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thClaws

Active·★ 1.2k·Apache-2.0·Updated 2026-10-21
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thClaws is described as an open-source agent harness for your terminal and desktop, written in native Rust and shipped as one binary. It is built by a small team at ThaiGPT Co., Ltd., and the README says the project started in April 2026, has shipped more than 20 releases and drawn 27 contributors. The stated goal for v1.0 is the same agent loop on desktop, terminal and chat apps; Telegram, LINE and Messenger bridges ship today, with Discord, Slack and WhatsApp next.

The same engine runs four ways: a desktop GUI with Terminal, Chat, Files and optional Team tabs, a CLI REPL (`thclaws --cli`), a non-interactive mode (`thclaws -p "prompt"`) for scripts and CI, and a web app (`thclaws --serve --port 7878`). It supports many providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, DashScope, DeepSeek, Z.ai, Ollama, LM Studio, OpenRouter and a generic OpenAI-compatible slot) and open standards: MCP for tools, `AGENTS.md` for project instructions and `SKILL.md` for packaged workflows.

Other listed features: plugins and hooks; three tiers of orchestration (subagents, concurrent side-channels and multi-process Agent Teams with tmux panes); per-project knowledge bases with a `/dream` command that mines recent sessions; plan mode; scheduled jobs via cron or file changes; `/loop` and `/goal` for long or overnight runs; and PDF, DOCX, PPTX and XLSX tools. Build from source with `./scripts/build.sh`, or download from the website. It is Apache-2.0 and was last pushed on 2026-10-11. This review is based on the README and repository data; we have not run it ourselves.

This write-up is based on the project's README and public repository data. We have not hand-tested the tool. Data as of 2026-10-20.

License
Apache-2.0
Latest release
v0.142.0 · 2026-10-20
Last commit
2026-10-20
Contributors
31
Forks
182
Open issues and PRs
9
First published
2026-04-20

Source: GitHub, npm and PyPI public APIs.

#AI Agent#Multi-platform#Rust#Agent Orchestration#Code Assistant#Knowledge Management#CLI#Desktop GUI
$ Install
$ git clone https://github.com/thClaws/thClaws.git && cd thClaws && ./scripts/build.sh
↗ Visit site★ GitHub
01

Features

01Multi-provider LLM support including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and local Ollama.
02Extensible with skills, plugins, MCP servers, and lifecycle hooks.
03Three tiers of agent orchestration: subagents, concurrent side-channels, and multi-process Agent Teams.
04Operates across Desktop GUI, CLI REPL, non-interactive, and webapp interfaces.
05Offline-capable, allowing full functionality with local LLMs like Ollama.
02

Why choose it

+One native Rust binary with four surfaces: desktop GUI, CLI, non-interactive mode and web app
+Many model providers, including local ones, plus open standards: MCP, `AGENTS.md` and `SKILL.md`
+Subagents, Agent Teams, plan mode, scheduled jobs and per-project knowledge bases
+Apache-2.0; about a release a week; last push 2026-10-11
03

Trade-offs

!A young project (started April 2026) from a small team, and the README itself describes it as hacking in public
!Messaging bridges for Discord, Slack and WhatsApp are not shipped yet
!Very wide scope (documents, scheduling, overnight `/goal --auto` runs), so review what it is allowed to do before leaving it unattended
04

Maintenance check

ActiveChecked: 2026-10-18
Last commit
2026-10-16
Commits, last 90 days
61
Releases, last 90 days
30
Latest release
v0.141.0 (2026-10-11)
Open issues
8
Recent issues with at least one comment
27/30
Commits per week, last 12 weeks
Commits per week, last 12 weeks: 1, 6, 1, 4, 3, 11, 11, 5, 0, 3, 2, 0

Oldest week on the left; the latest four weeks are orange. Source: GitHub commit activity.

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

  • #213 [feat] set reasoning effort4 comments · 2026-09-17
  • #218 Community Flatpak package on FlatPark3 comments · 2026-09-20
  • #206 Add subscription CLI providers for grok -p and agy -p (OAuth, not API keys)3 comments · 2026-09-14
  • #214 [feat] allow multiple duplicate providers1 comments · 2026-09-17
  • #228 opencode-go provider: requests missing x-opencode-session cause 400 MissingSessionID on OpenCode Go0 comments · 2026-10-18

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

05

Compatibility

macOS
Operating System
Verified via docs
Windows
Operating System
Verified via docs
Linux
Operating System
Verified via docs
Rust
Runtime
Verified via docs
LLM Providers
LLM Provider
Verified via docs
06

Quick start

1
$ git clone https://github.com/thClaws/thClaws.git
2
$ cd thClaws
3
$ ./scripts/build.sh
07

Use cases

↳Automating recurring development tasks or continuous integration checks.
↳Managing and generating documentation, including summarizing PDFs and creating presentations.
↳Orchestrating complex coding projects with multi-agent teams for code generation and review.
↳Creating and consolidating project knowledge bases from ongoing sessions.
↳Running long-duration agent loops for autonomous problem-solving or data processing.
08

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Apache-2.0 native Rust agent harness in one binary: desktop GUI, CLI, web app, MCP, skills and many model providers

1.2k182Apache-2.0
Last commit1d ago
StatusActive
CategoryMulti-Agent
Contributors31
Latest releasev0.142.0
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