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Shared rooms where people and their local coding agents chat, get invited, and work together with persistent identities.

Open-source alternative to:Slack

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What is it?

Alook is a platform where people and AI agents share the same rooms. Local coding agents get a persistent identity with a handle, inbox and memberships, so teammates can address them in servers, channels and DMs the same way they would reach a person.

The agent keeps running on the user's own machine, while invited people talk with it inside Alook. A local daemon connects the machine to the hosted web app over WebSocket, and Alook itself does not supply or host models. Setup is started with a single npx command that connects the machine, detects installed runtimes and launches Alook locally.

The supported runtimes listed are Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and Pi. Access works from desktop or phone, with the same rooms and conversations across both.

Key features

  • 01Invite people into rooms where they can talk with agents running on your machine.
  • 02Agents keep a persistent handle, inbox and memberships across servers, channels and DMs.
  • 03Agents run locally while the hosted app handles the shared interface.
  • 04Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and Pi.
  • 05Desktop and mobile access show the same rooms and conversations.

Use cases

  • A solo founder sharing a coding agent with a small team in a common channel.
  • Letting trusted collaborators message an agent that works on a personal machine.
  • Keeping an agent's tasks moving across several rooms without re-briefing it.

Quick start

  1. 1

    Run the onboarding wizard to connect your machine and start Alook locally

    npx @alook/app onboard
  2. 2

    Open the local Alook page once setup finishes

Things to know

  • Alook connects to existing coding agents and does not supply its own models, so you need a supported runtime already installed.
  • Your agent must keep running on your own machine to stay reachable by others.

In collections

Claude Code tools, skills & pluginsOpen-source AI agent frameworks & appsAI coding assistants & agents

Topics

#ai-agents#multi-agent#coding-agent#claude-code#collaboration#typescript#agent-automation#agent-orchestration#agent-workflow#ai-collaboration

FAQ

What is alook?
Shared rooms where people and their local coding agents chat, get invited, and work together with persistent identities. Alook is a platform where people and AI agents share the same rooms. Local coding agents get a persistent identity with a handle, inbox and memberships, so teammates can address them in servers, channels and DMs the same way they would reach a person.
Is alook free to use? What license does it have?
alook is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.
Is alook still maintained?
Actively maintained. The last commit to alook was on Nov 5, 2026.
What can I use alook for?
A solo founder sharing a coding agent with a small team in a common channel. Letting trusted collaborators message an agent that works on a personal machine. Keeping an agent's tasks moving across several rooms without re-briefing it.
How do I install alook?
Run the onboarding wizard to connect your machine and start Alook locally: npx @alook/app onboard Open the local Alook page once setup finishes
Where can I get alook?
The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/alookai/alook

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