HivemindOS Desktop App

The desktop app is the recommended way to use HivemindOS on your own computer. It includes the same dashboard as the browser version and adds safer access to local folders, local setup, desktop updates, and operating-system features.

First Launch

The first-run guide checks which agent tools are already available and lets you choose how much to set up.

1. Choose Set up this computer.
2. Review the optional capabilities. This computer only is the default; private machine linking, web research, and Code Proof remain optional.
3. Keep the setup window open while the app shows live progress.
4. Continue only after the completion screen confirms that the local HivemindOS helper is ready.

Choosing Not now postpones setup. Choosing Use without setup keeps the app in a limited mode until you change that choice in Settings.

What The Desktop App Adds

• Native folder selection for Chat, Work, Automations, and app projects.
• Local folder creation without routing through a remote-machine connection.
• Guided setup and repair for this computer.
• Desktop unlock options supported by your operating system.
• Signed app updates on supported release builds.
• A complete local dashboard without needing to keep a terminal or development server open.

The browser dashboard remains useful when you are connecting from another trusted device. It uses the same HivemindOS data and agents, but some local actions may require the desktop app or the helper running on the target machine.

Files And Privacy

The desktop app does not give agents unrestricted access to your computer. Folder access follows the folder you choose, the current task, and the permissions for the selected machine. Remote machines still use their own approved HivemindOS connection; local desktop privileges are never treated as remote permission.

Setup checks whether supported agent tools are present, but it does not read their private conversations merely to detect them. Secrets remain in the approved local or shared credential store, not in public docs, screenshots, or prompts.

Updates

Published desktop releases can check for signed updates. If an update is available, review the release information and install it from the app. Updating the app does not delete your vault, agent homes, project folders, or wallet backups.

If an update or first launch fails, open Troubleshooting. Source developers can continue to use the repository’s development commands, but those build instructions are intentionally kept out of the normal user path.