I've been working on SynthesisOS for a while and decided to open-source it today. It's a local-first, agentic desktop layer for macOS (though the Rust/Tauri core is cross-platform).
Instead of just another chat wrapper, I wanted to build a system where AI requests act as real "syscalls" routed by a Rust kernel to different workers (Tools, Memory, LLMs). Agents can control macOS native apps, read files, and manage settings through 60+ tools, all while keeping your data local (using LanceDB for memory).
I built it because I wanted a UI that felt like an actual operating system layer (spatial, glassmorphic) rather than just a terminal or a chat window.
It's still in Alpha, but I'd love to hear your feedback on the architecture, the code, or the general concept! (And of course, if anyone wants to poke around, contribute, or help port the native tools to Windows/Linux, PRs are more than welcome).
Hi HN,
I've been working on SynthesisOS for a while and decided to open-source it today. It's a local-first, agentic desktop layer for macOS (though the Rust/Tauri core is cross-platform).
Instead of just another chat wrapper, I wanted to build a system where AI requests act as real "syscalls" routed by a Rust kernel to different workers (Tools, Memory, LLMs). Agents can control macOS native apps, read files, and manage settings through 60+ tools, all while keeping your data local (using LanceDB for memory).
I built it because I wanted a UI that felt like an actual operating system layer (spatial, glassmorphic) rather than just a terminal or a chat window.
It's still in Alpha, but I'd love to hear your feedback on the architecture, the code, or the general concept! (And of course, if anyone wants to poke around, contribute, or help port the native tools to Windows/Linux, PRs are more than welcome).