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4 use cases
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Run a persistent task agent on your Mac
Install Noodle, connect your AI account and give a bot a recurring task with its own workspace.
- Noodle
- Codex
- Claude Code
- Personal productivity
- Beginner
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Using the Noodle project at github.com/pdparchitect/noodle, guide a user through installing Noodle on macOS 26 and creating one bot for <task description>. Expected output: a bot named <bot name> with a backstory and one task started. Verify that the bot's workspace shows the files you attached.
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Coordinate a group of bots on one goal
Add several agents to one group conversation so they work toward a shared goal together.
- Noodle
- Personal productivity
- Intermediate
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Using the Noodle repo at github.com/pdparchitect/noodle, set up a group of two bots to work toward <shared goal>. Expected output: a group containing both bots and a first shared message from each. Verify that each bot's backstory describes a different role.
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Let a bot work in your signed-in browser
Assign a Noodle Browser profile with your sign-ins to a bot for web tasks.
- Noodle
- Personal productivity
- Intermediate
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Using the Noodle repo at github.com/pdparchitect/noodle, assign a Noodle Browser profile to a bot and ask it to check <website or dashboard>. Expected output: a short summary and at least one clickable preview in the conversation. Verify that the browser profile holds the sign-in the bot needs before you let it act.
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Chat with your Mac's bots from your phone
Pair your iPhone with your Mac through Noodle Hub settings to talk to your own bots.
- Noodle
- Personal productivity
- Intermediate
View prompt
Using the Noodle repo at github.com/pdparchitect/noodle, pair an iPhone with a Mac running Noodle and send a test message to <bot name>. Expected output: the bot replies in Noodle Mobile. Verify that the Mac is awake and that the phone shows the Mac as a Hub.
How to use Noodle
- Check you have what it needs: A Mac running macOS 26 for the main Noodle app; An account for at least one supported harness (Codex, Claude Code, FX, Grok Build, Muse Code, OpenCode v2, Antigravity) or Apple Intelligence on device; A Noodle Hub on an always-on Mac, if you want to use shared harnesses or phone access.
- Open pdparchitect/noodle on GitHub and read the README and license.
- Download the Noodle DMG from the Noodle link in the README, open it and drag Noodle to Applications.
- Open Noodle and follow Settings → Harness to install and sign in to your harness.
- Create a bot, choose its harness and describe its role in the backstory.
- Give it a task and the files or context it needs, and keep the bot's workspace for later runs.
These steps come from our top use case, Run a persistent task agent on your Mac, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.
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About this repo
- Who it is forMac users with an existing AI subscription or Apple Intelligence who want persistent agents that work on files, browsers and shared goals.
- Why it is hot
- LanguageSwift
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Requirements
- A Mac running macOS 26 for the main Noodle app
- An account for at least one supported harness (Codex, Claude Code, FX, Grok Build, Muse Code, OpenCode v2, Antigravity) or Apple Intelligence on device
- A Noodle Hub on an always-on Mac, if you want to use shared harnesses or phone access
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Questions about Noodle
What is Noodle?
Noodle is a free, open source app that runs personal AI agents on your Mac, iPhone and iPad, using the AI harnesses and accounts you already have. It is an open-source project on GitHub: https://github.com/pdparchitect/noodle.
Who is Noodle for?
Mac users with an existing AI subscription or Apple Intelligence who want persistent agents that work on files, browsers and shared goals.
What can I do with Noodle?
4 use cases so far, for example: Run a persistent task agent on your Mac; Coordinate a group of bots on one goal; Let a bot work in your signed-in browser. Each has steps and a copy-paste agent prompt.
What do I need to run Noodle?
A Mac running macOS 26 for the main Noodle app; An account for at least one supported harness (Codex, Claude Code, FX, Grok Build, Muse Code, OpenCode v2, Antigravity) or Apple Intelligence on device; A Noodle Hub on an always-on Mac, if you want to use shared harnesses or phone access.
What are alternatives to Noodle?
Other hot AI repos in Personal productivity: Abacusai Bot, Unigit Ecosystem, Comma, Agent Peer Chat, Compass.
Is Noodle safe to run?
Deduped does not own, audit or vouch for it. Read the README and license, run it on your own systems first and review every command before you run it.