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PROJECT 01 / 2026Open-source project in development

Glyph

A digital creature that lives on your desktop. An open project to build together.

Local agent · macOS · Open source
MY ROLE

Creation · Product · Development

CONTEXT

Personal project open to the community

TECHNOLOGIES
  • Swift
  • macOS
  • AI agents
EXPLORE
View on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
A SMALL AGENT.
A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES.
GlyphDot.Desktop presence. Open source.
Illustration of the Glyph character wavingPROJECT IDENTITY / IN DEVELOPMENT
IN MOTION
An agent that lives on your screen1:14 · In Portuguese
Your desktop came to life0:52 · In Portuguese

An animated character and local agent in a project open to collaboration. It grew out of a childhood fascination with Animator vs. Animation and the wish to build an agent that runs locally.

The challenge

Combining a character's presence on the desktop with a local agent architecture that can evolve with the community.

The response

The design separates body, brain and protocol: the creature's presentation, the agent's logic and the communication between them.

Glyph illustration sheet: resting, watching, thinking, working and other states
EXPRESSION & PRESENCECharacter identity material. The illustrations are not a recording of the running application.
01

Run locally as the project's direction.

02

Separate character, logic and communication.

03

Open the code to community contributions.

04

Describe capabilities based on the version that has been demonstrated.

03 / CURRENT STAGEEVIDENCE & NEXT STEPS

What exists today.

Code

Public repository

Implementation and progress can be followed on GitHub.

Origin

Animator vs. Animation

Creative reference for the character; an independent project.

NEXT MOVE

Document the current version and choose a demo of the character on the desktop.

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