Documentation
Everything you need to understand, extend, and contribute to Aura Work — the open-source multi-provider desktop AI agent platform.
◆ Overview
What is Aura Work and why it exists
▶ Quick Start
Install, configure, run your first task
◆ Providers (10)
10 AI model providers with auto-discovery
↗ Routing (5 policies)
Intelligent 5-policy model routing engine
⚡ Skills (18)
18 pre-built agent skills in the registry
▤ Sidecars (8)
8 modular background service daemons
🌐 Languages (20)
20 human languages with RTL support
◐ Themes (35)
35 hand-crafted visual themes
🔒 Permissions
3 permission profiles: read-only, safe-automation, research
◈ Architecture
Tauri 2 + React 19 + Rust multi-process architecture
⌘ CLI
Command-line bridge client for remote control
⇌ MCP
Model Context Protocol for third-party tool integration
Start Here
Whether you're a new user or a developer looking to contribute to the source code, here are the fastest paths to exactly what you need:
👋 New user?
Start with the Overview page to understand the philosophy behind Aura Work, then head to Quick Start to install the app and run your first task within minutes.
🧑💻 Developer or contributor?
Review the Architecture page to understand the multi-process system design, then Skills and Model Context Protocol (MCP) to add new capabilities to the agent.
🔐 Care about privacy and security?
Check out Permissions and Routing to see how Aura Work keeps your data local and stays secure by default without compromises.
⌘ Prefer the terminal?
See the CLI page for full remote control of Aura Work from the command line — creating tasks and following up on them.
All Documentation Pages
| Page | Description |
|---|---|
| Overview | What Aura Work is, its design philosophy, and why it exists |
| Quick Start | Installation, setup, and running your first task in minutes |
| Providers | 10 AI model providers, cloud and local, with automatic model discovery |
| Routing | The intelligent routing engine and 5 policies for choosing the optimal model for each task |
| Skills | 18 pre-built, sandboxed skills the agent can use immediately |
| Sidecars | 8 modular background services that power the system's different capabilities |
| Languages | 20 supported human languages with full right-to-left support |
| Themes | 35 hand-crafted visual themes spanning light, dark, and premium styles |
| Permissions | A fine-grained permission system that controls everything the agent does on your machine |
| Architecture | The Tauri 2 + React 19 + Rust multi-process architecture in detail |
| CLI | A command-line client (CLI) for controlling Aura Work remotely |
| MCP | Integrating third-party tools and servers via the Model Context Protocol |