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Minke: Open-Source Desktop Workspace Unifies AI Agent, Files, and Terminal

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Developer lencx, known for creating a popular open-source ChatGPT desktop client, has released Minke, a local-first desktop workspace designed to streamline AI agent workflows. The Electron-based app integrates conversations, project files, terminals, and browser tabs into a single environment, addressing the fragmented context problem developers face when working with coding agents. Minke runs on DeepSeek Harness but is not locked to it, and all workspace data remains on the user's machine with no cloud dependency. The project is independently developed and not affiliated with DeepSeek, currently carrying 637 GitHub stars and an Apache-2.0 license. It remains under active development, and the README cautions that features and data schemas may still change significantly.

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