Get Axle

Everything you need to build,with the freedom to build your way.

Axle is a desktop workspace for AI-assisted development. Bring your project, choose a model,
and work through the change together — from the first question to the final diff.

Explore features
The Axle desktop app. The sidebar lists new chat, search, pull requests, cloud jobs, plugins, and schedules, and the composer asks what you would like to build, with a project picker, permission mode, and model selector.
Designed for your flow. Built for your machine.macOS, Windows & Linux

Great models. One place to make them yours.

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Made for the way you work

Everything connected.
Nothing in your way.

The best tools give you room to think.
Axle brings the essentials together,
then gets out of your way.

Planning
Explore the project structure
Trace the relevant dependencies
Draft a focused change
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01 / Intelligence

Intelligence that gets your code.

From the first question to the final diff.

Meet your new workspace
Your terminalYour Git
02 / Compatibility

Fits right into your world.

Your languages, your frameworks, the code you already have.

Explore the possibilities
GitHub
Your MCP server
Project context
03 / Connectivity

Less switching. More building.

Connect the tools you already use and keep the context in reach.

Connect your tools
One window for the whole loop

Pull requests. Cloud jobs.
A schedule for the rest.

The work rarely stays in one place.
Axle keeps the pieces in the same sidebar.

See the workspace

Projects and chats

Group the work by project and keep every conversation with it. Threads stay on your machine, ready to pick back up.

Pull requests

Read a pull request, follow the diff, and leave your review without opening another app.

Cloud jobs

Hand a long-running task to a cloud worker, close the lid, and come back to the result.

Plugins

Add capability with plugins and MCP servers, then keep them under the permissions you set.

Schedules

Put the repetitive work on a schedule so it happens without you asking twice.

Your own provider

Bring a base URL and an API key. Axle identifies the provider, lists the models it serves, and lets you switch between them.

An open-ended workspace

Opinionated about craft.
Open about everything else.

The model you trust. The tools you depend on. The little preferences that make a workspace feel like yours. Keep all of them.

  • Choose a different model for a different kind of problem.
  • Bring your own API keys, or point Axle at any OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
  • Keep your projects, instructions, and decisions with you.
A little more freedom
Workspace preferencesYours to shape
01Model providerBring your own key
02Working environmentLocal machine
03Approval modeAsk before acting
04Project instructionsAGENTS.md
One workflow. Your choices.
From thought to working code

A conversation.
A plan. A little progress.

Ask in plain language. Follow the thinking. Review every change. Turn the task you’ve been putting off into the next thing you ship.

UnderstandBuildReview
See how Axle works
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You

“Fix the session timeout and add a regression test.”

From a small request to a reviewable change.
Press play to follow the workflow.

Your code stays in your hands.
Example workflow · no code is executed
Bring your whole workflow

All your context.
Finally, in context.

Your work already lives in a few places.
Connect them, and keep the conversation going.

Explore integrations
GitHubCode & collaborationFigmaDesign contextNotionDocs & knowledgeSlackTeam conversationsLinearIssues & planningYour toolsConnected with MCP
Building something should feel like possibility.
Not like working around your tools.

The thinking behind Axle

A good place to start

Your next project.
On your terms.

The local workspace is free. Add a paid plan for cloud runs,
more credits, and higher limits when you need them.

Find your fit
The essentials, without the friction
$0/ for the workspace
  • Your own projects and API keys
  • A local workspace that stays yours
  • Open source, open possibilities
Get started with Axle

Less between you and your next idea

Good ideas deserve to get built.

Start with your codebase. Bring your favorite model. Make something that’s yours.

Read the docs

Also available for Windows and Linux.