Orkas: Command a Team of AI Agents from Your Desktop

Summary

Orkas is an open-source, local-first AI desktop application designed to orchestrate a team of specialist AI agents. It allows a Commander LLM to direct sub-agents and run coding CLIs locally, with agents that self-evolve through reflection and skill crystallization. This cross-platform tool supports macOS, Windows, and Linux, empowering users to manage complex tasks efficiently.

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Introdução

Orkas is an innovative open-source, local-first multi-agent desktop application that redefines how you interact with AI. Instead of a single chatbot, Orkas provides a powerful Commander that plans tasks and coordinates a team of specialist AI agents to achieve your goals. With nine specialist agents shipping with the app and a marketplace of 30, Orkas offers a comprehensive solution for various workflows, all while keeping your data and API keys securely on your local machine.

Porquê usar e mais valias

Orkas stands out for several compelling reasons, offering significant advantages for users seeking advanced AI orchestration:

A Super-Powered Commander: The Commander intelligently understands context, breaks down complex goals, and dispatches tasks to the most suitable agents, or handles them itself when appropriate. This ensures efficient task execution and coherent project management.
Drives the Open-Source Ecosystem: Orkas integrates seamlessly with external CLI agents and open-source projects, such as Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw, Hermes-Agent, and HyperFrames. This allows you to leverage a wide array of tools, all coordinated from a single interface.
Local-First by Design: Your conversations, files, API keys, knowledge bases, and custom agents all remain on your disk. Model calls go directly from your machine to the provider, ensuring privacy and data security without passing through Orkas servers.
No Vendor Lock-In: Enjoy the flexibility to mix and match AI providers across different agents. You can use Claude for one agent, DeepSeek for another, or even a local endpoint, giving you complete control over your AI infrastructure.
Agents that Get Better: Each agent possesses its own private skills and memory, continuously improving through reflection after each task. This self-evolution mechanism ensures that your AI team becomes more effective and tailored to your needs over time.

Instalação

Orkas offers packaged installers for macOS and Windows, providing a straightforward setup process. For Linux users (glibc-based x64/arm64), the application can be run from source.

Packaged Installers:

macOS Apple Silicon: Download Orkas-mac-arm64.dmg
macOS Intel: Download Orkas-mac-x64.dmg
Windows x64: Download Orkas-Setup.exe

Running from Source (Linux / Advanced Users):

Requirements: Node 22.12+, glibc 2.34+ Linux x64 or arm64. Python 3 and a C/C++ build toolchain are recommended for native module fallbacks.

git clone https://github.com/Orkas-AI/Orkas.git
cd Orkas
./run.sh           # macOS / Linux
run.cmd            # Windows

After the initial setup, navigate to Settings ? AI Providers within the app to add your API keys or OAuth credentials.

Exemplos

Orkas empowers you to tackle a wide range of tasks with its multi-agent capabilities:

Automate Recurring Reports & Market Research: A specialist agent can gather, summarize, and deliver weekly reports, streamlining your information flow.
Turn a Product Spec into Dev Tasks: The Commander can break down a Product Requirements Document (PRD) into actionable development tasks and assign them to relevant agents.
Chat with Your Documents & Run Local Data Analysis: Drop files into Orkas and interact with your data, performing analysis while keeping all information securely on your machine.
Go Beyond Code, Video, Slides, and More: Leverage the Commander to drive open-source tools and CLI agents, producing not just code, but also research, video content, and slide decks from a single chat interface.