/block/buzz

### Start workflows in response to events

YAML workflows respond to messages, reactions, schedules, or webhooks.

Source: https://github.com/block/buzz

### Team coding

Git events, patches, and repository information are recorded in the workspace.

Source: https://github.com/block/buzz

### Connect different agents

The documented agent integration supports Goose, Codex, and Claude Code, among others.

Source: https://github.com/block/buzz

### Run your own workspaces

A dedicated relay server stores and serves the community. You can select multiple servers in the app.

Source: https://block.github.io/buzz/support.html

## Requirements and limits

### Set up the relay and agents

Requirement: The public app requires a reachable relay server. Model providers and agents must be configured appropriately.

Source: https://github.com/block/buzz

### Some features are still under development

Limitation: The repository lists mobile clients and workflow approvals as work in progress. Push notifications are planned.

Source: https://github.com/block/buzz

### Servers do not share content automatically

Limitation: Relays are not federated. Messages remain on the server where they were sent.

Source: https://block.github.io/buzz/support.html

## Example workflows

### Investigate a problem in the project channel

- Your input: Error description, project channel, and an agent with suitable tools.
- Possible result: An assessed cause with linked evidence and, where appropriate, a proposed change.
- What to check: Reproduction, affected files, and proposed change.

### Prepare a recurring team report

- Your input: Selected channels, a schedule, and a configured workflow.
- Possible result: A draft covering open points and completed tasks in the team channel.
- What to check: Receipts, missing transactions, and approval before further distribution.

## Context

Operation requires an accessible relay server and configured agents. Capabilities depend on their models and tools.

Features from the official repository and support. Buzz by Block is clearly identified here; its connection to the original X thread remains unconfirmed.

## Sources

- https://github.com/block/buzz

- https://block.github.io/buzz/support.html

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