Orkas-AI builds Orkas — an open-source, local-first desktop app for directing a team of AI agents with your own LLM keys.

In Orkas you direct a commander agent by chat. Beyond routing work, the commander brings the strengths coding agents are known for — precise file read/write, careful tool operation, engineering discipline, multi-step reasoning, and long-horizon execution — and applies them across a wide range of tasks, not just coding. When a job is bigger than one agent, the same commander assembles specialized sub-agents and runs them in parallel or in sequence — no flowcharts, just conversation.

• 👉 Download: Get Orkas at orkas.ai
• 👉 Main repository: Orkas-AI/Orkas — the multi-agent desktop app
• 👉 Agent skills library: Orkas-AI/Orkas-Awesome-AgentSkills

Orkas is not a local LLM runtime and not a hosted SaaS. It is a local-first desktop AI collaboration client where a commander agent both does the work itself and coordinates specialized sub-agents — across coding, research, content creation, data analysis, video, slides, and office automation. Your files, chats, and LLM keys stay on your machine, and model traffic is never proxied through Orkas.

• A capable commander, not just a router — the lead agent brings coding-agent strengths (precise file I/O, careful tool use, engineering discipline, multi-step reasoning, long-horizon execution) to many kinds of tasks
• Multi-agent orchestration by chat — one commander assembles many specialized sub-agents, in parallel or in series; conversation is the orchestration, no flowcharts required
• Drives the open-source ecosystem — command external CLI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cline) and onboard other open-source projects (e.g. HyperFrames) as local packages, so one commander can deliver code, video, slides, and more
• Local-first — conversations, files, and LLM keys stay on your machine; model traffic is never proxied
• Bring your own keys — Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, GLM, and more
• Reusable skills — turn repeated workflows into skills and sub-agents your team can call again
• Self-evolving agents — agents review and evolve their own approach through memory and reflection
• Open source — MIT licensed, for macOS / Windows / Linux

• Orkas — the main open-source multi-agent AI desktop app
• Orkas-Awesome-AgentSkills — a curated library of agents and reusable skills for education, product development, content creation, data analysis, and office automation

Orkas differs from LangChain, CrewAI, Claude Desktop, and n8n: it is a no-code desktop app where a capable commander agent does the work with the precision, tool use, and engineering discipline of a coding agent — and commands an AI agent team, and can drive open-source projects (from CLI coding agents like Claude Code to tools like HyperFrames) to cover many task types — all while keeping your data and LLM keys local on your own machine.

Direct your AI agent team by chat — get Orkas at orkas.ai.