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iljazakharov/agentworkspace

Analysis updated 2026-05-18

8TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5Setup · moderate

TLDR

A browser based shared workspace where a person and AI agents collaborate in the same room with chat, canvas objects, and voice options.

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    What it does
      Shared room for human and agents
      Chat plus canvas objects
      MCP agent bridge
    Tech stack
      Node.js
      React and Vite
      WebSocket and SSE
    Use cases
      Collaborate with an AI agent visually
      Automate room actions via MCP
      Prototype an agent enabled workspace
    Audience
      Developers
      AI agent builders

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Run a local shared room where you and an AI agent work on files together outside of chat.

USE CASE 2

Connect an MCP agent bridge so an automated agent can act inside the room.

USE CASE 3

Prototype a canvas style collaborative interface using the included React app.

USE CASE 4

Study the architecture docs to learn how the room hub, WebSocket, and SSE APIs fit together.

What is it built with?

Node.jsTypeScriptReactViteWebSocket

How does it compare?

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LanguageTypeScriptTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultymoderateeasymoderate
Complexity3/52/54/5
Audiencedevelopergeneraldeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Some integrations require filling in your own environment variables and API keys.

No license information is given in the README.

In plain English

AgentWorkspace is a browser based shared room where a person and one or more AI agents can work together in the same space, instead of talking back and forth through a messy chat log. The room supports chat, canvas style objects you can arrange visually, shareable room links, and optional voice and agent integrations. The README describes this repository as an early demo snapshot, and it notes things might still be rough since the project is being actively updated as it stabilizes. What is actually included here is a Node.js server that runs the shared room and exposes it through regular web requests, WebSocket connections, and server sent events, a simple local JSON file used to store room state during development, a React and Vite based interface found in the app folder, an MCP server and agent bridge so automated agents can join and act inside a room, and a set of backend, frontend, and browser tests. Example environment files are included with blank placeholder values only. The README is explicit about what has been deliberately left out of this public copy: internal logs of how agents actually behaved, any real runtime databases or cached room data, real API keys or invite links, and private notes from the original development team's own workspace. This confirms the repository is a cleaned up snapshot of a larger private project rather than the full thing. To try it, you install dependencies and run a start command for the Node server, which listens locally on a specific port, and separately install and run the React app for its own development server. A handful of npm scripts are available for running tests, linting, a release check, and starting the MCP server. Some integrations need environment variables, which you set by copying the example file and filling in only the providers you actually plan to use, being careful never to commit real keys. The README does not state a license for this project.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Walk me through installing and starting the AgentWorkspace Node hub and the React app locally.
Prompt 2
Explain how the MCP server and agent bridge let an automated agent join a room in this project.
Prompt 3
Show me how to safely set up the .env file for AgentWorkspace without committing real keys.
Prompt 4
Summarize what this snapshot deliberately excludes compared to the original private project.

Frequently asked questions

What is agentworkspace?

A browser based shared workspace where a person and AI agents collaborate in the same room with chat, canvas objects, and voice options.

What language is agentworkspace written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes Node.js, TypeScript, React.

What license does agentworkspace use?

No license information is given in the README.

How hard is agentworkspace to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is agentworkspace for?

Mainly developer.

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