An open-source, local-first AI agent desktop client with MCP, skills, ACP and remote control from messaging apps.
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A desktop agent workspace that combines MCP tools with skills and external coding agents.
About DeepChat #
DeepChat is an open-source, local-first desktop agent client that supports MCP servers, agent skills, the Agent Client Protocol and remote control through messaging apps, with tape-and-trace records of agent runs. It works with any model provider using the OpenAI, Gemini or Anthropic API formats.
DeepChat is an open-source project written primarily in TypeScript, with 6.3k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in September 2026.
brew install --cask deepchat
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DeepChat vs. the alternatives #
| Record | Stars | Pricing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepChatthis listing | 6.3k | TypeScript | Apache-2.0 | Open source |
| MCP Reference Servers | 91k | TypeScript | MIT AND Apache-2.0 | Open source |
| context7 | 62k | TypeScript | MIT | Open source |
| chrome-devtools-mcp | 53k | TypeScript | Apache-2.0 | Open source |
| Playwright MCP | 37k | TypeScript | Apache-2.0 | Open source |
| github-mcp-server | 33k | Go | MIT | Open source |