Palette agent
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Palette's own agent, built into Palette Desktop. Instead of wrapping a third-party tool, it is a single harness you point at the model you want, and you choose where that model runs: on Palette Cloud, on your own machine, or on your own server. It comes with Palette, so there is no separate account, sign-in, or agent to install, and it is the default agent, so you have one ready from your first chat. Pick it per chat like any other agent.
Setup
The Palette agent is built into Palette Desktop, so unlike Claude Code or Codex there is no separate agent to install. Once Palette Desktop is installed, open a chat and choose Palette as the agent.
Then choose a model and where it runs, in Settings or from the chat picker:
- Palette Cloud needs no download. If you are signed in to Palette, you can start straight away.
- On-device needs a one-time model download of a few GB.
- Self-hosted needs your own model endpoint.
Models and where it runs
The Palette agent is a harness: you choose a model, and you choose where it runs. There are three ways to run it.
| Where it runs | Models today | What you need |
|---|---|---|
| Palette Cloud (experimental) | DeepSeek, with more on the way. Models Palette hosts for you. | Nothing to download. Runs on your Palette account, metered by usage. |
| On-device | (an open model), with more on the way. Runs locally on your machine. |