# Show HN: Lots of Agents – Infinite Logged in Grok Bots on One Mac

> Source: <https://github.com/carllippert/lots_of_agents>
> Published: 2026-08-15 15:23:17+00:00

**Run multiple signed-in copies of your AI coding apps on one Mac.**

Grok Bot, Cursor, Claude, and ChatGPT (Codex) don’t give you a clean work/personal switcher. Lots of Agents launches the **same installed app** with a private data folder per clone — so Work and Personal stay signed in at the same time.

One binary. Update once. Every clone picks it up. No copying `.app`

bundles.

Not affiliated with xAI, Anysphere, Anthropic, or OpenAI.

**Download:** [Latest Release](https://github.com/carllippert/lots_of_agents/releases/latest) (`Lots-of-Agents-unsigned.zip`

)

If you are an AI agent installing this for a human on their Mac, follow **only** this section. Do not notarize. Do not open a PR. Do not invent alternate install paths.

**Prefer the Release zip** (no Swift toolchain needed). Fall back to building from source only if the download fails.

Run on the target Mac (macOS 14+). Confirm at least one supported app:

```
sw_vers
ls -d \
  "/Applications/Grok Bot.app" \
  "/Applications/Cursor.app" \
  "/Applications/Claude.app" \
  "/Applications/ChatGPT.app" 2>/dev/null
```

If none of those apps exist, tell the human to install Grok Bot, Cursor, Claude, and/or ChatGPT first. This repo does **not** ship those apps.

```
cd /tmp
curl -sL "https://github.com/carllippert/lots_of_agents/releases/latest/download/Lots-of-Agents-unsigned.zip" -o Lots-of-Agents-unsigned.zip
rm -rf "Lots of Agents.app"
unzip -o Lots-of-Agents-unsigned.zip
mkdir -p "$HOME/Applications"
rm -rf "$HOME/Applications/Lots of Agents.app"
mv "Lots of Agents.app" "$HOME/Applications/"
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "$HOME/Applications/Lots of Agents.app" 2>/dev/null || true
open "$HOME/Applications/Lots of Agents.app"
```

Needs Command Line Tools (`xcode-select --install`

) and `swift`

:

```
xcode-select -p
swift --version
git clone https://github.com/carllippert/lots_of_agents.git
cd lots_of_agents
swift run TwoCursorsTests
./scripts/build-app.sh
mkdir -p "$HOME/Applications"
rm -rf "$HOME/Applications/Lots of Agents.app"
cp -R "dist/Lots of Agents.app" "$HOME/Applications/"
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "$HOME/Applications/Lots of Agents.app" 2>/dev/null || true
open "$HOME/Applications/Lots of Agents.app"
```

- In
**Lots of Agents**, click** New Clone**(or an app icon on the landing screen). - Pick an installed app (Grok Bot / Cursor / Claude / ChatGPT).
- Name it (e.g.
`Work`

or`Personal`

) → create. - Select the clone →
**Launch**. - Sign in inside that app window with the correct account.
- Repeat for a second clone if they want two logins.

Dock wrappers appear as e.g. `Grok Bot Work.app`

in `~/Applications`

.

```
test -d "$HOME/Applications/Lots of Agents.app" && echo "app installed"
ls "$HOME/Library/Application Support/LotsOfAgents/profiles.json" 2>/dev/null && echo "catalog exists"
ls "$HOME/Applications" | grep -E 'Grok Bot|Cursor|Claude|ChatGPT' || true
```

After they create a clone, `profiles.json`

should list it and a wrapper `.app`

should exist under `~/Applications`

.

Ad-hoc builds are normal. If macOS blocks launch:

```
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "$HOME/Applications/Lots of Agents.app"
```

Then: **right-click the app → Open → Open**, or System Settings → Privacy & Security → **Open Anyway**.

- Do not require Apple Developer ID or notarization for a personal install
- Do not copy Grok/Cursor/Claude/ChatGPT into this project
- Do not store clones under a fake/sandbox
`$HOME`

(Parall, etc.) — the app writes to the real account home via`getpwuid`

- Do not
`sudo`

anything for this install

You have two Cursor / Grok / Claude / ChatGPT logins (work + personal, client + side project) and you’re tired of signing out, using a second Mac user, or juggling browser profiles.

**Isolated logins & chats**— each clone has its own`--user-data-dir`

/ extensions dir**Shared app updates**— still the official app in`/Applications`

**Dock wrappers**—`Grok Bot Work.app`

,`Cursor Personal.app`

, etc. in`~/Applications`

**Optional deeper isolation**— private`~/.cursor`

(skills / user rules) via a full-home overlay that still symlinks your real home**Tinted icons**— tell clones apart in the Dock

Supported today (if installed under `/Applications`

):

| App | Notes |
|---|---|
|

`com.anysphere.sand`

[Cursor](https://cursor.com)[Claude](https://claude.ai/download)`com.anthropic.claudefordesktop`

[ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/desktop)(Codex)`com.openai.codex`

— app is named ChatGPT.app

```
/Applications/Grok\ Bot.app/Contents/MacOS/Grok\ Bot \
  --user-data-dir=~/Library/Application\ Support/LotsOfAgents/Profiles/<id>/user-data \
  --extensions-dir=…/extensions
```

| Isolated per clone | Shared |
|---|---|
| Account / plan login | The real `.app` + its updates |
| Chats, settings, extensions | Git, SSH, project files |
Optional private `~/.cursor` |
Your real home (symlinked in overlay mode) |

- Catalog / data:
`~/Library/Application Support/LotsOfAgents/`

- Wrappers:
`~/Applications/`

- Download
[Lots-of-Agents-unsigned.zip](https://github.com/carllippert/lots_of_agents/releases/latest/download/Lots-of-Agents-unsigned.zip) - Unzip → move
**Lots of Agents.app** to`~/Applications`

- Clear quarantine (or right-click → Open):

```
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine ~/Applications/"Lots of Agents.app"
open ~/Applications/"Lots of Agents.app"
```

Or build from source: `./scripts/build-app.sh`

→ copy `dist/Lots of Agents.app`

.

Notarized DMG (optional, Apple Developer ID required): [docs/NOTARIZE.md](/carllippert/lots_of_agents/blob/main/docs/NOTARIZE.md).

```
rm -rf "$HOME/Applications/Lots of Agents.app"
# Optional: remove clones + wrappers you created
# rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Application Support/LotsOfAgents"
# rm -rf "$HOME/Applications/Grok Bot "*.app   # only Lots-of-Agents wrappers you no longer want
```

Removing Lots of Agents does **not** uninstall Grok/Cursor/Claude/ChatGPT.

Runs only on your Mac. No analytics. See [PRIVACY.md](/carllippert/lots_of_agents/blob/main/PRIVACY.md).