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Maka‑Agent: Boost Productivity with a Local‑First AI Desktop Assistant

Name: Maka‑Agent: Boost Productivity with a Local‑First AI Desktop Assistant
Author: maka-agent

Maka‑Agent brings AI-powered assistance directly to your desktop, running offline for privacy and speed—ideal for founders who need instant, secure help without cloud dependencies.

From the repo · “Maka — local-first AI desktop assistant”

5,872 stars+32★ this week563 forksTypeScriptGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Oct 20Updated 10/25/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Maka-agent provides a local-first AI desktop assistant for startup founders to interact with their computer using natural language commands.

When to use it

•You need to automate repetitive tasks on your desktop
•You want to interact with your computer using voice or text commands
•You need a local AI solution for data privacy and security reasons

Ready-to-paste prompt

Ask Maka-agent to 'Open Google Chrome' or 'Create a new terminal window' to see it in action

Heads up: Make sure you have Node.js 16 or later installed, as Maka-agent uses TypeScript and requires a compatible Node.js version

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/maka-agent && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/maka-agent/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/maka-agent/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Maka‑Agent: Boost Productivity with a Local‑First AI Desktop Assistant works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Maka‑Agent: Boost Productivity with a Local‑First AI Desktop Assistant is a very large TypeScript project (~772k lines across 2316 code files, plus 1320 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~772k lines · 2316 code files · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

Node.js

No API keys detected

TypeScript 92%JavaScript 5%Rust 2%CSS 1%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
package.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
3
skills/maka-architecture-docs/SKILL.md
Inside skills/ — an example of what the AI is told to do

What's in each folder

skills/Prompts, skills & agent definitions6 files

packages/Sub-packages / plugins2259 files

apps/Sub-packages / plugins1379 files

docs/Documentation172 files

scripts/Helper scripts180 files

experiments/Research & notebooks31 files

native/Folder29 files

website/Project website24 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksApache-2.0 licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/maka-agent && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/maka-agent/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/maka-agent/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details

Creator

maka-agent

Language

TypeScript