Orkas
Orkas-AI/Orkas
Local-first desktop app where a Commander agent directs specialists and CLI agents such as Hermes
Orkas is an open-source, local-first desktop app in which a Commander agent plans a goal and coordinates specialist agents. It can also run installed CLI agents, including Hermes-Agent, as local sessions.
What Orkas does
Orkas runs on macOS, Windows and Linux. You describe a goal in one chat, and the Commander breaks it into steps, handles the general parts itself, and passes the rest to specialist agents in parallel or in sequence. Nine specialists ship with the app, among them DeepResearcher, ContentWriter, PptMaker, ProductDeveloper, OfficeWorker, VideoStudio, ImageStudio, UIDesigner and SeoGeoAgent, out of 30 in its marketplace.
For Hermes users, the relevant part is that Orkas plugs external CLI agents in as local sessions. The README names the coding agents Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode and the personal agents OpenClaw and Hermes-Agent, all coordinated by the same Commander. Conversations, files, API keys and knowledge bases stay on your disk, and model calls go straight from your machine to the provider. You bring your own keys, and each agent keeps its own skills and memory and reflects after each task.
Key features
- A Commander agent that plans goals and delegates to specialist agents in parallel or in sequence
- Nine built-in specialist agents, with 30 in the marketplace
- Runs Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw and Hermes-Agent as local sessions
- Bring-your-own model keys, with providers mixable per agent
- Per-agent private skills and memory that improve through reflection
- Data, keys and knowledge bases stay on the local disk
When to use it
- Producing a research report and slide deck from one chat request
- Breaking a product spec into development tasks dispatched across agents
- Chatting with local documents without sending files to a hosted service
Who it is for: People who want one desktop chat to coordinate several AI agents and CLI coding agents while keeping data on their own machine.
How it fits with Hermes Agent
It supports Hermes-Agent among several agents, driving it as a local session next to Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and OpenClaw.
Requirements: Your own model API keys; packaged installers exist for macOS and Windows, and glibc-based Linux x64 or arm64 runs from source.
Note: Packaged installers exist for macOS and Windows only, and Linux runs from source.
FAQ
What is Orkas?
Orkas is an open-source, local-first multi-agent desktop app. A Commander agent plans your goal and coordinates specialist agents, and it can run CLI agents as local sessions.
Does Orkas work with Hermes Agent?
Yes, as one of several agents. The README says Orkas can drive the personal agents OpenClaw and Hermes-Agent as local sessions alongside the coding agents Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode.
Is Orkas free and open source?
Orkas is open source under the MIT license. You supply your own model API keys, and the README lists providers including Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek, Kimi, GLM, Qwen, MiniMax and Doubao.
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