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Istara

Active·★ 13·MIT·Updated 2026-05-27
★ Trending★ Workflow Automation★ Multi-Agent

Agentic Research Orchestration for UX Research and Product Development. Vibe and handcoded by a social and data scientist with background in many research domains and open-source

Istara is a local-first AI agent platform for UX research that runs entirely on your hardware with five specialized agents and 53 research skills. It features a governed self-improvement pipeline, multi-model validation, and an evidence chain methodology. All data remains private and no cloud subscription is required.

#a2a-mcp#a2a-protocol#a2ui#agentic-ai#artificial-intelligence#atomic-design#mcp-client#mcp-server
$ Install
$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/henrique-simoes/Istara/main/scripts/install-istara.sh | bash
↗ Visit site★ GitHub
01

Features

01Intelligent Chat with grounded conversations and source-aware answers
02Atomic Research Findings with traceable evidence chain
03Automated 30 Laws of UX compliance auditing
04Multi-agent swarm with specialized agents for different tasks
05100% local-first, zero cloud dependency for privacy
02

Compatibility

macOS
macOS (Homebrew & shell)
Verified via docs
Linux
Linux (shell)
Verified via docs
Windows
Windows (source only)
Verified via docs
03

Quick start

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$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/henrique-simoes/Istara/main/scripts/install-istara.sh | bash
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Use cases

↳Conducting UX research interviews and analysis locally
↳Running design audits and usability evaluations
↳Automating competitive analysis and survey synthesis
05

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Comments

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  • S
    Sasha AndersonApr 27, 2026

    Good for UX researchers who want AI assistance with research workflows.

  • Riley Rivera
    Riley RiveraApr 13, 2026

    Agentic research orchestration for UX research and product development.

  • P
    Peyton WhiteApr 3, 2026

    Research artifact generation from AI-assisted workflows saves manual synthesis.

  • Hayden Lee
    Hayden LeeMar 14, 2026

    Vibe-coding approach makes complex research orchestration accessible.

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Last commit3d ago
StatusActive
LicenseMIT
CategoryWorkflow Automation
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