Features
Everything AQBot can do today, grouped by area. The list follows the project README and is updated with each release.
Chat & Models
- Multi-provider chat
- Connect OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint with custom Base URL, API Path, headers and proxy rules.
- Provider onboarding
- Use aqbot:// provider links and CC Switch import to bring provider profiles into AQBot after user confirmation.
- Model management
- Sync remote model lists, organize groups, test latency and configure capabilities, context length, sampling defaults, reasoning profiles and per-model extra_body fields.
- Conversation workflows
- Stream replies with thinking blocks, compare message versions, branch conversations, show title-generation status, compress long chats and ask multiple models in parallel.
AI Agent
- Two ways to use agents
- AQBot provides both a built-in agent inside Chat and a separate ACP agent workbench. The first uses your configured provider APIs; the second connects to external ACP-compatible agent processes, so you can choose the right path for each model and workflow.
- Chat agent (provider API)
- Switch a regular conversation to Agent mode and use any configured provider and model API to read or edit files, run commands and analyze code in a chosen working directory. That directory is the process starting CWD, not a filesystem sandbox.
- Chat agent controls
- Choose permission modes such as ask every time, accept edits or full access, review tool calls and approvals in real time, and track token and cost usage for each run.
- ACP agent workbench
- Run compatible coding agents through Agent Client Protocol (ACP) in a dedicated workbench, with streaming responses, reasoning and tool calls.
- ACP Registry and custom integrations
- Add agents such as Codex, Claude Agent, Gemini CLI, Cline, OpenCode and Grok Build from the Registry, or configure a custom command, arguments, environment variables and icon; agents can be enabled and reordered freely.
- ACP projects and direct chats
- Organize threads by project, pin important sessions and restore your last workspace automatically, or start a direct chat without selecting a project in an isolated working directory.
- Complete ACP session interaction
- Switch models, modes and options exposed by each agent, and work with attachments, questionnaires, plan reviews, plan progress and persisted state across reloads; tool requests can be allowed once or set to “Always Allow” for the current session.
Roles
- Local role templates
- Save system prompts, avatars, tags, opening messages, starter questions, temperature and Top P as reusable conversation templates.
- One-click use
- Start a new role conversation by default, or apply a role to the current conversation from the dropdown; role chats keep the role name, avatar and blue Roles badge.
- Marketplace
- Search and install roles from prompts.chat and PlexPt 中文 sources, then use them locally.
Skills Management
- Multi-source skill directories
- Manage AQBot, Codex, Claude and Agents skill roots, including
~/.aqbot/skills,~/.codex/skills,~/.claude/skillsand~/.agents/skills. - My Skills
- Filter by source, enable or disable skills, view details, copy names, open directories and uninstall.
- Skill groups and install targets
- Collapse skills by group, bulk enable/disable, open group folders, uninstall whole groups, and install from
owner/repoor GitHub URLs into a chosen target. - Marketplace
- Search skills.sh and GitHub sources, preview details, jump to GitHub and see installed status.
Content Rendering
- Markdown and math
- Render Markdown, code highlighting, tables, task lists and LaTeX formulas in streaming conversations.
- Code, diagrams and artifacts
- Use Monaco code blocks, Mermaid, D2 diagrams and an Artifact panel for code, Markdown notes, reports and previews.
- HTML fragment rendering
- Preview generated HTML fragments safely, including the streaming fixes added in the recent releases.
Search & Knowledge
- Web search
- Use Tavily, Exa, Zhipu WebSearch, Bocha and other search providers with cited sources and generated search queries.
- Local knowledge bases
- Index private documents with sqlite-vec, tune retrieval/rerank options and inspect retrieval feedback.
- Context management
- Attach files, search results, knowledge snippets, memories and tool output to the conversation context.
Tools & Extensions
- MCP protocol
- Run Model Context Protocol servers over stdio, SSE or StreamableHTTP.
- Built-in tools
- Use built-in MCP tools such as @aqbot/fetch and file search without installing a separate server.
- Tool loop limit
- Configure the maximum MCP tool-call loop count and recover more cleanly from interrupted or stuck tool sessions.
API Gateway
- Local gateway
- Expose OpenAI Chat Completions, OpenAI Responses, Claude-native and Gemini-native endpoints from the desktop app.
- Access and observability
- Manage gateway keys, SSL/TLS certificates, request logs and usage analytics locally.
- Client templates
- Use ready-made templates for Claude Code, Codex CLI, OpenCode, Gemini CLI and custom clients.
Data Import & Backup
- Third-party imports
- Import ChatGPT official exports, Cherry Studio backups and Kelivo backups with preview counts, warnings and duplicate handling.
- Provider and file migration
- Cherry Studio and Kelivo import can optionally migrate linked providers, API keys and file attachments.
- Backups
- Back up and restore local data through local folders, WebDAV or S3-compatible storage.
Desktop & Security
- Local encryption
- Store app state under ~/.aqbot/ and user files under ~/Documents/aqbot/, with API keys protected by AES-256 and a local master key.
- Desktop integration
- Use tray mode, always-on-top, global shortcuts, auto-start, proxy settings and automatic update checks.
- 11 interface languages
- Switch between Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Hindi and Arabic.
Try it on your desktop
Install AQBot and connect your first provider in a few minutes.