# Pivra Desk Desktop agent for research, drafts and approved actions on your computer. Canonical profile: https://ki-agentenkompass.de/en/agents/pivra-desk/ Editor: [Michael Meierhoff](https://ki-agentenkompass.de/en/about/) Sources reviewed: 2026-10-16 Basis: provider documentation. Examples are editorial suggestions, not hands-on product tests. ## Overview Pivra Desk: separate product profile from the personal-agent research. - Provider: Pivra - Product family: Pivra Desk - Profile type: Personal agent - Environment: Desktop: macOS and Windows - Connections: Connections listed under features - Setup: Apple Silicon Mac or Windows; local model or own API key. - Pricing model: Free: USD 0; Plus listed at USD 6/month. Sales availability conflicts. ## Key features ### Use files Use approved local documents for drafts. Source: https://www.pivra.ai/desk ### Prepare research Search the web and files for relevant information. Source: https://www.pivra.ai/desk ### Approve actions Sending, publishing and changes require an approval card. Source: https://www.pivra.ai/desk ### Schedule routines Custom schedules run while the app is open. Source: https://www.pivra.ai/desk ### Choose models Use local models or connected cloud providers. Source: https://www.pivra.ai/desk ## Example workflows ### Editorial starter task - Your input: Draft a comparison table with source references from three local quotation files. - Possible result: A reviewable draft with open questions and the inputs used. - What to check: Compare the result with the inputs; approve external actions only after personal review. ### Example: Prepare research - Your input: A bounded task for “Prepare research” with approved sample data. - Possible result: Search the web and files for relevant information. - What to check: Compare the result with the inputs; approve external actions only after personal review. ## Requirements and limits ### Access Requirement: Apple Silicon Mac or Windows; local model or own API key. Source: https://www.pivra.ai/desk ### Specific boundary Limitation: Routines pause when the computer is off. Gmail sending requires your own Google app; otherwise drafts are created. Source: https://www.pivra.ai/desk ### German and reliability Not yet confirmed: German interaction and success rates have not been tested hands-on here. Source: https://www.pivra.ai/desk ## A good fit if … - you want to run an agent on a Mac with Apple silicon or Windows 10/11 - you want to use a local model or your own API key - risky actions such as sending or deleting should run only after your approval ## Less suitable if … - routines must also run while the computer is off or asleep - you need the paid plans, which are currently only on a waitlist Editorial assessment based on provider documentation. Not a product test. ## Usable AI models Open choice Without an account, a small Gemma or Qwen model runs on your computer. Alternatively, you add a key from Anthropic or OpenAI, use OpenRouter, or an OpenAI-compatible endpoint, including Ollama or LM Studio. Included cloud credits are announced but not yet on sale; until then, cloud models need your own key. - Model families named: Google (Gemini), Alibaba (Qwen), Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI (GPT) · Other models can be connected freely - Model choice: You choose - Your own API key: Yes - Router or custom endpoint: Yes - Local models: Yes Documented · Sources accessed on: 2026-11-05 - [Pivra Help: Choosing a model](https://pivra.ai/help/desk-choosing-a-model) - [Pivra Desk](https://www.pivra.ai/desk) - [Pivra Desk: Pricing](https://www.pivra.ai/desk/pricing) ## Europe & regional availability The local deployment path is specifically documented. Regional cloud availability remains unresolved. Reviewed scope: Documented self-hosting; cloud and external services assessed separately Reviewed on: 2026-10-19 ### Local deployment with prerequisites With requirements The free local deployment path is documented: Apple Silicon Mac or Windows 10/11, without an account and optionally with a local model. Alternatively, your own Claude or OpenAI API access is required; its regional conditions apply separately. Region covered: Your own environment in Europe Documented reason: Technical deployment path subject to device and model requirements; no blanket availability of external services. Official source: https://www.pivra.ai/help/desk-install ### Europe: specific availability unconfirmed Availability still unclear The free desktop version uses local models or your own API key; paid plans are waitlisted. European purchase and cloud availability remain unresolved. Region covered: Germany, EU/EEA, United Kingdom and Switzerland Documented reason: The reviewed sources identify no regulatory reason for a regional restriction. Official source: https://www.pivra.ai/desk ## Accounts & permissions Based on provider documentation. Permissions depend on the account, integration and organization policies. Review the permissions actually requested before use. Configuration covered: Free desktop app on your own computer, local model or your own API key Sources reviewed: 2026-11-05 ### Account used Documented with conditions: In offline mode with a local model the product page says you need neither an account nor a key. You use cloud models with your own key. Google sign-in asks only for calendar (read-only) and account email, GitHub uses the device flow, and remote MCP servers sign in with OAuth. The product page lists one-click Google and GitHub sign-in as a Plus feature, and Plus is not yet on sale. Keys and tokens are kept in an encrypted local vault. Evidence: https://www.pivra.ai/desk/security Evidence: https://www.pivra.ai/desk ### Admin approval Open in reviewed sources: The reviewed pages describe per-action approvals by you, but no approval or restriction by administrators. According to the pricing page, every member of a Pivra Pro or Business workspace gets Desk Plus; what administrators control there is not stated. Evidence: https://www.pivra.ai/desk/pricing Evidence: https://www.pivra.ai/help/desk-approvals-rules-touch-id ### Data access & team sharing Documented: Files stay where they are or in an assigned work folder, and the browser uses its own profile. On macOS commands run in a sandbox by default without access to home folders. The page describes no team sharing; only the channel owner can answer Slack and Teams cards. Evidence: https://www.pivra.ai/desk/security Evidence: https://www.pivra.ai/help/desk-approvals-rules-touch-id ## Prices and included usage Pricing checked: 2026-10-16 Free: USD 0; Plus listed at USD 6/month. Sales availability conflicts. ### Free USD 0 One agent, your own or local model, files, routines and approvals. Price source: https://www.pivra.ai/desk/pricing The pricing page offers Plus at USD 6 monthly; the Desk landing page still puts paid plans on a waitlist. Plus + Credits at USD 15 monthly is announced. Model costs for your own keys are separate. Pricing details: https://www.pivra.ai/desk/pricing ## Operation & oversight Based on public provider documentation. Assessments are editorial inferences from the stated properties. Actual time requirements and reliability have not been measured. Deployment covered: Local on macOS or Windows, operating while the app is running Sources reviewed: 2026-11-05 ### Files and working state Documented: Agents, chats, runs, memory, rules and routines are in a local database in the data folder on your computer. Finished runs lose their full message history after a week; runs, approval cards and notifications are deleted after 90 days. Evidence: https://www.pivra.ai/desk/security ### Sign-ins Open in reviewed sources: The reviewed pages give no validity period for connections. If the macOS keychain is locked, saved logins are unavailable until it is unlocked. Evidence: https://www.pivra.ai/desk/security ### Starting further runs Documented with conditions: Routines run only while the app is open and the computer is on, not while it is asleep or shut down. A routine missed during sleep runs once after waking. Your own routines are on once saved; template routines stay off until you tick them. Evidence: https://www.pivra.ai/help/desk-routines-and-sleep ### Human intervention Documented: Reading and searching run automatically. Sending, publishing, commands and changes outside the work folder wait for your approval. Money, deletion and deployments require Touch ID or a typed phrase. If you do not respond, the action does not run. Evidence: https://www.pivra.ai/help/desk-approvals-rules-touch-id ### Detecting errors Open in reviewed sources: Finished and unfinished runs are listed under While you were away and in Activity. The help page does not describe error details or failure alerts. Evidence: https://www.pivra.ai/help/desk-routines-and-sleep ### Resuming after failures Open in reviewed sources: The reviewed help page does not describe retrying or resuming after failures. Pivra Cloud for always-on work is planned as an opt-in. Evidence: https://www.pivra.ai/help/desk-routines-and-sleep ### Editorial assessment Operation depends on your computer staying on, and risky actions come to you for approval. You should watch routines and the activity log yourself, since failure notifications are not described. ## Memory and conversation continuity Scope: Desk 0.2.26, local Mac/Windows app Sources accessed: 2026-11-04 Local memory database; automatic saving also depends on the model. ### Storage and scope Documented: Chats, memory, rules and routines reside in a local database in the app's data folder. - [Desk security and privacy](https://www.pivra.ai/desk/security) - [Choosing a model](https://www.pivra.ai/help/desk-choosing-a-model) ### Selection and timing Partly documented: Automatic memory depends on the model: it stays off with Qwen2.5 0.5B. Exact selection rules and write timing are unspecified. - [Desk security and privacy](https://www.pivra.ai/desk/security) - [Choosing a model](https://www.pivra.ai/help/desk-choosing-a-model) ### Inspect, edit and delete Partly documented: Deleting the data folder removes local data. Inspecting, editing or deleting individual memories is not explained in these help pages. - [Desk security and privacy](https://www.pivra.ai/desk/security) - [Choosing a model](https://www.pivra.ai/help/desk-choosing-a-model) ### Agent and channel boundaries Partly documented: Data stays on the individual computer; agents have separate browser profiles. This does not establish how memory is shared between agents. - [Desk security and privacy](https://www.pivra.ai/desk/security) - [Choosing a model](https://www.pivra.ai/help/desk-choosing-a-model) ### Retrieval Partly documented: Cloud models receive the context needed for a call. Selection of stored memories for that context is not publicly detailed. - [Desk security and privacy](https://www.pivra.ai/desk/security) - [Choosing a model](https://www.pivra.ai/help/desk-choosing-a-model) ### Session reset and compaction Partly documented: Completed runs lose full message history after one week; the answer and trace initially remain. Memory compaction is not documented. - [Desk security and privacy](https://www.pivra.ai/desk/security) - [Choosing a model](https://www.pivra.ai/help/desk-choosing-a-model) ## Context Routines pause when the computer is off. Gmail sending requires your own Google app; otherwise drafts are created. Provider sources reviewed; the following examples are editorial suggestions, not hands-on tests. ## Open points Europe, availability still unclear: - Europe: specific availability unconfirmed Requirements and limits, not yet confirmed: - German and reliability ## Sources - https://www.pivra.ai/desk - https://www.pivra.ai/desk/pricing - https://www.pivra.ai/help/desk-routines-and-sleep ## Provider Provider of Pivra Desk; identity and features documented through linked sources. - Operator: Pivra - Organization: Provider - Website: https://www.pivra.ai/desk - Reviewed: 2026-10-16 - Provider source: https://www.pivra.ai/desk - Provider source: https://www.pivra.ai/desk/pricing - Provider source: https://www.pivra.ai/help/desk-routines-and-sleep [Sources and method](https://ki-agentenkompass.de/en/sources/)