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CowAgent is an open-source super AI assistant that proactively plans tasks, controls your computer and external services, creates and runs Skills, builds a personal knowledge base and long-term memory, and grows alongside you through self-evolution — a reference implementation of Agent Harness engineering.

CowAgent is lightweight, easy to deploy, and built to extend. Plug in any major LLM provider and run it 24/7 on a personal computer or server, across the web and all major IM platforms.

🌐 Website  ·  📖 Docs  ·  🚀 Quick Start  ·  🧩 Skill Hub  ·  ☁️ Try Online

🌟 Highlights

Capability	Description
Planning	Decomposes complex tasks and executes them step by step, looping over tools until the goal is reached
Memory	Three-tier architecture (context → daily → core), automatic Deep Dream distillation, hybrid keyword + vector retrieval
Knowledge	Auto-curates structured knowledge into a Markdown wiki, builds an evolving knowledge graph with visual browsing
Evolution	Self-Evolution reviews conversations automatically to improve skills, follow up on unfinished tasks, and consolidate memory and knowledge, growing through everyday use
Skills	One-click install from Skill Hub, GitHub, ClawHub; or create custom skills via natural-language conversation
Tools	Built-in file I/O, terminal, browser, scheduler, memory retrieval, web search, and 10+ more tools — with native MCP integration
Channels	Integrates with Web, WeChat, Feishu, DingTalk, WeCom, QQ, Official Accounts, Telegram, and Slack
Multimodal	First-class support for text, images, voice, and files — recognition, generation, and delivery
Models	Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Kimi, MiniMax, Doubao, and more — swap providers from the Web console with one click
Deploy	One-line installer, unified Web console, multiple deployment modes (local, Docker, server)

🏗️ Architecture

CowAgent is a complete Agent Harness: messages flow in through Channels; the Agent Core plans and reasons over memory, knowledge, and the available tools and skills; Models generate the response, which is sent back through the originating channel. Every layer is decoupled and independently extensible.

Read more in Architecture.

🚀 Quick Start

A one-line installer takes care of dependencies, configuration, and startup:

Linux / macOS:

bash <(curl -fsSL https://cdn.link-ai.tech/code/cow/run.sh)

Windows (PowerShell):

irm https://cdn.link-ai.tech/code/cow/run.ps1 | iex

Docker:

curl -O https://cdn.link-ai.tech/code/cow/docker-compose.yml
docker compose up -d

Once started, open http://localhost:9899 to access the Web console — your one-stop hub to chat with the Agent, configure models, connect channels, and install skills.

Deploying on a server? Set web_host to 0.0.0.0 in config.json to make the console reachable from outside, and set web_password to protect it. Don't forget to open port 9899 in your firewall or security group.

📖 Detailed guides: Quick Start · Install from Source · Upgrade

After installation, manage the service with the cow CLI:

cow start | stop | restart        # service control
cow status | logs                  # status and logs
cow update                         # pull latest code and restart
cow skill install <name>           # install a skill
cow install-browser                # install browser automation

🤖 Models

CowAgent supports all mainstream LLM providers. Chat, vision, image generation, ASR/TTS, and embeddings can each be routed to a different vendor. Providers are configured directly in the Web console — no manual file editing required.

Provider	Featured Models	Chat	Vision	Image Gen	ASR	TTS	Embedding
Claude	claude-fable-5	✅	✅
OpenAI	gpt-5.5, o-series	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Gemini	gemini-3.5-flash	✅	✅	✅
DeepSeek	deepseek-v4-flash / pro	✅
Qwen	qwen3.7-plus	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
GLM	glm-5.2, glm-5v-turbo	✅	✅		✅		✅
Doubao	doubao-seed-2.0 series	✅	✅	✅			✅
Kimi	kimi-k2.7-code	✅	✅
MiniMax	MiniMax-M3	✅	✅	✅		✅
ERNIE	ernie-5.1	✅	✅
MiMo	mimo-v2.5 / pro	✅	✅			✅
LinkAI	One key for 100+ models	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Custom	Local models / third-party proxy	✅

For details on each provider, see the Models overview.

💬 Channels

A single Agent instance can serve multiple channels in parallel. Most channels can be onboarded right from the Web console.

Channel	Text	Image	File	Voice	Group
Web Console (default)	✅	✅	✅	✅
Telegram	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Slack	✅	✅	✅		✅
Discord	✅	✅	✅		✅
WeChat	✅	✅	✅	✅
Feishu / Lark	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DingTalk	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
WeCom Bot	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
QQ	✅	✅	✅		✅
WeCom App	✅	✅	✅	✅
WeChat Customer Service	✅	✅	✅	✅
WeChat Official Account	✅	✅		✅

See the Channels overview for setup details.

The Web console is the default channel and the unified entry point to configure models, channels, skills, memory, and more.

🧠 Memory & Knowledge Base

Long-term memory uses a three-tier architecture: conversation context (short-term) → daily memory (mid-term) → MEMORY.md (long-term). A nightly Deep Dream pass distills scattered memories into refined long-term entries and a narrative journal. See Long-term Memory · Deep Dream.

Personal knowledge base complements the time-ordered memory by organizing structured knowledge by topic. The Agent automatically curates valuable information from conversations, maintains cross-references and indexes, and the Web console offers an interactive knowledge-graph view. See Personal Knowledge Base.

Long-term Memory · Three-tier architecture + Deep Dream

Knowledge Base · Auto-curated Markdown wiki

🔧 Tools & Skills

Tools are atomic capabilities the Agent uses to interact with system resources. Skills are higher-level workflows defined by a manifest file that compose multiple tools to accomplish complex tasks.

Tool System

Built-in tools cover file I/O (read / write / edit / ls), terminal (bash), file sending (send), memory retrieval (memory), environment variables (env_config), web fetching (web_fetch), scheduling (scheduler), web search (web_search), vision (vision), and browser automation (browser).

MCP protocol integrates the open ecosystem of Model Context Protocol servers. A single mcp.json is enough — supports stdio / SSE transports, hot reload, and zero-code integration.

Learn more: Tools overview · MCP integration.

Skills System

• Skill Hub — open skill marketplace: browse, search, install in one click
• GitHub / ClawHub / URL and more — install skills from any source
• Conversational authoring — generate custom skills through dialogue with skill-creator; turn any workflow or third-party API into a reusable skill

/skill list                   # list installed skills
/skill search <keyword>        # search the marketplace
/skill install <name>          # one-click install

Learn more: Skills overview · Creating Skills.

🏷 Changelog

2026.06.18: v2.1.2 — Web console upgrades (scheduled task management, knowledge base categories, multiple custom model providers), Self-Evolution improvements, new models (kimi-k2.7-code, glm-5.2), security hardening and refinements.

2026.06.09: v2.1.1 — Self-Evolution, Web console upgrades (message management, parallel sessions), cross-platform MCP enhancements with concurrent calls, new models (MiniMax-M3, qwen3.7-plus), Python 3.13 support.

2026.06.01: v2.1.0 — Internationalization, new channels (Telegram, Discord, Slack, WeChat Customer Service), CLI interaction upgrades, streamlined one-line install, MCP Streamable HTTP support, new models (claude-opus-4-8, MiMo).

2026.05.22: v2.0.9 — Model management, MCP protocol support, persistent browser sessions, new models (gpt-5.5, gemini-3.5-flash, qwen3.7-max), deployment hardening.

2026.05.06: v2.0.8 — Feishu channel overhaul (voice, streaming, QR onboarding), DeepSeek V4 and Baidu Qianfan support, scheduler tool upgrades.

2026.04.22: v2.0.7 — Built-in image generation (GPT Image 2, Nano Banana), new models (Kimi K2.6, Claude Opus 4.7, GLM 5.1), memory and knowledge enhancements.

2026.04.14: v2.0.6 — Knowledge base, Deep Dream memory distillation, smart context compression, multi-session Web console.

2026.04.01: v2.0.5 — Cow CLI, Skill Hub open source, browser tool, WeCom Bot QR onboarding.

2026.02.03: v2.0.0 — Major upgrade to a super