Eigent

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Description

Eigent is an open-source multi-agent desktop coworking platform that runs a team of specialized agents locally to complete complex tasks — a free alternative to Claude Cowork.

Key Features

  • Multi-agent collaboration — runs a team of specialized agents in the desktop to complete multi-step tasks
  • Local-first — execution and data stay on the local machine with no cloud upload required
  • Desktop application — consistent experience across Web, macOS, and Windows
  • Skills and agent framework — extensible capabilities built around the agent-skills system
  • Claude Cowork alternative — covers the core Cowork scenarios while staying fully open source
  • Active engineering cadence — high-frequency releases since the July 2025 open source launch

Use Cases

💡 Running a team of agents locally to handle documents, code rewrites, and research tasks on the desktop
💡 Replacing paid products like Claude Cowork for sensitive-data desktop work
💡 Wrapping internal tools as skills consumable by agents through the agent-skills extension
💡 One-click installing a multi-agent environment on macOS or Windows
💡 Embedding multi-agent flows into daily engineering and operations workflows

Tags

workflow multi-agent desktop-app cowork

Categories

🔄 Workflow 🧠 Multi-Agent

Quick Start

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/eigent-ai/eigent.git
cd eigent

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start the desktop app in dev mode
npm run dev

# Sign in to a local LLM endpoint (OpenAI-compatible API) from the desktop
# Open Settings -> Providers -> enter base_url and api_key
# Pick the agent team you want to collaborate with when creating a new task
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