OpenBot

Key facts: OpenBot is a local-first desktop app from Nightly Labs that gives each AI agent its own workspace, task queue, conversation and avatar. Agents message each other and share files through a shared folder, and it works with Codex, Claude Code, Grok, OpenCode, Gemini, Cursor and Cline. It runs on macOS 13+, Windows 10+ and Linux, and it runs on the AI plans you already pay for.

Plans: Free to download, with no subscription for the app itself; you pay your existing agent plans or bring your own model, including local ones through Ollama or LM Studio. The licence is PolyForm Noncommercial, so commercial use needs a separate licence.

Best for: Developers who run several coding agents and want them to keep working as a team. Who should skip it: anyone who wants a single managed assistant with no setup.

Pros

• Each agent keeps its own workspace, task queue and conversation, so work survives between sessions
• Agents message each other and share files, turning solo agents into a team
• Runs on the plans you already pay for, or on local models through Ollama or LM Studio
• Free download for macOS, Windows and Linux

Watch out for

• A development preview, and agents run with full access and no per-action approval, so run only trusted agents and keep backups
• Commercial use needs a separate licence under PolyForm Noncommercial
• You still pay for the underlying agent plans or models

Best for

Developers who run several coding agents and want them to keep working as a team. Who should skip it: anyone who wants a single managed assistant with no setup, or a business that needs a commercial licence first.

Pricing

Free to download; you pay your existing agent plans or bring your own model. PolyForm Noncommercial licence: commercial use needs a separate licence.

FAQs

Which agents does OpenBot work with? Codex, Claude Code, Grok, OpenCode, Gemini, Cursor and Cline, through their agent protocols.

Do agents share files? Yes, agents message each other and share files through a shared folder.

Which systems does it run on? macOS 13+, Windows 10+, and Linux via AppImage, Docker or Nix.

Is it safe to let agents run freely? OpenBot warns that agents run with full access and no per-action approval: run only trusted agents and keep backups.