Features

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.

Agent mode — Let the model read and edit files, run commands and analyze code inside a controlled desktop workflow.
Permission control — Choose standard review, auto-accept edits or full-access mode while keeping working-directory sandbox checks active.
Approval and cost UI — Review tool calls in real time, remember allow decisions and track token/cost usage for each agent session.

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.

Multi-source skill directories — Manage AQBot, Codex, Claude and Agents skill roots, including ~/.aqbot/skills, ~/.codex/skills, ~/.claude/skills and ~/.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/repo or GitHub URLs into a chosen target.
Marketplace — Search skills.sh and GitHub sources, preview details, jump to GitHub and see installed status.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.