A complete ChatBotKit workspace running privately
inside one native macOS app.
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Studio brings the breadth of the ChatBotKit AI platform to your Mac. Build agents, manage knowledge, connect model providers, and test complete experiences while the platform runs in a private Linux VM owned by the app.
No Docker setup. No separate container command. Open Studio and start building.
- Build bots, datasets, skillsets, portals, and integrations.
- Configure supported model providers from native Settings.
- Keep credentials and application data in Studio's private runtime.
- Troubleshoot with native logs, stack details, and Web Inspector.
- Open multiple Studio windows backed by one shared runtime.
- Receive signed, notarized application updates.
- Download the latest release.
- Move Studio.app to Applications and open it.
- Add at least one model provider in Studio → Settings → Models.
Studio requires an Apple silicon Mac running macOS 26 or later. The first launch downloads the platform images, so it also needs an internet connection and sufficient free disk space.
Studio does not control an existing Docker or Apple Container installation. It embeds its own verified runtime, starts the platform in an app-private VM, and exposes the workspace only through loopback addresses on your Mac. The native host remains sandboxed and uses a deliberately narrow permission set.