The best macro alternatives

herdr

herdrdev/herdr

the runtime your coding agents live on

Choose herdr if…

• Apache License 2.0 suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• you want the more widely starred option (50.6k)
• you specifically need agent-orchestration or claude-code

Shares agent, ai, ai-agents, rust with macro.

openpencil

ZSeven-W/openpencil

The world's first open-source AI-native vector design tool and the first to feature concurrent Agent Teams. Design-as-Code. Turn prompts into UI directly on the live canvas. A modern alternative to Pencil.

Choose openpencil if…

• MIT License suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
• you specifically need agent-team or claude

Shares agent, ai, mcp, rust with macro.

lean-ctx

yvgude/lean-ctx

LeanCTX — Context Intelligence for AI systems.

Choose lean-ctx if…

• Apache License 2.0 suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
• you specifically need agentic-coding or ai-coding

Shares ai, ai-agents, mcp, rust with macro.

page-agent

alibaba/page-agent

JavaScript in-page GUI agent. Control web interfaces with natural language.

Choose page-agent if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than Rust
• MIT License suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• you want the more widely starred option (29.7k)
• you specifically need browser-automation or javascript

Shares agent, ai, ai-agents, mcp with macro.

corsair

corsairdev/corsair

Connect your users to their apps

Choose corsair if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than Rust
• you want the more widely starred option (15.7k)
• you specifically need agentic-ai or agents

Shares ai, ai-agents, mcp, typescript with macro.

cc-haha

NanmiCoder/cc-haha

Local-first cross-platform desktop workspace for Claude Code / agents: multi-agent, Git worktrees, code diffs, skill marketplace, multi-model, Computer Use, task-aware desktop pets, with WeChat, Feishu, DingTalk, Telegram, WhatsApp and H5 access.

Choose cc-haha if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than Rust
• MIT License suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• you want the more widely starred option (15.4k)
• you specifically need ai-agent or anthropic

Shares agent, ai, mcp, typescript with macro.

holaOS

holaboss-ai/holaOS

Open-source agentic workspace enterprises can make their own. Connect the systems you already run — 100+ integrations, MCP, chat tools, apps, browser, local files — with shared memory. Any agent (Claude Code, Codex), any model, or BYOK. Set up in clicks, not months. Local-first: your data never leaves your machines.

Choose holaOS if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than Rust
• you want the more widely starred option (11.4k)
• you specifically need agent-harness or agent-os

Shares agent, ai, ai-agents, mcp with macro.

chroma

chroma-core/chroma

Search infrastructure for AI

Choose chroma if…

• Apache License 2.0 suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• you want the more widely starred option (29.7k)
• you specifically need agents or database

Shares ai, ai-agents, rust with macro.

agent-desktop

vercel-labs/agent-desktop

Computer use CLI for AI agents

Choose agent-desktop if…

• Apache License 2.0 suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• you want the more widely starred option (22.7k)
• you specifically need accessibility or accessibility-api

Shares ai-agents, mcp, rust with macro.

docmost

docmost/docmost

Docmost is an open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software. It is an open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion.

Choose docmost if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than Rust
• you want the more widely starred option (22.3k)
• you specifically need collaborative or confluence

Shares ai, ai-agents, notion with macro.

jcode

1jehuang/jcode

The most RAM efficient harness

Choose jcode if…

• MIT License suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• you want the more widely starred option (21.7k)
• you specifically need ai-agent or ai-coding-agent

Shares ai, mcp, rust with macro.

iii

iii-hq/iii

Effortlessly compose, extend, observe, discover, and react to every service in real-time for the first time ever.

Choose iii if…

• you want the more widely starred option (18.9k)
• you specifically need agents or api

Shares ai, rust, typescript with macro.