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Turn context into a useful first draft
Attach the note, image, clipboard item, or conversation history that matters and ask your runtime for a focused draft.
Agent First for Productivity
Keep your AI agent close to the work on your Mac.
BenAgent is a native Mac productivity workspace that keeps the AI agent you choose close to your current work. Delegate a focused outcome, provide only useful context, follow progress, and review the result without making another chat app the center of your flow.
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Outcome
- Goal
- Context
- Constraint
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Agent works
- Your connection
- Models + tools
- Runtime owned
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Result
- Reply
- Event
- Next step
AI agent for MacOutcome over chat
Local continuityBounded history on Mac
Direct endpointRuntime-owned, no relay
macOS 14+Native Mac utility
The problem
Your AI agent should not become another place to manage.
The agent-first shift
Give one focused outcome, stay with the work in front of you, and let BenAgent keep progress and the return path close.
Chat-first frictionSwitch, copy context, wait, check again
Agent-first returnDelegate once, follow progress, review
How BenAgent works
Connect an AI agent to your Mac workflow.
Delegate. Stay in flow. Review the return.
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Delegate
Name the outcome and add only the note, clipboard item, image, or history that changes the result.
STATUS: READY02
Agent works
BenAgent sends the request through the connection you choose while the agent runtime keeps control of its models, tools, and skills.
STATUS: IN PROGRESS03
Review
The reply or background result returns beside your work, ready to continue, copy, stop, or start fresh.
STATUS: RETURNEDProductivity use cases
What can you do with an AI agent on Mac?
BenAgent keeps common handoffs compact while the runtime you choose remains responsible for what it can actually do.
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Ask without rebuilding the brief
Keep bounded conversation continuity on your Mac so the next request can build on completed work without a fresh copy-and-paste loop.
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See progress while you stay in flow
Follow request and tool activity in BenAgent while the connected runtime remains responsible for models, tools, and execution.
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Receive finished background work
Bring supported cron, hook, webhook, or plugin results back to a visible Mac surface when the runtime finishes later.
Control stays explicit
BenAgent is the Mac layer, not the agent runtime.
Conversation records stay in local SwiftData and requests go directly to the endpoint you choose. Model-provider credentials stay inside the runtime; an optional runtime gateway token is kept in macOS Keychain when you configure one.
OutcomeYou choose the context
BenAgentLocal conversation
Direct requestNo BenAgent relay
Your runtimeConnection you choose
ReturnReply or event on Mac
BenAgent adds no hosted prompt relay. The selected runtime—and any model provider it calls—still receives the content you choose to send.
Setup
Connect the agent before you delegate.
- macOS 14 or later
- A reachable endpoint for a supported connection
- An optional gateway token when your runtime requires one
Pricing
US $9.99
Free App Store download. One-time Full Unlock for normal voice and agent use. Storefront pricing may vary.
Supported connection options
Choose how BenAgent connects to your agent.
The BenAgent workflow stays consistent whichever supported option you choose. These are connection paths inside the app, while each runtime remains in charge of execution.
Option: Hermes
Connect an existing Hermes API server.
Use the Hermes endpoint you control while BenAgent keeps the request, local conversation, progress, and return path on Mac.
- Start and verify the Hermes API server
- Add its endpoint and optional gateway token
- Run readiness checks before real work
Option: OpenClaw
Connect an existing OpenClaw gateway.
Use the OpenClaw gateway you control while BenAgent provides a focused Mac surface for requests, readiness, and returned work.
- Start and verify the OpenClaw gateway
- Add its endpoint and optional gateway token
- Add event delivery only when you need it
AI agent for Mac FAQ
Know what BenAgent owns before you connect a runtime.
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Is BenAgent an AI agent?
BenAgent is the native Mac workspace for working with AI agents. It owns the focused request, local conversation, readiness, progress, and return surfaces on macOS; the connected runtime owns reasoning and execution.
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Which agent connections are available today?
BenAgent currently provides guided connection paths for Hermes and OpenClaw. They are options inside BenAgent, not the product identity, and each runtime keeps control of its own models, tools, skills, and files.
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Does BenAgent run AI models locally?
Not by itself. BenAgent sends the content you choose directly to the configured agent endpoint. Whether a model runs locally or through a remote provider depends on the runtime setup you control.
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How does BenAgent reduce context switching?
It keeps the request, live status, reply, and supported background results close to the work already open on your Mac, so you do not need to make a separate chat workspace the center of every task.
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Where do conversations and gateway tokens live?
Conversation records stay in local SwiftData. Optional provider-scoped gateway tokens are stored in macOS Keychain, and BenAgent adds no hosted relay between the app and your configured endpoint.
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Does the agent endpoint have to be public?
No. A loopback endpoint is the simplest local setup. If you intentionally connect a remote runtime, keep it behind trusted private transport and the access controls owned by that runtime.
Agent-first productivity for macOS