Overview
Open-source control plane for your AI agents
The home for your AI agents
deco Studio is where you build agents, connect them to tools, run them on schedules or events, and see exactly what they’re doing. Self-host or use the cloud. Built on the Model Context Protocol.
Agents
An agent is an AI configured for one specific job: a focused set of tools, clear instructions, and its own thread history. Agents are the working surface of Studio — you spend most of your time inside one. Each agent is also its own MCP endpoint, so external clients like Cursor and Claude Desktop can use it directly.
Connections
Plug in any tool or service — GitHub, Slack, databases, your own API, anything MCP-compatible. Set up credentials once at the org level, then attach the tools you want to each agent. Credentials never leave Studio.
Automations
Run an agent unattended on a schedule or in response to an event. Attached to a specific agent, so the scope of what the run can do is whatever you’ve configured for that agent.
Observability
Every tool call your agents make is logged automatically — who called it, when, what came back, and how long it took. One place to debug, audit, and watch performance.
Extensibility
Studio is open at every layer:
- MCP apps — bundle tools with React views in a single package, and Studio will render those views directly inside the agent. Start from the template repo.
- Sandboxes — back an agent with a GitHub repository and Studio runs it as an isolated dev environment scoped to that agent (typically the agent’s own MCP server).
- Git-native — code-backed agents live in a real repo with branches and PRs, surfaced in the agent’s Git tab. Your version control stays your source of truth.
- MCP everywhere — every agent is exposed as its own MCP endpoint, callable from Cursor, Claude Desktop, your own code, or another agent.
Solutions: pre-built agent suites
For teams managing storefronts and content-heavy digital experiences, deco offers packaged agent suites built on top of Studio — the most complete one available today is the Agentic CMS, the evolution of deco.cx. See Solutions for the full list.
What you can do with Studio
| Build agents | Compose focused AI workers from your connected tools, instructions, and resources |
| Connect tools | Add GitHub, Slack, databases, or any MCP server — credentials stay secure |
| Run hands-free | Trigger agents on schedules or events with automations |
| See everything | Logs, costs, and traces for every agent action, in one dashboard |
| Extend with code | Ship MCP apps (tools + UI) and back agents with Git repos in their own sandboxes |
| Control access | Manage who can use which tools with team roles and permissions |
| Run on your terms | Self-host on your own infrastructure or use our cloud |
Deployment options
| Local | bunx -p decocms deco — runs entirely on your machine, fully private |
| Cloud | studio.decocms.com — manage everything from your browser |
| Team | Shared connections, roles, and cost tracking across your organization |
| Self-hosted | Deploy to your own infrastructure with Docker or Kubernetes |
Get started
Quickstart — Get running in 5 minutes (cloud or local)
Key concepts — Anatomy of the Studio UI, plus how the pieces fit together
Self-hosting — Docker Compose or Kubernetes
Links
- Website: decocms.com
- Studio: studio.decocms.com
- GitHub: github.com/decocms/studio
- Discord: decocms.com/discord
Looking for docs on deco.chat (our legacy admin platform)? Select deco.chat - legacy admin from the version dropdown in the sidebar.
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