LiveAgent

by StackCairnAgentGet organised

Gives you a desktop AI agent that edits files, runs commands and handles scheduled jobs

About LiveAgent

LiveAgent is an open-source desktop app that connects to Claude, OpenAI or Gemini with your own API key: chat a task and it reads and edits files, runs commands, keeps notes and runs scheduled jobs.

For DevelopersTechnical makersPeople automating desktop chores

Made by StackCairn

An open-source project published on GitHub by the StackCairn organisation under the MIT licence. The project page does not name individual authors.

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License: MIT
Cost: Usage-based
Platforms: Mac · Win · Linux
Level: Intermediate

Screenshots

From the project's own repository.

Workspace settings in LiveAgent, switching individual skills on or off for one project — Image: StackCairn (MIT). Original file

Overview

LiveAgent is an open-source desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux that connects to Claude, OpenAI or Gemini models with your own API key. You describe a task in a chat window; the agent can read and edit files, run commands, keep notes in a local memory and run jobs on a schedule. It also loads MCP connectors and skills, and an optional gateway lets you control it from a browser. It suits developers and technical makers who want an agent with its own window.

It is a desktop app with installers for macOS, Windows and Linux, and it adds scheduled jobs and a browser remote on top of file and command tools.

Try these first

Start with the first one: it is a small task you can check easily.

List the files in [folder] and describe what each one contains. Don't change anything.First try · read-only
Rename the photos in [folder] by the date they were taken, and show me the plan first.edits files
Every Monday at 9:00, summarise the new files in [folder] into a short note.scheduled job
Which MCP connectors and skills do you have turned on right now?

Example prompts written by Agent Flows Hub.

Features

From the creator's documentation.

Feature	What it does	Runs
Files	Reads, writes, edits, deletes and searches files on your computer	Your computer
Commands	Runs commands and keeps long-running processes going	Your computer
Scheduled jobs	Runs command, web request or prompt jobs on a timetable in the background	Your computer
Memory	Keeps notes across conversations in a searchable local store	Your computer
MCP and skills	Connects MCP servers and loads skill packages when a task needs them	Connected services
Models	Claude, OpenAI or Gemini, or a compatible service, with your own key	Your model provider

Good to know

You want an agent in a desktop window that can work on files in a folder and repeat a job on a schedule. LiveAgent connects to the model service you choose and runs file, command and scheduled-job tools on your own computer.

Limits

It needs your own key for Claude, OpenAI, Gemini or a compatible service, and model usage is billed by that provider.
The agent can write, edit and delete files and run commands. Start in a test folder and check each change before pointing it at important work.

Notes by Agent Flows Hub (original project name: LiveAgent), written from the creator's documentation, not from running it ourselves. LiveAgent README: features and download · LiveAgent releases

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How to start

Install itPaste the install request into an AI agent you already use, or download it or follow the official guide.macOS, Windows, LinuxDownload the installer
Set it upFollow the first-run steps in the official guide.
Give it a first taskPoint it at a folder of copies and ask it to list the files and describe what each one contains, without changing anything. Compare the list with the folder.

Steps follow the creator's instructions. The request tells your agent to read them first and wait for your OK.

Before you start

A computer with macOS, Windows or Linux.
An API key for Claude, OpenAI or Gemini, or a compatible third-party model service
On Windows, the WebView2 runtime (included with Windows 11)
On Linux, WebKitGTK 4.1 (for example Ubuntu 22.04 or Debian 12 and newer)
Pay per use. The AI service it calls charges for what you use.

Details

Made by: StackCairn
License: MIT Terms
Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux
Runs on: Your computer, Self-hosted server

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This page as a Markdown install brief:

/en/library/liveagent/install.md

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