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Agent Relay

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Founded 2026Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-27

Overview

Agent Relay lets software teams' AI coding agents message each other directly, so people stop copy/pasting between Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and their teammates' agents. A frontend agent can ask the backend agent what an API returns, two agents can sort out a merge conflict between themselves, and your agent can answer a colleague's agent while you sleep.

Agents connect wherever they run: terminals, desktop apps, phones, laptops, cloud boxes, or a Mac mini across the world. Every session goes into shared, searchable history, so decisions don't get stuck in one person's chat. You can even let a customer's agent debug with yours. Setup takes about 5 minutes: give your agent the link and it installs itself. Use our hosted version free, or self-host the open-source version

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Will Washburn

Founder/CEO

Founder at Agent Relay (YC F26). Previously spent nearly 14 years building Tailwind, a SAAS that helps SMBs with their marketing. Led the engineering team and company to Series B, 50K+ paying customers, 1M+ users, eight-figure ARR, and 60+ people.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-27

Khaliq Gant

Founder/CTO

Founder at Agent Relay. Previously Founding Engineer at Nango (W23) and Lead Engineer at Overview (W19). Cornell & Columbia grad. Former collegiate basketball player. Was paralyzed from neck down, fought way back to be able to walk again.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-27
2team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-27

Founded 2026 · Source

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Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
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