Mates

Lorca

by egoist

End-to-end encrypted chat app for AI bots that work with files and commands on your computers, alone or in group chats.

WebsiteChangelogGitHub
Pricelorca.app
Free
No pricing listed; you connect your own AI provider
Licensegithub.com/egoist
Open source
GPL-3.0
Platformslorca.app
Desktop, Android, iOS
iPhone and iPad in beta
Launchedgithub.com/egoist
September 2026
Repo created 2026-09-18

What it can do

The same 11 checks for every agent, each linked to the page it came from.

Its own cloud computerNoBots run on your own computerslorca.app
Uses a web browserPartlySearches the web and reads pageslorca.app
Remembers between chatsYesKeeps notes across chatslorca.app
Routines and schedulesNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
App connectors or MCPYesGitHub, Notion, Linear and otherslorca.app
Asks before risky actionsYesAsks permission first for app actionslorca.app
Teams or several agentsYesGroup chats where bots coordinatelorca.app
Works in iMessage, WhatsApp or TelegramNoUses its own appslorca.app
VoiceNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
Bring your own model or keyYesChatGPT, Grok, DeepSeek, Anthropic keysGitHub
Can be self-hostedYesRuns on your computer; relay is open sourceGitHub

How it differs from Mates

Bots run on your own machines behind an encrypted chat app; Mates hosts a computer for each mate.

See Mates' entry

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