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Open Duet Offers a Self-Hosted Alternative to Anthropic’s Claude Duet

October 26, 2026 at 07:46 EDT

Open Source
AI Agents

Open Duet is an open-source workspace for building teams of named AI agents that can delegate work, retain useful context, and run on a computer or server you control. The project offers a more configurable, self-hosted approach as Anthropic’s Claude Duet enters a waitlisted research preview. Anthropic describes Claude Duet as a proactive agent for professionals that keeps working when users step away; access to its preview is limited to invited Pro and Max subscribers in the United States.

Open Duet · Self-hosted AI agents

A team of AI coworkers, on your terms

Open Duet lets users set up named agents, delegate work to specialists, and keep useful context between conversations. Users choose the engine and where the workspace runs.

How the team works

Lead agent

Breaks a request into work for specialists

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Specialists

Handle roles such as research, writing, or support

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Human review

User-selected approval settings keep actions reviewable

What users gain

Local or self-hosted operation, configurable agents, persistent notes, and a choice of model engine.

What users take on

Engine setup and costs, an evolving product, and backend uptime for scheduled routines.

Key distinction

Open Duet gives users more control over where agents run and which engine they use.

Its team delegation, server setup, and agent computers are still new or experimental.

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