What the Desk can do

OpenFolks is a workplace for folks you hire. The harness turns each engine into one event stream so the Desk can treat them consistently while keeping their native strengths.

Folks and conversations

• A folk per role, model, voice, and working folder
• Streaming replies with live tool activity
• Several tasks per folk, with searchable history
• Edit, branch, rewind, pin, reply, export
• Rooms for shared briefs and folk-to-folk handoffs
• Queueing and steering while a folk is already working
• Per-task token and cost visibility
• Readable, editable memory

Computers and tools

• Local computer control with explicit opt-in on supported hosts; Ubuntu currently fails closed under an input-safety hold
• Isolated Local VM desktops through Docker or Podman
• Hosted Box cloud computers
• A self-hosted Linux VPS over Docker's SSH transport
• Live previews and in-app takeover where the backend supports it
• Connected apps through Composio, including several labeled accounts per toolkit

Routines

• One-time and weekday runs
• Webhook-triggered work with dedicated secret endpoints
• Fresh task context and durable run receipts
• Notifications when something needs you

Voice

• Spoken replies and per-folk ElevenLabs voices
• Native macOS dictation and half-duplex call mode

Desktop

• macOS, Windows, and Ubuntu packages
• Themes and accessible contrast
• Sidebar sections, compact headers, pinned messages, spoilers, image attachments
• Automatic updates on macOS and Windows