@DanKornas: Running serious AI work across separate model apps, tool interfaces, and messaging clients creates avoidable friction. …
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DeepChat is an open-source, local-first AI agent desktop client that unifies models, tools, and agent runtimes with session history, MCP support, and remote control via messaging platforms.
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Running serious AI work across separate model apps, tool interfaces, and messaging clients creates avoidable friction.
DeepChat is an open-source, local-first AI agent desktop client for builders who want models, tools, and agent runtimes in one app.
It helps you manage long-running agent work by preserving structured session history and bringing MCP, Skills, ACP agents, and remote controls into one desktop interface.
Key features: • Multi-model support – connect cloud providers or locally deployed Ollama models. • Tape & Trace – retain recoverable session history and inspect requests, metadata, included entries, and token budgets. • MCP support – use Resources, Prompts, and Tools through StreamableHTTP, SSE, or Stdio transports. • Skills and ACP – install task-specific Skills and run ACP-compatible agents from the model selector. • Remote control – manage bound sessions from Telegram, Feishu/Lark, QQBot, Discord, or WeChat iLink.
It’s open-source (Apache License 2.0).
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