Open Cottage: A Browser-Based, Frontend-Only Agent Platform
Dapper-Air-349 · reddit · 2026-08-23
Open Cottage is a browser-based agent platform that operates entirely in the frontend with no backend or CLI. All data and computation (except LLM API calls) remain local.
Usage
- Requires an LLM API key and a local folder selected as the workspace via the browser.
- Chat history and settings are stored in a .cottage directory within the workspace.
Capabilities & Limitations
- Can do: Read/write code (e.g., HTML), run JS scripts in Web Workers, provide core agent features.
- Cannot do: Execute system CLI commands, run on remote servers, or support online sync.
The project is open-source and ideal for users seeking a local, backend-free agent solution.
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