Observed arrival · 2026-08-31

darktable Agentic, the copilot that edits RAWs without taking the wheel

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An open-source, self-hosted AI copilot that lets photographers change live darktable edits through conversation.

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The project connects an MCP server to a patched darktable fork rather than driving the editor solely through GUI automation. Its added darktable.develop Lua namespace is described as exposing live module parameters, masks, and an uncommitted preview, allowing edits to be clamped against real bounds and rendered back for review. The homepage identifies a GPL-3.0 fork, an MIT server, Linux support, and an Ubuntu 24.04 .deb download.

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