The best koog alternatives

Personal AI desktop agent for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android & iOS. Set a goal, it works on its own. Teams (pair two desktops, agents + humans), Agent2Agent, Workflows, Codework, multi-agent orgs, desktop + browser automation. 15+ AI providers, BYOK. No Docker, no terminal. Agent Skills (SKILL.md). Migration importer. Recurring autonomous tasks.

Choose skales if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than Kotlin
• you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one
• you specifically need ai-agent or ai-assistant

Shares agentic-ai, llm, mcp, ollama with koog.

LocalAI

mudler/LocalAI

LocalAI is the open-source AI engine. Run any model - LLMs, vision, voice, image, video - on any hardware. No GPU required.

Choose LocalAI if…

• you would rather work in Go than Kotlin
• MIT License suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you want the more widely starred option (50.2k)
• you specifically need api or audio-generation

Shares agents, ai, llm, mcp with koog.

AstrBot

AstrBotDevs/AstrBot

AI Agent Assistant & development framework that integrates lots of IM platforms, LLMs, plugins and AI feature, and can be your openclaw alternative. ✨

Choose AstrBot if…

• you would rather work in Python than Kotlin
• GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you want the more widely starred option (45.8k)
• you specifically need agent or astrbot

Shares ai, llm, mcp, openai with koog.

agent-squad

2FastLabs/agent-squad

Flexible and powerful framework for managing multiple AI agents and handling complex conversations

Choose agent-squad if…

• you would rather work in Swift than Kotlin
• you want the more widely starred option (7.8k)
• you specifically need ai-agents or anthropic-claude

Shares agentic-ai, agents, ai-agents-framework, anthropic with koog.

embabel-agent

embabel/embabel-agent

Agent framework for the JVM. Pronounced Em-BAY-bel /ɛmˈbeɪbəl/

Choose embabel-agent if…

• you specifically need agent or ai-agents

Shares agentic-ai, agents, ai, aiagentframework with koog.

WeKnora

Tencent/WeKnora

Open-source LLM knowledge platform: turn raw documents into a queryable RAG, an autonomous reasoning agent, and a self-maintaining Wiki.

Choose WeKnora if…

• you would rather work in Go than Kotlin
• you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
• you want the more widely starred option (36.4k)
• you specifically need agent or agentic

Shares ai, generative-ai, llm, ollama with koog.

screenpipe

screenpipe/screenpipe

YC (S26) | Open Computer History | Record your screen continuously locally and provide context to your agents (Claude, Codex, Openclaw, Hermes, Runner...)

Choose screenpipe if…

• you would rather work in Rust than Kotlin
• you want the more widely starred option (22.2k)
• you specifically need agi or ai-memory

Shares agents, ai, llm, mcp with koog.

codecompanion.nvim

olimorris/codecompanion.nvim

✨ AI Coding, Vim Style

Choose codecompanion.nvim if…

• you would rather work in Lua than Kotlin
• you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
• you specifically need acp or agent

Shares anthropic, llm, ollama, openai with koog.

agentic-rag-for-dummies

GiovanniPasq/agentic-rag-for-dummies

A modular Agentic RAG built with LangGraph — learn Retrieval-Augmented Generation Agents in minutes.

Choose agentic-rag-for-dummies if…

• you would rather work in Jupyter Notebook than Kotlin
• MIT License suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you specifically need agent or agentic-rag

Shares agentic-ai, agents, generative-ai, llm with koog.

headroom

headroomlabs-ai/headroom

Compress tool outputs, logs, files, and RAG chunks before they reach the LLM. 20% fewer tokens for coding agents, 60-95% fewer tokens for JSON, same answers. Library, proxy, MCP server.

Choose headroom if…

• you would rather work in Python than Kotlin
• you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
• you want the more widely starred option (78.7k)
• you specifically need agent or claude-code

Shares ai, anthropic, llm, mcp with koog.

openai-agents-python

openai/openai-agents-python

A lightweight, powerful framework for multi-agent workflows

Choose openai-agents-python if…

• you would rather work in Python than Kotlin
• MIT License suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you want the more widely starred option (30.5k)
• you specifically need framework or harness

Shares agents, ai, llm, openai with koog.

mastra

mastra-ai/mastra

Mastra is the modern TypeScript framework for AI-powered applications and agents.

Choose mastra if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than Kotlin
• you want the more widely starred option (29.3k)
• you specifically need chatbots or evals

Shares agents, ai, llm, mcp with koog.