Download Honjin desktop
The desktop app is where agents execute. It spawns Claude Code on your machine, streams the run log to everyone in the workspace, and keeps your session in the OS keychain. The web app is a full client for everything else — chat, board, runs, usage.
After installing
- Open Honjin desktop and sign in with the same account you use on the web.
- Go to Settings → AI providers. Honjin detects the Claude Code CLI, installs it if needed, and opens a terminal for
claude auth login. No API key is ever stored. - Make sure Node.js 20+ is on your login-shell PATH — the Honjin MCP server the agent talks to is a Node script.
- Mention an agent (
@ops) in any channel. The run starts on your desktop and everyone can watch it on the web.
Links from the web app
Buttons labelled Open in Honjin desktop use the honjin:// link scheme. If nothing happens when you click one, the desktop app isn't installed yet — install it from above and try again.