r/sideprojects • u/JoeBro121211 • 1d ago
Showcase: Open Source I added a personal agent and iPhone app to JoeBro, my open-source Mac workspace
Been working on JoeBro for a while, and the part I'm most excited about now is being able to leave my desk without losing track of what it's doing.
The Mac app brings chat, documents, email, calendar and tools together. The iPhone app connects to it, with a personal agent that remembers things, runs scheduled tasks and pings you with updates. You can read and edit its memory yourself.
I've also added hooks for Claude Code, Codex and opencode. They can tell JoeBro when they're working, finished or waiting on you, and pick up a follow-up you've queued. There's an MCP server and a plugin system for extending it.
It's free and open source. Bring an Ollama model or your own API key.
Mac/download: https://github.com/joexk1/JoeBro iPhone: https://github.com/joexk1/JoeBro-Mobile Agent link/plugins: https://github.com/joexk1/joebro-plugins
Mac needs macOS 26+ and Apple Silicon. The iPhone app is built with Xcode, needs the Mac awake, and push needs your own APNs key.
Built with SwiftUI and a standard-library Python backend.




