Abu

Open-source, local-first AI desktop office assistant — an alternative to Claude Cowork

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Abu is a locally-run AI desktop assistant inspired by Claude Code's Cowork mode, reading files, running commands, writing documents, and building reports directly on a user's own machine. It's positioned as a local-first, privacy-first, open-source alternative to Claude Cowork for people who want desktop office automation with their own choice of model.

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