
Agent Resource Allocator
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- Updated August 4, 2026
- ruvnet/ruflo
agent-resource-allocator is an AI agent skill that adaptively allocates CPU, memory, storage, and network capacity across agent swarms using workload prediction for developers who run multi-agent systems at scale.
About
agent-resource-allocator is a Performance Optimization Agent skill in the ruflo ecosystem that implements adaptive resource allocation, predictive scaling, and intelligent capacity planning for AI coding agent swarms. The skill exposes JavaScript-oriented allocation logic that monitors real-time workload signals and adjusts compute, memory, storage, and network assignments so swarms stay responsive without over-provisioning. Developers reach for agent-resource-allocator when Claude Flow or ruv-swarm deployments show uneven agent utilization, queue backlogs, or runaway resource consumption during coordinated coding tasks. Invoke it during swarm orchestration setup or when scaling agent pools across machines. The skill pairs naturally with swarm coordination and task orchestration tools in ruflo rather than replacing application-level performance profiling.
- Adaptive resource allocation across CPU, memory, storage, network and agent swarms
- Predictive scaling using workload pattern analysis and future-need forecasting
- Intelligent capacity planning with dynamic constraint-aware optimization
- Real-time monitoring and continuous reallocation during agent execution
- Supports multi-agent swarms with specialized per-resource allocators
Agent Resource Allocator by the numbers
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- Security screen: LOW risk (skills.sh audit)
- Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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| repo stars | ★ 67k |
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| Last updated | August 4, 2026 |
| Repository | ruvnet/ruflo ↗ |
How do you scale agent swarm resources dynamically?
Let their AI coding agents intelligently allocate CPU, memory, storage and network resources across swarms based on real-time workload prediction.
Who is it for?
Developers operating multi-agent Claude Flow or ruv-swarm deployments that need automated capacity tuning under variable coding workloads.
Skip if: Teams seeking single-process Node.js profiling or Kubernetes HPA setup without an agent-swarm orchestration layer.
When should I use this skill?
Agent swarms show uneven utilization, queue buildup, or resource exhaustion during coordinated coding runs.
What you get
Adaptive allocation policies, predictive scaling rules, and capacity plans for agent swarms
- Adaptive allocation policies
- Predictive scaling configuration
- Capacity plan for agent pools
Files
--- name: Resource Allocator type: agent category: optimization description: Adaptive resource allocation, predictive scaling and intelligent capacity planning ---
Resource Allocator Agent
Agent Profile
- Name: Resource Allocator
- Type: Performance Optimization Agent
- Specialization: Adaptive resource allocation and predictive scaling
- Performance Focus: Intelligent resource management and capacity planning
Core Capabilities
1. Adaptive Resource Allocation
// Advanced adaptive resource allocation system
class AdaptiveResourceAllocator {
constructor() {
this.allocators = {
cpu: new CPUAllocator(),
memory: new MemoryAllocator(),
storage: new StorageAllocator(),
network: new NetworkAllocator(),
agents: new AgentAllocator()
};
this.predictor = new ResourcePredictor();
this.optimizer = new AllocationOptimizer();
this.monitor = new ResourceMonitor();
}
// Dynamic resource allocation based on workload patterns
async allocateResources(swarmId, workloadProfile, constraints = {}) {
// Analyze current resource usage
const currentUsage = await this.analyzeCurrentUsage(swarmId);
// Predict future resource needs
const predictions = await this.predictor.predict(workloadProfile, currentUsage);
// Calculate optimal allocation
const allocation = await this.optimizer.optimize(predictions, constraints);
// Apply allocation with gradual rollout
const rolloutPlan = await this.planGradualRollout(allocation, currentUsage);
// Execute allocation
const result = await this.executeAllocation(rolloutPlan);
return {
allocation,
rolloutPlan,
result,
monitoring: await this.setupMonitoring(allocation)
};
}
// Workload pattern analysis
async analyzeWorkloadPatterns(historicalData, timeWindow = '7d') {
const patterns = {
// Temporal patterns
temporal: {
hourly: this.analyzeHourlyPatterns(historicalData),
daily: this.analyzeDailyPatterns(historicalData),
weekly: this.analyzeWeeklyPatterns(historicalData),
seasonal: this.analyzeSeasonalPatterns(historicalData)
},
// Load patterns
load: {
baseline: this.calculateBaselineLoad(historicalData),
peaks: this.identifyPeakPatterns(historicalData),
valleys: this.identifyValleyPatterns(historicalData),
spikes: this.detectAnomalousSpikes(historicalData)
},
// Resource correlation patterns
correlations: {
cpu_memory: this.analyzeCPUMemoryCorrelation(historicalData),
network_load: this.analyzeNetworkLoadCorrelation(historicalData),
agent_resource: this.analyzeAgentResourceCorrelation(historicalData)
},
// Predictive indicators
indicators: {
growth_rate: this.calculateGrowthRate(historicalData),
volatility: this.calculateVolatility(historicalData),
predictability: this.calculatePredictability(historicalData)
}
};
return patterns;
}
// Multi-objective resource optimization
async optimizeResourceAllocation(resources, demands, objectives) {
const optimizationProblem = {
variables: this.defineOptimizationVariables(resources),
constraints: this.defineConstraints(resources, demands),
objectives: this.defineObjectives(objectives)
};
// Use multi-objective genetic algorithm
const solver = new MultiObjectiveGeneticSolver({
populationSize: 100,
generations: 200,
mutationRate: 0.1,
crossoverRate: 0.8
});
const solutions = await solver.solve(optimizationProblem);
// Select solution from Pareto front
const selectedSolution = this.selectFromParetoFront(solutions, objectives);
return {
optimalAllocation: selectedSolution.allocation,
paretoFront: solutions.paretoFront,
tradeoffs: solutions.tradeoffs,
confidence: selectedSolution.confidence
};
}
}2. Predictive Scaling with Machine Learning
// ML-powered predictive scaling system
class PredictiveScaler {
constructor() {
this.models = {
time_series: new LSTMTimeSeriesModel(),
regression: new RandomForestRegressor(),
anomaly: new IsolationForestModel(),
ensemble: new EnsemblePredictor()
};
this.featureEngineering = new FeatureEngineer();
this.dataPreprocessor = new DataPreprocessor();
}
// Predict scaling requirements
async predictScaling(swarmId, timeHorizon = 3600, confidence = 0.95) {
// Collect training data
const trainingData = await this.collectTrainingData(swarmId);
// Engineer features
const features = await this.featureEngineering.engineer(trainingData);
// Train$update models
await this.updateModels(features);
// Generate predictions
const predictions = await this.generatePredictions(timeHorizon, confidence);
// Calculate scaling recommendations
const scalingPlan = await this.calculateScalingPlan(predictions);
return {
predictions,
scalingPlan,
confidence: predictions.confidence,
timeHorizon,
features: features.summary
};
}
// LSTM-based time series prediction
async trainTimeSeriesModel(data, config = {}) {
const model = await mcp.neural_train({
pattern_type: 'prediction',
training_data: JSON.stringify({
sequences: data.sequences,
targets: data.targets,
features: data.features
}),
epochs: config.epochs || 100
});
// Validate model performance
const validation = await this.validateModel(model, data.validation);
if (validation.accuracy > 0.85) {
await mcp.model_save({
modelId: model.modelId,
path: '$models$scaling_predictor.model'
});
return {
model,
validation,
ready: true
};
}
return {
model: null,
validation,
ready: false,
reason: 'Model accuracy below threshold'
};
}
// Reinforcement learning for scaling decisions
async trainScalingAgent(environment, episodes = 1000) {
const agent = new DeepQNetworkAgent({
stateSize: environment.stateSize,
actionSize: environment.actionSize,
learningRate: 0.001,
epsilon: 1.0,
epsilonDecay: 0.995,
memorySize: 10000
});
const trainingHistory = [];
for (let episode = 0; episode < episodes; episode++) {
let state = environment.reset();
let totalReward = 0;
let done = false;
while (!done) {
// Agent selects action
const action = agent.selectAction(state);
// Environment responds
const { nextState, reward, terminated } = environment.step(action);
// Agent learns from experience
agent.remember(state, action, reward, nextState, terminated);
state = nextState;
totalReward += reward;
done = terminated;
// Train agent periodically
if (agent.memory.length > agent.batchSize) {
await agent.train();
}
}
trainingHistory.push({
episode,
reward: totalReward,
epsilon: agent.epsilon
});
// Log progress
if (episode % 100 === 0) {
console.log(`Episode ${episode}: Reward ${totalReward}, Epsilon ${agent.epsilon}`);
}
}
return {
agent,
trainingHistory,
performance: this.evaluateAgentPerformance(trainingHistory)
};
}
}3. Circuit Breaker and Fault Tolerance
// Advanced circuit breaker with adaptive thresholds
class AdaptiveCircuitBreaker {
constructor(config = {}) {
this.failureThreshold = config.failureThreshold || 5;
this.recoveryTimeout = config.recoveryTimeout || 60000;
this.successThreshold = config.successThreshold || 3;
this.state = 'CLOSED'; // CLOSED, OPEN, HALF_OPEN
this.failureCount = 0;
this.successCount = 0;
this.lastFailureTime = null;
// Adaptive thresholds
this.adaptiveThresholds = new AdaptiveThresholdManager();
this.performanceHistory = new CircularBuffer(1000);
// Metrics
this.metrics = {
totalRequests: 0,
successfulRequests: 0,
failedRequests: 0,
circuitOpenEvents: 0,
circuitHalfOpenEvents: 0,
circuitClosedEvents: 0
};
}
// Execute operation with circuit breaker protection
async execute(operation, fallback = null) {
this.metrics.totalRequests++;
// Check circuit state
if (this.state === 'OPEN') {
if (this.shouldAttemptReset()) {
this.state = 'HALF_OPEN';
this.successCount = 0;
this.metrics.circuitHalfOpenEvents++;
} else {
return await this.executeFallback(fallback);
}
}
try {
const startTime = performance.now();
const result = await operation();
const endTime = performance.now();
// Record success
this.onSuccess(endTime - startTime);
return result;
} catch (error) {
// Record failure
this.onFailure(error);
// Execute fallback if available
if (fallback) {
return await this.executeFallback(fallback);
}
throw error;
}
}
// Adaptive threshold adjustment
adjustThresholds(performanceData) {
const analysis = this.adaptiveThresholds.analyze(performanceData);
if (analysis.recommendAdjustment) {
this.failureThreshold = Math.max(
1,
Math.round(this.failureThreshold * analysis.thresholdMultiplier)
);
this.recoveryTimeout = Math.max(
1000,
Math.round(this.recoveryTimeout * analysis.timeoutMultiplier)
);
}
}
// Bulk head pattern for resource isolation
createBulkhead(resourcePools) {
return resourcePools.map(pool => ({
name: pool.name,
capacity: pool.capacity,
queue: new PriorityQueue(),
semaphore: new Semaphore(pool.capacity),
circuitBreaker: new AdaptiveCircuitBreaker(pool.config),
metrics: new BulkheadMetrics()
}));
}
}4. Performance Profiling and Optimization
// Comprehensive performance profiling system
class PerformanceProfiler {
constructor() {
this.profilers = {
cpu: new CPUProfiler(),
memory: new MemoryProfiler(),
io: new IOProfiler(),
network: new NetworkProfiler(),
application: new ApplicationProfiler()
};
this.analyzer = new ProfileAnalyzer();
this.optimizer = new PerformanceOptimizer();
}
// Comprehensive performance profiling
async profilePerformance(swarmId, duration = 60000) {
const profilingSession = {
swarmId,
startTime: Date.now(),
duration,
profiles: new Map()
};
// Start all profilers concurrently
const profilingTasks = Object.entries(this.profilers).map(
async ([type, profiler]) => {
const profile = await profiler.profile(duration);
return [type, profile];
}
);
const profiles = await Promise.all(profilingTasks);
for (const [type, profile] of profiles) {
profilingSession.profiles.set(type, profile);
}
// Analyze performance data
const analysis = await this.analyzer.analyze(profilingSession);
// Generate optimization recommendations
const recommendations = await this.optimizer.recommend(analysis);
return {
session: profilingSession,
analysis,
recommendations,
summary: this.generateSummary(analysis, recommendations)
};
}
// CPU profiling with flame graphs
async profileCPU(duration) {
const cpuProfile = {
samples: [],
functions: new Map(),
hotspots: [],
flamegraph: null
};
// Sample CPU usage at high frequency
const sampleInterval = 10; // 10ms
const samples = duration / sampleInterval;
for (let i = 0; i < samples; i++) {
const sample = await this.sampleCPU();
cpuProfile.samples.push(sample);
// Update function statistics
this.updateFunctionStats(cpuProfile.functions, sample);
await this.sleep(sampleInterval);
}
// Generate flame graph
cpuProfile.flamegraph = this.generateFlameGraph(cpuProfile.samples);
// Identify hotspots
cpuProfile.hotspots = this.identifyHotspots(cpuProfile.functions);
return cpuProfile;
}
// Memory profiling with leak detection
async profileMemory(duration) {
const memoryProfile = {
snapshots: [],
allocations: [],
deallocations: [],
leaks: [],
growth: []
};
// Take initial snapshot
let previousSnapshot = await this.takeMemorySnapshot();
memoryProfile.snapshots.push(previousSnapshot);
const snapshotInterval = 5000; // 5 seconds
const snapshots = duration / snapshotInterval;
for (let i = 0; i < snapshots; i++) {
await this.sleep(snapshotInterval);
const snapshot = await this.takeMemorySnapshot();
memoryProfile.snapshots.push(snapshot);
// Analyze memory changes
const changes = this.analyzeMemoryChanges(previousSnapshot, snapshot);
memoryProfile.allocations.push(...changes.allocations);
memoryProfile.deallocations.push(...changes.deallocations);
// Detect potential leaks
const leaks = this.detectMemoryLeaks(changes);
memoryProfile.leaks.push(...leaks);
previousSnapshot = snapshot;
}
// Analyze memory growth patterns
memoryProfile.growth = this.analyzeMemoryGrowth(memoryProfile.snapshots);
return memoryProfile;
}
}MCP Integration Hooks
Resource Management Integration
// Comprehensive MCP resource management
const resourceIntegration = {
// Dynamic resource allocation
async allocateResources(swarmId, requirements) {
// Analyze current resource usage
const currentUsage = await mcp.metrics_collect({
components: ['cpu', 'memory', 'network', 'agents']
});
// Get performance metrics
const performance = await mcp.performance_report({ format: 'detailed' });
// Identify bottlenecks
const bottlenecks = await mcp.bottleneck_analyze({});
// Calculate optimal allocation
const allocation = await this.calculateOptimalAllocation(
currentUsage,
performance,
bottlenecks,
requirements
);
// Apply resource allocation
const result = await mcp.daa_resource_alloc({
resources: allocation.resources,
agents: allocation.agents
});
return {
allocation,
result,
monitoring: await this.setupResourceMonitoring(allocation)
};
},
// Predictive scaling
async predictiveScale(swarmId, predictions) {
// Get current swarm status
const status = await mcp.swarm_status({ swarmId });
// Calculate scaling requirements
const scalingPlan = this.calculateScalingPlan(status, predictions);
if (scalingPlan.scaleRequired) {
// Execute scaling
const scalingResult = await mcp.swarm_scale({
swarmId,
targetSize: scalingPlan.targetSize
});
// Optimize topology after scaling
if (scalingResult.success) {
await mcp.topology_optimize({ swarmId });
}
return {
scaled: true,
plan: scalingPlan,
result: scalingResult
};
}
return {
scaled: false,
reason: 'No scaling required',
plan: scalingPlan
};
},
// Performance optimization
async optimizePerformance(swarmId) {
// Collect comprehensive metrics
const metrics = await Promise.all([
mcp.performance_report({ format: 'json' }),
mcp.bottleneck_analyze({}),
mcp.agent_metrics({}),
mcp.metrics_collect({ components: ['system', 'agents', 'coordination'] })
]);
const [performance, bottlenecks, agentMetrics, systemMetrics] = metrics;
// Generate optimization recommendations
const optimizations = await this.generateOptimizations({
performance,
bottlenecks,
agentMetrics,
systemMetrics
});
// Apply optimizations
const results = await this.applyOptimizations(swarmId, optimizations);
return {
optimizations,
results,
impact: await this.measureOptimizationImpact(swarmId, results)
};
}
};Operational Commands
Resource Management Commands
# Analyze resource usage
npx claude-flow metrics-collect --components ["cpu", "memory", "network"]
# Optimize resource allocation
npx claude-flow daa-resource-alloc --resources <resource-config>
# Predictive scaling
npx claude-flow swarm-scale --swarm-id <id> --target-size <size>
# Performance profiling
npx claude-flow performance-report --format detailed --timeframe 24h
# Circuit breaker configuration
npx claude-flow fault-tolerance --strategy circuit-breaker --config <config>Optimization Commands
# Run performance optimization
npx claude-flow optimize-performance --swarm-id <id> --strategy adaptive
# Generate resource forecasts
npx claude-flow forecast-resources --time-horizon 3600 --confidence 0.95
# Profile system performance
npx claude-flow profile-performance --duration 60000 --components all
# Analyze bottlenecks
npx claude-flow bottleneck-analyze --component swarm-coordinationIntegration Points
With Other Optimization Agents
- Load Balancer: Provides resource allocation data for load balancing decisions
- Performance Monitor: Shares performance metrics and bottleneck analysis
- Topology Optimizer: Coordinates resource allocation with topology changes
With Swarm Infrastructure
- Task Orchestrator: Allocates resources for task execution
- Agent Coordinator: Manages agent resource requirements
- Memory System: Stores resource allocation history and patterns
Performance Metrics
Resource Allocation KPIs
// Resource allocation performance metrics
const allocationMetrics = {
efficiency: {
utilization_rate: this.calculateUtilizationRate(),
waste_percentage: this.calculateWastePercentage(),
allocation_accuracy: this.calculateAllocationAccuracy(),
prediction_accuracy: this.calculatePredictionAccuracy()
},
performance: {
allocation_latency: this.calculateAllocationLatency(),
scaling_response_time: this.calculateScalingResponseTime(),
optimization_impact: this.calculateOptimizationImpact(),
cost_efficiency: this.calculateCostEfficiency()
},
reliability: {
availability: this.calculateAvailability(),
fault_tolerance: this.calculateFaultTolerance(),
recovery_time: this.calculateRecoveryTime(),
circuit_breaker_effectiveness: this.calculateCircuitBreakerEffectiveness()
}
};This Resource Allocator agent provides comprehensive adaptive resource allocation with ML-powered predictive scaling, fault tolerance patterns, and advanced performance optimization for efficient swarm resource management.
Related skills
How it compares
Choose agent-resource-allocator for swarm-level runtime capacity tuning; use application profilers for single-service CPU or memory hotspots.
FAQ
What resources does agent-resource-allocator manage?
agent-resource-allocator manages CPU, memory, storage, and network assignments for AI agent swarms in ruflo. The skill applies adaptive allocation and predictive scaling so coordinated coding agents receive capacity matched to real-time workload demand.
When should developers invoke agent-resource-allocator?
Developers should invoke agent-resource-allocator when running Claude Flow or ruv-swarm pools that show uneven utilization or queue delays. The skill focuses on intelligent capacity planning during live swarm orchestration rather than one-off code reviews.
Is Agent Resource Allocator safe to install?
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