LiveAgent

Your Local-First AI Agent Desktop
Multi-model access · Local tool execution · MCP & Skills ecosystem · Remote Gateway

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Why LiveAgent?

LiveAgent is a local-first AI agent desktop client. It deeply integrates large language model reasoning with local system tools, so the AI can genuinely operate your file system, run commands, and manage scheduled tasks — while the Gateway enables remote access and collaboration.

An agent that actually gets things done — beyond chat: read and write files, make precise edits, run Bash, and supervise long-running processes
A fully open ecosystem — bridge any external tool via the MCP protocol, and load Skills packages on demand
Local and remote, both — the desktop app works fully standalone; deploy the Gateway and control it from any browser

Core Features

🧠 Multi-Model & Chat

Multi-model routing — Claude (Anthropic), Codex (OpenAI), and Gemini protocols, with custom Base URL support for third-party compatible services
Rich rendering — streaming Markdown with built-in KaTeX math, Mermaid diagrams, and Monaco code preview
History compaction — dual-layer Segment + Summary Checkpoint persistence keeps long conversations from losing context
Internationalization — built-in i18n multi-language framework

🔧 Local Tool Execution

Full file-system capabilities — precise Read / Write / Edit / Delete, plus Glob / Grep pattern and regex search
Bash & long-running processes — non-interactive command execution (cwd / timeout), with ManagedProcess supervising dev servers and other resident tasks
Sub-agent delegation — independent sub-agents execute in parallel with worktree isolation and automatic merging
Tunnel exposure — TunnelManager exposes local services to the public internet in one click

🧩 MCP & Skills Ecosystem

MCP protocol bridging — the Tauri side natively bridges any stdio / http MCP server for unlimited tool extension
Skills packages — progressive disclosure and on-demand loading, with install / create / package support and the ClawHub ecosystem

💾 Memory & Automation

Persistent memory — Markdown + SQLite FTS full-text search for cross-session knowledge management
Scheduled tasks — bash / http / prompt cron job types, executed automatically in the background

🌐 Remote Gateway

Access from any browser — Go + gRPC gateway with a WebUI for remotely controlling the local agent
Disconnect recovery — a bounded seq window replays short outages, with desktop-side persistence as the safety net

Download & Deployment

Installers are automatically built, signed, and published by GitHub Actions — grab the latest version from GitHub Releases.

System Requirements

Platform	Requirements
macOS	Both Intel (x64) and Apple Silicon (aarch64) architectures
Windows	x64; requires the WebView2 runtime (bundled with Windows 11)
Linux	x86_64; requires WebKitGTK 4.1 (Ubuntu 22.04+ / Debian 12+, etc.)

macOS

Download the DMG matching your chip from Releases, open it, and drag LiveAgent into Applications:

Apple Silicon (M-series): LiveAgent-<version>-macOS-aarch64.dmg
Intel: LiveAgent-<version>-macOS-x64.dmg

The installer is signed and notarized by Apple — no manual security override is needed on first launch.

Windows

Pick an installation method from Releases:

Method	File	Best for
Setup wizard	`LiveAgent-<version>-Windows-x64-Setup.exe`	Most users
MSI package	`LiveAgent-<version>-Windows-x64.msi`	Enterprise distribution / silent install
Portable	`LiveAgent-<version>-Windows-x64-portable.zip`	No install — unzip and run

Linux

Choose by distribution from Releases:

Format	Distributions	Install
AppImage	Any distribution	`chmod +x`, then run directly
DEB	Debian / Ubuntu family	`sudo dpkg -i LiveAgent-<version>-Linux-x86_64.deb`
RPM	Fedora / openSUSE family	`sudo rpm -i LiveAgent-<version>-Linux-x86_64.rpm`

Need Remote Access? Deploy the Gateway

The desktop app works out of the box and depends on no server. Deploy the Gateway only if you want to control your local agent from a browser.

Note: when deployed behind an Nginx reverse proxy, set the Gateway address on the Settings → Remote page to the HTTPS URL and use port 443.

# Pull the image (built by GitHub Actions, multi-arch: amd64 / arm64)
docker pull ghcr.io/stack-cairn/liveagent-gateway:latest

# Run in the background (gRPC → host 50051 | HTTP/WebSocket → host 50052)
docker run -d \
  --name liveagent-gateway \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  -p 50051:50051 \
  -p 50052:8080 \
  -e LIVEAGENT_GATEWAY_TOKEN=your-token \
  ghcr.io/stack-cairn/liveagent-gateway:latest

Nginx reverse proxy configuration — reference for custom domains / TLS

The Gateway serves two kinds of traffic:

the desktop app's bidirectional gRPC stream (default 50051) and the browser's HTTP / WebSocket (default 50052).

When exposing through Nginx, proxy them separately. Both gRPC and WebSocket are long-lived connections, so raise the timeouts:

# GUI Remote: gRPC Authenticate + AgentConnect
location /liveagent.gateway.v1.AgentGateway/ {
    grpc_pass grpc://127.0.0.1:50051;

    grpc_set_header Host $host;
    grpc_set_header Authorization $http_authorization;
    grpc_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    grpc_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;

    grpc_socket_keepalive on;
    grpc_read_timeout 24h;
    grpc_send_timeout 24h;
}

# WebUI WebSocket
location = /ws {
    proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:50052;

    proxy_http_version 1.1;
    proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
    proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";

    proxy_set_header Host $host;
    proxy_set_header Authorization $http_authorization;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;

    proxy_read_timeout 24h;
    proxy_send_timeout 24h;
    proxy_buffering off;
}

# WebUI SPA/static/API
location / {
    proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:50052;

    proxy_set_header Host $host;
    proxy_set_header Authorization $http_authorization;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;

    proxy_read_timeout 10m;
    proxy_send_timeout 10m;
}

Upstream ports map one-to-one to the host ports from the docker run above: gRPC 50051, HTTP/WebSocket 50052 (inside the container, HTTP actually listens on PORT=8080). The gRPC proxy requires Nginx to accept the desktop connection over HTTP/2 (listen 443 ssl; http2 on;).

Build from Source

Expand the Development Guide below for the full set of Make commands.

Architecture Overview — diagram & tech stack

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                        Browser WebUI                          │
│              React + Vite + WebSocket + Gateway API           │
└────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘
                             │ WebSocket / HTTP
┌────────────────────────────▼─────────────────────────────────┐
│                       Agent Gateway                           │
│         Go · gRPC · HTTP · Session Manager · Event Store     │
│               (Railway / Docker / self-hosted)                │
└────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘
                             │ gRPC (bidirectional stream)
┌────────────────────────────▼─────────────────────────────────┐
│                        Agent GUI                              │
│                   Tauri 2 · React 19 · Rust                  │
├──────────┬────────────┬───────────┬────────────┬─────────────┤
│ Models   │ Runtime    │ Tools     │ Skills     │ Memory/Cron │
│ pi-ai    │ multi-turn │ FS/Bash/  │ progressive│ SQLite+MD   │
│ + Codex  │ + SubAgent │ MCP bridge│ + Hub      │ FTS index   │
└──────────┴────────────┴───────────┴────────────┴─────────────┘

Tech Stack

Component	Technology
Agent GUI · Framework	Tauri 2 + React 19 + TypeScript 6
Agent GUI · Build	Vite 8 + pnpm
Agent GUI · Styling	Tailwind CSS 4 + Radix UI
Agent GUI · Rendering	streamdown + KaTeX + Mermaid + Monaco Editor
Agent GUI · Backend	Rust + Tokio + SQLite (rusqlite) + gRPC (tonic)
Agent GUI · LLM	@earendil-works/pi-ai · @openai/codex-sdk · claude-agent-sdk
Gateway · Language	Go 1.25
Gateway · Protocols	gRPC + Protobuf + HTTP + WebSocket
Gateway · Web UI	React + Vite + Tailwind CSS (embedded)
Gateway · Deployment	Docker multi-stage · Railway CI/CD

Development Guide — common Make commands (run make help for the full list)

Command	Description
`make dev`	Start the Tauri development environment
`make build`	Build the desktop app
`make dev-gateway`	Start the Gateway dev server
`make dev-webui`	Start the WebUI dev server
`make gateway-build`	Build the Gateway binary
`make gateway-docker-build`	Build the Docker image
`make gateway-docker-smoke`	Build + health check
`make desktop-build-macos-release`	macOS signed release build
`make build-linux`	Linux amd64 gateway
`make build-linux-arm`	Linux arm64 gateway
`make proto`	Regenerate Protobuf code
`make clean`	Clean build artifacts

Project Structure — directory tree

LiveAgent/
├── crates/
│   ├── agent-gui/                # Desktop client
│   │   ├── src/                  # React frontend
│   │   │   ├── components/       #   UI components
│   │   │   ├── lib/              #   Core logic (chat, tools, skills, memory)
│   │   │   ├── pages/            #   Pages (Chat, Settings)
│   │   │   ├── i18n/             #   Internationalization
│   │   │   └── prompt/           #   System prompt templates
│   │   └── src-tauri/            # Rust backend (Tauri)
│   │
│   └── agent-gateway/            # Go gateway service
│       ├── cmd/gateway/          #   Entry point
│       ├── internal/             #   Core implementation
│       ├── proto/v1/             #   Protobuf definitions
│       └── web/                  #   Embedded WebUI
│
├── docs/                         # Project docs
│   ├── architecture/             #   Architecture design
│   ├── features/                 #   Feature guides
│   └── operations/               #   Operations & deployment
│
├── scripts/release/              # Release automation
├── .github/workflows/            # CI/CD (CI + Desktop Release + Gateway Docker)
├── Dockerfile                    # Gateway container image
├── Makefile                      # Build commands
└── Cargo.toml                    # Rust workspace

FAQ

Does my API key ever leave my machine?

No. Keys are stored locally on the desktop side only. The Gateway is a pure protocol relay — it never accesses the file system and never stores any credentials.

Do I have to deploy the Gateway?

No. The desktop client works standalone with all local capabilities; deploy the Gateway only when you need browser-based remote access to your local agent.

Which models are supported?

Claude (Anthropic), Codex (OpenAI), and Gemini protocols are built in, plus custom Base URL support for any compatible third-party service.

Will long conversations / disconnects lose context?

No. The desktop app persists the full history with Segment + Summary Checkpoints; the Gateway replays short disconnects through a bounded seq window and converges automatically after reconnecting.

Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome! See the Development Guide for setting up a dev environment.

Before submitting a PR, make sure all of the following checks pass (they match the CI gates):

Desktop client · crates/agent-gui

Type check & build pass: pnpm build
Lint passes: pnpm lint
Frontend unit tests pass: pnpm test:frontend (also run pnpm test:release when touching release scripts)
Rust backend check passes: cargo check --manifest-path crates/agent-gui/src-tauri/Cargo.toml --tests (run from the repo root)

Gateway · crates/agent-gateway (if changed)

Go unit tests pass: go test ./...
WebUI build / lint / tests pass: pnpm build && pnpm lint && pnpm test (run in web/)
Regenerate and commit artifacts after proto changes: make proto

Cross-frontend consistency

Mirrored files between GUI and WebUI must be byte-identical: node scripts/check-mirror.mjs
Keep the diff clean (no trailing whitespace): git diff --check

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Why LiveAgent?

Core Features

🧠 Multi-Model & Chat

🔧 Local Tool Execution

🧩 MCP & Skills Ecosystem

💾 Memory & Automation

🌐 Remote Gateway

Download & Deployment

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macOS

Windows

Linux

Need Remote Access? Deploy the Gateway

Build from Source

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