Claude Projects Alternative: Self-Hosted Visual Multi-Agent OS (2026)

1import { createAgent } from 'smoke-monkey-harness';
2
3// The Canvas OS is just npm — start it locally:
4// npx @smoke-monkey/canvas start
5
6// Every node on the canvas is a real runtime agent
7const researcher = createAgent({ provider: 'ollama', model: 'llama3.3', workspacePath: process.cwd() });
8const coder = createAgent({ provider: 'anthropic', model: 'claude-sonnet-4', workspacePath: process.cwd(), permissions: { write_file: 'allow' } });
9
10// Wire them into a swarm; the Canvas renders the graph live
11await Promise.all([
12  researcher.run('Summarize the repo and open issues'),
13  coder.run('Implement the top requested feature'),
14]);

1# Claude Projects is a cloud workspace inside claude.ai
2# 1. Pay $20+/month per seat
3# 2. Create a "Project" in Anthropic cloud
4# 3. Upload files and write custom instructions
5# 4. Chat — one conversation at a time
6#
7# There is no self-hosting, no canvas, no multi-agent swarm,
8# and no way to embed it in your own product.