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Good fit for

People who want a native agent and portable workflows rather than another fixed-model chat site.

Why consider it

Official docs and repository confirm desktop builds for all three OS families, a CLI/API, Ollama provider support and a working app-building quickstart.

Main limitations

The agent runs on your machine, but inference is local only when using a suitable local provider. Extensions can access files, networks and external services. A browser controller is not automatically a search engine, so Web Search is not mapped from browser automation alone. Data Analysis is not assigned merely from broad marketing.

Cost and access

Apache 2.0 software is free. Model subscriptions, hosted API inference, external services and hardware costs are separate. Promotional starter credits are not a permanent free inference tier.

Getting started

Install an official desktop or CLI build, configure an LLM provider, then enable only the extensions your task needs. Start in an empty test directory and inspect generated files.