Dive is a desktop application designed to integrate open-source AI agents with large language models (LLMs) supporting function calling capabilities. It serves as an MCP Host, enabling seamless communication between LLMs and external tools through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Key Features:
Universal LLM Support: Compatible with major models like ChatGPT, Anthropic, Ollama, Google Gemini, and others.
Cross-Platform Availability: Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Model Context Protocol Integration: Facilitates seamless AI agent integration via MCP.
Multi-Language Support: Available in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, English, Spanish, Japanese, and more languages are coming soon.
Advanced API Management: Supports multiple API keys and model switching for flexible configuration.
Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for developers, researchers, and AI enthusiasts who aim to streamline interactions between LLMs and external tools. Dive empowers users to enhance productivity by leveraging diverse AI models and integrating custom tools through MCP.
Dive can be installed via winget on Windows systems, ensuring easy setup for users.
README
Dive AI Agent
Dive is an open-source MCP Host Desktop Application that seamlessly integrates with any LLMs supporting function calling capabilities. ✨
Features 🎯
🌐 Universal LLM Support: Compatible with ChatGPT, Anthropic, Ollama and OpenAI-compatible models
💻 Cross-Platform: Available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux
🔄 Model Context Protocol: Enabling seamless MCP AI agent integration on both stdio and SSE mode
☁️ OAP Cloud Integration: One-click access to managed MCP servers via OAPHub.ai - eliminates complex local deployments
🏗️ Dual Architecture: Modern Tauri version alongside traditional Electron version for optimal performance
🌍 Multi-Language Support: Supports 24+ languages including English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese, Filipino, Indonesian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, and Lao
⚙️ Advanced API Management: Multiple API keys and model switching support with model_settings.json
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts: Comprehensive hotkey support for efficient navigation and operations (rename, settings, reload, new chat, etc.)
📝 Chat Draft Saving: Automatically saves chat input drafts to prevent data loss
🔄 Auto-Update Mechanism: Automatically checks for and installs the latest application updates
🔐 MCP Server Authentication: Added support for MCP server authentication
> ⚠️ Note: This feature is currently unstable and may require frequent re-authorization
🛠️ Built-in Local Tools: Pre-configured tools available out of the box - Fetch (web requests), File Manager (read/write files), and Bash (command execution)
🤖 MCP Server Installer Agent: Intelligent agent that helps you install and configure MCP servers automatically
🔔 Multiple Elicitation Support: Handle multiple MCP elicitation requests simultaneously in the UI
📁 @ File Path Search: Extended @ keyword in chat input to search file paths
Recent updates(2026/02/26) - v0.14.0+ 🎉
🛠️ Skills & Slash Commands: Support skills and more slash commands
🔍 Chat History Search: Support chat history search
Platform Availability
Platform
Electron
Tauri
Windows
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macOS
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Linux
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> Migration Note: Existing local MCP/LLM configurations remain fully supported. OAP integration is additive and does not affect current workflows.
Download and Install ⬇️
Get the latest version of Dive:
Windows users: 🪟
Choose between two architectures:
Tauri Version (Recommended): Smaller installer (<30MB), modern architecture
Electron Version: Traditional architecture, fully stable
Python and Node.js environments will be downloaded automatically after launching
MacOS users: 🍎
Electron Version: Download the .dmg version
You need to install Python and Node.js (with npx uvx) environments yourself
Follow the installation prompts to complete setup
Linux users: 🐧
Choose between two architectures:
Tauri Version: Modern architecture with smaller installer size
Electron Version (Recommended): Traditional architecture with .AppImage format
You need to install Python and Node.js (with npx uvx) environments yourself
For Ubuntu/Debian users:
You may need to add --no-sandbox parameter
Or modify system settings to allow sandbox
Run chmod +x to make the AppImage executable
For Arch users:
If you are using Arch Linux, you can install dive using an AUR helper. For example: paru -S dive-ai
