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Orkas: Hand goals to a desktop team of AI agents
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View profile on GitHub (opens in a new tab)Give Orkas a goal and its AI agents plan, research, write and build the work on your computer.
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What it does
You tell the Commander what you need. It finishes many tasks itself, and for bigger work it plans steps and hands parts to 16 built-in specialist AI helpers, called agents, such as DeepResearcher, PptMaker and OfficeWorker. A project keeps the goal, rules, memory and files, so new conversations continue earlier work. Your data stays on your computer.
How to use it
Download the packaged desktop installer from the Download link on the project page, then open Settings → AI Providers to add an API key (an access key from an AI company) or connect an account, or use the built-in Orkas model. Linux users run it from source with run.sh after cloning the repository.
Common use cases
- Give DeepResearcher a market research question and get an evidence-backed report with verified sources and flagged contradictions.
- Hand PptMaker a topic, outline or document and get an editable PowerPoint (PPTX) slide deck you can review.
- Give SeoGeoAgent a website address and get a technical audit, a content quality check and a ranked list of fixes.
Can I use this?
Requirements For Linux or source runs: Node 22.12+, plus Python 3 and a C/C++ build toolchain for a rare fallback. The first launch downloads tools and models, including an embedding model of about 95 MB, and creates a workspace under ~/.orkas/.
Caveat Running from source can fail with errors in compiled add-on parts (native dependencies); the source suggests Node.js 24 LTS and its native:repair script.
Worth knowing On Linux you must run it from source, and the system library glibc must be 2.34 or newer; Alpine and other musl-based systems are not supported. Licensed under MIT.
Why it's here
- 2,088 people starred it on GitHub this week — 9,104 in total.
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Quick questions
- What is Orkas?
- You tell the Commander what you need.
- What can I use Orkas for?
- Give DeepResearcher a market research question and get an evidence-backed report with verified sources and flagged contradictions; Hand PptMaker a topic, outline or document and get an editable PowerPoint (PPTX) slide deck you can review; Give SeoGeoAgent a website address and get a technical audit, a content quality check and a ranked list of fixes
- Can I run Orkas on my computer?
- It installs as a desktop app on your own computer. For Linux or source runs: Node 22.12+, plus Python 3 and a C/C++ build toolchain for a rare fallback. The first launch downloads tools and models, including an embedding model of about 95 MB, and creates a workspace under ~/.orkas/.
- What do I need to use Orkas?
- Download the desktop app, or Node 22.12+ to run from source. The built-in Orkas model starts with 500 credits; you can add your own API keys instead.
- What license does Orkas use?
- Licensed under MIT.
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