AI agent tools for local-first setups
Short answer: Our top pick for local-first setups: Codewhale, with the highest AgentPick Score (89/100) among tools tagged "local-first". Runners-up: openhuman (88) and editor (85). Compare what each does, its license and how recently it was updated below.
| # | Tool | What it does | Score | Stars | License | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Codewhale | Open-source Rust agent engine and terminal client for Codewhale, with provider choice, tools, approvals and receipts. | 89/100 | ★ 41k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #2 | openhuman | The fastest, cheapest, most efficient open-source agent harness. Run more than 500 agents on a $10 VPS. | 88/100 | ★ 42k | GPL-3.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #3 | editor | Open-source 3D architectural editor with a local CLI, MCP tools, and practical workflows for humans and AI agents. | 85/100 | ★ 25k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #4 | screenpipe | YC (S26) | Open Computer History | Continuously record your company computer work, map your workflows, help you find work worth automating, and power … | 81/100 | ★ 22k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #5 | genoffice | Free, open-source AI Office suite: Docs, Sheets, Slides, PDF, Markdown and HTML editors with a built-in AI agent, plus a `genoffice` CLI and agent ski… | 81/100 | ★ 9.7k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #6 | Octop | A smarter, self-hosted AI assistant — multi-user, multi-agent. | 81/100 | ★ 9.3k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #7 | TencentDB-Agent-Memory | TencentDB Agent Memory is a team-level memory hub for AI Agents — turning conversations, docs, and code into four reusable memory assets (Chat Memory,… | 80/100 | ★ 29k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #8 | note-gen | Capture first. Organize later. A local-first Markdown app that turns scattered records into clear notes with AI. | 80/100 | ★ 13k | GPL-3.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |
| #9 | loopx | A control plane with a durable state kernel for long-horizon agents and teams. Keep work moving and improving across sessions, with less human attenti… | 80/100 | ★ 6.3k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #10 | PI-Desktop | Local-first AI coding agent desktop: Electron + Rust host core + pi Agent Harness + user-installable plugins | 78/100 | ★ 6.8k | LGPL-3.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #11 | maka | Apache Maka (Incubating) is a high-performance agent workspace that keeps a complete record of everything it did. | 77/100 | ★ 5.7k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #12 | open-science | The open-source AI research workbench for scientific research and agent workflows. Local-first, model-agnostic desktop app with extensible skills, MCP… | 77/100 | ★ 4.9k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #13 | OpenBiliClaw | 本地私有、开源的自进化跨平台 AI 内容发现 Agent：先理解你，再主动从 B站、小红书、抖音、YouTube、X、知乎、Reddit、微博等平台与开放 Web 寻找内容。（支持 deepseek harness 插件） | Local-first open-source cross-platfo… | 76/100 | ★ 3.4k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #14 | zeron | A native control plane for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Devin and other coding agents. | 76/100 | ★ 3.2k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #15 | chat-on-steroids | Cross-platform local MCP capabilities for ChatGPT with Chrome integration, Goal, Compact & Resume, and durable multi-agent workflows. | 75/100 | ★ 4.8k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #16 | atomic-agent | Atomic Agent is a local-first AI agent. Runs open-weight models on your own machine via llama.cpp. | 74/100 | ★ 3.3k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #17 | zennotes | Keyboard-first local Markdown notes with Vim motions, diagrams, and MCP integration. | 74/100 | ★ 2.5k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #18 | Kun | Local-first AI agent workspace for coding, writing, design, research, and automation — one runtime for desktop GUI and TUI. | 73/100 | ★ 6.3k | See repo | 11 Oct 2026 |
| #19 | pinvou-agent | Open-source desktop AI agent for tools, files, knowledge, workflows, and real deliverables. | 73/100 | ★ 2.5k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #20 | bitterbot-desktop | Bitterbot - a mesh of agents that turns shared experience into collective capability. | 73/100 | ★ 2.5k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #21 | waku-agent | Waku Waku! Waku Agent is a local-first AI agent harness you actually own, including loop, memory, eval, all in code built to stay legible as it grows. | 73/100 | ★ 2k | MIT | 11 Oct 2026 |
| #22 | crosspaste-desktop | Cross-device clipboard sync for macOS, Windows & Linux — end-to-end encrypted, LAN-only, no cloud. OCR, CLI and MCP server built in. | 72/100 | ★ 2.6k | AGPL-3.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #23 | basic-memory | AI conversations that actually remember. Never re-explain your project to your AI again. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/tyvKNccgqN | 70/100 | ★ 4.2k | AGPL-3.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #24 | stop-that-shit | Stop That Shit（别再造史了）｜面向 Codex/GPT 场景的多平台 Hook + Skill Guard：拦截 AI coding agent 无需求的哈希、校验和与任务范围膨胀。 A multi-platform Hook + Skill Guard for AI coding a… | 70/100 | ★ 2.6k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #25 | BeeCount | Local-first bookkeeping for iOS/Android/Web · Self-hosted cloud + iCloud/WebDAV/S3 sync · AI capture · MCP | 本地优先的跨端记账 · 自建云 + iCloud/WebDAV/S3 同步 · A… | 68/100 | ★ 2.6k | See repo | 12 Oct 2026 |
| #26 | OpenChatCut | Open-source, local-first conversational AI video editor with a professional multi-track timeline, Agent Skills, MCP integration, and Remotion renderin… | 67/100 | ★ 2.4k | AGPL-3.0 | 7 Oct 2026 |
| #27 | zvec-grep | Local-first search across your workspace, built for humans and AI agents. | 66/100 | ★ 4.1k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #28 | wigolo | The go-to web for your AI coding agent — local-first search, fetch, crawl & research over MCP. No API keys, no cloud, $0/query. Public beta. | 65/100 | ★ 5.5k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #29 | agent-memory | Long-term memory runtime for AI agents — plain Markdown as the source of truth, local ranked retrieval, and an independent sleep-time Manage layer. Cl… | 46/100 | ★ 3.6k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #30 | gini-agent | The agent that remembers and learns. | 44/100 | ★ 2k | MIT | 18 Jul 2026 |
Source: each project's public GitHub repository (description, stars, license, last push). Listed tools aren't tested or ranked by AgentPick.
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