🧠 DeskMind — Local AI Agent Framework

DeskMind is a modular, locally executable AI framework designed to bring agentic intelligence directly to your desktop.
It enables developers to integrate local and online AI capabilities into existing software like Office, and more — all through an extensible plugin system.

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🔍 Overview

DeskMind is built around three main components:

Component	Description	License
DeskMind.SDK	Core contracts and plugin runtime used to build DeskMind-compatible extensions.	Apache 2.0
DeskMind.Studio	Free WPF-based desktop shell that loads and manages DeskMind plugins.	Free (EULA)
DeskMind.Plugins.Free	Collection of open-source DeskMind plugins such as Office and Web Scraper.	Apache 2.0
DeskMind.Plugins.Pro	Commercial plugins providing advanced integrations (e.g., Python Runner).	Proprietary

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⚙️ Core Concepts

• 🧩 Modular Plugins — Each plugin is self-contained and defines its capabilities via metadata.
• 🔐 Security & Policy System — Plugins run under a configurable local security policy.
• 🧠 Agentic Actions — DeskMind connects UI components and tools to AI-driven agents.
• 🪶 Cross-Platform Ready — Future versions will support Avalonia and WebAssembly.

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Install DeskMind Studio
   Download or build the free WPF Studio to load and test plugins.

2. Install Free Plugins
   Download or build the free Plugins repo.

3. Build Your Own Plugin
   Reference DeskMind.SDK in your project and implement:

   public class MyPluginFactory : IPluginFactory
   {
       public string Name => "My Custom Plugin";
       public IPlugin CreateInstance() => new MyPlugin();
   }

4. Drop Your Plugin DLL into the Studio Plugins folder and it will appear automatically.

🧰 Repository Structure

DeskMind.SDK/ → Core SDK & interfaces DeskMind.Studio/ → WPF host application (free) DeskMind.Plugins.Free/ → Open-source plugins (Office, WebScraper, etc.) DeskMind.Plugins.Pro/ → Commercial plugins (PythonRunner, etc.)

📦 Build Requirements

.NET 9.0 SDK (or 8.0 for Visual Studio 2022)

Visual Studio 2022 / Rider / VS Code

Windows 10/11 (for Studio, WPF-based)

🪪 Licensing Summary

Project	License	Summary
SDK & Free Plugins	Apache License 2.0	Permissive, open-source
Studio	Free Binary (EULA)	Free for all users, source-available later
Pro Plugins	Commercial	Requires a DeskMind commercial license

💬 Contributing

Contributions are welcome for the open-source components (SDK, Free Plugins, Demo Studio). Please open an issue or pull request in the respective repository.

📅 Roadmap

• Modular plugin system
• Python Runner plugin (Pro)
• WPF Demo Studio
• Cross-platform Avalonia Studio
• Local model orchestration
• Plugin marketplace integration

🧑‍💻 Author

Sachith Harshitha Liyanagama
Creator and maintainer of DeskMind
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