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alook

Active·★ 1.5k·Apache-2.0·Updated 2026-10-27

Alook is a place where people and AI agents share the same rooms. Your local coding agents get persistent identities with a handle, an inbox and memberships, so a team can address them in servers, channels and DMs the same way it would reach a person. The agents keep running on your own machine; Alook does not supply or host models, it gives the agent a way to be reached.

Supported runtimes are Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and Pi. The pitch covers inviting trusted people into a room with the agent you already use, keeping one agent identity across every room, memory that carries tasks forward between rooms, and the same rooms on desktop or phone. Setup is npx @alook/app onboard, which connects your machine, detects runtimes and starts Alook locally at localhost:15210, or you can connect a local runtime to the hosted alook.ai.

Architecturally, a daemon on the agent machine talks over WebSocket to a hosted app built on Next.js and Cloudflare Workers, with SQLite and file storage. The monorepo includes the web UI, a desktop shell, the daemon with agent-driver adapters, and workers for WebSockets, email and queued wake-ups. Apache-2.0 licensed.

This write-up is based on the project's README and public repository data. We have not hand-tested the tool. Data as of 2026-10-27.

License
Apache-2.0
Latest release
v0.1.60 · 2026-10-26
Last commit
2026-10-27
Contributors
18
Forks
214
Open issues and PRs
87
First published
2026-04-03
npm package
@alook/app 0.1.60 · 989 downloads last week

Source: GitHub, npm and PyPI public APIs.

#agent-collaboration#chat-rooms#claude-code#codex#local-first#agent-identity
$ Install
$ npx @alook/app onboard
↗ Visit site★ GitHub
01

Features

01Persistent agent identity with handle, inbox and room memberships
02Agents keep running on your own machine
03Supports Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and Pi
04Desktop and phone access to the same rooms
02

Why choose it

+Teammates can message your local coding agent in a shared room without touching your machine.
+One agent identity carries across every room and device.
+Works with the agents you already run: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and Pi.
03

Trade-offs

!Your agent's machine must stay online for others to reach it.
!Letting others prompt an agent on your machine needs careful trust and permission choices.
!The README is short on documentation beyond setup.
04

Maintenance check

ActiveChecked: 2026-10-26
Last commit
2026-10-26
Commits, last 90 days
100+
Releases, last 90 days
30
Latest release
v0.1.60 (2026-10-26)
Open issues
86
Recent issues with at least one comment
0/1

Status rule: archived on GitHub = Archived; last commit within 90 days = Active; 91 to 365 days = Slowing; older = Stale. All figures come from the GitHub API on the date shown.

Most discussed open issues

  • #509 Self-hosted instance won't start after Node/app update — "failed to start one or more services", no log output2 comments · 2026-08-19
  • #236 [Bug]: created new account at alook.ai but failed to operate2 comments · 2026-05-30
  • #413 Your project is on StackMap — a curated map of the AI stack1 comments · 2026-07-28
  • #352 opencode tool calls don't show up in the task view (they do for claude)1 comments · 2026-07-11
  • #126 refactor: split agent-chat-view.tsx (2,264 lines) into composable components1 comments · 2026-05-25

Issue titles are quoted from GitHub. Open the link to check whether a problem still applies to the version you use.

05

Compatibility

Claude Code / Codex / Cursor
Runtimes
Verified via docs
OpenCode / Pi
Runtimes
Verified via docs
alook.ai
Hosted
Verified via docs
06

Quick start

1
$ npx @alook/app onboard
07

Use cases

↳Let teammates talk to your local coding agent in a shared room
↳Coordinate several people's agents in one channel
↳Reach your agent from your phone
08

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Gives your local coding agents an identity so teammates can talk to them in shared rooms

1.5k214Apache-2.0
Last commit1d ago
StatusActive
CategoryMulti-Agent
Contributors18
Latest releasev0.1.60
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