Agents At Work for macOS

Free companion app. Notarized by Apple.
Direct download. No Mac App Store required.

Download AgentsAtWork.dmg
macOS 13 Ventura or later Apple Silicon (M1 and later) Version 1.0 (build 32) Free
Installation
  1. Open the downloaded .dmg file.
  2. Drag Agents At Work to your Applications folder.
  3. On first launch, macOS may show a Gatekeeper dialog — click Open. The app is notarized by Apple.
  4. Sign in with Google or email/password and follow the in-app walkthrough.
  5. Install the mobile app on your iPhone or Android (see below).
  6. On your phone, go through the onboarding and tap Scan QR Code. On your Mac, click the menu bar icon and choose Link Mobile — a QR code appears. Scan it with your phone. This one step links your phone and sets up end-to-end encryption.

Mobile apps

iPhone (iOS)

  • iOS 16 or later
  • Closed beta — invite required
  • No account needed on phone — links via QR scan

Join iOS Beta (TestFlight)

Android

  • Android 8.0 (API 26) or later
  • Closed beta — invite required
  • No account needed on phone — links via QR scan

Join Android Beta

Agent setup

Install at least one AI agent CLI on your Mac. Agents At Work supports all three.



Install Anthropic Claude Code

terminal Claude Code
$ npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
 
$ claude --version
# alternative: brew install --cask claude-code

Works with a Claude Pro or Max subscription, a direct Anthropic API key, or through AWS Bedrock and Google Vertex AI. Any of these lets you run Claude Code.


Install OpenAI Codex

terminal Codex
$ npm install -g @openai/codex
 
$ codex --version
# alternative: brew install codex

Requires an OpenAI account with API access. Usage is billed per token — no flat subscription required. An existing ChatGPT Plus account does not include API access; you need to add API credits separately.


Install Google Gemini CLI

terminal Gemini CLI
$ npm install -g @google/gemini-cli
 
$ gemini --version
# alternative: brew install gemini-cli

A Google account is all you need to get started. The free tier includes generous daily limits on Gemini 2.5 Pro. For higher limits or production use, connect a Google AI Studio API key or Google Cloud Vertex AI.

tmux

Agents At Work uses tmux to observe your running agent sessions without interrupting them. It is a standard terminal tool already installed on most developer Macs.

tmux
# check if installed
$ tmux -V
tmux 3.4
 
# if you get "command not found", install it
$ brew install tmux

tmux is only used by the companion app to attach to your agent's terminal. It does not affect your workflow or your agent commands.

Link your phone

Your account lives on the Mac. The mobile app links to it by scanning a QR code — no separate sign-in required on your phone. This one-time step also sets up end-to-end encryption so your conversations are readable only on your devices. Firebase never sees your conversation content in plaintext.

  1. On your Mac, click the Agents At Work menu bar icon and choose Link Mobile. A QR code appears.
  2. On your phone, open Agents At Work, go through the onboarding slides, and tap Scan QR Code on the last screen.
  3. Point your phone's camera at the Mac QR code. Done — your phone is linked and encrypted.

The QR code contains a short-lived token that expires after 1 hour. If you need to re-link (new phone, reinstall), just reopen Link Mobile from the Mac menu bar to get a fresh code.