Numen

Browser AI agent — local server + Chrome extension

Configuration

1

Install the Chrome Extension

Download

Load into Chrome

  1. Unzip the downloaded file to a permanent folder (e.g. Documents/numen-extension)
  2. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions
  3. Enable Developer mode using the toggle in the top-right corner
  4. Click Load unpacked and select the unzipped extension folder
  5. Pin the Numen icon from the Chrome extensions toolbar

Configure the extension

  1. Click the Numen icon → open the sidepanel
  2. At the login screen, set Login API URL to Staging
  3. Log in with your Numen account
  4. In Settings, confirm Proxy URL is http://localhost:11824
2

Install the Local Server

Download

Single file — save it anywhere and run it with Node.js.

Run

Requires Node.js 18+. The binary (~300 MB) downloads automatically on first run.

Start

export OPENROUTER_API_KEY=""
export NUMEN_API_URL="https://focus-bot-backend-staging.fly.dev"
node numen-local.js start

Stop

node numen-local.js stop

View logs

node numen-local.js logs

Check status

node numen-local.js status

Start

$env:OPENROUTER_API_KEY = ""
$env:NUMEN_API_URL = "https://focus-bot-backend-staging.fly.dev"
node numen-local.js start

Stop

node numen-local.js stop

View logs

node numen-local.js logs

Check status

node numen-local.js status