nightly-labs/openbot

openbot is a local-first desktop workspace for long-lived AI agents. It runs Codex, Claude and Grok side by side, each with its own workspace, task queue, file sharing and browser control.

Why it matters now

It gained 1,053 stars in one day and sits at #9 on GitHub's daily trending list [2]. The repo is young, created on 12-08-2026, and was pushed to on 28-10-2026 [1]. It also lets agents work with each other, not only with you [1].

Try it in 10 minutes

You need: A Mac (the repo is tagged macos), Access to at least one of Codex, Claude or Grok

  1. Open nightly-labs/openbot on GitHub and follow the README to install or build the desktop app.

  2. Add one agent you already have access to and give it its own workspace.

  3. Put two small tasks in its queue and watch it work through them.

The agent appears in its own workspace and picks tasks off the queue one after another.

What it replaces or competes with

  • Separate terminal sessions per agent openbot gives each agent a persistent workspace and task queue instead of one-off sessions.
  • Single-vendor agent apps One desktop app runs Codex, Claude and Grok together and lets them collaborate.

Sources

  1. nightly-labs/openbot on the GitHub API read 28-10-2026
  2. Trending repositories on GitHub today read 28-10-2026

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