Agora: Open-Source AI Chat

Agora: Open-Source AI Chat

Overview and Privacy

• Fully open-source, Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) Android client engineered specifically for power users.

• Establishes direct API connections to over eight leading AI providers without relying on middleman servers or third-party tracking.

• Ensures absolute user privacy by keeping all conversation histories, keys, and operational data strictly local to your device.

Agentic Tools and Automation

• Supports multi-round tool execution, including web search integrations with Brave, Serper, Tavily, and SearXNG.

• Provides full file system interactions, allowing users to read, write, edit, glob, and grep files locally.

• Features integrated code execution, remote shell command execution, and semantic conversation search.

Architecture and On-Device Processing

• Runs local LLMs directly on the device using llama.cpp with GGUF model support and local embeddings for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).

• Offers secure remote device control via the Conch protocol, protected by end-to-end encryption (ECDH, AES-256-GCM, and HMAC-SHA256).

• Includes Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration for Claude Desktop and multi-device orchestration.

Conversation and Context Management

• Utilizes a tree-structured Room database to support non-linear conversation branching, letting users edit past messages without context loss.

• Supports leading reasoning models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, Qwen) with real-time streaming of think-tag outputs.

• Manages context windows efficiently through real-time token counting, sliding window mechanisms, and persistent active/saved memory files.

Interface and Portability

• Renders rich content with full Markdown support, code syntax highlighting, inline LaTeX math equations, and multi-media attachments.

• Handles data migrations through custom .agora export/import packages, alongside direct history imports from ChatGPT and Claude.

• Fully localized for both English and Chinese language environments.

FAQ

Q: How does Agora protect my privacy and API keys?

A: Your privacy is a top priority with Agora. Since there are no intermediary servers or third-party trackers, all of your conversation histories, API keys, and operational data are stored strictly on your local device, keeping your sensitive information entirely in your hands.

Q: Which AI providers can I connect to with Agora?

A: Agora proudly supports direct connections to over eight leading AI providers, including industry giants like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, and Qwen. Because you use your own API keys, you get direct access to their advanced reasoning models with real-time streaming of thinking processes.

Q: Can I run AI models completely offline with this app?

A: Yes, you absolutely can! Agora features built-in local processing using llama.cpp, which allows you to run GGUF-formatted local LLMs directly on your Android device without an internet connection. It even supports local embeddings, making offline retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) a reality.

Version History

v2.0.0——20 Aug 2026

BYOK LLM client with multi-provider access, agentic workflows, remote control Download the latest version of Agora: Open-Source AI Chat to enjoy new features and updates immediately!

*2.0.0

Minor bug fixes and improvements. Install or update to the newest version to check it out!

*1.3.7

Minor bug fixes and improvements. Install or update to the newest version to check it out!

*1.3.6

Minor bug fixes and improvements. Install or update to the newest version to check it out!