LobsterAI

LobsterAI is a desktop Agent that can operate in your real working environment: local files, terminal commands, browser workflows, documents, spreadsheets, slides, IM channels, scheduled jobs, and project workspaces.

Cowork is the LobsterAI product/session layer. OpenClaw is the runtime and gateway underneath it. That split lets LobsterAI keep local persistence, permissions, UI state, artifacts, agents, memory, and IM bindings in the desktop app while using OpenClaw for agent execution.

Features

Desktop Cowork Sessions

Run long-form Agent tasks against local projects and files. LobsterAI streams progress, keeps session history, renders tool output, and asks for approval before sensitive actions such as file operations, terminal commands, or network access.

Multi-Agent Workflows

Create custom Agents with their own identity, model choice, skills, working directory, enabled state, and IM bindings. Keep the Main Agent for general work and use specialized Agents for repeatable roles.

Expert Kits

Install scenario-oriented Expert Kits that package capability selections and references for common workflows. Kits are selected independently from direct skills, so a workflow can combine curated kits with individual tools.

Skills

LobsterAI ships with 28 built-in skills configured in SKILLs/skills.config.json, including web search, Word documents, spreadsheets, PowerPoint, PDF processing, Remotion video generation, browser automation, image/video generation, stock research, content writing, email, weather, and skill creation.

MCP Servers

Connect external tools and data sources through Model Context Protocol servers. LobsterAI stores user-configured servers locally and syncs enabled servers into OpenClaw.

Scheduled Tasks

Create recurring work either by conversation or through the scheduled task UI. Use it for daily news digests, inbox summaries, website monitoring, weekly reports, and other repeatable work.

IM Remote Control

Reach your desktop Agent from WeChat, WeCom, DingTalk, Feishu/Lark, QQ, Telegram, Discord, NetEase IM, NetEase Bee, POPO, and email. Multi-instance platforms can bind different accounts or channels to different Agents.

Rich Artifacts

Preview and manage generated HTML, SVG, images, video, Mermaid diagrams, code, Markdown, text, documents, and local service artifacts inside the desktop app.

Local Memory And Data

Sessions and app data live locally in SQLite. OpenClaw workspace memory uses files such as MEMORY.md, USER.md, SOUL.md, and daily notes, so durable preferences and project context can carry across sessions.

Real-World Prompts

How It Works

• Renderer: React, Redux Toolkit, Tailwind, artifact renderers, settings, agent/session UI, skills, MCP, scheduled tasks, and IM configuration.
• Main process: Electron lifecycle, IPC, SQLite persistence, auth, logging, OpenClaw startup, runtime repair, skill sync, IM gateways, and artifact services.
• OpenClaw integration: openclawEngineManager, openclawConfigSync, openclawRuntimeAdapter, and coworkEngineRouter translate LobsterAI state into OpenClaw runtime behavior.

Install

Desktop

Download the latest macOS and Windows installers from Official Website or GitHub Releases.

Run From Source

Requirements:

• Node.js >=24.15.0 <25
• npm

git clone https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI.git
cd LobsterAI
npm install

First development run:

npm run electron:dev:openclaw

Daily development after the pinned OpenClaw runtime exists:

npm run electron:dev

The renderer dev server runs at http://localhost:5175.

Developing

# Production renderer bundle
npm run build

# Electron main/preload TypeScript build
npm run compile:electron

# Official Vitest entry used by CI
npm test

# Full ESLint across src; may expose existing legacy debt
npm run lint

# CI-style lint for touched TypeScript files
npx eslint --ext ts,tsx --report-unused-disable-directives --max-warnings 0 <files>

OpenClaw Runtime

The pinned OpenClaw version and third-party plugin list live in package.json under openclaw.

# Build the current-platform runtime manually
npm run openclaw:runtime:host

# Use a custom OpenClaw source checkout
OPENCLAW_SRC=/path/to/openclaw npm run electron:dev:openclaw

# Force runtime rebuild
OPENCLAW_FORCE_BUILD=1 npm run electron:dev:openclaw

# Keep a local OpenClaw checkout on its current branch/tag
OPENCLAW_SKIP_ENSURE=1 npm run electron:dev:openclaw

Packaging

# macOS
npm run dist:mac
npm run dist:mac:x64
npm run dist:mac:arm64
npm run dist:mac:universal

# Windows
npm run dist:win

# Linux
npm run dist:linux

Packaging bundles the OpenClaw runtime under Resources/cfmind. Windows builds also bundle a portable Python runtime under resources/python-win, so end users do not need to install Python manually.

Offline or private-source packaging can use:

• LOBSTERAI_PORTABLE_PYTHON_ARCHIVE
• LOBSTERAI_PORTABLE_PYTHON_URL
• LOBSTERAI_WINDOWS_EMBED_PYTHON_VERSION
• LOBSTERAI_WINDOWS_EMBED_PYTHON_URL
• LOBSTERAI_WINDOWS_GET_PIP_URL

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Security And Data

• Renderer windows use context isolation, disabled Node integration, and sandboxing.
• Renderer-to-main access goes through preload IPC APIs.
• Sensitive tool actions are permission-gated and logged.
• App data is stored locally in lobsterai.sqlite under Electron userData.
• OpenClaw state, workspace memory, generated config, and gateway logs live under userData/openclaw.

Community & Support

Join the WeChat group for help, feedback, and release updates:

Please use the repository issue templates for bugs and feature requests. For pull requests, include a short summary, linked issue when relevant, screenshots for UI changes, and notes for Electron-specific behavior such as IPC, storage, runtime, or windowing changes.

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License

MIT License

Built and maintained by NetEase Youdao.