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NextOS is the next AI agent operating system built for AI. It is not an OS for launching apps; it is a system for running, coordinating, and supervising agents as they do software work. The desktop app gives those agents local context, real tools, project memory, visible tasks, and clear permission gates before actions touch your repo.

What NextOS is good at

• Running coding agents against a local repository without hiding the runtime.
• Showing task and subtask progress while agents search, edit, test, and hand work back.
• Asking for approval before risky shell, file, network, MCP, or subagent actions.
• Keeping project memory, rules, tools, providers, and model choices close to the workspace.
• Producing structured development artifacts, including document workflows such as Word .docx generation.

Install

curl -fsSL https://nextagentos.com/install | bash

Or install with npm:

npm install -g nextos-ai

First run

cd /path/to/project
nextos

Then run /init or ask NextOS to inspect the project. Commit the generated AGENTS.md so future sessions understand the same expectations.

Recommended reading path

1. Go explains the normal workflow.
2. Desktop workspace describes the primary app surface.
3. Permissions explains approvals and auditability.
4. Providers connects models.
5. MCP servers adds external tools.

Mental model

Think of NextOS as a local control plane for agents. A session is the conversation, a task is delegated work, a tool is an action the model may request, and a permission is the gate between suggestion and execution.