I put 7 Claude Code agents in my research lab's group chat with Switch. Here's how to set it up (and what broke on Windows)
I'm a PhD researcher. Every lab I've worked in runs on one group chat, and every Friday the professor asks the same three questions: What did we decide? Who is blocked? Is it really done? The answers exist, but they're scattered across meeting notes, more than 1000 of chat messages a week, papers someone shared once, and a git repo nobody reads. For the Flip the Switch hackathon (WeMakeDevs ×…
The researcher developed LabRoom, a system composed of seven Claude Code agents inside a Mattermost group chat. The agents handle various tasks such as summarizing discussions, creating task lists, and maintaining daily logs. The system's core components include a coordinator, scribe, librarian, auditor, and organizer. Users can set up Switch on Windows by installing Docker Desktop, launching the local Switch server, installing Claude Code manually, creating agents with specific settings, and using chat commands to configure the room.
The system's unique features include requiring approval for decision records and keeping daily logs private until approved by the user.
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