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Block’s new Apache 2.0 agent workspace Berd works across models and harnesses, stores conversation history locally: Block...

Open-sourced Berd, a local desktop workspace for AI agents that works across models, tools, and projects, under Apache 2.0 on GitHub. It stores conversation history locally, giving developers a vendor-neutral alternative to browser-based agent workspaces.

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Block’s new Apache 2.0 agent workspace Berd works across models and harnesses, stores conversation history locally: Block open-sourced Berd, a local desktop workspace for AI agents that works across models, tools, and projects, under Apache 2.0 on GitHub. It stores conversation history locally, giving developers a vendor-neutral alternative to browser-based agent workspaces.