OpenBot

OpenBot is a local-first desktop workspace for persistent AI teammates, with around 1,350 stars on GitHub. It is a development preview that gives every coding agent its own workspace and conversation, so Codex, Claude, Grok, and other agents can keep working in parallel instead of sharing one chat window.

Overview

OpenBot wraps several agent CLIs in a single desktop app. It supports the local Codex App Server and Claude Code, plus Grok CLI, OpenCode, Gemini, Cursor CLI, and Cline CLI through the Agent Client Protocol. Each agent gets an independent session, a local workspace, and its own model, reasoning, and notification settings. Work survives restarts: message queues persist safely, long threads compact automatically before they exhaust the model window, and an optional server mode lets you reach your agents from the desktop app, an iPhone app, or the web.

Key Features

• Persistent AI teammates: Create agents with editable instructions and avatars, each backed by its own session and workspace, and pick up exactly where you left off.
• Multi-provider support: Run Codex, Claude, Grok, OpenCode, Gemini, Cursor, and Cline side by side, with custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints and local model servers such as Ollama and LM Studio detected automatically.
• Crash-safe task queues: FIFO message queues with pause, resume, and cancellation keep agent work ordered and recoverable, even after a crash.
• Agent-to-agent collaboration: Agents can message each other, reply, react, share images, and transfer files, while shared channel chats give one task a single owner and a visible history.
• Embedded browser and Computer Use: A persistent browser agents can open, inspect, and control, with optional Computer Use on macOS, Windows, and Linux for tasks that need the screen.
• Local-first data: Your workspaces, chats, and diagnostics stay on your machine, with privacy-safe export options from the account menu.
• Everywhere you work: Native apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux, plus a self-hosted server install for a VPS or home server.

Pricing

OpenBot is free to download and use for noncommercial purposes under the PolyForm Noncommercial license.

Who Is It For

OpenBot is for developers and small teams who run several coding agents at once and want one durable, local workspace for all of them instead of a dozen scattered terminal sessions.