Early preview · macOS first
A calm companion that does the work
PandaWork is a local-first AI coding agent that lives on your desktop. Describe what you need — it reads, edits and runs your project while you stay in control.
How it works
Conversation is the workspace
Not an IDE, not a chatbot. An agent that understands your project and gets things done.
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Talk, don't configure
Start with a sentence. Streaming replies, visible reasoning, follow-ups and steering mid-task.
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Works right in your project
Read, write, edit, find, grep and bash — scoped to the folder you choose.
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You approve what matters
Permission rules and a risky-command scanner pause the agent until you say yes.
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Remembers the thread
Sessions, todo progress, output files and context compaction survive every restart.
Models
Bring your own model
Use the providers and keys you already have. Switch models per conversation.
Anthropic
Claude models with extended thinking.
OpenAI
Responses API, reasoning included.
OpenAI-compatible
Any hosted endpoint that speaks the OpenAI API.
Local models
Ollama, LM Studio and other servers on your machine.
Local-first
Your work stays yours
PandaWork runs on your machine. There is no PandaWork cloud in the middle.
Stored on your machine
Sessions and history live in a local database under your home folder.
Direct to your provider
Requests go straight to the model you picked — or never leave your computer.
Nothing runs unasked
Writes and commands follow your permission mode, and you can stop the agent anytime.
Leave the busywork behind.Keep the craft.
Download PandaWork and give your next task to a companion that stays calm, capable and on your side.
Free during early preview. Windows and Linux builds are on the way.