# netease-youdao/LobsterAI

Open-source, desktop-grade AI agent that gets real work done — data analysis, slides, docs, video & web research. Built on OpenClaw; runs tools on your real desktop and takes commands from your phone via WeChat, Feishu, DingTalk & Telegram.

Repository: https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lobsterai
Homepage: https://lobsterai.youdao.com
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: agent, ai-agent, ai-assistant, automation, autonomous-agents, chatbot, copilot, cross-platform, desktop-app, electron, llm, mcp, office-automation, openclaw, productivity, react, tyepscript
Last push: 2026-08-26T15:37:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 14
- inputs: {"age_days": 202, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 2.0, "n_releases_24m": 67}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5953, forks 942 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:32.718660+00:00)

## What it is
LobsterAI is an open-source, desktop-grade AI agent application by NetEase Youdao that performs real work like data analysis, slides, documents, video, and web research on your actual desktop. Built on the OpenClaw runtime, it runs local tools with approval gates and can be controlled remotely via WeChat, Feishu, DingTalk, and Telegram.

## Use cases
- automate office tasks like making slides and documents
- run data analysis on local files with an AI agent
- control my desktop AI assistant from my phone via WeChat or Telegram
- create custom AI agents with their own skills and working directories
- schedule recurring agent jobs and IM notifications
- let an AI agent browse the web and use terminal commands safely
- manage long-running agent sessions on local projects

## When to choose
- you want a self-hosted desktop AI assistant that operates real local files, terminal, and browser
- you need remote control of an agent through IM apps like WeChat, Feishu, DingTalk, or Telegram
- you want multi-agent workflows with per-agent models, skills, and permissions
- you prefer an open-source alternative to closed office copilots, on macOS or Windows

## When to avoid
- you need a Linux desktop client
- you want a purely cloud-hosted agent with no local installation
- you need a headless server-side agent framework rather than a desktop GUI app
- you require mobile-native apps instead of IM-based remote control

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: agent-framework, chatbot, workflow-automation, mcp, llm-inference, chat-interface
- domain: developer-tools, large-language-models, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: desktop-agent, office-automation, openclaw, im-integration, multi-agent, expert-kits, local-first, ai-agents, automation, macos, desktop, electron

## Member repositories
- netease-youdao/LobsterAI (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:32.718660+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:50:43.178838+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:32.718660+00:00, sha 7e6e9e8c9d38)
  - homepage: https://lobsterai.youdao.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:46:29.455057+00:00, sha 79605a803e3c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.