Roder

A local desktop shell for the Roder agent harness.

Install Roder Desktop, open it in a repo, and give it real work: spawn parallel subagents, pick models from the full app-server catalog, keep threads on disk, and drive Terminal, Browser, Canvas, and Review from one window. Alpha software—signed builds ship today for Apple silicon and Windows.

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Latest v0.1.1 · macOS DMG or Windows installer · one click

  • Embedded `roder` harness with local thread persistence
  • Subagents panel + inline lifecycle chips for parallel work
  • macOS updates via Sparkle-compatible feed · Check for Updates in-app
Roder Desktop start screen with project-grouped threads, Start a new agent pane, and composer set to Grok 4.5 High
Start screen: pick a project, reopen a recent thread, or send work from the composer.

One-click install

Pick your platform. macOS builds are signed and notarized; Windows ships a Squirrel x64 installer. After install, open a project and start an agent. Optional: verify against `SHA256SUMS` on the release.

macOS (Apple silicon)

Signed and notarized DMG. Drag Roder into Applications, then launch.

Roder-macos-arm64.dmg

Download DMG

Windows (x64)

One-click Squirrel installer. Run the .exe and follow the prompts.

Roder-windows-x64-installer.exe

Download installer

macOS zip + checksums

Same Apple silicon build as a zip, plus SHA256SUMS for verification.

https://dl.roder.sh/desktop/latest/Roder-macos-arm64.zip
https://dl.roder.sh/desktop/latest/SHA256SUMS

Sparkle feeds (R2)

macOS auto-updates read Cloudflare R2 feeds published by release CI (`updates.json` + Sparkle `appcast.xml` on dl.roder.sh).

https://dl.roder.sh/desktop/latest/updates.json
https://dl.roder.sh/desktop/latest/appcast.xml

What the desktop gives you

Same Rust harness as the CLI, wrapped in a workspace UI: threads, providers, subagents, panels, MCP, skills, and extensions without leaving the project folder.

Orchestrate subagents

Spawn parallel subagents from one thread. Watch Active/Done status in the Subagents panel, and see lifecycle chips inline in the transcript. Toggle agent-swarm mode when the task needs a crew.

Local-first desktop shell

An embedded `roder` harness binary powers every run. Threads are saved locally, including transcript items, workspace metadata, provider/model selection, and usage.

Workspace panels

Keep Terminal, Browser, Canvas, Design canvas, Review (changed files), Extensions, Files, and Subagents beside the chat—scoped to the project you opened.

Composer with skills and MCP

`$` completes skills, `@` targets MCP servers, plan mode and agent swarm sit next to the model picker, and voice, sketches, and file attachments ride with the turn.

In the product

Fresh captures from the signed desktop build.

Start a new agent
Start a new agentProject-grouped threads in the sidebar, a project picker on the start screen, Recent threads, and a composer with model and reasoning selectors.
Live subagent orchestration
Live subagent orchestrationTranscript lifecycle chips for finished and updated members, plus a Subagents panel listing Done · 3 with status blurbs and timestamps.
Every model, one picker
Every model, one pickerThe full provider catalog from the local app-server — GPT-5.6, Claude, Grok 4.5, Gemini, and more — searchable mid-run without leaving the thread.
Providers, configured in-app
Providers, configured in-appOAuth and API-key setup for every provider, with per-model access toggles that control exactly what shows up in the composer.
Defaults that stick
Defaults that stickSet the default model, reasoning effort, and policy mode for new work — plus appearance, skills, MCP servers, git, and usage in one settings surface.

Bring your providers.

Sign in or paste keys in Settings. The composer model list mirrors what the local app-server reports—including Ultra reasoning where the provider supports it.

Works with

  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • SuperGrok
  • OpenRouter
  • Fireworks
  • Gemini
  • OpenAI
  • Claude Code
  • Kimi Code
  • Anthropic
  • xAI
  • DeepSeek
  • Composer
  • Vertex AI
  • Roder Cloud
Composer
$ skills completion
@ MCP server targeting
plan mode · agent swarm
voice · sketch · file attach

One window for chat, tools, and workspace evidence.

Keep the agent transcript next to the panels that matter for the turn. Open Terminal or Browser when the agent needs a shell or a page. Use Review for changed files, Canvas and Design canvas for visual work, and Subagents when the swarm is running.

Panels
  Terminal · Browser · Canvas
  Design canvas · Review
  Extensions · Files · Subagents

Composer
  $ skill · @ mcp · plan · swarm
  voice · attach · reasoning

Download Desktop and open a project.

One click for macOS DMG or Windows installer. Then open a repo and start an agent—updates on Mac check the Sparkle-compatible feed automatically.

Download for Mac