Show HN: Moching – AI desktop agent with 219 built-in tools (Rust)

Moching, an open-source desktop AI agent built in Rust by moching-ai-dev, launched on GitHub with 219 built-in tools spanning PC system control, browser automation, office documents, media processing, AI generation, screen perception, and HID control. The agent runs on Windows 10+ (x64) and macOS 12+ (Apple Silicon) with 4GB RAM and any OpenAI-compatible API key, and executes a Perceive → Decide → Execute → Verify loop that lets it see the screen, move the mouse, and operate applications autonomously. Moching positions itself against GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Qoder by claiming full desktop HID control, system-level process/service/registry access, and a 57-tool Playwright browser suite that those tools lack.

<sub English · 简体中文 https://github.com/moching-ai-dev/moching/blob/main/README.zh-CN.md </sub <sub ▲ Moching in action — 25s product demo</sub ⭐ 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. Proprietary. All Rights Reserved. Website https://mochingcode.com · HuggingFace https://huggingface.co/mochingcode/moching · Referral https://ref.mochingcode.com ⭐ Star this repo — it takes 1 second and helps more developers discover Moching.