OpenBot

Overview

OpenBot is a local-first desktop workspace for persistent AI teammates. It supports Codex, Claude Code, Gemini, Grok, OpenCode, Cursor, and Cline, plus custom ACP agents, OpenAI-compatible endpoints, and local models. Agents have independent workspaces and conversations, and can message each other, hand off tasks, share files, use a built-in browser, and run queued work.

Key Features

• Persistent agents backed by independent provider sessions and local workspaces.
• Agent-to-agent messages, replies, reactions, images, and managed file transfers.
• Shared desktop channel chats with task ownership, delegation, shared history, and controls for stop, resume, reassign, archive, and restore.
• FIFO message queues with pause, resume, cancellation, and crash-safe persistence.
• A built-in browser that agents can open, inspect, and control.
• Support for Codex, Claude Code, Gemini, Grok, OpenCode, Cursor, Cline, custom ACP agents, OpenAI-compatible endpoints, and local models in Ollama or LM Studio.

Use Cases

• Running multiple coding agents that can hand off tasks and review each other's work.
• Queueing follow-up tasks while an agent is busy.
• Letting agents browse and interact with web pages through the built-in browser.
• Connecting existing AI plans or local models to persistent desktop teammates.

Getting Started

• Download OpenBot and connect a provider.
• Describe the agent you want in one prompt, review its instructions, and save it.
• Send work immediately; messages wait in a queue until the agent is free.

Deployment & Requirements

• macOS 13 or newer on Apple silicon or Intel.
• Windows 10 or newer on x64.
• Linux on x64 or arm64 as an AppImage.
• A screenless Linux server can run Ubuntu 24.04 or 26.04 with systemd; Docker, Amazon ECS, and Nix deployment options are also documented.

Before You Adopt

• License: Other. Review its terms before using, modifying, or distributing the project.
• OpenBot is described as a development preview, so evaluate it before relying on it.
• Agents can read and change files, run commands, use the network, and control the built-in browser without asking each time.
• OpenBot is local-first but not offline-only, so provider access and network use are part of normal operation.
• Workspaces, conversations, attachments, and browser data stay on the computer running OpenBot, but the chosen AI provider receives prompts sent by agents.