The project's README from github.com/benord-labs/frink. As one markdown file: README.md.
Frink
Desktop-first app for parallel agents and triggered multi-step workflows.
Workflows can include steps you write yourself in code, alongside agent, command and approval steps.
Save a routine as a Flow and it starts by itself: on a schedule, from any webhook, or from an event in Linear, Shortcut, ClickUp, Sentry, PostHog or Vercel.
Finished work and agent questions wait for you in the Work Queue, on your computer or on your iPhone (beta).
It all runs on your computer while Frink is open, with the AI coding tool you already use. No Frink account.
Run four agents side by sideSplit the window into up to four panes and give each agent a different job. They work at the same time, and each pane keeps its own model and its own diff to review. Put each one on its own git worktree and they never touch the same files. |
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One sentence becomes an automationType the routine the way you would say it: "Every weekday at 9am, run the tests. If any fail, have an agent fix them, then wait for my approval before it opens a PR." Frink builds it as a Flow and lists every step, so you can read it and change it before it runs. |
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It starts when something happensA new ticket in Linear, Shortcut or ClickUp, an error in Sentry, an event in PostHog or Vercel, any webhook, or a time of day. The Flow checks a condition to pick its path, and waits at an approval step until you say yes. |
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Everything that needs you, in one queueEvery run from every project shows up in the Work Queue as running, ready for review or queued. A badge appears when a Flow stops for approval or an agent has a question. Read what it did, then approve it or reply to send it back. |
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Check the work and fix it yourselfEvery file the agent changes shows as a diff. Open it in the built-in editor, change a line and save, run a command in the terminal, or roll the chat and its code back to an earlier point. |
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Bring your own subscription or API key — Frink runs the agent, you keep the account.
Download the AppImage or the .deb from frink.dev/download, or directly: x64 AppImage · .deb, arm64 AppImage · .deb. Both update themselves.
chmod +x Frink-X.Y.Z.AppImage && ./Frink-X.Y.Z.AppImage, with X.Y.Z the version you downloaded. It does not need libfuse2: it mounts itself with fusermount3 from the fuse3 package. If it will not start, install fuse3 or start it with --appimage-extract-and-run. Keep it in a folder you can write to, such as ~/Applications, so updates can replace it.sudo apt install ./frink_X.Y.Z_amd64.deb (_arm64.deb on arm64). Updates ask for your password in a system prompt.Frink saves API keys and MCP credentials only when it can encrypt them with a desktop keyring (GNOME Keyring or KWallet). Without one it does not save them, so install one and relaunch Frink before adding accounts.
Want to contribute or run locally? See our CONTRIBUTING.md guide.
Frink is licensed under the MIT License. Copyright 2026 Benji Norval.
Third-party licenses are listed in THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.md.
Desktop-first, open-source (MIT) application for running parallel agents, and multi-step custom workflows triggered by schedules, webhooks or events from tools like Linear and Sentry, across your already-used providers.