Bring AI into your desktop workflow
Refresh is not a chat shell in the browser. It is a desktop AI workspace built around repositories, sessions, planning, execution, tools, and skills so real work can keep moving forward.
Local workspace, branching conversations, Plan / Agent modes, and the details sidebar work together on one screen.
Choose a repository
Start from a local folder or a GitHub repo instead of an empty chat input.
Plan / Agent
Clarify first, act second, and keep the collaboration rhythm under control.
Details sidebar
Plans, todos, terminal, diff, MCP, and memory stay visible alongside the conversation.
Skill extensions
Grow capability on purpose with Skills, commands, and MCP rather than bloating the default product story.
Choose a repository
Plan / Agent
Details sidebar
Workflow entry
Start from the repo, not from an empty conversation
The desktop product begins with a workspace. After that, chats, branches, tool state, and project context stay attached to the same structure so you do not need to restate the situation every time.
Local folder or GitHub entry
The desktop code already supports opening a local folder or cloning from GitHub, so work starts from a real project.
Project context stays alive
The selected repository, chats, sub-sessions, files, and tool state stay attached to the workspace instead of behaving like one-off prompts.
Parallel windows and branches
The desktop app is built around chat ownership, sub-chats, and new-window flow so side explorations do not pollute the main line of work.
Local-first desktop rhythm
Electron, tRPC bridges, and local persistence keep speed, permissions, and context grounded on the desktop rather than floating outside the workflow.
Structure beats novelty
Why this feels more like a desktop teammate
The most valuable part of the desktop codebase is not a slogan. It is how long-running work is structured.
Real capabilities
If it is on the homepage, it should already exist in the desktop app
This is not a generic “AI can do everything” page. It translates the current desktop surface into modules people can actually understand.
workspace
Ongoing collaborative conversations
Push work forward inside the same project and the same context instead of restarting from scratch.
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Plan Mode
Let the assistant question, structure, and prepare before execution starts.
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Agent Mode
Move from alignment into execution when the task is ready to be acted on.
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Skills and commands
Use skill mentions and slash commands to attach repeatable workflows to daily work.
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Branches and sub-tasks
Split exploration, validation, and the main task into separate paths without losing control.
sidebar
Details sidebar
Plans, todos, terminal, diff, MCP, memory, and files stay visible in the same surface.
integration
MCP and intentional extensions
Capability grows on purpose through skills and integrations rather than bloating the default product pitch.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions About Refresh
If you want to know whether this is really a desktop workflow tool, this is where we make the boundaries explicit.
Download
Bring AI into your real desktop workflow
Download Refresh and keep repositories, context, conversation, planning, execution, and skill calls inside one desktop space.
One desktop surface
Repositories, sessions, plans, and execution keep moving inside the same workspace.
One brand language
The web landing page now shares the same theme color system and hierarchy as the desktop product.
macOS available now
Supports both Apple Silicon and Intel Mac, with more platforms planned.