Local runtimes

Local runtimes run on your Mac. Vokal checks the required command-line tools before it starts a local agent.

Runtime	Install command	Sign in
Codex	`npm install -g @openai/codex @zed-industries/codex-acp`	`codex login`
Claude Code	`npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code @agentclientprotocol/claude-agent-acp`	`claude login`
Hermes Agent	`uv tool install "git+https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent.git#egg=hermes-agent[acp,cron]"`	`hermes config show`
OpenCode	`npm install -g opencode-ai`	`opencode auth login`

The Vokal desktop app bundles the Vokal ACP and MCP sidecars used by these presets.