OpenConduit

The AI Chat Interface You've Been Waiting For

Connect OpenAI, Anthropic, and local models. Supercharge with MCP tool servers. One app, every platform.

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OpenConduit Chat
OpenConduit desktop chat interface screenshot
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Features

Everything you need in one desktop AI workspace

Multi-provider AI

Connect OpenAI GPT-4, Anthropic Claude, or any LM Studio local model. Switch providers per conversation.

MCP Tool Servers

Extend the AI with Model Context Protocol servers over HTTP-SSE or stdio. Give it filesystem access, web search, APIs, and more.

Streaming Responses

Real-time streaming output from all providers. No waiting for the full response.

Markdown + Code

Full markdown rendering with syntax-highlighted code blocks via highlight.js.

Conversation History

Persistent conversation storage. All your chats, always available, stored locally.

Privacy First

API keys stored encrypted on-device. No telemetry, no data collection by default.

Cross-Platform

Native builds for macOS (Apple Silicon + Intel), Windows, and Linux (deb/rpm).

Open Source

AGPL-3.0 open source. Fully auditable, forkable, and self-hostable. Commercial licenses available.

Providers

Bring your model stack with you

AI

OpenAI

Best-in-class general reasoning, coding, and multimodal model support.

Supported models

GPT-5.1, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, GPT-4o, o3, o4-mini

AN

Anthropic

Excellent long-context and instruction-following workflows for deep technical tasks.

Supported models

Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Claude 3.5 Haiku

LM

LM Studio

Run local/offline models with full control over privacy and hardware usage.

Supported models

Llama 3.3, Qwen 2.5, DeepSeek R1, Mistral, Phi-4, Gemma 2 — and more

MCP Tools

Extend the AI's capabilities beyond conversation

OpenConduit supports Model Context Protocol (MCP), so your assistant can call tools and interact with real systems. Add servers over HTTP-SSE or stdio and unlock a practical AI workflow.

Learn more at modelcontextprotocol.io

Filesystem Access

Read, write, and refactor project files directly from AI prompts.

Web Search

Ground model answers with live results and source-backed context.

Custom APIs

Connect internal services and domain-specific endpoints in minutes.

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