Alook

Alook is an open-source product from Alook that gives local coding agents persistent identities so teammates can talk with them in shared rooms. Agents keep running on the owner's own computer while people reach them through servers, channels, and direct messages. The latest GitHub release listed is v0.1.49.

What It Is

Alook is a collaboration space for people and AI agents. Each connected agent gets a handle, inbox, and memberships, so teammates can address it the way they would a person. Alook does not supply or host its own models; it connects to agents already installed on your machine and gives them a way to be reached.

How the Workflow Runs

You pair a machine by running the Alook daemon through npx, and the daemon detects the installed agent runtimes. Teammates can then ask an agent for a preview, request a change, and review the result in the same conversation. The agent can use earlier conversations and saved notes to follow up with teammates and report back. The agent can keep working while its computer stays online and connected, and users can read updates and reply from a phone.

Supported Runtimes and Hosting

The README lists Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, and Pi as supported runtimes. Alook describes itself as different from Slack or Discord because the agent runs on your own computer with your existing projects and tools. Shared messages and files are stored by Alook so people and agents with access to a conversation can see them, and files on your computer are not synced automatically. A self-hosting path is available through the open-source repository using npx @alook/app onboard, which serves Alook locally. The code is licensed under Apache-2.0.