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Agents tracked: 258 Downloads (7d): 219M up 9.4% GitHub stars: 5.5M VS Code installs: 148M Releases (7d): 282 Agent pull requests (last week): 940K Updated Oct 6, 2026

GenericAgent by GenericAgent team

General-purpose AI agents #109 overall#9 in categoryOpen source · MIT
Pulse Score
35 / 100
Rank #109 of 258
GitHub stars
14.3K
about +5 a day
Latest release
0.2.0
43d ago
Price
Free (OSS)
checked Oct 6, 2026

Overview

A small Python agent that gives a model control of a local computer through the browser, terminal, files, keyboard and mouse, screen vision and Android ADB, and saves each completed task as a reusable skill.

The GitHub repository has 14.3K stars, 221 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 0.2.0, published Aug 24, 2026.

GenericAgent usage and attention over time

GitHub starsrunning total 14.3K

Download the raw daily series: genericagent.csv

Key facts

MakerGenericAgent team
TypeOpen-source self-evolving computer-control agent
First releasedJanuary 2026
LicenseMIT
Main languagePython
Open issues and PRs182

Pricing

Free MIT-licensed software used with your own model API keys.

Source: official pricing page, checked Oct 6, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.

Pulse Score breakdown

Adoption—
Community48
Attention—
Momentum51

Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.

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What changed: recent GenericAgent releases

1 stable releases in the last 90 days · Full changelog

0.2.0
  • Windows x64:下载 GenericAgent-Desktop-Windows-Portable.zip,解压后双击 GenericAgent.exe。卸载时运行 uninstall.bat,再删除解压目录。
  • Linux x8664:下载并解压 GenericAgent-Desktop-Linux-Portable.tar.gz,执行 chmod +x GenericAgent.AppImage 后运行它。卸载时运行 uninstall.sh,再删除解压目录。
  • macOS Apple silicon (arm64):打开 GenericAgent-Desktop-macOS-aarch64.dmg,把 GenericAgent.app 拖入 Applications。
0.1.4
  • Windows: 下载 GenericAgent-Desktop-Windows-Portable.zip,解压后双击 GenericAgent.exe 启动。卸载时先退出应用,再双击包内 uninstall.bat,最后删除整个解压目录。
  • Linux: 下载 GenericAgent-Desktop-Linux-Portable.tar.gz,解压后执行 chmod +x GenericAgent.AppImage,再运行 ./GenericAgent.AppImage。卸载时先退出应用,再运行 ./uninstall.sh,最后删除整个解压目录。
  • macOS: 下载 GenericAgent-Desktop-macOS.dmg,双击打开 DMG,把 GenericAgent.app 拖入 Applications,之后在“应用程序 / Applications”中启动。若出现“无法验证开发者”等提示,先双击 DMG 内的 openanyway.command,再启动。卸载时先退出应用,再从 Applications 删除…
  • 想真正对话需在程序内配置模型 / API Key。Configure a model / API key in-app to start chatting.
  • Windows/Linux 为便携包,可整体移动到任意目录后继续使用。Windows/Linux packages are portable and can be moved as a whole folder.
  • Windows/Linux 包内附 readme.txt(中英)。Windows/Linux packages include a bilingual readme.txt.
0.1.3
  • Windows: 下载 GenericAgent-Desktop-Windows-Portable.zip,解压后双击 GenericAgent.exe 启动。卸载时先退出应用,再双击包内 uninstall.bat,最后删除整个解压目录。
  • Linux: 下载 GenericAgent-Desktop-Linux-Portable.tar.gz,解压后执行 chmod +x GenericAgent.AppImage,再运行 ./GenericAgent.AppImage。卸载时先退出应用,再运行 ./uninstall.sh,最后删除整个解压目录。
  • macOS: 下载 GenericAgent-Desktop-macOS.dmg,双击打开 DMG,把 GenericAgent.app 拖入 Applications,之后在“应用程序 / Applications”中启动。若出现“无法验证开发者”等提示,先双击 DMG 内的 openanyway.command,再启动。卸载时先退出应用,再从 Applications 删除…
  • 想真正对话需在程序内配置模型 / API Key。Configure a model / API key in-app to start chatting.
  • Windows/Linux 为便携包,可整体移动到任意目录后继续使用。Windows/Linux packages are portable and can be moved as a whole folder.
  • Windows/Linux 包内附 readme.txt(中英)。Windows/Linux packages include a bilingual readme.txt.
0.1.0
  • Default: no console window
  • GenericAgent.exe --console to show the bridge console (for debugging)

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GenericAgent FAQ

How much does GenericAgent cost?

Free MIT-licensed software used with your own model API keys.

Is GenericAgent open source?

Yes. GenericAgent is open source, released under the MIT license.

How popular is GenericAgent?

The GitHub repository has 14.3K stars, 221 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 0.2.0, published Aug 24, 2026.

What is the latest version of GenericAgent?

The latest stable release we track is 0.2.0, published on Aug 24, 2026.

What are the alternatives to GenericAgent?

The closest alternatives in the same category by Pulse Score are OpenClaw, DeepSeek Harness, Hermes Agent, Manus.

Where these numbers come from

GitHub: lsdefine/genericagent. Site rank: gaagent.ai on the Tranco list. See data sources for how each one is collected.

Product facts and pricing were checked against: github.com, gaagent.ai, arxiv.org.