Run Gentlybot on your Mac.
Gentlybot Desktop turns your Mac into a runtime node — threads run locally in Docker, with live HTTPS previews and your own local AI endpoints.
Apple Silicon (M1 or later) · Docker required
Control what runs here.
Desktop adds a “This Mac” page for the machine and a runtime picker to the new-thread composer. Cloud stays available whenever you prefer it.
- Choose “This Mac” from the Runs on picker when you start a thread
- Pause new threads, cap parallel work, or pause automatically on battery
- See active local threads and open their previews
- Review Docker storage and clean up Gentlybot resources
- Connect local AI endpoints and use models available on this machine
Your Mac as a runtime node
Threads run in Docker on your machine — your compute, your data dir, no cloud sandbox needed.
Live HTTPS previews
Apps you build open at a trusted https://…gently.localhost URL, right on your Mac.
Bring your own local AI
Point Gentlybot at a local endpoint (VibeProxy, Ollama, LM Studio) — the key never leaves your machine.
Native notifications
Get a macOS notification when a thread needs you or finishes, even with the window closed.
Up and running in three steps
- 1
Install Docker
Gentlybot Desktop runs threads in containers. Install OrbStack (recommended) or Docker Desktop first.
- 2
Open the app
Launch Gentlybot Desktop. It checks Docker and prepares the local sandbox base without changing your existing containers or images.
- 3
Sign in & connect
Approve the sign-in in your browser. The app opens your workspace and this Mac starts accepting threads.