# Show HN: Moching – AI desktop agent with 219 built-in tools (Rust) > Source: > Published: 2026-09-30 02:00:13+00:00 English · [简体中文](https://github.com/moching-ai-dev/moching/blob/main/README.zh-CN.md) ▲ Moching in action — 25s product demo **⭐ [Star us on GitHub](https://github.com/moching-ai-dev/moching) — every star helps Moching reach more developers** Most AI tools live inside a browser tab. **Moching lives on your desktop** — it sees your screen, moves your mouse, opens your apps, and gets work done while you watch. **System Requirements:** Windows 10+ (x64) · macOS 12+ (Apple Silicon) · 4GB RAM · Any OpenAI-compatible API key | Domain | Tools | What It Does | |---|---|---| | 🖥️ **PC System Control** | 57 | Process / Service / Registry / Window / Network / WiFi / Disk / Task Scheduler / Software Mgmt / Archive / Notifications | | 🌐 **Browser Automation** | 57 | Full Playwright Suite: Page Ops, Cookie/Storage, Network Intercept, JS Execution, PDF Export, Device Emulation, Geolocation | | 📄 **Office Suite** | 23 | Word / Excel / PPT / PDF — Full CRUD, Charts, Form Fill, Template Replace, PDF Merge/Split/Watermark | | 🎬 **Media Processing** | 10 | Transcode / Trim / Merge / Extract / Thumbnail / Volume / Subtitle Extraction | | 🎨 **AI Generation** | 6 | Text-to-Image (FLUX/SD/DALL-E/MJ), Background Removal, Resize, Watermark, TTS Synthesis, Quality Check | | 📹 **Video Generation** | 4 | Seedance 2.0 Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video, Video Enhance, Subtitle Extraction | | 👁️ **Screen Perception** | 12 | Real-time Capture, UI Tree, Focused Element, Element Finder, Continuous Monitor, AI Visual Analysis | | 🖱️ **HID Control** | 15 | Mouse Move/Click/Right/Double/Drag/Scroll, Keyboard Type/Combo/Press, App Launch, Clipboard Input | | 🧠 **Memory & Knowledge** | 10 | L1 Short-term (Full-text / Vector / Hybrid RRF), L3 Persistent KB, PDF/Word/Excel Ingestion + Auto-vectorization | | 🔧 **LSP Code Intelligence** | 5 | Workspace Symbol Search, Diagnostics, Find References, Go-to-Definition, Hover Type Info | | ⚙️ **Core Utilities** | 18 | File Read/Write/Search/Replace/Diff, Command Execution, Clipboard, AST/tsc/cargo Validation | | 🧩 **Skill System** | 2 | Skill Store (30+ Official Skills), Skill Execution Engine | | Capability | 🏔️ **Moching** | GitHub Copilot | Cursor | Qoder | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Positioning** | Desktop AI Agent | IDE Code Completion | AI Code Editor | CLI Coding Tool | | **Desktop HID Control** | ✅ Full + Screen Perception | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | | **System-Level Control** | ✅ Process/Service/Registry/Net | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | | **Browser Automation** | ✅ Playwright (57 tools) | ❌ | Basic | Limited | | **Office Document Suite** | ✅ Word/Excel/PPT/PDF | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | | **Media & Video Generation** | ✅ Full Pipeline + AI Video | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | | **AI Image / TTS** | ✅ Multi-provider | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | | **Code LSP Intelligence** | ✅ Symbol/Diag/Ref/Def | ✅ Built-in | ✅ Strong | ✅ | | **Code Editing** | ✅ Precision Replace + Diff | ✅ Completion | ✅✅ Best | ✅ | | **Terminal Execution** | ✅ No Whitelist | ✅ Limited | ✅ | ✅ Strong | | **Memory / Knowledge Base** | ✅ L1 + L3 + RAG Ingestion | ❌ | ✅ Code Index | Limited | | **Screen Visual Understanding** | ✅ Real-time + AI + UI Tree | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | | **Extensible Skills** | ✅ Skill Store 30+ | Plugins | Plugins (MCP) | Plugins | | **Autonomous Execution Loop** | ✅ See → Act → Verify | ❌ Advisory | | | **Copilot writes code for you. Cursor edits code for you.** **Moching operates your entire computer for you.** The core moat isn't excelling at any single task — it's closing the complete human-computer loop: ``` 👀 See Screen → 🧠 Understand → 🖱️ Take Action → ✅ Verify Result ``` This is the **Perceive → Decide → Execute → Verify** cycle that no other product does — because their product positioning doesn't even try. ``` ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Rust Core (moching.exe) │ │ ┌──────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ │ │ │IPC Engine│ │HID Input│ │Screen Capture│ │ │ └────┬─────┘ └─────────┘ └──────────────┘ │ │ │ Native IPC Bridge │ │ ┌────▼──────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Python Runtime (Embedded) │ │ │ │ ┌────────┐ ┌────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ │ │ │ │Agent │ │Tools │ │Knowledge │ │ │ │ │ │Engine │ │(219) │ │Store │ │ │ │ │ └────────┘ └────────┘ └───────────┘ │ │ │ └───────────────────────────────────────┘ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ``` **Rust for speed. Python for flexibility. 219 tools for capability.** | Step | Action | |---|---| | 1 | **Download** the installer for your platform | | 2 | **Install** and launch Moching | | 3 | **Bring your own key** — OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint | | 4 | **Type what you need done.** Watch it work. | **No subscription. Pay as you go. From $5.** | Platform | Link | Size | |---|---|---| | Windows x64 | [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/moching-ai-dev/moching/releases/latest) | 375 MB | | macOS (Apple Silicon) | [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/moching-ai-dev/moching/releases/latest) | 794 MB | | All Platforms | [HuggingFace Mirror](https://huggingface.co/mochingcode/moching) | — | ## 🔐 Full SHA256 checksums ``` Windows: 994d21431e51ecdf8b04fdf53ca4bcba5ec0625e144f9b5c31015e71a09af065 macOS: 9d0c97d0a5a119c3d0f7fa0062f81e911734c737018d27d1f7e93d6b4f94816d ``` **Refer a friend — you both get 500,000 Credits gifted.** 1. Enter your username at [ref.mochingcode.com](https://ref.mochingcode.com) 2. Get your unique referral link 3. Share it → Friend signs up & activates → **You both get 500,000 Credits** *The only AI agent that pays YOU to share it.* | Channel | Link | |---|---| | | [noreply@mochingcode.com](mailto:noreply@mochingcode.com) | | Bug Reports | [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/moching-ai-dev/moching/issues) | | Website | [mochingcode.com](https://mochingcode.com) | We were tired of AI tools that *talk* about doing things but can't actually *do* them. Every other AI asks: *"What can I help you write?"* Moching asks: **"What can I do for you?"** | Date | Version | Highlights | |---|---|---| | 2026-09-14 | v26.9.16-1 | Latest release. Windows 26.9.16-1 · macOS 26.9.16. | | 2026-08-19 | v26.8.19-1 | First public GitHub release. 219 tools. Windows + macOS. | **100% Independently Developed · Not a Wrapper · Not a Mod** **🏔️ Moching** — *Your computer just got a brain.* © 2026 Moching. 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