Understudy: Open-Source Local AI Agent for Computer Automation and Control
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Summary
Understudy is an open-source local AI agent that can operate a user's entire computer system including GUI, browser, shell, and messaging applications from single instructions. The tool learns from user demonstrations and improves with daily use, supporting various AI models like GPT, Claude, and Gemini. It functions as a general-purpose automation assistant that watches user actions and then performs them autonomously, enabling complex workflows and computer control through natural language commands.
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Teach it once, it learns. Use it daily, it gets faster. Bring your own model.
An understudy watches. Then performs.
General Agent — One Message, Done
Demo environment: macOS + GPT-5.4 via Codex (OpenAI). All demos also work with Claude, Gemini, and other providers.
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