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Active·★ 5.1k·MIT·Updated 2026-10-27

Chat On Steroids (CoS) is an independent, MIT-licensed beta desktop app for Windows, macOS 13+ and Linux. It connects ChatGPT to local tools over MCP so the model can read and edit files, run tests, keep terminals open and use your desktop, while you watch the tool results arrive. It works through your ChatGPT conversation rather than invoking Codex directly, and the README notes ChatGPT Work and Codex share usage limits.

For larger work, independent jobs can be split across workers that keep their context. Goal follows unfinished work, Loop keeps working within your brief, and Compact & Resume carries the session and worker history into a fresh chat. You can send corrections while work runs. Setup walks through seven steps: loading an unpacked browser extension in Chrome, Edge or Brave, choosing a shared folder and access level, creating a tunnel and a restricted OpenAI API key, and adding a custom MCP server in ChatGPT.

The README carries a detailed responsible-use notice. The browser extension observes and automates the ChatGPT web UI and records conversation content locally, which is not a public ChatGPT automation API, and the project says it cannot guarantee protection from account warnings or suspension. Builds are unsigned, so packages should be checked against release checksums.

This write-up is based on the project's README and public repository data. We have not hand-tested the tool. Data as of 2026-10-26.

License
MIT
Latest release
v2.1.46 · 2026-10-25
Last commit
2026-10-26
Contributors
43
Forks
663
Open issues and PRs
53
First published
2026-08-22

Source: GitHub, npm and PyPI public APIs.

#chatgpt#mcp#local-coding#chrome-extension#electron#workers
↗ Visit site★ GitHub
01

Features

01Local MCP tools for files, terminals, tests and desktop
02Workers that keep context for parallel jobs
03Goal, Loop and Compact & Resume for long-running work
04Per-folder access levels chosen during setup
02

Why choose it

+Lets a ChatGPT plan work directly on your local files, terminals and tests.
+Workers keep their own context, so parallel jobs can be picked up again later.
+Compact & Resume moves a long session and its worker history into a fresh chat.
03

Trade-offs

!Automates the ChatGPT web UI through an extension, which the project warns may conflict with OpenAI's terms.
!Unsigned beta builds, and setup takes seven steps including a tunnel and an API key.
!Needs a ChatGPT plan or workspace that allows custom MCP apps.
04

Maintenance check

ActiveChecked: 2026-10-26
Last commit
2026-10-25
Commits, last 90 days
100+
Releases, last 90 days
30
Latest release
v2.1.46 (2026-10-25)
Open issues
52
Recent issues with at least one comment
12/13
Commits per week, last 12 weeks
Commits per week, last 12 weeks: 0, 0, 15, 63, 28, 43, 103, 500, 305, 473, 323, 36

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

  • #482 Roadmap: feature ideas in one place60 comments · 2026-09-27
  • #1752 Activity not attributed to the chat34 comments · 2026-10-21
  • #1550 [Support/Bug] ChatGPT Plus MCP plugin creation fails with temporary service error after CoS update (macOS, Oct 15)10 comments · 2026-10-16
  • #1807 CoS v2.1.45: Core Tunnel sign-in failed despite successful standalone tunnel-client startup9 comments · 2026-10-23
  • #1721 82 features coming from my fork, ten PRs at a time9 comments · 2026-10-21

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

05

Compatibility

Windows 10/11 / macOS 13+ / Linux
Desktop app
Verified via docs
Chrome / Edge / Brave
Extension
Verified via docs
ChatGPT
Custom MCP app
Verified via docs
06

Use cases

↳Use a ChatGPT plan for local coding on your own files
↳Split independent coding jobs across workers
↳Carry a long session into a fresh chat
07

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Gives ChatGPT local file, terminal and desktop tools over MCP for Codex-style coding on your plan

5.1k663MIT
Last commit1d ago
StatusActive
CategoryCode Assistant
Contributors43
Latest releasev2.1.46
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