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Kosmos

An open generative AI operating system: one shell for chat, code, files, and generated apps, with agents that share context across every workspace.

kosmos.computer is the generative AI operating system with the Arco UI library. It is not the Kosmos 3D engine.

Generative AI operating system

What Kosmos is

Kosmos is a generative AI operating system for integrated work and life. One shell for chat, code, files, and generated apps, with agents that share focus context across every workspace. It is not a chat sidebar bolted onto an IDE: it owns the shell, the workspaces, the agent UX, the app platform and the APIs that clients and the SDK talk to.

One shell for work and life

Chat, code, files, and generated apps share one focus model. Agents keep context across every workspace.

Kosmos Cloud Beta

Provision a private hosted instance at app.kosmos.computer. Manage billing, storage and credits from Settings. Or run it locally, or self-host.

Desktop, mobile, browser

Electron desktop, Android APK, Chromebook, SteamOS and browser or PWA. Thin clients connect to your instance.

Arco generative UI

Typed tokens, components and blocks that agents assemble inside Kosmos. Kosmos is the OS; Arco is the UI library inside it.

Key features

Built as an operating system for agents

  • Stable shell

    Nav rail, sidebar, main and context panel. Switch workspaces without reshuffling chrome.

  • Agent surface

    Chat, Orchestrator, Psyche and inline generated UI. The brain stays in the context panel.

  • Techno Studio

    Terminals, diffs, repo work and live preview in one agent canvas, embedded rather than a separate product tab.

  • Generated apps

    Describe an app in chat; Arco renders it inside Desktop windows and the Apps grid.

  • Longformer

    A transcription studio for long-form audio: upload, chapterize, clip and edit.

  • Agent cursor

    A visible cursor that clicks, types and demonstrates apps on the desktop.

  • Full-duplex voice

    Local speech to text and text to speech with barge-in. Swap brain, STT and TTS slots from one models hub.

  • Avatar sprite

    Swappable face rigs and programmable pixel marks that animate with voice and status.

The Arco shell

A window frame and a dock, in the real tokens

An illustration rebuilt from the original shell's window frame, dock and dark Arco tokens (accent #7c9dff). It is not a screenshot of the running product, and the conversation is made up. Pick a dock item to switch the window.

Chat
Make me a small tasks board for this week.
Here is a generated app. I can dock it in your Apps grid.
Week boardgenerated
To doDraft briefReview docs
DoingWire the SDK
DonePick a name

Apps

38 system apps in one shell

The OS ships a registry of 38 system app windows, plus generated and installable apps. Here are 24 of them, by their names in the shell.

    And 14 more, including Setup and Onboarding (developer apps, hidden by default). Source: src/os/systemApps.tsx in Kosmos-computer/Kosmos. The app windows need a running backend, so none are embedded here.

    Runs everywhere

    Platforms and their status

    Status tags are copied from the original platforms and download pages. Those pages are live on www.kosmos.computer but sit behind a temporary access gate, so this site treats them as a preview of what is planned, not a launch announcement.

    • Desktop

      Available

      Native Electron builds for Windows, macOS and Linux. The published installer is the Apple Silicon DMG on GitHub Releases; the download page lists Windows and Linux as coming at launch.

    • Android APK

      Available

      Sideload the thin client, point it at your server and go.

    • iOS

      Coming

      A Capacitor-compatible path. Sideload beta, not on the App Store yet.

    • Chromebook

      Available

      Install the APK over ADB, or as a PWA from HTTPS.

    • SteamOS

      Available

      Steam Deck integration with embed mode for single-app shells.

    • Browser / PWA

      Available

      Open in Chrome and install as a progressive web app.

    Platform sphere, simplified from the original card sphere.

    Also: self-host with Docker or Coolify (listed as Available), and Kosmos Cloud for a managed instance (Beta).

    Education Preview

    How to build with Kosmos

    The original Education page is a set of outcome-first recipes: what you want to make, and the steps to have Kosmos do it with you. A few of them, with the surfaces each one uses.

    Make a website

    A live site you can iterate on from chat.

    • Chat
    • Generated apps
    • Studio

    Build a brand

    Name, voice, palette and assets in one workspace.

    • Chat
    • Notes
    • Generated apps

    Ship a custom app

    A tool that lives in your Apps grid and Desktop.

    • Chat
    • Generated apps
    • Arco

    Run a newsletter

    Research, draft and ship on a repeatable rhythm.

    • Chat
    • Notes
    • Automations

    Also in the originals: manage your socials, launch WordPress, launch a campaign page. Page status: live but gated (preview).

    Kosmos SDK MIT

    Official TypeScript client

    Connect your apps, scripts and automations to a Kosmos environment: a local desktop, a self-hosted server or a hosted tenant. Mint an external client token in Settings, External Access. The SDK talks to Kosmos server APIs; it is not the App Bridge SDK for iframe apps inside the shell.

    Install
    npm install @kosmos-computer/sdk
    Quick start (from the SDK README)
    import { KosmosClient } from "@kosmos-computer/sdk";
    
    const kosmos = new KosmosClient({
      baseUrl: process.env.KOSMOS_URL!,
      token: process.env.KOSMOS_TOKEN!,
    });
    
    await kosmos.ping();
    
    const result = await kosmos.chat.complete({
      message: "Summarize what you can help me with.",
      mode: "ask",
    });
    
    console.log(result.text);

    Download and run

    What is available, stated as the sources state it

    Download options and status
    OptionHowStatus
    macOSApple Silicon DMG, from GitHub ReleasesAvailable
    Windows, LinuxElectron (NSIS, AppImage)Coming at launch
    AndroidSideload APK, thin clientAvailable
    iOSCapacitor build pathComing
    Self-hostDocker or Coolify, see the docsAvailable
    Kosmos CloudPrivate managed instance at app.kosmos.computerBeta

    No pricing is stated in the sources used for this page, so none is given here. Billing and credits for Kosmos Cloud are described in the docs.

    From the originals

    What was reused, and from where

    This page adapts components from the archived original kosmos.computer sources. Links open the archived source files in this repository (read only). Full catalogue: docs/kosmos-computer-archive.md.

    Left out on purpose: the preview passcode gate, analytics ids, the waitlist form and any credentials.