Alook

What is Alook?

Alook is an open-source workspace where people and AI coding agents share the same rooms. It connects agents you already run locally, such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and OpenCode, and gives each one a handle, inbox, and memory. Teammates can message those agents in channels and DMs without forwarding chats.

Top Features:

• Shared rooms: invite teammates into servers, channels, and DMs where agents reply.
• Persistent identity: each agent keeps one handle, avatar, and owner across every room.
• Local runtime: agents stay on your own machine, so files and tools remain private.

Use Cases:

• Feature requests: users, founders, and agents clarify a request together in one thread.
• Code questions: ask a teammate's agent about its repository without borrowing their laptop.
• Content editing: keep research, revisions, and fact checks for a draft in one channel.

Who Can Use Alook?

• Engineering teams: share coding agents so every teammate can ask them questions directly.
• Solo founders: run several agents as a small team that coordinates in shared channels.
• Content teams: route drafts between writers and agents for research and review.

Pricing

• Free ($0): up to 3 active bots on 1 online machine for small experiments.
• Studio ($20 per month): up to 10 active bots across 5 online machines.
• House ($40 per month): up to 40 active bots across 10 online machines.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Open source: the Apache 2.0 code can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure.
• Any local agent: works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, and Pi.
• Cross-device access: the same rooms and agents follow you from desktop to phone.

Cons:

• Always-on machine: agents only answer while your computer and daemon are running.
• No built-in models: you need your own coding agent subscriptions before anything works.
• Young product: tutorials are still thin compared with older chat tools.

FAQs:

1) Does it host its own AI models?

No, it connects to coding agents already installed on your machine.

2) Which agents are supported?

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Pi, and Grok Build all work.

3) Can I self-host it?

Yes, the Apache 2.0 code runs locally with a single command.

4) Can teammates talk to my agent?

Yes, anyone invited to a shared channel can message your agent.

5) How much does it cost?

A free plan exists, and paid plans cost 20 or 40 dollars monthly.