Work Buddy
The AI assistant for knowledge workers — a local-first personal-agent runtime built on Claude Code and Obsidian.
Install
git clone https://github.com/KadenMc/work-buddyInstall command taken from the project's README or registry entry. Always review code before running it.
README excerpt
Read full README on GitHub →work-buddy
Your AI doesn't understand how you actually operate. Meet <b>work-buddy</b>.
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work-buddy is the AI assistant for knowledge workers — a local-first personal-agent runtime built on Claude Code and MCP that organizes the work around the work: journal entries, scattered tasks, open browser tabs, and the projects they belong to. It gives your agent structured multi-step workflows, memory that survives across sessions, deep integration with the tools your work already lives in, and a React dashboard that lends visibility and control.
Runs on your existing Claude Code subscription — no separate service fees. The agent you're already paying for does the work; your data stays on your machine.
<em>The dashboard's Chats tab: browsing and searching across agent sessions.</em>
Get Started
You'll need Claude Code (CLI or Desktop). Obsidian is an optional legacy compatibility integration; native Journal, Tasks, Projects, Contracts, Personal Knowledge, Calendar, and Co-work editing do not require it.
- Download the installer from the latest release and run it.
- Bundles its own Python (about 1 GB of dependencies).
- Windows today; macOS and Linux installers are coming soon!
- Open the install folder in Claude Code. work-buddy is already running, and Claude Code connects to it automatically.
- Run
/wb-setup guided. An agent walks you through the rest of setup: which features you want, connected to your own tools and preferences. - Start working. In Claude Code:
/wb-morning # the morning routine: briefing, priorities, day plan
/wb-task-triage # batch-decide on your task inbox
/wb-dev # extend work-buddy itself
And from any terminal:
wbuddy status # sidecar health
wbuddy start | stop | restart # control the background services
wbuddy launch # start if needed, then open the dashboard app
wbuddy --help # everything else
A system-tray icon shows work-buddy's status at a glance and opens a small panel to start, stop, or restart it and jump to the dashboard.
The installer also adds a branded, console-free Start Menu launcher, with an optional Desktop shortcut. It starts or recovers the local runtime before opening the React app. The same dashboard at /app/ can optionally be installed from Chrome or Edge as a standalone PWA window.
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