01Notes
Capture the brief once.
Keep decisions, checklists, links, and tasks close to the request they will shape. Rich Notes stay on your Mac until you choose to use them.
Agent-first productivity for macOSYour Agent workspace,right at the edgeof your Mac.
Capture the brief. Keep local continuity. Follow the work without leaving your flow.
macOS 14+ One-time Full Unlock Hermes & OpenClaw
Native Mac workspaceBenAgent / Agent HubReady on Mac
BenAgentLocal continuity · connected to OpenClaw
Verified product definition
What is BenAgent?
BenAgent is a native macOS workspace for agent-first productivity. BenAgent helps people prepare useful context, delegate focused work to a supported Hermes or OpenClaw runtime, follow progress, and review returned results without rebuilding the same context in another chat window.
Product facts verified against BenAgent 1.3 and the US Mac App Store listing on .
- Product layer
- Native Mac workspace, not an AI agent runtime
- System
- macOS 14 or later
- Connections
- Hermes and OpenClaw
- Runtime boundary
- The configured runtime owns models, tools, files, and execution
- Distribution
- Free Mac App Store download with one-time Full Unlock
- Prompt path
- Direct to the endpoint the user configures, with no BenAgent hosted relay
Connected Agent work
Work with your Agent. Stay in your flow.
BenAgent is the native Mac bridge to the Agent runtime you choose. It keeps the handoff focused, local continuity intact, progress visible, and the result close to the work already in front of you.
- Brief and selected context leave only when you submit.
- Your runtime keeps ownership of models, tools, and execution.
- Supported replies and events return to BenAgent on your Mac.
From capture to result
A clear path. Visible progress.
Capture the brief at the edge of your Mac, connect the useful context, follow your configured Agent runtime, and receive the result without turning another workspace into the center of your day.
02Prompt Inventory
Reuse what works.
Save the instructions that produce better work, pause the ones you no longer need, and bring a proven Prompt into the next handoff.
03Context handoff
Hand off the whole task.
Name the outcome, then attach the Note and Prompt that change the result. BenAgent keeps the handoff focused instead of rebuilding the brief in another chat window.
04Agent at work
Then keep working.
Follow request status and supported runtime progress from the top of your screen. Stop the active request when you need to; your configured runtime still owns models, tools, and execution.
05Return path
Results return to your work.
Review the answer, continue the local conversation, or begin a fresh session without making a separate chat workspace the center of your day.
BENAGENT / AGENT WORKFLOW01 — Notes
Visible progress. A clear return path.
Built around real work
More than a chat box.Every feature closes a context gap.
Background results
Finished work finds its way back.
Ask a compatible runtime to create or manage scheduled work. When event delivery is configured, completed cron or plugin results can queue above the conversation you were already using.
Clipboard History
Turn recent copies into useful context.
Search locally saved text, links, email addresses, colors, images, and file references, then review the selected item in the composer before sending.
Generated image results
Visual results stay in the conversation.
When a supported runtime returns an image, review and save it from the same local conversation as the request that produced it.
Voice + companion
Ask without reaching for another window.
Opt in to voice, see the live transcript, and let the desktop companion keep the interaction visible while you work.
Runtime connections
Bring the Agent you trust.
Configure Hermes or OpenClaw, keep optional gateway tokens in Keychain, and check endpoint readiness before real work begins.
Clear ownership at every hop
Local by design. Direct by choice.
BenAgent is the native Mac layer around your Agent—not a replacement runtime, model provider, or hosted prompt relay. A request can include your current message, selected attachments, and a bounded portion of completed conversation text.
Request ownership mapDirect · no hosted relay
- 01IntentYou chooseMessage + selected context
- 02Mac layerBenAgentLocal workspace + continuity
- 03ConnectionDirect endpointNo BenAgent-hosted relay
- 04CapabilityYour runtimeModels, tools + execution
BenAgent ownsHandoff · continuity · progress · return
Your runtime ownsReasoning · models · tools · execution
Conversations in local SwiftData
Optional gateway tokens in macOS Keychain
Selected request content is sent only when you submit it
Connection options
Your workflow stays familiar. Your runtime stays yours.
Hermes and OpenClaw are connection paths inside BenAgent. They are not the product identity, and each remains responsible for its own capabilities.
Hermes
Connect an existing API serverUse the Hermes endpoint you control, add an optional gateway token, and verify readiness before sending work.
Open setup guide
OpenClaw
Connect an existing gatewayUse your OpenClaw gateway for Agent requests and configure supported event delivery only when your workflow needs it.
Open setup guideOne-time Full Unlock
One Mac app. No BenAgent subscription.
Download BenAgent for free, then use one in-app purchase to unlock setup and every product feature. Your Agent runtime and any model-provider costs remain separate.
- Agent Hub, Notes, Prompts, Clipboard, and local history
- Voice and supported background result surfaces
- Hermes and OpenClaw connection paths
Before you connect
Know what BenAgent owns.
01Is BenAgent itself an AI Agent?
BenAgent is the native Mac workspace around the Agent you choose. It owns the focused handoff, local conversation, progress, and return surfaces; your configured runtime owns reasoning, models, tools, and execution.
02Which Agent connections are supported?
BenAgent currently provides guided connection paths for Hermes and OpenClaw. Each runtime keeps control of its own models, tools, skills, and files.
03Where do conversations and tokens live?
Conversation records stay in local SwiftData. Optional provider-scoped gateway tokens are stored in macOS Keychain. BenAgent adds no hosted relay between the app and your configured endpoint.
04Does everything stay on my Mac?
Notes, Prompts, Clipboard History, and conversation records are stored on this Mac. When you submit a request, the current message, selected attachments, and a bounded portion of completed conversation text go directly to the Agent endpoint you configured.
05Who runs scheduled or background work?
A compatible runtime runs the work. When event delivery is configured, BenAgent can surface supported cron, hook, webhook, or plugin results back on your Mac.
06What is included in Full Unlock?
BenAgent is free to download. All BenAgent product features require a one-time US $9.99 Full Unlock. The App Store may display a different local price.
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