Agent overview
Say what you want; the agent plans the steps, calls the tools, and gets it done.
The agent is the core of Neox — describe your goal in natural language, and it plans the steps, calls tools (read/write files, run commands, search, browse the web…), reports as it goes, and keeps working until it's done.
Two modes on desktop
| Mode | Description |
|---|---|
| Code | For development: sessions organized by project, with model and reasoning choices, approval levels, MCP, and a side panel for code and changes |
| Work | For documents, spreadsheets, slides and other office tasks: a simpler interface, with commands running in the OS sandbox and confined to the working directory |
Switch modes at the top of the session. Switching to Work moves the session to Work mode's own folder.
Two interaction styles in the CLI
| Style | Description |
|---|---|
| Agent | Default. Actually does the work: edits files, runs commands, installs dependencies… For "do it for me" |
| Ask | Answers only, no changes. For "look at this / explain this" |
Switch with /mode agent or /mode ask.
Where to use it
- CLI — run
neoxin the terminal and type your request. - Desktop — session list on the left, agent chat in the middle, and a side panel with files, code, terminal, Git and previews.
- Editor extensions — chat, edit code and run commands from the VS Code or JetBrains side panel.
- Mobile — view and take over desktop sessions on an Android phone; see Multi-device sync.
What you can control
The table lists CLI commands; in desktop Code mode, use the model and permission menus in the input box.
| Control | How | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Model | /model | Change the underlying model |
| Thinking effort | /thinking, /effort | Deeper reasoning vs faster |
| Approval | /approval | Whether the agent asks before acting |
| Sandbox | /sandbox | Whether commands run isolated |
| Interrupt | Enter in input box / Esc | Interject or stop mid-run |
Capabilities
Tools, subagents, skills, MCP, memory, plans, scheduled tasks, browser & canvas, docs collaboration, voice — each expanded in the left sidebar.