AI BriefingClaude Desktop Local Model Integration Tool 'cdo' Released
Key point
cdo, an open-source tool that lets you use local Ollama models while keeping the Claude Desktop UX, has been released.
Details
cdo, an open-source project that replaces Ollama's cloud-only Claude Desktop feature, has been released. This tool retains Claude Desktop's interface and features (chat, agent sessions, tool calling, vision, PDF processing, etc.) as-is, while having the inference process run through the user's local Ollama model instead of Anthropic's cloud.
Key features include:
- Real web search: Provides actual browser scraping of DuckDuckGo search results via
camofox-browser. - Browser and system control: Includes Chrome control via Chrome DevTools Protocol and macOS automation features supporting clipboard, notifications, app launching, and more on macOS.
- Privacy and offline support: Works without an internet connection after initial setup, and does not send data to Anthropic during inference.
It currently prioritizes support for macOS, and requires Python 3.11 or higher and the uv package manager.
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