Coworker: Open-Source Desktop App for Running AI Agents

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-08-28 · Open on X

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

Summary

Melvin Vivas shares his open-source project Coworker, a desktop app where AI agents do work for you. It supports both local and cloud models, and the next version will let you choose its icon.

Key points

• Coworker is a desktop app where AI agents do tasks for you.
• It supports both local and cloud models.
• The source code is on GitHub at donvito/coworker.
• The next version will let you choose the app icon.

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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