Kun vs maka
Local-first AI agent workspaces compared
Kun and maka both provide desktop and terminal interfaces for working with AI agents through a shared runtime, and both require users to configure a model connection. Kun emphasizes workflows across coding, writing, design, research, and automation, while maka centers on recording agent activity in an append-only log.
Kun: Local-First AI Agent Workspace
Kun is a local-first workspace for using AI agents across coding, writing, design, research, and automation. Its desktop GUI and terminal TUI share one runtime, keeping tasks and approvals connected.
maka: Run Agents in a Workspace with a Complete Activity Log
Apache Maka is a TypeScript agent workspace for running tasks through a shared runtime and keeping a complete, append-only record of each run. Its Electron desktop app supports macOS, with Windows and Linux previews, and can connect to cloud or local models you provide.
| Kun | maka | |
|---|---|---|
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| License | NOASSERTION | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 6.3k | 5.8k |
| Forks | 595 | 557 |
| Last analyzed | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 |
Key differences
- Kun includes Code, Work, and design-canvas workflows, plus Rooms for delegated work and review; maka focuses on running tasks and inspecting their activity records.
- maka records model messages, tool calls, permission decisions, and turn endings as append-only RuntimeEvents; Kun connects tasks, approvals, and evidence across its interfaces.
- Kun offers automation and extension options such as scheduled tasks, Loops, Hooks, MCP, and Skills; maka includes evaluation tooling and published per-task results.
- Both are written in TypeScript and provide desktop and terminal interfaces, while maka also specifies a non-interactive CLI and Windows and Linux preview support.
- maka is licensed under Apache-2.0; Kun's supplied repository metadata says NOASSERTION, while its README describes PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 and says commercial use needs separate written authorization.
Choose Kun if you…
- want agent workflows spanning coding, writing, design, research, and automation
- need design work connected to implementation tasks or want Rooms for delegated work and review
- prefer a shared desktop and terminal workspace with multiple automation and extension options
Choose maka if you…
- want an append-only record of model messages, tool calls, and permission decisions
- need a CLI, TUI, and desktop app using the same runtime, with evaluation tooling
- prefer an Apache-2.0 project and can assess its development status and credential storage model
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