NextCoWork

A desktop workspace for coding agents.

NextCoWork brings agent-driven development to the desktop: multiple workspaces side by side, a full workbench (editor, terminal, Git, browser), and an agent kernel with a permission model you can actually trust — all in one native app for macOS, Windows and Linux.

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Features

• Workspaces & sessions — open multiple workspaces in tabs, run parallel agent sessions per workspace, and keep streaming state isolated per session.
• Agent kernel — streaming replies, tool calls with a per-call approval chain, plan mode, subagents, background tasks, todo reconciliation, and scheduled runs.
• Inline visualization — the agent can render live HTML/SVG widgets (charts, diagrams, interactive UI) directly inside the conversation, sandboxed in their own iframe and following the app theme.
• Built-in workbench — file explorer and editors (including plugin-provided custom editors), a real PTY terminal, and background command execution.
• Git integration — status, diff, log and branches; stage, commit, create and switch branches.
• Built-in browser — per-workspace browser partitions that share login state with your tabs.
• Skills & MCP — SKILL.md-based skill packages plus Model Context Protocol support.
• Plugins — a manifest-driven plugin system with per-call capability gates. Plugins can contribute commands, menus, keybindings, custom editors, views, web apps, agent tools and bundled skills.
• Native experience — light/dark themes, accent colors, motion-level control, auto-update, and full Simplified Chinese / English localization.

Model access

Sign in with your NextCoWork account to use the built-in model channel. Create an account at , then sign in from the first-run welcome screen or from Settings → Account — authorization completes in your browser. Once signed in, the NextCoWork provider is added for you (base URL https://nextco.work/v1, OpenAI Responses by default) and your model list syncs on first sign-in; refresh it any time with Fetch model list from provider on the Models page. Usage is metered against your wallet balance, shown on the same Account page. Prefer a provider of your own — OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, a local gateway? Add it in Settings → Models with your own key.

Download

Installers are published for:

• macOS (Apple Silicon & Intel, .dmg)
• Windows (.exe NSIS installer)
• Linux (.AppImage)

Visit for the latest stable release.

Run a device service

The agent does not have to run inside the app. A headless device service (no Electron, Node.js 24+) can hold the database, the workspaces, Git and the terminals on another machine and keep running while the desktop is closed; the desktop pairs with it over a certificate-pinned connection.

npm i -g @aidotnet/nextcowork-device-service
ncw-device-service diagnose