Kun

Kun is a desktop agent workspace that coordinates coding, writing, design, and research tasks across a local runtime for GUI and terminal interfaces.

Kun provides a desktop workspace for coding, documentation, and research that operates through a single local runtime. Users manage complex tasks in the GUI or switch to a terminal-based interface to continue the same work with native scrollback and session resumption. The system supports multiple AI models, allowing users to connect their own subscriptions and APIs to specific tasks or Agent Profiles. It includes specialized workspaces: Code for engineering and design projects, and Work for writing, reading PDFs, and organizing research. The platform handles background processes, file changes, and command approvals, ensuring workflows persist after client windows close. It also features Agent Graph capabilities to split large tasks into dependencies supervised by a lead agent.

Kun at a glance

Best for: Software engineer, Writer, Designer
Runs on: macOS, Windows, Linux, CLI
Pricing: Free
Released: May 2026
Category: AI agent tool
Website: kun-agent.com

Key features

Dual GUI and TUI interface
Persistent background task execution
Multi-model and provider orchestration
Agent Graph task delegation
Unified project and document context
Command approvals and file change tracking
PDF and document analysis

Use it for

Building and debugging software projects
Designing and implementing user interfaces
Summarizing and extracting data from PDFs
Managing research documentation and notes
Automating multi-step tasks with subagents

Companions

Tools that articles about Kun recommend using with it, each with its job.

Claude Code — Terminal-first agent that handles multi-hour refactors and migrations
Codex — Codex CLI for migrations, release coordination and tests.
OpenCode — Headless OpenCode runs inside the same factory.
Linear — Factories pick up issues from Linear and Jira.
Slack — Kick off and steer runs from Slack or Teams.

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