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Now I Open source another desktop agent Teralexi

Teralexi, an open-source desktop AI agent for research, coding, and chat, has been released on GitHub under the Apache License 2.0. The agent runs locally with support for multiple LLM providers, skills, MCP, and memory, and offers macOS and Windows builds via teralexi.com.

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Now I Open source another desktop agent Teralexi
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Last successful build | 2026-07-21T18:50:26Z | Branch | main | Commit | 4275d70 |

Workflow runView logsLocal AI agent desktop — research, code, chat from your phone, extend with skills & MCP, pick any LLM, and build memory over time, all on your machine.

Prefer a ready-made installer? Get macOS and Windows builds from ** teralexi.com** — no build required.

This repository is for running and contributing from source.

Website agent walkthrough — pick an agent, plan, generate files, and preview the result. More product visuals: teralexi.com.

https://github.com/Naughty-Otters/Teralexi/raw/main/media/howto_website_2.mp4

  • Research with an agent that browses, gathers sources, and keeps you in the loop

  • Workspace & built-in IDE with inline git diff review before changes land

  • Channel chat (WhatsApp, Slack, Google, Discord, and more)

  • Skills & MCP hub, plus custom skills under ~/.teralexi/skills/

  • Local and cloud LLM providers (Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and more)

  • Local-first memory and scheduled agent jobs

Requirements: Node.js 22+ and npm

.

npm install
npm run dev

npm run dev

uses Electron hot reload. By default it loads env/.dev.env

, which sets BASE_API

to the public Teralexi platform (https://api.teralexi.com/

). That enables optional cloud features (sign-in, entitlements, usage metrics when signed in, support upload, website publish, auto-update checks).

You can use local LLMs without an account (Settings → LLM → Ollama / llama.cpp).

cp env/.dev.local.env.example env/.env
npm run dev

Or one-off:

BASE_API=http://localhost:8000 npm run dev

To explore the UI without a platform API, set BASE_API=

in your override env file. Cloud sign-in, metrics, support upload, website publish, and in-app updates will be unavailable.

Local load order for npm run dev

: env/.dev.env

env/.env

(wins) → env/.dev.local.env

(wins if present).

The platform API server is not included in this repository. Client contracts: docs/SUBSCRIPTION-INTEGRATION.md.

  • Most agent data stays under ~/.teralexi/

on your machine (local-first). - When signed in to a platform API, the app may send provider usage metrics(model/token counters) if your plan includesmetrics.write

. Support upload andwebsite publish only run when you trigger them and your entitlement allows it.- Packaged builds check {BASE_API}/desktop/releases/stable/

for updates (no account required). Forks should changeBASE_API

/build.json

publish URL so they do not auto-update from Teralexi’s feed.

See Privacy Policy.

npm run dev          # desktop app (public platform API by default)
npm run build        # production desktop build
npm run build:web    # renderer/main/preload build (CI validation)
npm run test:unit    # unit tests
Doc Purpose

SECURITY.mdBUILD-AND-RELEASE.mdCODING.mdskills/SKILL-DEVELOPMENT.mddocs/CHANGELOG.mdNOTICEteralexi.comTeralexi is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. See NOTICE for trademark and third-party notes.

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