Coworker: An Open-Source Desktop App for AI Agents

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-08-24 · Open on X

Topics: AI Agents, Tool Use & MCP, AI Dev Tools & Productivity · Level: beginner

Summary

Melvin Vivas shares Coworker, his open-source desktop app where AI agents do work for you. According to the repo, it is easy to use and supports both local and cloud models.

Key points

• Coworker is a desktop app where AI agents carry out tasks for the user.
• It supports both local models and cloud models.
• The source code is on GitHub at donvito/coworker.
• The creator thinks of the agents as coworkers rather than bots.

Resources mentioned

• Coworker (donvito/coworker) · repo · github.com · free
  The creator's local-first desktop app where you pick an AI coworker and have it produce work such as invoices as finished PDFs.
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